Steve Drząszcz

Office 365 has become a passion of mine. I started with only a notion that 365 was a cloud offering of Microsoft products; more than a year later clarity to the underlying products came once my org began transitioning in effort to 365, and getting user feedback. Here’s my take on some of the good,… Continue reading Office 365: Tales from the Trenches

Update: Thanks to commenters, I’ve confirmed that this fix no longer works for newsmap.jp on Chrome.  You can use a modernized version of newsmap that uses html5/js instead of flash: https://newsmap-js.herokuapp.com/ I like the Google Chrome Browser. But Google’s agenda doesn’t always align with the reality of the internet.  Take Flash as an example.  Adobe Flash has… Continue reading Adobe Flash and Google Chrome – Newsmap.jp

I’ve been using Windows 10 now on a variety of devices now, and have had the opportunity to spend some time with the tablet mode enabled.  I like the new Edge browser, I do, but sometimes you just want to use Chrome.  I’m most used to seeing Chrome running in the taskbar, but tablet mode… Continue reading Windows 10 Tip: Display Desktop Taskbar Icons in Tablet Mode

I often want to share a link of a video with someone, but want it to start at a specific time. Youtube has had this for some time, and as a popular video site, it’s much easier to come up with an answer… For Youtube, Add ?t=0m0s   to the end of your link. So, a video link… Continue reading Linking To A Certain Time In a Video Clip

File Explorer – Switch Back to “My Computer” Style   So Windows 10 introduced the concept of “Quick Access” with File Explorer.  I don’t personally like it; I wind up just clicking down into “This PC” anyway.   To Set this, Open File Explorer, choose the “View” Ribbon:   In the View Ribbon, Click Options,… Continue reading Windows 10 – Set File Explorer back to “This PC”

A friend of mine asked a great question recently: “How do I speed test my smart TV?”  Great question.  Living in the internet age and in IT- two sites immediately come to mind, and might likely be the top two out there: Ookla’s https://speedtest.net and https://pingtest.net  .  They work great on PC’s and Macs, and have… Continue reading Testing your internet connection

Update: I’ve recently learned Wal-Mart has updated their policy again. They are in fact price matching their website for in store prices now. Good going Wal-Mart. Here’s a recent letter I drafted to Walmart, expressing my frustration with their pricing policy. This policy has also been criticized in The City Wire:  https://www.thecitywire.com/node/33922   Dear Walmart:… Continue reading Walmart: One Brand, Two Different Prices

Here are some quick tips when roaming on a smartphone (android as the example) Always ensure your data roaming is set to off, unless you have an appropriate data plan. Also, I think it’s best to turn off background data and auto sync, just in case. The below settings are ideal on android, a Samsung… Continue reading Tips when roaming on your smartphone

I’ve often been asked  “How do you pronounce your last name?” After years of explanation, I’ve decided to provide a handy audio clip,  to allow you to listen to it. American Pronounciation:    Credit to AT&T Labs Natural Voices for creating a great, useful wav file.

My boss recently let me know of some interesting stuff he was doing with a Cisco 2950 24 port switch.  Apparently you cannot make a 2950 a DHCP server, but if you flash the 2950 to use a 2960 lanbase image, it works just fine!   Below is my boss’ text. Any questions, tweet him… Continue reading My Boss’ DHCP Experiment on a 2950