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Rory Monaghan
@rorymon.com
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Microsoft MVP

Host of the #5BytesPodcast

Galway United Supporter, Sponsor + Co-Op Member.
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Rory Monaghan @rorymon.com · 7d
New Episode! 🚨

I cover more issues caused by recent Windows updates, the most recent AI news and more!

🔊 Listen: on.soundcloud.com/i2g0Eq29dCVU...
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Update Causing RemoteApp Connection Issues! Vendor Ditches 32-Bit App! Global Teams Outage!
On this episode, I cover more issues caused by recent Windows updates, the most recent AI news and more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/update-causing-remoteapp-connection-issues-vendo
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There are a couple of easter eggs within my podcast.

1.) A little nerdy easter egg is that there is no episode 404:
Screenshot of episode guide that shoes Episode 403 and 405 with no Episode 404.
December 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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This is probably the closest to a clickbait headline/thumbnail caption I have used since I started the podcast...pretty much all because I wanted to use the waving Santa picture for Christmas week 😂
December 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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New Episode! 🚨

I cover more issues caused by recent Windows updates, the most recent AI news and more!

🔊 Listen: on.soundcloud.com/i2g0Eq29dCVU...
📺 View: youtu.be/FAuuhHfK_PA
Update Causing RemoteApp Connection Issues! Vendor Ditches 32-Bit App! Global Teams Outage!
On this episode, I cover more issues caused by recent Windows updates, the most recent AI news and more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/update-causing-remoteapp-connection-issues-vendo
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December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Hey now! The long standing App-V Sequencer errors in the Windows ADK has been resolved. Looks like there is a typo in the versioning now but we won't fall out over that!

www.rorymon.com/blog/app-v-s...
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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New Episode! 🚨

I cover some of the issues and fallout from the recent Windows Updates, I talk a little about Windows 11 26H1, I discuss multiple security related stories and of course even more AI news!

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Concerning Notepad++ Incident! December Updates Woes! Festive Tech Calendar!
On this episode, I cover some of the issues and fallout from the recent Windows Updates, I talk a little about Windows 11 26H1, multiple security related stories and of course even more AI news! Refe
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December 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Next episode of the podcast is almost finished. Hope to get it out tomorrow or Thursday.

Its almost 1am so off the bed I go wondering if I keep it going in 2026 or retire it. Still gets plenty of plays but it takes a lot of time and effort.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Hard to believe Numecent's 2025 world tour wraps with the inaugural Workplace Ninjas US in Dallas! Special thanks to Scott Manchester, Lior Bela, Megan Gremmell, Steven Downs, Christiaan Brinkhoff and Adam Nichols for great conversations! #WPNinjas #WPNinjasUS
December 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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New Episode! 🚨

I cover the latest Patch Tuesday news, give an update on the LNK vulnerability from earlier in the year, talk about another healthcare provider getting breach and much more!

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Price Changes for Microsoft 365! Patch Tuesday News! OpenAI Declares Code Red!
On this episode, I cover the latest Patch Tuesday news, give an update on the LNK vulnerability from earlier in the year, talk about another healthcare provider getting breach and much more! Referenc
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December 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Microsoft's Windows 365 Reserve Cloud PCs became generally available, providing fast, secure, & reliable corporate endpoints for disaster recovery scenarios. So, how do you provision apps just as fast in a DR scenario?

Learn how in @rorymon.com's blog: www.numecent.com/2025/12/03/i...
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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New Episode! 🚨

I cover issues caused by the November Windows Updates, more industry layoffs, a software update from hell story and much more!

🔊 Listen: on.soundcloud.com/wM6sPpN0Wvaf...
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AI Breaking Recruiter Trust! How much RAM is Enough? File Explorer Issues!
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December 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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What a shit take. He was great in it.
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Quentin Tarantino says 'There Will Be Blood' had a chance to be his greatest film of the 21st century if it didnt have Paul Dano in it

"it’s supposed to be a two-hander, but ... [Dano] is weak sauce, man ... He’s just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. The weakest fucking actor in SAG [laughs]"
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Zillow has removed climate risk scores from over a million real estate listings after realtors complained that information such as how at risk a home is from wildfires was causing them to lose sales.

Zillow now provides a link to get the information instead of listing it directly.
Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales | TechCrunch
The move is a loss for homebuyers, who through Zillow had ready access to a property's climate risk scores from First Street.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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AWS admits AI coding tools cause problems, reckons its three new agents fix 'em
AWS admits AI coding tools cause problems, reckons its three new agents fix 'em
Autonomous AI triages DevOps issues and pushes code to repositories, while checking security. Re:Invent  Amazon is all-in on agentic AI when it comes to software development, and it sincerely hopes you are too, based on Tuesday's AWS re:Invent keynote. …
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December 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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I have been trying out Qobuz for music streaming over the last week or so. Inspired by watching the Guggenheim Grotto documentary. The audio quality is amazing but some of my favourite artists are missing and the features are lacking. Anyone have other recommendations?
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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I’d love tech CEOs to stick to a lane. Either AI makes workers so much more productive that they need to do layoffs or there’s so few workers in place that everyone needs to work nights and weekends.

Now it just seems layoffs are happening for economic reasons with AI as a convenient cover story.
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Did I just watch a video where Tucker Carlson asked Piers Morgan why Britain declared war in 1939 and treated it like a gotcha that Britain declared war without having been attacked by Nazi Germany. What is going on in America? It is hard to make Piers Morgan seem decent but there ya go.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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New Episode! 🚨

I cover some upcoming features for Windows 11 that are now in Insider preview, the announcement of WINS end of life and much more!

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Is Win11 Completely Broken!? End of Life for WINS! Patch to Fix Issue Caused by November Update!
I cover some upcoming features for Windows 11 that are now in Insider preview, the announcement of WINS end of life and much more! Reference Links: https://www.rorymon.com/blog/is-win11-completely-br
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November 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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After last week at Microsoft Ignite, it's clear the future of Windows is AI and Cloud. From Art's session to our debut on the event floor, we left inspired by the incredible conversations, partnerships, and shared visions for the future.

Check out our event recap: www.numecent.com/2025/11/25/m...
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Sysmon coming to Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025

techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Windows...
Native Sysmon functionality coming to Windows | Microsoft Community Hub
Learn how to eliminate manual deployment and reduce operational risk with Sysmon functionality in Windows.     
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November 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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@jonjones.bsky.social just heard that Judd Apatow is releasing a documentary about Norm MacDonald next year. Figured you would also be excited about it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Trying to book an Aer Lingus flight but getting an error. I bet when the issue is resolved tomorrow, the flight will cost more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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First 15 minutes at the start of my work day lost to a random Bitlocker recovery prompt. Security can be annoying.
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Yay!?
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Big news on the corporate accountability (or lack thereof) front: The SEC just dropped its case against SolarWinds and its former CISO for allegedly defrauding investors about the company's cybersecurity posture prior to its major hack. www.sec.gov/enforcement-...
SEC.gov | SolarWinds Corp. and Timothy G. Brown
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November 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Google actually cracked Apple’s AirDrop to add it to Pixel phones. How long until Apple blocks it? www.theverge.com/news/825228/...
Google cracked Apple’s AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones
First iMessage reactions, now AirDrop.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM