Mike McBride
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Blogger, legal tech (Currently working with M365), amateur photographer, and survivor of childhood abuse. - www.mikemcbrideonline.com
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New Post - Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 7, 2025
Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 7, 2025
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December 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New Post - Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 7, 2025
ICYMI - October 28, 2025Worth Reading – Don’t Let AI Transcription Sink Your Ship www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2025/10/wort... #ai #meetings #privacy #risk
Worth Reading - Don’t Let AI Transcription Sink Your Ship
We should always be thoughtful about what we say in meetings and how we say it. It's just being professional, and now that we can also assume there will be a record of it, we have yet another reason!
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December 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICYMI - October 28, 2025Worth Reading – Don’t Let AI Transcription Sink Your Ship www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2025/10/wort... #ai #meetings #privacy #risk
New Shared Link - This Is What I Can't Stop Saying humandoingshumanbeings.substack.com/p/this-is-wh... MentalHealth
This Is What I Can't Stop Saying
We can build workplaces that don’t break people
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December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New Shared Link - This Is What I Can't Stop Saying humandoingshumanbeings.substack.com/p/this-is-wh... MentalHealth
New Post - AI Eats Everything – Micron Kills off Consumer Sales of RAM
AI Eats Everything - Micron Kills off Consumer Sales of RAM
With the demand for chips, processors, and memory from AI data centers, there's a ton of money to be made, and selling small amounts of these same parts to computer enthusiasts is a distraction that isn't...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New Post - AI Eats Everything – Micron Kills off Consumer Sales of RAM
New Photo Post - Swirl
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December 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New Photo Post - Swirl
Reposted by Mike McBride
Gabriel Vilardi has shown real courage here, opening up about lifelong mental health struggles in case it might help someone.
He is not alone in the NHL or in life. I hope this story helps someone too ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
He is not alone in the NHL or in life. I hope this story helps someone too ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
Jets’ Gabriel Vilardi opens up about mental health struggles: ‘You just see the negatives’
This story is not about Gabriel Vilardi. He is sharing the details from his life in case he can help somebody else.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Gabriel Vilardi has shown real courage here, opening up about lifelong mental health struggles in case it might help someone.
He is not alone in the NHL or in life. I hope this story helps someone too ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
He is not alone in the NHL or in life. I hope this story helps someone too ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...
New Shared Link - M365 News for November 2025 - Mike McBride on M365 mikemcbride365.com/2025/11/08/m... M365
M365 News for November 2025 - Mike McBride on M365
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December 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New Shared Link - M365 News for November 2025 - Mike McBride on M365 mikemcbride365.com/2025/11/08/m... M365
ICYMI - September 27, 2025AI Tech “Discovers” Personalized Ads www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2025/09/ai-t... #ai #chatgpt #google #history
AI Tech "Discovers" Personalized Ads
OpenAI isn't calling the "feedback" advertising yet, because they haven't started selling ads to businesses, but does anyone think that isn't coming next?
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December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
ICYMI - September 27, 2025AI Tech “Discovers” Personalized Ads www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2025/09/ai-t... #ai #chatgpt #google #history
New Photo Post - Autumn Colors in Ann Arbor
Autumn Colors in Ann Arbor
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December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New Photo Post - Autumn Colors in Ann Arbor
New Photo Post - A Chicago Icon
A Chicago Icon
Chicago
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December 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New Photo Post - A Chicago Icon
Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue 180
We need more businesses speaking out about stupid laws - like banning VPN.
#security #Careers #MentalHealth #AI
mikemcbride.substack.com/p/thought-pr...
We need more businesses speaking out about stupid laws - like banning VPN.
#security #Careers #MentalHealth #AI
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Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue #180
We need more businesses speaking out about stupid laws - like banning VPN.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thought-provoking Things Worth Sharing - Issue 180
We need more businesses speaking out about stupid laws - like banning VPN.
#security #Careers #MentalHealth #AI
mikemcbride.substack.com/p/thought-pr...
We need more businesses speaking out about stupid laws - like banning VPN.
#security #Careers #MentalHealth #AI
mikemcbride.substack.com/p/thought-pr...
New Shared Link - How to build forward-thinking cybersecurity teams for tomorrow www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi... security
How to build forward-thinking cybersecurity teams for tomorrow | Microsoft Security Blog
To secure the future, we must future-proof our cybersecurity talent and develop teams that are agile, innovative, and perpetually learning.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New Shared Link - How to build forward-thinking cybersecurity teams for tomorrow www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi... security
New Post - Worth Reading – The mental toll of continuous transformation
Worth Reading - The mental toll of continuous transformation
This feels like a small hand being raised in the corner of a deafening room, trying to point out the obvious. We're only human. We need a break. That unsettled feeling you get every day at work might...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New Post - Worth Reading – The mental toll of continuous transformation
New Shared Link - The New IT Pro Survival Skill: Becoming a Prompt Architect for Your Entire Organization
The New IT Pro Survival Skill: Becoming a Prompt Architect for Your Entire Organization
From Debugging Nightmares to Prompting Superpowers: How IT Pros Are Saving the Day (and Their Jobs) One Clever Command at a Time
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December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New Shared Link - The New IT Pro Survival Skill: Becoming a Prompt Architect for Your Entire Organization
New Photo Post - What happened under the eye?
What happened under the eye?
birdfeeder
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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New Photo Post - What happened under the eye?
New Post - Worth Reading – Why Starting Networking Conversations Feels Hard (and How to Fix It)
Worth Reading - Why Starting Networking Conversations Feels Hard (and How to Fix It)
As Greg points out, it's pretty standard for us to appreciate it when old contacts reach out. I'd add that it's pretty standard for people at events to enjoy the stranger who tries to welcome them into...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New Post - Worth Reading – Why Starting Networking Conversations Feels Hard (and How to Fix It)
New Shared Link - Is Your Teams Meeting Being Recorded? I’d Assume It Is mikemcbride365.com/2025/12/02/i... Teams
Is Your Teams Meeting Being Recorded? I’d Assume It Is - Mike McBride on M365
A few months ago, I wrote about people using AI Notetakers in Teams meetings. I've spoken several times about the privacy implications of recording Teams meetings, using Copilot, and related practices....
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December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New Shared Link - Is Your Teams Meeting Being Recorded? I’d Assume It Is mikemcbride365.com/2025/12/02/i... Teams
New Shared Link - Agents and Bots in Teams, Oh My! newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/agents-and... M365, Copilot
Agents and Bots in Teams, Oh My!
As new features roll out, things are taking shape in eDiscovery terms, kind of.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New Shared Link - Agents and Bots in Teams, Oh My! newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/agents-and... M365, Copilot
New Shared Link - Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... security
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Private...
www.eff.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
New Shared Link - Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... security
New Shared Link - Like Social Media, AI Requires Difficult Choices www.schneier.com/blog/archive... AI
Like Social Media, AI Requires Difficult Choices - Schneier on Security
In his 2020 book, “Future Politics,” British barrister Jamie Susskind wrote that the dominant question of the 20th century was “How much of our collective life should be determined by the state,...
www.schneier.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New Shared Link - Like Social Media, AI Requires Difficult Choices www.schneier.com/blog/archive... AI
New Shared Link - Free Tools for Job Seekers and Career Changers thejobhopper.substack.com/p/free-tools... JobSearch
Free Tools for Job Seekers and Career Changers
You don’t necessarily need to pay for help when you’re looking for a job. Some of the best job search tools are 100% free.
thejobhopper.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New Shared Link - Free Tools for Job Seekers and Career Changers thejobhopper.substack.com/p/free-tools... JobSearch
New Photo Post - Flying fish lantern
Flying fish lantern
Bellingrath, GulfCoastChineseLanternFestival
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December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New Photo Post - Flying fish lantern
ICYMI - November 24, 2025Worth Reading – Purposeful Work Boosts Engagement, but Few Experience It www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2025/11/wort... #career #management
Worth Reading - Purposeful Work Boosts Engagement, but Few Experience It
I would suggest that another partial explanation is that many jobs and businesses don't involve work that feels purposeful because the work has no purpose. Too many jobs exist solely to make more money...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
ICYMI - November 24, 2025Worth Reading – Purposeful Work Boosts Engagement, but Few Experience It www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2025/11/wort... #career #management
Agents and Bots in Teams, Oh My!
As new features roll out, things are taking shape in eDiscovery terms, kind of.
#M365 #Copilot #eDiscovery #Teams
newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/agents-and...
As new features roll out, things are taking shape in eDiscovery terms, kind of.
#M365 #Copilot #eDiscovery #Teams
newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/agents-and...
Agents and Bots in Teams, Oh My!
As new features roll out, things are taking shape in eDiscovery terms, kind of.
newsletter.mikemcbride365.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Agents and Bots in Teams, Oh My!
As new features roll out, things are taking shape in eDiscovery terms, kind of.
#M365 #Copilot #eDiscovery #Teams
newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/agents-and...
As new features roll out, things are taking shape in eDiscovery terms, kind of.
#M365 #Copilot #eDiscovery #Teams
newsletter.mikemcbride365.com/p/agents-and...
ICYMI - September 22, 2025Worth Reading – The Hidden Job Market: Why 70% of Roles Are Never Posted Online – and How to Access Them www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2025/09/wort... #jobsearch #linkedin #networking
Worth Reading - The Hidden Job Market: Why 70% of Roles Are Never Posted Online – and How to Access Them
Which, of course, brings us back to the original point about these kinds of jobs. You need to know people. Employers need to have employees who know people, as well as know people themselves, and job...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
ICYMI - September 22, 2025Worth Reading – The Hidden Job Market: Why 70% of Roles Are Never Posted Online – and How to Access Them www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2025/09/wort... #jobsearch #linkedin #networking