Former Microsoft MVP awardee (2011 - 2025) author of more than 20 books at Apress, and many troubleshooting courses at Pluralsight. Brit now living in the south of France. Owned by my three border collies, all opinions are theirshttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3lizab3mic22iHeard the world's best description of AI today Office worker: "I'm going to use AI to expand these bullet points into a nice long email to send to the boss so I can impress them" Their boss on receiving the email: "Hmm, I'm going to use AI to turn this long email into a list of bullet points" 🤣25 Feb 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizab3mic22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3livw4yivtk2uIt's great to finally see farmers getting some justice after being screwed over by the big supermarkets for so many years (decades). The world needs more legislation like this https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/19/brussels-wants-to-strengthen-the-bargaining-power-of-farmers #farmersprotest #Farming24 Feb 2025 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3livw4yivtk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3lielp7lu3k2xYay! My 25th book "The Green IT Guide: Second Edition" is now on sale from Apress 😁 Learn how to make your IT systems and business sustainable and carbon neutral with this accessible and easy to understand guide. #MVPBuzz #ClimateChange #Sustainability https://www.amazon.com/Green-Guide-Systems-Business-Sustainable/dp/B0DMRWVZBV17 Feb 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lielp7lu3k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3lelpx4f7os2j@news.sky.com @SkyNews I think it might be time you looked at the size of the picture you broadcast on Freesat 😯😆 #SkyNews31 Dec 2024 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lelpx4f7os2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3lbmwkhycis2o#COP29 might be collapsing but you can still get to net zero for your business or organisation with my book "The Green IT Guide: Second Edition" coming from Apress in 2025, everything you need to know to become sustainable and carbon neutral with your IT systems #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #Apress23 Nov 2024 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmwkhycis2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3l5riv3d7kn2rMany happy returns to my amazing little boy Téo, who is two years old today 🥰🎂 #BorderCollie05 Oct 2024 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5riv3d7kn2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3l52clfc3ik2jI've finished writing my 25th book! The Green IT Guide: Second Edition will be released by Apress early in 2025 😀 #ClimateChange #ClimateWeek2024 #MVPBuzz26 Sep 2024 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3l52clfc3ik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3l2ucnlnzu62pI've had a few interesting PCs over the years, including the world's first ever gold-plated production PC (now in a museum). The latest is QuietPC custom building me a fully waterproof IP65 rated media PC to install on my terrace with my new Samsung "The Terrace" TV 😎29 Aug 2024 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2ucnlnzu62phttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kxmrj2vne42jSkynet? 😦 #Azure #Crowdstrike19 Jul 2024 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kxmrj2vne42jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kwwz6nffxb2oYay! I've been re-awarded as a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for the 14th year 🙂10 Jul 2024 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwwz6nffxb2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kvyjucz65z2zIt's been a busy year so far, so I've decided I need to detox so will be having a "No Reply July" with my phone on do-not-disturb, I'm going to have a whole month talking to nobody, online or in person where I live. Some proper peace will definitely help me relax 😌 #NoReplyJuly28 Jun 2024 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvyjucz65z2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kvoimxdngd23I've received my author copies of my latest Apress book "The IT Support Handbook: Second Edition". It's for anybody working in, or running an #ITSupport department 😍😎 I'm very proud of it. #MVPBuzz24 Jun 2024 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kvoimxdngd23https://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kuvnqhgaz42qThe Second Edition of my best-selling (for me anyway) book The IT Support Handbook is now on sale and I'm extremely proud of it. Up to date with Work from Home and AI included it's the one resource you need if you're working in or running an IT Support department 😊 https://www.amazon.com/Support-Handbook-How-Providing-Effective/dp/B0CZSQKNR314 Jun 2024 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kuvnqhgaz42qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3ksagdaxmdl2uBrilliant use for my new terrace TV tonight for the final of the Eurovision song contest #Eurovision202411 May 2024 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ksagdaxmdl2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kpamt3is4o2eYay! I'm delighted to be announce my 25th book... "The Green IT Guide: Second Edition" has just be green-lit and I shall begin writing it imminently 😁🥰 #ClimateCrisis03 Apr 2024 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpamt3is4o2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3knxhx23dhk27YAY! I've just finished writing the Second Edition of my "IT Support Handbook" for Apress, keep an eye on booksellers as it will on sale in a few months! 😀😁 #ITSupport #Windows10 #Windows11 #CloudComputing #AI #MVPBuzz18 Mar 2024 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3knxhx23dhk27https://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3km3hr2gvbl2aI've just taken delivery of this mighty tome, Shift Happens: A Book About Keyboards. It's what we can call a weighty read 😯😁 shifthappens.site23 Feb 2024 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3km3hr2gvbl2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kk7dnuhxla26Learn how to Troubleshoot any type of Windows problems across Windows 10 and Windows 11 with my wide selection of more than 35 courses, only available online at Pluralsight buff.ly/48hiliJ30 Jan 2024 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kk7dnuhxla26https://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kk5bheaemc2bThere are protests taking place across France at the moment by farmers that are causing a lot of disruption, and even I had to divert today because a main road was blocked, but I completely support the farmers and I want them to win. Here's why... https://windows.do/why-french-farmers-are-protesting-and-why-i-support-them29 Jan 2024 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kk5bheaemc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kjsjzk2bij2xIs it right that your children are growing up watching the same TV shows and movies that you enjoyed at their age, or should they be watching something new? https://windows.do/are-tv-movie-franchises-killing-great-storytelling/25 Jan 2024 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjsjzk2bij2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kjptob2af623Today is 40 years since Apple first unveiled the first 128k Macintosh computer. I'm lucky enough to own one and it sits proudly in my home/office computer museum 🥰 Find out more about what's in my museum on this link https://windows.do/my-computer-museum/24 Jan 2024 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kjptob2af623https://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kj72k7n67k2pIf there are older, or lesser known TV series, documentaries, specials, concerts or movies you enjoy watching on streaming services then brace yourself because they might be on their way out, and for good. Worse, there's nothing you can do about it! 😲🙁 https://windows.do/streaming-is-killing-the-series-and-movies-we-love17 Jan 2024 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kj72k7n67k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kiopn3ndxk2uAs part of my own contributions to helping tackle climate change I'm buying more and more products from local producers, and companies just inside France (the country where I live). I'm finding this is having some surprising and unexpectedly positive effects 🌳🥰 https://windows.do/pushing-back-against-corporations-and-climate-change/11 Jan 2024 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kiopn3ndxk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3ki3cq2ff5k2dNew Year, new books. Today I begin writing two more books for Apress which will be on sale this spring and summer. It's starting out as a very busy year for me 😁 Happy New Year everybody03 Jan 2024 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ki3cq2ff5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kh2jb3zgws2yGetting it finished just before the Christmas break I've just finished a mammoth 19 new Windows 11 Troubleshooting courses for Pluralsight. they'll be going live early in the new year21 Dec 2023 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kh2jb3zgws2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kgxdr2cx7w26Extended support for Windows 10 will now be available until October 2028, so get my book "Windows 10 Troubleshooting, Second Edition" it's the ultimate expert resource for learning to diagnose and repair any type of PC problem buff.ly/3uUA69720 Dec 2023 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgxdr2cx7w26https://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kgvq4pgr3g2zLearn how to Troubleshoot any type of Windows problems across Windows 10 and Windows 11 with my wide selection of courses, only available online at Pluralsight buff.ly/48hiliJ19 Dec 2023 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgvq4pgr3g2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kgtngco2z62oLearn to troubleshoot and repair Windows 11 problems like the pros with my Windows 11 Troubleshooting course from Pluralsight buff.ly/48fhwGY18 Dec 2023 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgtngco2z62ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kgtgwt56vm2vYay! I'm officially registered for my first in-person Microsoft MVP Summit since 2019, looking forward to getting back to Redmond and Seattle in the spring of 2024, catching up with old friends and making a few new ones 😀18 Dec 2023 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgtgwt56vm2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikehalsey.bsky.social/post/3kgjpixirx22oWhat tech do you use to keep you productive in your home and working life? This is what I use windows.do/what-i-use/14 Dec 2023 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:ppsm4qkgkh2fnon2ui43wpsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgjpixirx22o