Leadership: My employer decided to honor me with my first official leadership spotlight post! I was also blessed with the opportunity to participate in a fraud and cybersecurity panel during a recent CCUL Upstate Chapter Meeting.
Intune: I’ve been working on my out-of-the-box experience for iPads and MacBooks. I have been fairly successful in with my iPads using specific device configuration profiles, but these aren’t working so well on Macs. Software deployment for Macs is also sub-par, so I’ve been falling back to my current solutions.
Broken Shortcuts: Apple shortcuts has a bug which strips links from the Make Rich Text From tasks (More Info: Adding Rich Text to Note no longer works in iOS 17 : r/shortcuts). This broke my ability to draft my compilation posts in Apple Notes I’m bypassing this by writing directly to a Markdown file in my Shortcuts iCloud folder. My hope is this should work from both Mac and iOS as it has in the past.
Home Automation: I have been using Scrypted to link my cameras into Homebridge, but I am not able to get my smart motion notifications to work. Nor am I able to get my doorbell audio working bidirectionally. Scrypted is great otherwise and I would recommend it for anyone with compatible cameras. I’ll experiment with using Homebridge’s FFMPG plugins again.
Please stop trying to monetize me while I read! I don’t like Medium and other blogger platforms – they seem to be built for profit and drive you to subscribe either to the author’s newsletter or the service by limitingthe number of free views per month. I feel like this is going to backfire in the long run.
After 114 days of change, Broadcom CEO acknowledges VMware-related “unease” | Ars Technica – I’ve been reading more Reddit posts and industry forums discussing huge increases in license renewals and poor support. This is mirroring how Broadcom destroyed Symantec during their acquisition. Folks are looking for alternatives like Nutanix, Proxmox, Azure/AWS, etc. What I don’t hear folks talking about is going to Hyper-V.
I’ve struggled navigating the command line since switching to iTerm2, but Marius’s post about remapping the arrow and delete keys fixed that issue for me.
I’ve struggled to navigate the command line since switching to iTerm2, but Marius’s post about remapping the arrow and delete keys fixed that issue.
Go to Profiles > Keys > Key Mapping to add/alter the mappings listed below:
Microsoft announced Windows Server 2025 along with some great features! Can we say hotpatching??
Microsoft announced Windows Server 2025 along with some great features! Can we say hotpatching??
Server maintenance gets faster and easier, for a price: Windows Server 2022 can upgrade directly from Windows Update. Microsoft also introduced Hotpatching for all versions of Windows 2025, but this requires Azure Arc to be enabled and have an active subscription.
Active Directory gets some love: A new functional level introduces scalability enhancements such as larger pages and support for over 64 cores. There are also several security improvements to the LDAP and Kerberos and the ability to prioritize replication.
NTLM is on the way out: Windows will now support local Kerberos authentication and provide a Local KDC feature.
Several storage enhancements: Improvements for NVMe, Storage Replica performance enhancements, and ReFS native Dedup and Compression.
Hyper-V gets better GPU support: You can now partition GPU resources, or assign GPUs to an HA pool. Hyper-V is also getting dynamic processor compatibility, allowing you to have multiple processor generations within the same cluster.
File Servers Improvements: Microsoft is rolling out SMB over QUIC for secure access to corporate file shares without a VPN.
I’ve been having trouble controlling my garage door using the MyQ integration in Homebridge. The MyQ plugin would randomly stop working until I restarted the Homebridge server. Then it stopped working after the most recent plugin update. I tried several fixes from Reddit that didn’t work, so I gave up and started using the MyQ app again. The MyQ API calls used by these plugins are proprietary, and it looks like MyQ doesn’t want any 3rd parties utilizing it. So no more telling Siri to close my garage door until I fix it.
I stumbled across the Meross Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener (MSG100HK) in one of those Reddit posts while trying to fix my old setup. I’ve been happy with the other Meross HomeKit devices I’ve purchased. Meross integrates nicely with Apple Home, and they have a good price point. This device is no different – it lists for a bit less than the MyQ devices do.
The Meross opener operates differently from the MyQ setup. Everything is wired to your door opener, so there are no batteries to replace. There is also no programming a new remote with your door opener, making almost any garage door opener compatible with Meross’ opener. Installation took about 30 minutes including taking down the MyQ. Adding to Apple Home took about 30 seconds and did not require the Meross app.
My experience with the Meross opener is better than MyQ. The opener responds nearly instantly to open/close commands. There is also no warning beep or flashing light when you trigger a door close. It works just like the button on your wall! I recommend the Meross Smart Wi-Fi Garage Door Opener (MSG100HK) over a MyQ device.
What comes in the box.
The Meross opener wires directly to your open/close switch instead of being another wireless door opener.
The door open/closed sensor is wired, so no more changing batteries.
