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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

Podcast 352 - Pain in Daddy's Butt

September 12, 2017 14:55 - 28 minutes - 27 MB

Shane runs another solo mission with this week's podcast. He covers Microsoft Mix and Excel Co-authoring Nirvana. The Fall Creators Update is coming to Windows 10, and Shane tells you all about it. He follows up with a PowerShell tip on Convert-Path and why the Chinese Government hates ICOs, Initial Coin Offerings. Don't worry, Todd is back next week.

Podcast 351 - Ugly Muffs

August 31, 2017 11:19 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MB

PowerShell, PowerShell, and more PowerShell are the topics of this week's podcast. We do find the time to talk about Big Data (though not the way you think) and another nail in the coffin of Windows Phone. Shane also gives some valuable insight into his wardrobe.

Podcast 350 - Naughty Box

August 23, 2017 16:40 - 46 minutes - 44.2 MB

Shane and Todd are back together this week. They discuss the new SharePoint Online Management Shell and how disappointing it still is. They move to happier topics like robots stealing future jobs, new features to Todd's beloved OneDrive, and a clip of Grace Hopper on the David Letterman show.

Podcast 349 - Swooped up by Bigger Channels

August 23, 2017 15:23 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MB

Shane takes the reins this week while Todd is backpacking across Europe. He starts by talking about his guest apperance on First Ring Daily with Brad Sams. He covers Consumer Reports recent change in recommendation around the Microsoft Surface. He thens covers some PowerShell topics and talks about the SharePoint People Picker. He finishes up by gussing over his Tesla.

Podcast 348 - Like Matt Damon

August 09, 2017 15:24 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MB

This week Todd flies solo while Shane is out doing god knows what. Todd perseveres and talks about some recently published content around running SharePoint Server 2016 in Azure IaaS. Then he talks about how VS Code is the new official IDE for PowerShell, and what that means. The Azure AD sign in experience is changing. Todd walks you through what those changes are and how they'll impact you and your organization. Finally, Todd talks about what he's doing at Ignite, and which version of Share...

Podcast 347 - Hang Back Bucko

August 02, 2017 17:49 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MB

Todd is back in town and the Podcast goes on. This week Todd and Shane discuss such heady topics as password security, how we all screw up SLAs, and tech support scammers. Then they talk about fun stuff like new Azure VMs, some SharePoint tech support wins, and what's new in Shane's garage.

Podcast 346 - Moose Capoose

July 26, 2017 21:32 - 42 minutes - 40.1 MB

In this episode Todd calls from the edge of the earth and does the podcast with Shane over his phone. They discuss Shane's new PowerShell script and accompanying video on how to move file shares to SharePoint Online. You can check it out on his YouTube channel. Todd was busy making videos too. His was on adding custom domains to Office 365. They finish up talking about SharePoint Search, Ready Player One, and the exaggerated death of MSPaint.

Podcast 345 - I Can Stop the Internet

July 20, 2017 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.9 MB

A lot has gone in the last week and Shane and Todd do their best to get you up to speed with it all. They discuss Todd's fabulous talk about OneDrive to the St. Louis SPUG. Microsoft announced a few things at Inspire last week, so Shane and Todd talk about them as well. They cover Microsoft 365 and the latest developments on Azure Stack. Microsoft is also rolling Communications sites to SharePoint Online and that comes up. All in all, it was a pretty productive podcast.

Podcast 344 - Scratchin' This Thing

July 14, 2017 14:41 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MB

There was much celebration this week during the Podcast, as both Todd and Shane got word that they had been renewed as Microsoft MVPs. After patting each other on the back for a while they talk tech. They cover their favorite parts of Jeff Teper's takeover of the SharePoint Twitter handle last week. They talk a lot about PowerShell, and they finish up by indulging Todd's obsession with Tesla.

Podcast 343 - Your Mom is Watching

June 29, 2017 14:57 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MB

Todd triumphantly returns this week and wows Shane with tales of his travels over the last two weeks. After that's over, Shane and Todd talk about branding, updates to the wonderful PnP PowerShell module, the death of Windows Nano Server, and new password guidance from NIST.

Podcast 342 - Similarly Touchy Things

June 27, 2017 21:08 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MB

Shane gets the spotlight all to himself for the second week in a row. This week he talks about PowerBI and SharePoint Online and some updates to Office 365. He also talks about a very useful video he put out that covers uploading files to Office 365 with PowerShell and including their metadata. Not too shabby.

Podcast 341 - Lost a Little Skin

June 27, 2017 16:10 - 22 minutes - 21.6 MB

In the first of two solo podcasts, Shane talks about how he bested a fault Secure Store service, Ignite sessions you don't want to miss, and some viewer feedback. While it's only Shane, it's also only 22 minutes long, so go ahead and listen to it.

Podcast 340 - 47 Easy Steps

June 08, 2017 20:33 - 36 minutes - 34.9 MB

The Bandit is back, and we chat about it in this week's podcast. We start out talking about Todd's car and how it made the news. Then we move on to more important topics like why Write-Host is bad, and Shane is a terrible person for telling you to use it. We also cover the most recent online password managment tool breach and what that means for us and password managers. We finish up by talking about Todd's latest web idea, http://www.whichonedrive.com.

Podcast 339 - Skedaddle

May 25, 2017 21:51 - 25 minutes - 24.6 MB

In our first ever Tuesday Podcast, Shane and I talk about our favorite parts of the SharePoint Virtual Summit, including some yummy new OneDrive functionality. We also share a tool that you can use to create a bunch of content in SharePoint for testing purposes. A new SharePoint conference was announced last week, and we give you some information on it. We finish up talking about the new Surface Pro, and what we like and don't like about it.

Podcast 338 - Burrowed into My Brain

May 19, 2017 03:16 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MB

OneDrive has gotten a couple of notable improvements in the last couple of months and we give them a shoutout in this week's podcast. We also talk about patch support in SharePoint 2016, how your roof can power your house, how to trick hackers and more.

Podcast 337 - A Little Too Much Hooch

May 11, 2017 16:11 - 52 minutes - 49.4 MB

As is often the case, in this week's podcast Shane and Todd talk about fashion, and hardware. They also find time to talk about PowerShell and some big updates to Azure Active Directory. The finish things off with a discussion about cord cutting, and how Todd has done it, and why Shane should.

Podcast 336 - Cliff in Iowa

May 05, 2017 14:42 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MB

We taught a class last week, and we start this week's podcast out by telling you all about it. Then we cover some PowerShell topics, because everybody loves PowerShell. Then, what has turned into nearly a regular segment on the show, we talk about the latest in domestic spying, and how the spies are being foudnd out. Finally, after the release of the Creators update for Windows 10, we discuss some of the changes in it.

Podcast 335 - Orange Shibboleth

April 26, 2017 18:23 - 47 minutes - 44.7 MB

This week's podcast covers such controversial subjects as ADFS with Office 365 PowerShell, MFA with Exchange Online PowerShell, and Office 365 nearly starting a war. Then Todd goes on a rant about why he doesn't like a certain Gizmo site.

Podcast 334 - Hold my Beer

April 16, 2017 14:38 - 41 minutes - 39.4 MB

Glory be! There will be another on-prem version of SharePoint, so says Microsoft. We start out this week's podcast with that good news. Of course it's all downhill from there, but we soldier on. DirSync (the product) is no longer supported, so we talk about what ways companies can keep their Windows Active Directory in sync with Azure Active Directory. We cover some new characters that can be used in file names with SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. We also talk about how to recove...

Podcast 333 - Hack Wars in my Kitchen

April 12, 2017 21:08 - 34 minutes - 32.6 MB

This week's podcast is live from SPTechCon in Austin. We talk about the upcoming SharePoint Virtual Summit and what will be discussed there. We also lament the closing down of Codeplex and discuss one of our favorite projects, the SharePoint Search Query Tool. We wrap the show up discussing how my dishwasher may hack my refrigerator with the microwave's help.

Podcast 332 - Dance Like the Microwave Isnt Watching

March 31, 2017 18:37 - 40 minutes - 38 MB

We get an update on Shane's computer build this week, along some discussion on the new automatically generated groups in Office 365. We also talk about how you shouldn't use an @ sign in your Windows username, and how to integrate GitHub with Azure AD.

Podcast 331 - Unrelated

March 16, 2017 22:00 - 43 minutes - 41.3 MB

This week's podcast is all over the map. We talk about Windows 10, Microsoft authentication issues, Shane's crappy Surface, and Reddit. After we're warmed up we dig into weighty topics like Enterprise Mobility and how Elon Musk is going to light up Australia.

Podcast 330 - Todd Performed a Miracle

March 08, 2017 15:45 - 38 minutes - 36.9 MB

SharePoint popularity and what's new in SharePoint start out this week's podcast. We talk about a recent survey that shows which versions of SharePoint are used the most. #4 will shock you. Microsoft has been hard at it releasing new things, and we give you our take on the new SPO management shell, Azure AD Connect versions, and the SharePoint Framework. We finish up by revealing who has been trying to hack into Todd's Hotmail account.

Podcast 329 - Well-known and Irritating to One and All

March 02, 2017 14:38 - 40 minutes - 38.2 MB

While Todd basks in the freetime of his unemployment he still finds time to keep up on SharePoint, Office 365, and Azure. This week he and Shane talk about a fantastic PowerShell script Shane wrote to move files around in SharePoint Online. Some new sync functionality is next on the list. Not to be outdone Azure AD adds group based functionality, and SHA1 is kaput! That, and Todd going to the moon, all on this week's podcast.

Podcast 328 - Hello Kitty Lunchbox

February 22, 2017 20:54 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

Todd and Shane start out slowly, talking about Batman and unemployed life. Then we get into meatier topics like Conditional Access in SharePoint Online and DOD Level 5 PA. We also discuss some exciting new additions to copying files in SharePoint Online. Then we cover our second love, PowerShell, and talk about how to securely save passwords, and a new place to find the PnP PowerShell cmdlets. Join Todd and Shane for their online SharePoint Admin class, March 20th to 24th. It promises to be...

Podcast 327 - Daily Grind of the Common Man

February 20, 2017 15:06 - 45 minutes - 42.8 MB

Todd starts off this episode talking about a change in his career. After a good cry, he and Shane pick up the pieces and talk about a new webpart coming to SharePoint Online. Then Shane talks about some new security and BI functionality coming to Office 365. In bigger news, Todd and Shane announced their next online SharePoint Admin class. It's March 20th to 24th. It'll cover all the fun SharePoint on-prem and Office 365 topics that the cool admins are talking about these days. Check out th...

Podcast 326 - Be the Boss of your MOSS

February 12, 2017 15:40 - 40 minutes - 38.4 MB

This week's podcast starts off with the list of the ten best Intranets and your friend and ours, SharePoint, makes up the majority of these paragons of enterprise productivity. Not to be outdone, SharePoint's online counterpart, Office 365, has a lot to be proud of too. We talk about what's new in Office 365 administration, both in the UI and in PowerShell. Speaking of PowerShell, Shane promotes his newest Internet sensation, how to get the fancy PowerShell formatting on your ancient Windows ...

Podcast 325 - Poop on That

February 03, 2017 20:10 - 43 minutes - 41.2 MB

Hooray for OneDrive! The update to OneDrive is one of the things we talk about this week. We also talk about SMAT, Microsoft's way of telling you you're ready for Office 365. Once you're in Office 365, the FindTime feature can help you schedule meetings. Shane and Todd then get off on a tangent and talk about 3D TVs and cord cutting.

Podcast 324 - My Good Sweatpants

January 26, 2017 16:57 - 44 minutes - 42 MB

Birthdays and sweatpants start out today's podcast. Then we talk about how great Todd's blog post on using PowerShell to add Office 365 domain is. Then we cover the changes to Microsoft's FastTrack offering (as well as what the heck FastTrack even is) and their new StaffHub product. We wrap things up by talking about the new release of PowerShell in WMF 5.1, and how painful CSOM can be with PowerShell and SharePoint Online.

Podcast 323 - Brownies from California

January 19, 2017 16:50 - 35 minutes - 33.6 MB

SharePoint Online Conditional Access is the headlining topic this week. Then we hit our old friend PowerShell and see how we can easily use it to test our Internet connection. Then we talk about a couple of Microsoft rumors and acquisitions. One around AI, or our computer overlords. And another about the resurrection of Windows Phone. Zombie phones, run for your lives!!!

Podcast 322 - Ten Best Ways to Listen to Todd Klindt's Podcast

January 11, 2017 20:27 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

In this week's episode Shane and Todd talk about some additions to Microsoft Flow, and the continued, sad demise of the Microsoft Band 2. They also talk about some new licensing options for the Office Online Server, and how the demise of CMD is greatly exaggerated. Oh, and they talk about one unintended side effect of anonymous cars.

Podcast 321 - Not Again

January 09, 2017 15:19 - 20 minutes - 20 MB

This week Shane is all alone at the mic while Todd is recovering from his holiday hangover. Who knows what Shane is talking about this week, but it's a good combination of old, new, and Azure. Next week is bound to be better. It just has to be.

Podcast 320 - Ransomware Christmas Special

December 29, 2016 20:31 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MB

For the last podcast of 2016 Todd and Shane go off script talk and do something original, they talk about what's happened in 2016 and give their take on it. They talk about footbal (American football that is), what consistutes a Christmas movie, and mall riots. They spend a little time talking about the tech stories of 2016, like the iPhone, some more about the iPhone, the Galaxy Note 7, hacking, and cars that will drive Shane to Chick-Fil-A any time he'd like.

Podcast 319 - Back Behind the Barn

December 21, 2016 22:14 - 49 minutes - 46.7 MB

In this week's episode Todd and Shane talk about "Reverse DSC." What it is, and what it means for your SharePoint farms. Then we cover some updates to SharePoint 2013 PSConfig and OneDrive For Business. Then we delve into the weighty topic of AI and unending corporate meetings. We finish up with Shane's random thoughts about college football, Itailian plumbers, and Star Wars. Another blatant shoutout for Todd's Birthday Charity drive at http://pointgowin.com/tkcharity

Podcast 318 - Tighter Than a Goose's Patoot

December 17, 2016 03:48 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MB

This week's episode covers a lot of exciting topics. We start the show off taling about a great blog post Todd recently published about a bad error message that PowerShell gives you with Office 365. Then we discuss some new things that Microsoft has released, like the SharePoint Migration Asseessment tool, and some documentation on DR for Access Services. We also cover the things to consider when using a WAN accelerator with Office 365. Oh, and check out Todd's Birthday Charity drive at htt...

Podcast 317 - No More Blacksmiths

December 08, 2016 15:13 - 40 minutes - 38.2 MB

This week Shane and I crown our first Podcast Listener of the Day, though with any contest, there was some controversy. After that is settled, we discuss a few new releases from Microsoft. Things like Azure AD Connect, and the PowerShell cmdlets for Azure AD. We show you how to see every PowerShell command that has ever been run on your machine. We finish up by talking about Amazon Go, and how it won't destroy the lives of Americans everywhere. At least not yet.

Podcast 316 - Turn that Frown Upside Down

December 01, 2016 22:44 - 31 minutes - 30.1 MB

This week's podcast is hilarious mess of production woes. Shane and I try out some streaming software with disastrous effect. Next week will be better. It just has to be. :) We get the duct tape out, we fix things and we put on a show. We chat about the changes in the Office Patterns and Practices PowerShell cmdlets, and then we spend some time gushing about how great they are. Whole new countries of people get to enjoy Office 365 this week thanks to Microsoft expanding the market. We delive...

Podcast 315 - Touch Me on Grindr

November 28, 2016 20:52 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

In this episode Shane and I chat about how great my vacation was and how little I missed him while I was gone. Then we talk about exciting topics like Double Dare and Azure Bots. We do cover a couple of important topics like Office Client support, and the Office Online Server updates. We also talk about some sad news around SQL Reporting Services and its future with SharePoint. Spoiler alert, SQL gets to keep the dog in the split.

Podcast 314 - The L and the R, No the Backwards L

November 28, 2016 20:46 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MB

I'm gone, and Shane tries his best to do my podcasting legacy proud with this episode. He spends a bunch of time talking about SharePoint 2016 Feature Pack 1. He covers how to install it, and how to use it for hybrid scenarios. He fills out the rest of the show with exciting topics like lightbulbs, Nintendos, and adult websites.

Podcast 313 - Shane Scratchin' It

November 28, 2016 15:37 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MB

The audio in this episode gets a little rough, sorry. I tried to edit it all out, but it snuck in a little. When Hangouts were cooperating, Shane and I talked about the new OneDrive for Business client, and how it sucks a lot less than we expected it to. We talk about some questionable SharePoint training that's coming out, and Microsoft's new Teams product, that recently came out for Office 365. We wrap things up by talking about Tesla, and the new Ninendto retro game console.

Podcast 312 - Ambidextrous Pirate

November 03, 2016 18:52 - 34 minutes - 32.6 MB

In tonight's show, Todd and Shane don their best Halloween costumes and deliver all the Office 365 news that fit to share. They get all excited about two of Microsoft's new products, Flow and Powerapps. They also talk about the Android client for SharePoint some things to look forward in the SharePoint 2016 Feature Packs. They finish up by telling about an exciting improvement to Azure B2B and a way to move windows better in Windows 10.

Podcast 311 - Look Ma, No Chair and No Todd!

October 31, 2016 19:48 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

In this week's episode Shane is sad and alone as Todd is on the road entertaining throngs of adoring fans. While missing Todd, Shane talks about his new desk and how it will improve his productivity by a solid 1%. Then he talks about the Internet's secret keys and new announcements from Microsoft about the Surface and Azure. He also discusses a new place to enjoy the podcast videos. For doing it all on his own, it wasn't half bad.

Podcast 310 - Here's Your Scooby Snack

October 31, 2016 14:14 - 42 minutes - 39.8 MB

In this episode talk about many topics. They cover Azure Conditional Access, and why that's good for your company's security. Todd then talks about a blog post he wrote about using PowerShell to license Office 365 users, and how he's been using the newest OneDrive for Business Sync client and it hasn't sucked. We were all surprised. Finally Shane updates us on his move to the iPhone. A good time was had by all.

Podcast 309 - Scads and Scads of Things

October 13, 2016 15:50 - 41 minutes - 39.2 MB

In this episode we discuss some Azure and PowerShell and all the fun that comes with that. Some new cmdlets came out and we help you navigate what will work and what won't work. We also discuss Azure's latest price drop and what that means to the industry. SharePoint Server on Azure is also becoming a thing that people are doing and we discuss that and point you at some good resources on that. We wrap it up by talking about Tesla and what they might have in store for us.

Podcast 308 - I Didn't Punch the Hipster

October 10, 2016 14:37 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

In today's episode Shane and I talk about a life changing decision Shane recently made. In less exciting news, I talk about Ignite and some of the announcements made there for our SharePoint and Office 365 loving audience. We also talk, almost positively, about OneDrive and talk about an announcement Microsoft made about Service Packs for SharePoint 2016.

Podcast 306 - That Darned Bit-edness!

October 03, 2016 18:52 - 33 minutes - 31.8 MB

Today we talk about cleaning up Azure AD and Microsoft accounts online. We also talk about the boundaries of SharePoint 2016. And finally we show you how to tell when someone is expert, or whether they're blowing smoke up your skirt.

Podcast 307 - The News in 20 Min

October 03, 2016 18:35 - 21 minutes - 20.8 MB

Shane holds down the fort this week as Todd screws around at Microsoft Ignite. He kills time by talking about SharePoint 2016 Feature Pack 1, Azure Stack TP2, and the new Office Visio Stencils.

Podcast 305 - Frequently Improved

September 14, 2016 21:36 - 38 minutes - 36.4 MB

In this week's episode we talk about the new Office 365 Groups External Access and how you can use it. We talk about yet another Azure Portal you can add to your Favorites list and what's been added to it recently. A Microsoft patch, MS16-101, can remove your ability to change SharePoint Managed Account passwords. We complain about that a bit. We wrap up by talking about incredible facts about Canada, and what I assume will be my next refrigerator, an LG with Windows 10 installed on it.

Podcast 304 - Assume a Secure Posture

September 08, 2016 15:21 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MB

In this week's episode Shane and I discuss the new SharePoint App coming out for Windows 10 and how it might even work on Windows Phone. After some playful ribbing about Windows Phone we talk about the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and what fun that's been. Security is a always a good topic, so we spend some time talking about SSL and how Edward Snowden thinks you should protect your email. We also talk about a website that provides an easy way to test your website with kitten pictures.

Podcast 303 - The Dog Ate all The Cows

August 30, 2016 13:27 - 40 minutes - 38 MB

In this episode we discuss how PowerShell has gone open source and is currently running on toasters and set top boxes all over the world. We also cover the Windows 10 Anniversary Update and some of the fun it has provided us. Microsoft recently acquired Genee and we talk about what that might mean for Office 365. We wrap things up by talking about the SharePoint Framework, whatever that is.

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