The Microsoft GraphAPI is a powerful tool to have. Not only can we use it to create tooling to automate our workloads—we can also access new functions earlier. In this article, we’ll learn how to explore and use the Microsoft GraphAPI for Azure AD. Prerequisites You must meet a few prerequisites before we can begin. Before you begin with the steps outlined in this article, be sure you meet or have the following:...
What Services Are Available? Here is a list of the URL Shortening services that can be accessed with the extension. You will definitely have plenty to choose from… Options As soon as you have installed the extension you should go into the options first to choose your favorite URL Shortening service from the drop-down list. Notice that you may choose one of the three services that are specifically focused on mp3s....
Logitech sells many different webcams, most of which are variations of the Logitech C920 (like the C922x Pro that we recommend), but the StreamCam is a newer design. It’s a compact camera with a resolution of 1080p, and a maximum refresh rate of 60 FPS. You can mount it on top of a monitor or laptop, or use a tripod. You can find all those features in webcams half the price of the StreamCam — the main selling point here is the custom software....
Add Video from the Web With PowerPoint open choose the slide where you want to add a video. Then select the Insert tab and go to Video and select Video from Web Site. In this example we’re grabbing a video from YouTube, so you want to grab the Embed Code which as shown here. Then paste the code into the Insert Video from Web Site box. Make sure you grab the embed code…if you try just the link you’ll get an error and it tells you to go back and get the correct code....
Backup WHS System State The System State includes the most important system files for WHS such as the Registry, Startup Files, and Protected System files. The first thing you’ll want to to is log on to WHS either through the WHS Console, Remote Desktop, or through Advanced Admin Console. Now navigate to Start \ All Programs \ Accessories \ System Tool \ Backup. The Backup or Restore Wizard launches, but we’re not going to use the Wizard....
One of the most powerful features of Microsoft Teams is the ability to create and connect bots. These bots allow conversational and transactional capabilities to easily create more complex tasks. Beyond the actual coding of a bot to do useful tasks, implementing the infrastructure has been a challenge. This is because bots usually require a web service backing configured in a specific way, which makes quickly creating and testing a bot is more of a challenge....
If you’re an IT admin, chances are high that you’ve had to install software for others. Endpoint management is big business these days, and maintaining software across hundreds or thousands of computers is common in large organizations. Big business usually means big $$, though. What if you’re in an organization with little-to-no budget? Maybe yourself or someone on your team has gotten into using PowerShell to automate various tasks? In that case, using PowerShell to manage software across many endpoints at once may be beneficial....
Pterodactyl is a server management platform that uses Docker containers to manage instances of applications. It’s designed for running, configuring, and managing headless game servers, like Minecraft servers, but can be used for other applications as well. Installing Pterodactyl & The Daemon Pterodactyl has two main components: the control panel which hosts the web interface and talks to the daemons, and the daemons themselves that run on the host servers, which act as worker machines that run on your hardware....
If you don’t need any server-side HTML processing, you might not even need a “real” web server like NGINX—static websites can be hosted and served from GCP Cloud Storage buckets, a high performance and scalable alternative to traditional web hosting. What Is a “Static” Website? Despite how it sounds, “Static” doesn’t mean your website isn’t allowed to have JavaScript or dynamic content. You’re still free to serve JavaScript web apps, even fully dynamic apps made with frameworks like React....
The Initial Configuration Tasks window pops up after you first install Server 2008, and will continue to do so until you click the check box for “Do not show this window at logon” down at the bottom. If you’ve previously told this window not to return, you can just go to the menu search box and type in Oobe.exe to arrive at the Server Manager window. Scroll down and click on the link that says, “Add roles....
By default, Tumblr blogs are available for all the world to see. Your boss, the guy down the street, or a kid in Japan, all can see anything you post. This is great for most blogs, as, after all, most of us blog to get our ideas out to the world. We get excited when more people read our posts. But there is still a time and place for privacy, especially in our hyperconnected world today where almost everything is public....
Many elements in a Word document can have borders, whether by default or added by a collaborator. From a page to a text box to a table, we’ll show you how to remove these types of borders in Microsoft Word. Remove a Page Border A page border must be added manually in Word. So, if you’re working on a document with someone else who has added a page border you want to remove, it takes only a minute....
Note: For this tutorial we’re going to assume this is the first time you’re ripping a disc with Foobar2000. We’re running it on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Install Foobar2000 and FLAC First download and install Foobar2000 (link below). The main thing you’ll want to make sure to enable during the install process is Audio CD Support… And the freedb Tagger which are located under Optional Features, then continue through the rest of the install wizard....
Just type in a couple of numbers in sequence… 1 2 3 works pretty well. You could also put them across a row instead of down a column. Then move your mouse over the dot in the corner until the pointer changes, then just drag it downward (or if you are filling a row instead, you can drag it to the right). Let go of the mouse, and your data will be automatically filled in....
RELATED: New Year’s Eve Bar Accessories to Throw the Perfect Party Times Square Online One Times Square, the home of the Times Square Ball, offers a mobile and desktop app that enters you into a Times Square metaverse. There are games, a virtual Times Square, and live streams of various feeds of the ball drop, starting at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT. You can also stream a more straightforward live webcast of the ball drop on the official Times Square and Times Square Ball websites and on Times Square’s Facebook and Twitter pages....
How to Stream UFC 281 Live in the United States Play Video UFC 281’s main card, headlined by the middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, streams exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States. If you subscribe to ESPN+ ($9.99 per month or $99.99 per year) or the Disney Bundle (featuring ESPN+, Disney+, and Hulu’s ad-supported tier for $13.99 per month), you can purchase the UFC 281 broadcast for an additional $74....
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Apple has announced that its Satellite SOS feature will roll out to iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro units “later this month.” Apple’s announcement posts lay out how the technology is being made possible, and how it’ll work. The company is partnering with Globalstar, which operates 24 satellites in low-earth orbit. Whenever an iPhone 14 makes a Satellite SOS request, it’ll tap into one of Globalstar’s satellites. The message will then be routed to a ground station, with many located at key locations around the world....
Logitech’s G division announced a handful of devices today, including the Logitech G CLOUD gaming handheld. The name of the device itself should let you in on what’s its main focus. The device itself features a 7-inch 1080p 16:9 display with a 60Hz aspect ratio, as well as analog thumbsticks, a D-pad, four action buttons, as well as triggers. As far as actual internal specifications go, though, this device isn’t carrying anything that’s particularly exciting....
Add Weather Forecast to Chrome During installation you will be asked to confirm that you want to add the extension to Chrome…click “Install” to finish the process. Once the extension is installed you will see your new “Weather Forecast Toolbar Button” and a short extension management message. Notice that at the moment the “Toolbar Button” only displays “question marks”…this is due to no location being specified in the options yet....
