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Capture a Full Page Screenshot in Google Chrome
Full page screenshots are very useful when documenting long configuration pages (unifi, pfsense, opnsense etc), or capturing all the elements of a webpage design for future reference (for example when you want to know if an update has caused a styling change)...
Checking Inbox Rules
One thing a hacker might do to redirect email so that the Microsoft 365 email user doesn't see it is to create an inbox rule to hide, forward or delete messages. Especially from the IT Support provider Here is a power shell script to download and save the inbox rules...
Enable Bitlocker
System Drive # Enable on C: drive (edit to taste) Enable-BitLocker -MountPoint "C:" -EncryptionMethod XtsAes256 -UsedSpaceOnly -TPMProtector # Add a recovery password Add-BitLockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -RecoveryPasswordProtector Get-BitLockerVolume C: # View...
Get the OS Version from the Command Line
Correct Get-ComputerInfo outputs the correct OSName Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OSName,OSDisplayVersion OsName OSDisplayVersion ------ ---------------- Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 Using Format-List Get-ComputerInfo | fl OSName,OSDisplayVersion OsName :...
Send from an Alias – Shared Mailbox
Say you have your primary email [email protected] and an alias [email protected] If you want to send as [email protected] you need to "Configure Exchange Online to Send from Aliases" (see below) Caveats With a Shared mailbox sending from an alias only works in Outlook...
Getting the Site Switcher Button to Appear on the Unifi Network Console
The Site switcher button doesn't show up until you go to Settings => System => General Tab => Site Management and check the Multi-Site Mangement checkbox and Apply the changes (on devices that support multi-site) Multi-site is NOT supported on all Unifi Network...