My Name Is ich.ni.san and I'm a Local Account User
I was clicking away the ‘Sign in with Microsoft Account’ nag on a computer for what seems like the trillionth time and I thought something like the following might be the next step in encouraging...
View ArticleWho's adopted the New Outlook?
I am just curious and more of a general discussion. Anyone using the New Outlook? I know in our org we don’t want to move to it, but I just got something that hints at us moving to it sooner than...
View ArticleSnap! -- Warp Drives, Radioactive Crabs, Doomsday Delay
Welcome to today’s edition of the Spiceworks Snap! It’s your daily dose of security and tech news, in brief, along with a mix of other odd or interesting things that might come up. We’re glad you...
View ArticleMS365 Global Admin no email
Real fast rundown - we have a temporary Domain/Global admin where we created an account in AD and it populated in MS365. However, there’s no email associated with the account and logging into the...
View ArticleWill formatting a flash drive to exFAT format work for showing up on...
I have a handful of files (jpeg and mp4) that I was going to put on a few flash drives to handout to people. The people have different setups (windows, chromebooks, Apple/ipad/iphones). Some only use...
View ArticleNeed the Complete Big Picture of an Organization's Entire IT Infrastructure
Hi everyone, I’m currently working as an L1 Desktop Support Engineer in a very basic office environment. My long-term goal is to become an IT Infrastructure Consultant who can understand, design, and...
View ArticleUsers Not Getting Welcome Messages When Added to Outlook Group
Traditionally, when we added uses to a SharePoint site and the associated Exchange Group, they’d also get a welcome email: Since August, it seems this hasn’t been happening and my users actually liked...
View ArticleAI Governance: Who’s Actually Doing It… and Who’s Just Hoping for the Best?
Alright Spiceheads, let’s talk about something that every company claims they’re “working on,” but most of us are quietly duct‑taping together behind the scenes: AI governance. At work, I’m in the...
View ArticleAzure Support says there's no problem
Azure did maintenance in my region the other night. Since then, one of my app service plans has been scaling in and out excessively so I opened a ticket. Everything is working fine according to them....
View ArticleToday's articles: How AI is affecting forums and wikis and the downsides of...
Today’s articles cover the impact of AI on forums and wikis, as well as the drawbacks of AI in coding. Priya Singh highlights the hidden costs of relying on AI for answers; while it provides quick...
View ArticleIf someone leaves tools in your yard, how long do you wait before claiming them?
About a month ago (maybe longer, I’m terrible at time, but it’s been at least 4 weeks) the gas company came around 6 or 7am, dug up our gas line, then woke me up by sawing through the sidewalk and...
View ArticleWhat’s one thing about project communication you only understand after...
When something goes wrong on a project, the first instinct most early-career PMs have is to make sure no one is left out of the loop. So they loop everyone in on everything. More syncs, more updates,...
View ArticleCommunity Release Notes: 23 Sept 2026
Hey everyone! Here’s a quick look at what’s new, faster, and improved across the community platform with today’s release. What’s New Dedicated “Join Community” & “Log In” Header Buttons (Desktop)...
View ArticleWrong Answers Only: How do I get my work email on my phone?
Hello, and welcome to today’s edition of Wrong Answers Only, the place where we answer questions with some humor, since we often can’t do that at work. Image by Suzanne from Spiceworks Today’s...
View ArticleNetwrix Endpoint Protector picked up 8 G2 badges this fall 2026
Proud to share that Netwrix Endpoint Protector picked up 8 G2 badges this fall, including Leader in Data Loss Prevention and Data Security, plus regional leader recognition across Europe, Asia, and...
View ArticleSpark! Pro-series September 23, 2026
Violence, Inventions and Violent Inventions. Through the ages man has spent countless time at war or inventing, often inventing new ways to kill people. From the time Grog picked up a rocked and...
View ArticleYour DLP isn't missing Windows threats. It's missing Linux, where most...
One in five data breaches involve shadow AI, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report, and 78.5% of developers work on Linux endpoints, according to Stack Overflow’s 2025 Developer Survey,...
View ArticleWell, I'm in the hospital for a few days with acute pancreatitis
If you’ve never had the pleasure of sitting in the hospital bed where you’re not able to eat or drink anything for days… You’re missing out. 23 posts - 19 participants Read full topic
View ArticleWhat do you do when a security vendor is not secure?
My company’s security team has a security vendor, let’s call them Farcepoint (name changed to protect the guilty). They are supposed to be leader in the industry with many fortune 500 clients....
View ArticleFun interview questions
We just interviewed a candidate for a tech position in our company, a managed services provider. Besides technical and customer service questions, we asked a few fun questions: What interests do you...
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