Troubleshooting common problems in Azure Devops
I love orchestration and automation, believe me I do. But there is just something about understanding the vagaries and internal inconsistencies of these products that could break a lesser System Admin or Devops guru. Continue Reading...
How to query your Azure Devops Pipelines, using PowerShell
In the digital realm of Azure DevOps, where pipelines flow as endlessly as the rivers of the fabled Babylon, we find ourselves in need of a divine intervention. Continue Reading...
How to perform actions in Azure, in your Azure Devops Pipelines, without using Saved Passwords
Using saved passwords in Azure Devops Pipelines is sooooo 2023. The new hotness is using Azure Workload Id Federation. It only took me 27 tries to get it right, and you can learn to do it from me correctly the first time. Continue Reading...
Solving internet connectivity drop with Game Pass on Windows 10 PCs
Thought I'd share my findings here with this irritating problem which ended up breaking my outbound web traffic on my gaming pc, forcing me to restart regularly. Continue Reading...
Got messy Ifs? Guard Clauses to the Rescue!
Revisiting PowerShell after mostly writing nothing but c# for years, I'm finding lots of useful programming practices can make my code easier to read. In this post, we'll talk about guard clauses and how they can make your code easier to read! Continue Reading...
Jekyll Migration From WordPress - What about the stats?!
In migrating from Wordpress.com hosting, I noticed that there wasn't any great one solution for the 'WordPress Stats' info I got from WordPress' JetPack Service. In this post, I'll show you exactly how I recreated both the utility AND more importantly the Vanity I got from WordPress Stats, seeing big numbers pop up like I'm back in WoW... Continue Reading...
