Here's a profile picture icon you might want to use for WhatsApp, Messenger, Teams, Outlook, Zoom, Discord, Telegram etc. Public domain, do whatever you like with it.

As predicted, #Microsoft forced me onto the new, fake #Outlook . Fortunately, I was still able to switch it back to real Outlook. Not sure how long that will keep working.

It is unethical for them to turn on "new" Outlook despite me very recently telling them no.

In other "fuck Microsoft" news, I had to reboot my computer to get Bluetooth working again. Bluetooth toggle was missing and it kept acting like there was nothing wrong. Nothing wrong except my keyboard couldn't connect.

I hate all my operating systems but I really hate #Windows .

Benutzer von Outlook müssen wirklich seeehr geduldig sein.

Meiner Meinung nach einer der miesesten #EMail-Clients (aber leider der beste #Groupware-Client) und dann noch die ständigen #Cloud-Zwänge, das Abschnorcheln der Passwörter durch #Microsoft (iOS/Android/neues #Outlook), quasi optimiert als Einfallstor für #Phishing und #Malware und dann noch solche Kleinigkeiten:

Fehler in Microsoft Outlook kann das System massiv verlangsamen
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000266163/fehler-in-microsoft-outlook-kann-das-system-massiv-verlangsamen

Leute, ich frage mich ernsthaft, warum die Menschen nicht scharenweise zu zumindest #Thunderbird wechseln, wo man fast alle Outlook-Nachteile mit einem Schlag verliert. Auch bei Benutzung via #Exchange.

I guess this is one way of making users move to the newer version...

Microsoft warns of CPU spikes when typing in classic Outlook https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-warns-of-cpu-spikes-when-typing-in-classic-outlook/

I love having to jump through all the authentication hoops to sign in to Outlook/web so that it can log me out and ask me to login and reauthenticate...

Updated post on my website!

Move Email Archives to a New Account

Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Vivaldi and Outlook can move messages from one IMAP account to another. Just drag and drop! But Gmail makes it a bit more complicated.

https://hyperborea.org/tech-tips/gmail-move/

Mozilla launching "Thundermail" email service to take on Gmail, Microsoft 365

https://www.techradar.com/pro/mozilla-launching-thundermail-email-service-to-take-on-gmail-microsoft-365

UI входа в аккаунт Microsoft получил новый дизайн и темный режим

Новая система аутентификации является частью активно продвигаемой системы дизайна Fluent 2 от Microsoft.

https://tefida.com/microsofts-account-sign-in-ui-gets-new-design-and-dark-mode/

#Evolution for #windows .... is that an actual thing?
Would like to have an alternative to #outlook that can handle #owa with #exchange right out of the box.
#Thunderbird cannot handle Exchange, you need a (paid) plugin 4 this.
Any tips?

#TroyHunt fell for a #phishing attack on his mailinglist members: https://www.troyhunt.com/a-sneaky-phish-just-grabbed-my-mailchimp-mailing-list/

Some of the ingredients: #Outlook and its habit of hiding important information from the user and missing #2FA which is phishing-resistant.

Use #FIDO2 with hardware tokens if possible (#Passkeys without FIDO2 HW tokens are NOT phishing-resistant due to the possibility of being able to trick users with credential transfers: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.07380) and avoid Outlook (or #Microsoft) whenever possible.

Further learning: it could happen to the best of us! Don't be ashamed, try to minimize risks and be open about your mistakes.

Note: any 2FA is better than no 2FA at all.

Friday 06:23
Most of you are probably asking how I am feeling after yesterday.
Unsure if it was via food or air, but the stomach bug I picked up in Indianapolis on Wednesday has totally kicked my arse.
Yesterday I really did not want to eat anything, nor even drink water etc. I was absolutely drained and could hardly keep awake.
So, today after a LOT of sleep I am somewhat improved. Feeling about 40%, mostly awake, and more functional.
As you can imagine I was not able to work at all yesterday, and I hope to do so today, from home.
There are 164 emails in my #FoodBank #Outlook #Inbox that need organising, 104 unread, and I plan to do so this morning.

As I reported, my ordered #PineTab2 was delivered yesterday, and it is absolutely fantastic. The build quality is way superior to what I hoped for.
For a 10.1" tablet, 8GB RAM, 128GB HD, and keyboard I paid $242.99 delivered.
It runs Danctnix, which is KDE Plasma 6 compiled for ARM.
Please ask me questions about this excellent device.

Today is Arianna's last work day of PTO.
It's going to a whole lot warmer, and many of the Spring trees are starting to bloom, so she will be going into photography mode.

Time to dive into work mode as I listen to The Cybertronic Spree concert at The Echo, Los Angeles.
The 80s style beat is certainly helping keep me awake.
https://youtu.be/BUwJthSZo9k
#TheCybertronicSpree

Be well y'all,
Peter //O\

Got an request to join an email #advocacy #campaign, but the link only works with #Gmail, #Outlook and #yahoo

I guess they don't want us non-big tech platform users to join this campaign...

Thanks for asking, #Microsoft

Also, does your customer know you're wasting their employee’s productivity time for giving feedback on your product? (Twice, once to answer the question and once to complain on Mastodon)?

Fun fact for fans of technology: if the local desktop Outlook client cannot connect to Microsoft server's it will just crash when you click on any link in any email you already have locally.