How To Disable the “Microsoft Authentication” APP requirement

Microsoft has been requiring you to use their stupid and fake security app called “Microsoft Authentication”. Just like all 2FA (two Factor Authentication) it is flawed in numerous ways and only provides the illusion of security, not real security.

If you haven’t turned it on or want to stop using it and you have a Microsoft business account, especially a 365 or Exchange account, just follow these simple steps.

Go to your Azure portal, not the normal portal. This link should take you there.
https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_IAM/ActiveDirectoryMenuBlade/~/Properties
Now sign in with your business administrator account.
Go to “Manage Security defaults” at bottom of main window.

Select “disable…” from the drop down.

Save and back out.
That’s all there is to it.
Until we meet again, have a virus free week.

2022 Halloween Costume ideas

We have posted on social media but not done a blog with a quick list in a couple of years. Here is a list of quick or easy or just fun Halloween Costume ideas that are relatively office safe.

To see all our other suggestions click here or type “Halloween” in the search box for this site.

To be the “Grim Rapper” Wear a grim reaper costume, but accessorize with baggy pants, gold teeth, thick gold chains and a radio on your shoulder.

You can be “Frank Einstein” just get a Frankenstein mask and attach an Albert Einstein wig, spray the wig with green hair color, wear a lab coat with pocket protector, pens, etc.

A “Runaway Bride” just needs to wear a bridal gown and sneakers.

Run Julia run

If you have a sense of humor you can be a “Cured Anorexic” For a big guy: Wear a white shirt. On the front, paint “I beat anorexia!” Cheap and easy.

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Lexmark printer, are they cheating the consumer?

Over the decades I have sold lots of printers and several brands. I really loved HP and in the 90’s to early 2000’s they were quality laser printers. However, they like other manufacturers, they began to advertise, through retailers, prices that were lower than I could buy from distribution. When someone can walk into Staples and buy a printer for less than a “partner” can, something is wrong. I have tried Ricoh, which are great units, their problem was the toner was double to triple what everyone else’s was. Some toners were the same price but only printed 10% of what the others did. Next, we tried Oki brand. Every single one we sold crapped out in the first year. Then we began to focus on Lexmark and have sold many of their printers.

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Here are the lessons for the World taught by Texas Ward

There is an old Arab Bedouin saying: I, against my brothers. I and my brothers against my cousins. I my brothers and my cousins against the world.

My father died of COVID. His funeral is tomorrow January 8th, 2pm CST. His funeral can be seen live here: https://lovingtheworld.online.church/

Out of the same land our Creator brought another people who were to be separate from the world but to positively affect the world.

Out of those people came our Christ, one who did not neglect His immediate family and yet literally offered to help everyone on the planet born or ever to be born.

About 1,950 years later, my father met that man.

As a result, many of you are here. Not because of one great moment in meeting Tex, but because of a hundred or a thousand small moments with him.

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