Feed Validator

Here's a great way to validate an RSS feed. It allows you to test and validate the feed as well as offering suggestions to make the feed more readable for a wide range of readers.

https://validator.w3.org/feed/ 

Proton Two Factor Auth

 Proton has released its Authenticator App. And there was much rejoicing.

RSS Lookup!

Here is a great tool for looking up RSS Feeds. I have a couple PowerShell scripts built into PowerNews (https://github.com/loatswil/PowerNews) that do this but it's nice to have a much more thorough online version.

https://www.rsslookup.com/

Microsoft Embracing RSS feeds?

Is it possible that Microsoft is once again embracing the RSS feed?

Over the years, RSS feeds have come and gone so often that many of them are no longer valid. They seem to change weekly. I have always been on the hunt for new feeds and even written PowerShell modules that pull them, parse them, and spit out a local page for viewing. It's very easy to tailor the feed to your needs including Blocklists and Allowlists.

For a long time now many people have used a popular social media site to display updates when we already had a simple and easy way to publish this stuff. Now it appears that Microsoft at least is moving away from this social media method and back to RSS. Here's the "new" Azure status link complete with "rssfeed" in the URL. 

https://rssfeed.azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status/feed/

Let's hope it's the start of a new trend.

M365 Forms Admin

How to get information on a Form in M365:

• Open the Form in a browser.
• Open Dev Tools.
• Go to the Network tab.
• Look at the properties for the "response" page and find the UID of the owner.
• The Tenant ID will also be listed first (after the api).

"@odata.context": "https://forms.office.com/formapi/api/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/users/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/

• Go to this page with the GUI/UID pasted at the end.
• You will need an admin role assigned to a user with a Forms license to access this page.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/delegatepage.aspx?originalowner=xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

• Here's the Microsoft learn page:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-forms/admin-information#form-ownership-transfer

How to clear cache in new Outlook

1. I borrowed part of this post since I didn't want to include classic Outlook.

2. https://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/clear-outlook-cache/

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4. Clearing cache in the new Outlook for Windows is not as straightforward as in the older versions, but it can still be done with a few steps.
   
   Follow these instructions to clear the cache in the new Outlook for Windows:Close the new Outlook app.
   
   Open the Run dialog by pressing the Windows + R keys together.
   Type or paste the following command in the Run box and click OK:
   
   olk.exe --devtools
   
   Be sure to include a space before the two dashes if typing the command manually.

5. You will need to close Outlook if it's currently open or the DevTools window will not show up.
   

6. 
   The new Outlook will open (you may be prompted to sign in), and the DevTools window will also appear.
   
   In the DevTools window, click the Application button on the toolbar.
   
   Clear local storage cache. In the left pane, under the Storage section, find the https://outlook.office.com link under Local Storage. Right-click on this link and select Clear.
7. Clear cookies. Still in the left pane, locate the https://outlook.office.com link under Cookies, right-click on it and select Clear.
   Close the DevTools window.
   
   Once these steps are completed, the cache for the new Outlook should be deleted, and you can reopen the app for a fresh start. Remember, this process will remove temporary files that may include saved login credentials, so you may need to sign in again after deleting the cache.

Job Description Nightmares

Here are a couple of actual bullet points on job descriptions I have found recently.

Work Experience :10 - 15 years

• Own the definition, design, and delivery of a functional design

So, to break down that sentence, I need to be able to "Own the design of a design".

Here's another great one:

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

• Advanced accuracy skills

Makes me wonder what a regular accuracy skill might be.

The scheduling section is even better:

Schedule/Attendance

• Ability to work long hours 

I'm sure this would follow OSHA standards, though. Right?

Job hunting is hard enough as it is, but deciphering job descriptions to find a suitable work environment is an art unto itself.