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Todd and Shane's Cloudy Podcast

447 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 16 ratings

In this podcast Todd Klindt and Shane Young cover topics they've seen over the last week as a SharePoint administrators and general cloudy nerds. They also throw in other Microsoft related tech topics like Office 365, PowerShell, SQL Server, Azure, and the occasional Windows 10 topic. To mix things up they'll have a gadget reviews now and then and maybe even a funny cat video or two.

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Episodes

I Don't Want to Break a Hip

October 08, 2018 14:03 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MB

We start this week's podcast solving the mystery of what the difference between Britain and the United Kingdom is. We think. Then we move on to topics like Ignite, security for small businesses, how to restore delete, and then restore, nearly 100,000 files in Office 365 and some fun in PowerShell.

The High End of the Low End

September 28, 2018 10:57 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MB

The Microwave IS listening. Todd and Shane break it down for you this week. They also talk about Todd's controversial new blog post on Microsoft Flow and how it got him mentioned on another podcast. They also talk about some of the news coming out of Ignite and wrap things up complaining about DNS.

Oodles and Oodles of Poodles

September 25, 2018 08:29 - 47 minutes - 44.8 MB

The podcast starts out with Todd and Shane complaining about patches and the things they break. They also talk about cord cutting, how to get properties of objects with the PnP PowerShell, and what Azure DBaaS is why Shane loves it so gosh darned much.

So Much Better than the First Time I Did It

September 20, 2018 16:41 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Todd's flying solo this week as Shane is selfishly on vacation. Todd powers on and talks about his troubles using PowerShell with Teams, and why your boss is wrong if he doesn't like the PnP PowerShell.

Drumroll Please

September 11, 2018 16:53 - 48 minutes - 45.8 MB

It's the big 4-0-0! Todd and Shane look back at the last nine years of podcasting glory. They also welcome a new sponsor, AppRiver. While they're waxing nostalgically they talk about the great time they had at SPTechCon in Boston. After all that's finished they get down to some tech goodness. They give their review of Bob German's recent posting on how to customize and brand SharePoint Online. The SharePoint Online PowerShell module got an exciting change and they cover that as well. They fin...

Looks Very Familiar

August 22, 2018 15:45 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MB

Today's Podcast includes Shane's experiences at the Business Application Summit, free PowerApps course, stolen code, upgrade advice, and Shane creeping on his neighborhood.

Sounds Dumb

August 07, 2018 20:31 - 48 minutes - 45.7 MB

Shane and Todd are back together this week and a good time is had by all. They talk about patches, SharePoint 2019, blogging every day, EVERY DAY, for over a year. That and more this week on Todd and Shane's Cloudy Podcast.

Together, Cozy

July 22, 2018 10:11 - 35 minutes - 33.5 MB

Another blissful week of no Shane. Ahhh, so refreshing. Todd takes advantage of this quality time to talk about nuts and bolts things like patching and account permissions. He also makes fun of Amazon Prime Day. Microsoft had a couple of big announcements around Teams and Whiteboard, and he tells you what that's all about. Finally, he tells you about some recent things he's published.

Documents I've Destroyed

July 16, 2018 16:25 - 36 minutes - 34.3 MB

Todd is flying solo this week, so it's an extra good podcast. He covers several new releases from Microsoft like Known Folder Move, Idle-Session timeout, and SharePoint Online cmdlets. He also covers some tips on how to use the SharePoint Migration Tool and how to keep the Office 365 autosave from destroying your important documents.

California is Jealous

July 09, 2018 17:12 - 39 minutes - 37.3 MB

In this episode you cannot win for losing. Todd took the week off. Yay! But Jonathan Mast filled his spot as microphone hog reducing your time with Shane. Boo! The good news is Shane and Jonathan have some great chats about Azure and SharePoint and how the landscape has changed for the better. For news there is some fun around Sensitive Data types in Office 365, Microsoft Teams adding archiving, and PowerApps Repeating tables. Even with all of the things working against him, Shane manages to ...

Hate Them Right in the Face

June 20, 2018 17:05 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MB

Todd and Shane both got new toys last week, and they start off the show gushing over them. They do eventually get into some meaty Office 365 goodness. They talk about a free way you can kick start your SharePoint Online sites, how to secure your Azure AD accounts, how to keep up with all the new things in OneDrive, and a couple of PowerApps videos Shane made. All of that and some love for GDPR, this week on the Cloudy Podcast.

Hairy Spice

June 20, 2018 11:02 - 42 minutes - 40.6 MB

Todd and Shane cover a lot of ground this week. They talk about whether you should upgrade to SharePoint 2016 now that SharePoint 2019 has been announced, how to see the URL behind those tricky URL shorteners, what's so great about Google Fi, Shane's battle with orphans, and how you can tame Flow and PowerApps with PowerShell.

He Who Shall Not be Named

June 13, 2018 08:44 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MB

No Shane this week, so Todd is at the helm serving up some podcasting goodness. He starts off talking about Microsoft buying Github. Then he digs in to a bunch of great Office 365 topics. How to keep up with your DNS records, new SharePoint cmdlets, how to get a free Office 365, and why you should start your day at office.com. All of that, and no Shane. Everybody wins.

His Dog Can Hack that Thing

June 10, 2018 16:44 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MB

Todd and Shane start out this week's podcast by reflecting back fondly on the SharePoint Conference. They then talk about some version changes to SharePoint Online, remind listeners how to keep up with the changes in Office 365, how Azure AD and Office 365 keep ahead of the bad guys, and Shane tries something new this week and promotes a PowerApps video.

SharePoint Conference 2018 Keynote wrapup

May 30, 2018 09:22 - 31 minutes - 30.8 MB

Shane and Todd are live from the Expo Hall at the SharePoint Conference NA 2018. In this podcast they give their reactions to the things announced in the keynote.

Deadpool Onesie

May 25, 2018 10:55 - 50 minutes - 47.4 MB

Shane and Todd start out this week's podcast by talking about what they've been watching on TV. They eventually dig into tech content, though. They chat about the security patch that's preventing people from logging into machines remotely, and how to get around it. They also cover Microsoft's new Surface Hub 2, cheap Surface tablets, Roku troubles, leaving Guest tenants, and of course, PowerApps.

No Jury Would Ever Convict Her

May 14, 2018 08:24 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MB

This week's podcast starts off with Todd talking about a couple of new things he's doing. First his new role, the Chief Evangelist for SysKit. Also, some help he's giving the OneDrive Product Team to update their documentation. After that Shane and Todd talk a bit about MS Build and the upcoming SharePoint Conference. They also touch on GDPR and Cord cutting, and calendars in SharePoint Online. And no self respecting podcast would be complete without Shane going gaga over PowerApps.

It Will Always be Chest Hair to Me

May 03, 2018 15:01 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MB

Technical difficulties rear their ugly head during this week's podcast. Shane and Todd power through it though and cover this week's updates SharePoint Online storage, Office 365 Multi-Geo support, Microsoft Forms, and file viewers in OneDrive. They also cover two new blog posts from Todd, and new PowerApps videos from Shane.

Variations on a Theme

April 27, 2018 11:44 - 51 minutes - 48.7 MB

Upgrades can be painful, and in this week's episode Todd and Shane talk about a few software upgrades that they aren't fans of. They also talk about how to create Windows toasts with PowerShell, PowerApps, and Microsoft taking on the little guy.

Extension Cord on the Wireless Keyboard

April 19, 2018 11:53 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MB

Today's show is full of great tech topics. Shane and Todd cover Tesla and a how Microsoft is getting rid of passwords (not really). They cover Office 365's new multi-geo support, and how secure your data in the cloud is from the government's prying eyes. Then Shane doesn't mean to go off on a rant, but he goes off on a rant about deceptive headlines and how it grinds his gears. All that any why politicians might not be as out of touch about technology as you think they are.

Don't Compliment the Messenger

April 12, 2018 08:38 - 50 minutes - 47.5 MB

Shane's got a new job, and that's how they start out this week's podcast, talking about Shane's new endeavor. After that they talk about Todd's trip to SPS Omaha, and how much fun he had. After all of that they talk about new OneDrive functionality that will help you combat ransomware, new patches for SharePoint, Office 365 endpoints, Windows 3.1 File Manager on Windows 10, and of course, a word or two from Shane's newest love, PowerApps. All that and more this week on Todd and Shane's Cloudy...

Against the Conventional Thought Process

April 10, 2018 13:57 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MB

This week's podcast starts with the heroic tale of Todd winning a war against the Distrubited Cache service. After all the accolades, Shane and Todd go on to talk about PowerShell History, a new way to consume DNS, the new SharePoint Online Admin Center, oh, and maybe a little about PowerApps.

Idiot Feature

April 09, 2018 12:20 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MB

Hub sites, Azure AD, and PowerApps, oh my! In this epsiode Todd and Shane talk about Azure AD topologies and new PowerShell cmdlets for it. Not to be left out, they also talk about using PowerShell with IIS. They wrap things up talking about PowerApps and some more crazy things you can do with them that Shane found.

I love the Cat and Mouse

March 28, 2018 08:36 - 49 minutes - 46.3 MB

This week's podcast is a long one. We cover some great things like the Log Parser tool, Azure AD with on-prem SharePoint (Hallelujah!), Azure AD and spray attacks, SharePoint 2019 TAP, Facebook spying on you, and why Shane hates ovens. This one has a funny bit towards the end, stick around for it.

Thank God Todd Wasn't Here

March 21, 2018 09:29 - 43 minutes - 41.1 MB

In this episode Executive Producer Lori Gowin steps up and co-hosts with Shane while Todd is busy working on his tan. The show opens with an interview of Lori and a discussion of Power BI, what makes it awesome, who is using it, and how that is Lori's path as she transitions beyond SharePoint. Pretty interesting stuff straight from the horse's mouth. With that perfect interview in the books the team then tackles the AMD security flaw along with the shenanigans that were involved, a way for yo...

What is a Newspaper?

March 19, 2018 15:17 - 30 minutes - 29.3 MB

Shane is all alone this week as Todd is busy at the Microsoft MVP Summit. Shane talks about Azure, a scary SharePoint 2013 patch, Teams, Google, Slack, and he even finds a few minutes to talk about himself and the videos he's done this week.

Chess on Ice

March 08, 2018 17:03 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MB

This week's podcast is another fun-filled, action-packed, adventure. Todd and Shane talk about Amazon, Square, and Microsoft's industry leading BI platform. Shane also drops some knowledge about PowerApps, his latest tech crush.

Need a Bigger Coffin

February 26, 2018 16:11 - 47 minutes - 45.1 MB

In this week's Podcast Todd and Shane cover the solution to a Search problem Shane had. The answer was on Todd's blog! Then they talk about Modern SharePoint, and why YOU should care. Then they veer a little off topic and talk about mobile connectivity. Shane talks about 5G access from AT&T, and Todd talks about another Raspberry Pi project he's been working on to help his connectivity while he's on the road. They finish up talking about some videos Shane has done, a big break for Bill Gates,...

You're Not Even Trying

February 19, 2018 15:48 - 45 minutes - 42.8 MB

Todd's web site as moved, and other good news lead off this week's podcast. After that, Todd and Shane talk Facebook conspiracies, how Shane is still made at YouTube, another podcast they should be listening to, but don't, and other exciting topics.

Help Future You Out

February 12, 2018 09:30 - 54 minutes - 51.2 MB

Want to upload pictures of your employees to SharePoint 2016 but not do battle with MIM? Then you're in luck! Todd and Shane discuss that and a whole lot more this week. They discuss how to trick SharePoint into being an employee directory, how to get OneDrive for Business for free, how to HTTPS-ify your SharePoint servers, how to install Office Online Server, and why Shane's kid is good at soccer.

Manchurian Candidate

February 02, 2018 16:03 - 46 minutes - 43.9 MB

Shane and Todd have finally found their way to their new home, Wednesday mornings. In this week's podcast they discuss the kerfluffel around peacocks, new things from Microsoft, and how to give your favorite PowerSheller some love.

The Yuck on my Teeth

January 24, 2018 14:04 - 44 minutes - 42.3 MB

Pulled patches and file restores in OneDrive start out this week's podcast. Shane updates us on the latest development in the YouTube advertising wars, and Todd shows you a way to have kittens brighten your day. They end the podcast by talking about Amazon's new store, and how funny it is.

Old Bras

January 16, 2018 13:28 - 44 minutes - 41.7 MB

This week's podcast covers a lot. Todd starts things off by talking about a change he's making to his blog, and one of his favorite topics, SharePoint patches. Shane follows up with some trouble he's had with Hyper-V and the Cisco VPN client. After that they discuss the release of PowerShell Core, Microsoft's SharePoint Migration Tool, OneDrive, SnagIt, and how you can win a pass to the SharePoint Conference in May.

Nothing to See Here

January 12, 2018 09:56 - 46 minutes - 43.6 MB

Shane and Todd hit the ground running with their first podcast of 2018. They cover important topics like renaming Site Collections and Tenants in SPO, PowerApps, Azure, this thing Spectre and Meltdown. Maybe you've heard of them.

Cord Cutting Special

December 26, 2017 15:19 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

In this special episode of the podcast, Todd and Shane talk about something that they've both started doing in 2017, cutting the cord. This episode is longer, at 1:12 because they talk about cord cutting from start to finish. They talk about why you should do it, how you should design it, and which services and hardware you should use. If this is a topic you'd like to hear more about, let them know. You can find them at @toddklindt and @shanescows on Twitter.

Festive Fedora

December 19, 2017 08:25 - 28 minutes - 27.5 MB

Shane and Todd put on their festival Christmas hats for this episode of the podcast. They talk about some changes to SharePoint 2013's TimerJobHistory table and a good document on how to enable hybrid scenarios in SharePoint. Todd talks about a couple of cheap ways to get scads of OneDrive space, and Shane talks about .kill(), and other reasons to use lots of parentheses. They also do NOT talk about Star Wars, even though they really wanted to.

We are Horrible Users

December 12, 2017 12:14 - 31 minutes - 30.2 MB

Todd and Shane have a lot of information to share this week. They start out by going over Todd's most recent blog post on how to download SharePoint patches without needing to use your browser. Great for those highly secure server environments. Next they cover a new web page whose sole purpose in life it so be your homepage for all things PowerShell and SharePoint related. Microsoft has renamed First Release tenants, they tell you about that next. They finish up by telling about another way t...

Elfin Sidekick

December 05, 2017 11:20 - 32 minutes - 30.8 MB

As we near Christmas, Todd and Shane show their holiday cheer. Shane has his office decorated, and Todd has his head decorated. They do find the time to talk some tech. Shane talks about the PowerApps videos he has released recently. Todd talks about SSH tunneling and how to do it with native Windows tools in Windows 10. They finish up by talking about some baby steps you can take with home automation, and how Christmas time is the perfect time to do it.

SharePoint 1994

December 04, 2017 08:09 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MB

Todd starts off this week's podcast with an update about his SharePoint 2016 page. During that coversation they talk about a new security procaution that is taken in recent SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2016 that may cause trouble for legitimate 3rd party SharePoint applications. Shane released a couple more videos on YouTube, so they talk a bit about those.

Whole Bunch of Good Stuff in it

November 27, 2017 11:47 - 31 minutes - 29.7 MB

Lori's gone this week, but Shane and Todd muttle through. They cover some of the cool new features that show up in the November 2017 patches for SharePoint 2013 and 2016. They also talk about PowerApps and something new Shane built.

Can't Say Enough Good Things

November 20, 2017 09:57 - 31 minutes - 29.7 MB

Todd is back from Slovenia and he's ready to go. He and Shane start off talking about Todd's love of blue shirts, as he shows off the speaker shirt from the Thrive Conference. Then they cover some good uses for the PowerShell cmdlet Test-NetConnection. In Slovenia Todd got to hang out with Erwin van Hunen, one of the big dogs behind the PnP PowerShell cmdlets that Todd and Shane love so much. Todd recalls some of the conversations he and Erwin had. They finish up by talking the new PowerShell...

It Makes No Sound

November 19, 2017 22:51 - 23 minutes - 22.3 MB

Shane is on his own this week while Todd is enjoying Slovenia. He takes some time to talk about new things in the tech world like the iPhone X and the Xbox One X. He also tries to decode the mystery around PowerShell's foreach command. Is it an alias? Is it a separate command from ForEach-Object? Is it a furniture polish? Shane sorts it all out. Intel and AMD have formed an unholy alliance, and Shane gives you his take on that as well. It's a packed 23 minutes, so you won't want to listen to ...

Went out with a Bang

November 03, 2017 17:11 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MB

Shane's cold feet make an appearance in this week's podcast. We also talk about a regression in the October 2017 SharePoint 2013 CU. Microsoft has blessed us with release notes for Azure AD, and we celebrate them. We wrap it up by talking about a couple of new product releases from Amazon.

Nerd Colored Glasses

October 30, 2017 08:33 - 30 minutes - 29.1 MB

It's a busy week at Podcasting Central. Shane and Todd try to cover it all in 30 minutes or less, or your podcast is free. They cover some exciting changes to OneDrive, and what it means for Enterprise users and admins. They also cover the new iPhone, and Microsoft's answer to Alexa and Google Home, the Harmon Kardon Invoke.

The Deluded One

October 19, 2017 09:20 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB

This is a big week in Microsoft technologies and Todd and Shane do their best to keep you abreast with all the excitement. The talk about using Guest Access with Teams, and a couple of tips that will help make your experience better. They also try to get you ready for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. They would be remiss, as tech podcasters, to not talk about the wireless KRACK exploit and what it means for you. They also talk about what a captive portal is and how you can make your inter...

This is not a drill

October 12, 2017 09:25 - 35 minutes - 33 MB

While Shane's away, Todd will play. After spending some time talking about nice it is that Shane's gone, Todd gets down to business and delivers some bad news about Windows Phone. He raises our spirits by talking about some new beaiutification that OneDrive has and gives us the best news of all, Edge is coming to iOS and Android!! He finishes the podcast off getting techy and talking about SharePoint Server's cursed noderunner.exe processes. What they are, and how to handle them. He finishes ...

Blue Everything Else

October 05, 2017 11:40 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MB

Back in their respective homes, and mostly recovered from Ignite 2017, Todd and Shane fire up the webcams and record another great podcast. This week they cover the SharePoint announcements made last week at Ignite. They touch on fun topics like the new SharePoint Migration Tool, the SharePoint Admin Center, Hub Sites, and security in OneDrive and SharePoint Online. They also like the lower third that the Ignite staff used last week, that they stole it for their very own.

Live from Ignite 2017

October 04, 2017 15:23 - 31 minutes - 30.2 MB

Episode 357 finds the Dynamic Duo broadcasting live from the Podcasting booth at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando. While this was recorded on the first day of Ignite, before all the good SharePoint announcements, they still discuss some Ignite content, like the new Multi-geo Office 365 functionality, and Skype for Business turning into Microsoft Teams. Todd also brags on himself a bit as he tells the tale of passing certification exam 70-346. It's rare the boys get to do a podcast together in the ...

They Left Their Pants Down

September 21, 2017 09:18 - 29 minutes - 28 MB

Feature Pack 2 is upon us, and in this podcast Todd and Shane tell you what's to love, and what's not to love about it. They also revisit the Equifax breach discussion from last week, and add some additional context to what happened. As if that weren't bad enough, they also discuss the popular cleanup app, CCleaner, and how it has been quietly compromising customer machines for months. They finish up with good news when they talk about Microsoft's On-Prem data gateway, and how it's so easy to...

Where's Big Blue?

September 13, 2017 17:15 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MB

The boys are back together this week as Todd is back from Europe, and Shane cancelled his vacation because he missed Todd so much. Todd starts the podcast by talking about what a great time he had in Stockholm and Tallinn last week. The moves into heady discussions like grocery delivery and autonomous cars. They move into important content when they discuss Microsoft's first step towards bringing guest access to Teams. Shane recently made a video on using Convery-Path and they talk about what...

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