I'll be presenting "Crash Course: App Management for ARM" where I'll reveal everything I've learned about installing, detecting and managing apps for Windows on ARM at #AZSMUG on Monday May 19th! Join us for that and more!
Sign up here: https://azsmug.org
#ConfigMgr #Intune #WindowsOnARM #UserGroup

Please help. @catbailey is facing immediate loss of her kid’s inheritance due to auction of a storage unit. $730/670 raised for this specific, immediate need. Please donate via CashApp $BlackCatOps, Venmo @BlackCatHackers, or PayPal @catalystediting, the timeline for payments from the GoFundMe is too long to make a difference.

Edit: Please, if you can’t give money, at least a boost? Maybe someone in your network can.

Edit2: Please share on Bluesky as well. I’m not there, but there may be folks willing to help who are. Her handle there is @blackcatswhitehats.com over there.

Edit3: I’ll update the number as we make progress! If you’ve boosted, please consider un/reboosting, chronological timelines are the best but not for this particular task 😅

Final edit: And a big jump overnight! Thank you all! Last thing I’ll leave with is a link to the GFM, because while we’ve stopped bad things from happening here, now, Cat still needs ongoing support until she lands on her feet. https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-cat-and-her-kids-in-crisis

#MutualAid #InfoSec #HelpCatAndCo

What I do when I feel like my life is out of control:
1.) Clear %TEMP%
2.) Clear C:\Windows\Temp
3.) Run cleanmgr.exe
4.) Run patchmypc.exe
5.) Delete stuff in %APPDATA% I don't have anymore

President Trump has issued an executive order to pull federal funds from NPR and PBS
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5384981/president-trump-has-issued-an-executive-order-to-pull-federal-funds-from-npr-and-pbs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Media @media-npr

Honestly I can get behind this. #nbpy

@macrumors I wish they would keep the international and data-only sim options for these unlimited plans as well. Those are keeping me from switching.

Good executives describe their expectations in terms of outcomes. They let their staff—who inherently ought to have a better understanding of the mechanics of the processes they are responsible for—determine the appropriate methods to get things done. Leaders getting too involved in details are (correctly) derided as "micromanagers".

When you see an executive mandating a tool or process *over the objections* of their staff, that's a sign of managerial incompetence.

https://infosec.exchange/@barubary/114298367285112648

I’m honored to be the recipient of the Sean Kearney #PowerShell Spirit award at #pshsummit

Sean was a huge influence on the PowerShell community, and I’m truly humbled. His positivity, passion, and impact continue to live on through the people he inspired.

Hey Mastodon, question for my #sysadmin and #DevOps types. Has anyone used #Pester and #PSScriptAnalyzer to set up unit testing for test driven development, particularly on (relatively) simple #PowerShell scripts like you might use for application detection, installation, and uninstallation from a system like #SCCM #Intune or #ManageEngine ?

Apologies for the buzzword bingo, but I’m trying to reach folks who may be following the hashtags, but not necessarily have a connection otherwise.

#TDD #unittests

The thing to keep in mind about Large Language Models (LLMs, what people refer to as AI, currently) is even though human knowledge in the form of language is fed into them for their training, they are only storing statistical models of language, not the actual human knowledge. Their responses are constructed from statistical analysis of context of prior language used.

Any appearance of knowledge is pure coincidence. Even on the most “advanced” models.

Language is how we convey knowledge, not the knowledge itself. This is why a language model can never actually know anything.

And this is why they’re so easy to manipulate into conveying objectively false information, in some cases, maliciously so. ChatGPT and all the other big vendors do manipulate their models, and yes, in part, with malice.

#LargeLanguageModels #LLM #AI #NotAI #ChatGPT #ChatGPTIsNotAI #MaliciousAI #NotIntelligent #ArtificialIntelligence

Welcome to the public domain, THE SKELETON DANCE (1929). 🎞️ 🎶👻 Walt Disney Studios' first Silly Symphony cartoon is a wordless masterpiece of synchronized animation & music featuring dancing skeletons in a graveyard.

Learn more about the creative works from 1929 & sound recordings from 1924 that have moved into the public domain in the US in 2025: https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025/

Kids finally in bed? Perfect time to finalize those CFP submissions. Let's turn those bedtime stories into conference tales! 🌜📖 Submit your #PSConfEU 2025 abstracts: https://sessionize.com/psconfeu25 #PowerShell #Automation #IT #Sweden #Svenska

The next AZSMUG (Arizona Systems Management User Group) Meeting is around the corner - Friday, Nov 15th at phoenixNAP. We'll have some great sessions and an awesome sponsor! https://azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-systems-management-user-group/meetings/azsmug-q4-2024-meeting

#SCCM #Intune #microsoft #windows365 #ConfigMgr

Easily install and update apps on your home PC
"Patch My PC Home Updater makes it easy to update hundreds of popular apps on your home PC automatically. We support a wide range of categories, including browsers, media players, utilities, security tools, and productivity software."
#PatchMyPC
https://patchmypc.com/home-updater

@EdTittel Hey Ed! I work for #PatchMyPC. I'll pass this feedback on to the team! Thanks for trying out the home updater!

The next AZSMUG (Arizona Systems Management User Group) Meeting is around the corner - Friday, Nov 15th at phoenixNAP. We'll have some great sessions and an awesome sponsor! https://azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-systems-management-user-group/meetings/azsmug-q4-2024-meeting

#SCCM #Intune #microsoft #windows365 #ConfigMgr

When people talk about fertility crisis I remember they gave millennial teens fake $1000 electronic babies that scream at night to convince them having children is terrible

Apparently a problem with new young staff is they demand a Macbook because that's all they know then they want a Windows VM because that's where they actually do the job they went to college for.

in-person voting is so fucking bonkers like I'm sorry you're rolling up to some elementary school & waiting in line for 2 hours with notes in hand about which city council member is best? thanks but I'll fill out my ballot at home with 85 open browser tabs like god intended