Author Archives: Michael Blumenthal
PowerShell, REST calls, and Microsoft Cognitive Services
Last week on Monday, I attended a presentation at Chicago Coder Conference by David Giard, a Developer Evangelist at Microsoft. It was a demo-heavy presentation of Microsoft’s Cognitive Services (formerly code-named Project Oxford), and it showed applications of machine learning and Continue reading PowerShell, REST calls, and Microsoft Cognitive Services
Top Resources for New Office 365 Admins
Here’s a quick list of top resources for Office 365 Admins: Fast Track’s “Manage” section: http://fasttrack.microsoft.com/office/manage The O365 Mobile Admin app – Windows Phone, Android, iPhone The Admin portal in your O365 tenant, and especially the Message Center in it Continue reading Top Resources for New Office 365 Admins
Staying Up to Date with Office 365
Office 365 is changing at a breakneck pace. Here are things that will help you keep up with the changes: Office Blogs at http://blogs.office.com The Roadmap http://fasttrack.microsoft.com/roadmap cialis prisfald Monthly Video Summary of Updates https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXPr7gfUMmKwn422HmCx7b7D5qh9T6frb Reading the Message Center in Continue reading Staying Up to Date with Office 365
Adventures in IoT, Part 4
Since my last post, I bought a small monitor to use as a dedicated display for the Social Uproar. Prior to this, I had been hooking the Pi up to my TV. I got a great deal on a small (12 inches Continue reading Adventures in IoT, Part 4
Behind the Scenes: The Making of ‘Azure and the Modern Datacenter’, a one day conference
Ever wonder? Ever wonder what it takes to make a one-day, one-track IT conference? It might be simple for people and organizations such as SharePoint Saturday Chicago and SharePoint Fest, who have mastered the art of a one-day multi-track or multi-day multi-track Continue reading Behind the Scenes: The Making of ‘Azure and the Modern Datacenter’, a one day conference
Azure and the Modern Datacenter – Slides and Videos
Here are all the slides and videos from the Azure and the Modern Datacenter conference on April 7, 2016. Keynote: Why the Cloud will Change Your Life canadianviagras.net Brian Lewis Slides Video is below. Azure Network Infrastructure Michael Blumenthal Slides Demo Continue reading Azure and the Modern Datacenter – Slides and Videos
Honored to be recognized as a 2016 Office Server and Services MVP
Today I am honored to be renewed in the Microsoft MVP program for another year! I would like to thank Microsoft for recognizing my contributions to the Chicago area IT community. I would also like to thank my wife and Continue reading Honored to be recognized as a 2016 Office Server and Services MVP
Adventures in IoT, Part 3
Since my last post, I took some pictures of the hardware: On either side of the box are the two motor-driven plastic gadgets – one is a red fan for floating a small Styrofoam ball, and the other is a Continue reading Adventures in IoT, Part 3
Adventures in IoT, part 2
Since my last post about creating the SocialUproar 2.0, a Raspberry Pi 2 gadget running Windows 10 IoT Core, a few things happened: I packed all the components neatly into a cardboard and cellophane box that originally housed an RC Continue reading Adventures in IoT, part 2