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Mike Halsey MVP
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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 theirs
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February 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It'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 www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... #farmersprotest #Farming
Brussels wants to strengthen the bargaining power of farmers
The price of the groceries we buy are the result of tough negotiations between large purchasers and farmers. But farmers very often feel taken advantage of by major retailers, claiming they are forced...
www.euronews.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Yay! 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 www.amazon.com/Green-Guide-...
The Green IT Guide: How to Make Your IT Systems and Business Sustainable and Carbon Neutral
Amazon.com: The Green IT Guide: How to Make Your IT Systems and Business Sustainable and Carbon Neutral: 9798868812323: Halsey, Mike: Books
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February 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
@news.sky.com @SkyNews I think it might be time you looked at the size of the picture you broadcast on Freesat 😯😆 #SkyNews
December 31, 2024 at 9:23 AM
#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 #Apress
November 23, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Many happy returns to my amazing little boy Téo, who is two years old today 🥰🎂 #BorderCollie
October 5, 2024 at 2:36 PM
I've finished writing my 25th book! The Green IT Guide: Second Edition will be released by Apress early in 2025 😀 #ClimateChange #ClimateWeek2024 #MVPBuzz
September 26, 2024 at 9:12 AM
I'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 😎
August 29, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Skynet? 😦 #Azure #Crowdstrike
July 19, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Yay! I've been re-awarded as a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for the 14th year 🙂
July 10, 2024 at 5:15 PM
It'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 😌 #NoReplyJuly
June 28, 2024 at 2:20 PM
I'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. #MVPBuzz
June 24, 2024 at 2:32 PM
The 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 😊 www.amazon.com/Support-Hand...
The IT Support Handbook: A How-To Guide to Providing Effective Help and Support to IT Users: Halsey, Mike: 9798868803840: Amazon.com: Books
The IT Support Handbook: A How-To Guide to Providing Effective Help and Support to IT Users [Halsey, Mike] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The IT Support Handbook: A How-To Guide to Providing Effective Help and Support to IT Users
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June 14, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Brilliant use for my new terrace TV tonight for the final of the Eurovision song contest #Eurovision2024
May 11, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Yay! 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 😁🥰 #ClimateCrisis
April 3, 2024 at 5:38 PM
YAY! 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 #MVPBuzz
March 18, 2024 at 8:52 AM
I've just taken delivery of this mighty tome, Shift Happens: A Book About Keyboards. It's what we can call a weighty read 😯😁 shifthappens.site
February 23, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Learn 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/48hiliJ
January 30, 2024 at 2:16 PM
There 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... windows.do/why-french-f...
Why French Farmers are Protesting and Why I Support Them - windows.do
Written - January 2024 Anybody that knows me will know full well that I'm not a person that supports strikes and industrial action.  I find that often the asks are unreasonable, and that strikes are...
windows.do
January 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Is 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? windows.do/are-tv-movie...
Are TV and Movie Franchises Killing Great Storytelling? - windows.do
Written - January 2024 Last week I wrote about how the TV and movie streaming services are killing older, but still popular TV shows and movies, and how with studios stopping production of physical me...
windows.do
January 25, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Today 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 windows.do/my-computer-...
January 24, 2024 at 10:20 AM
If 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! 😲🙁 windows.do/streaming-is...
Streaming is Killing The Series and Movies We Love - windows.do
Written - January 2024 Think back to a time only about a decade ago, when we still visited the high street to buy music, television series, and movies on CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray.  Back then it was very ...
windows.do
January 17, 2024 at 6:07 PM
As 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 🌳🥰 windows.do/pushing-back...
Pushing Back Against Corporations and Climate Change - windows.do
As the author of a book about Climate Change (The Green IT Guide, cough!) I'm clearly thinking about the subject as world leaders meet for the COP28 summit to try and decide if they can ever be bother...
windows.do
January 11, 2024 at 6:10 AM
New 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 everybody
January 3, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Getting 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 year
December 21, 2023 at 11:57 AM