Microsoft will retire the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) application impersonation role in Exchange Online in May 2024. Applications widely use this role in Exchange Online as it enables them to impersonate users in the tenant to perform actions on behalf of the users. You must migrate all your applications from using this role to other options. This article will explore Microsoft's reasoning behind this move and the current alternatives.

Microsoft 365 has deprecated the search-mailbox cmdlet, a decision that has faced considerable resistance from numerous Exchange Online administrators. In this post, I aim to examine the consequences of this cmdlet's removal and discuss viable alternatives and potential solutions.

Microsoft Outlook has long allowed you to process incoming and outgoing emails using rules. You will no doubt be familiar with them. They allow you to move emails to different subfolders, set categories, auto-cc additional people, or automatically delete emails. I have recently stopped using Outlook rules and have started using Power Automate instead. Although working with emails directly is limited in Power Automate, the platform allows for expansion beyond traditional rule sets by integrating with other Office applications and third-party services.

A GPT is a customizable version of ChatGPT that can perform specific tasks or enhance its abilities in specialized areas. GPT Actions are like superpowers for GPTs, letting them interact with external sources and services, expanding their abilities beyond text generation. In this post, I will show you how to connect your GPT to Gmail using the Zapier AI Actions OpenAPI API. This will allow you to search your Gmail inbox, have ChatGPT summarize emails, or even send emails on your behalf.

The Stellar Toolkit for Outlook is a comprehensive suite of tools designed to manage and optimize the performance of Microsoft Outlook. It includes various functionalities such as repairing PST files, recovering lost or deleted emails, merging PST files, and converting OST files to PST format. Additionally, it offers features to remove duplicate emails and compact PST files to enhance Outlook's efficiency. The toolkit is particularly beneficial for users facing common Outlook issues.