AppVeyor AppVeyor API & PowerShell: Getting Started AppVeyor (appveyor.com), a continuous integration solution for Windows and Linux is a great tool to build automated CI/CD pipelines. Using its built-in REST API with both the cloud and on-prem version
PowerShell How to connect to Office 365 with PowerShell I agree that to connect to Office 365, PowerShell can be a real pain. You have to constantly remember different commands and modules. In this post, we're going to understand connecting to Office
PowerShell The PowerShell parameter demystified All PowerShell functions can have one or more parameters. If you're not using parameters in your PowerShell functions, you're not writing PowerShell right at all. Learn the ins, outs and in between in
Ghost Managing the Ghost API with PowerShell: Oh the Possibilities! Ghost is an open source blogging platform that allows users to build self-hosted or paid subscriptions.The Ghost APIGhost, like many other web services out there has a REST API. Using the Ghost
Active Directory Active Directory Scripts Galore: Come and Get It! Active Directory is one of the most common uses for PowerShell. I have personally been building Active Directory scripts using VBScript and PowerShell for over a decade. Here's a big sample of Active
Microsoft Azure How to Host a Static Website in Azure Backed by CloudFlare Hosting a static website in Microsoft Azure is a way to build simple web pages. Coupled with the ability to use your own domain name (custom domain), choosing to use a static website
PowerShell Testing Write PowerShell Tests with Pester: Getting Started This is a two-chapter example from my book The Pester Book. If want to learn how to test PowerShell code, the unit testing framework Pester is the de facto way to do it.
PowerShell WOL via PowerShell Without Bothering the Network Guys I love PowerShell and I’m sure a lot of you do too. I geek out over nearly every script I create but there are some that I get as giddy as a
Python How to Use Python to Append to a List In Python, lists are a common data structure that holds multiple elements. In this post, learn how you use Python to append to a list.Appending to a List with Append()Let's say
Azure Virtual Machines How to Remove an Azure Virtual Machine and Cleanup with PowerShell One of the most common uses of the Microsoft Azure cloud for administrators is virtual machines (VMs). It’s easy to create Azure VMs, but it’s not quite as intuitive to remove
CarTalks I Feel Stupid Doing This but It Helps When Presenting In this post, I want to talk about using enthusiasm in your communication and presenting.For the backstory of why I chose this topic today, I am the founder of TechSnips. We are
Trello Work Pipelines: Getting More Done, In Less Time, More Efficiently Get more done in less time in a more efficient manner by implementing work pipelines in Trello.When you think of a pipeline, what comes to mind? If you're like most people, it's
TechSnips Introducing TechSnips; My First Business Venture as Full-Time Entrepreneur I’ve got some exciting news. I’m launching my first-ever online product or service!As many of you may know, I’ve been blogging for years, and on Twitter, doing some freelance
SkedPal SkedPal: I finally found it! A smart task management app If you're looking for a task management app that combines your calendar and tasks and makes decisions for you on what to do, read on!I haven’t geeked out on an app
Career How I Feel on My First Monday of Self-Employment Well, it’s my first Monday being self-employed - Yay! I’m pretty excited, it feels like it’s a weekend. I wanted to do this post to go over what I’m
Entrepreneurship I Quit My Job. This Is Day 1 I just quit my job. I'm a little scared but excited and I'm ready to take on the world!Today is my last day of employment and I wanted to take a few
CarTalks How I Live the Remote Work Life Do you want to work for yourself, on your own remotely, doing remote work? People who have not worked a lot remotely, think that it sounds like work nirvana. They think they’re
Productivity Productivity Porn and How to Stop Fiddling and Start Doing Have you ever heard of productivity porn? I like it, and if you continue to read, you’ll see that you like it too. If you don’t already know, productivity porn is
CarTalks Which of These 4 Types of Bosses Do You Have? Do you have a kiss-ass boss, a political boss, or a boss that should have stayed an engineer? Let’s find out.As part of me going out on my own and taking
Entrepreneurship Work Fulfillment Wanted - Job Not Necessary, Apply Within My resignation letter is created and sent. My HR exit interview is scheduled and I will be officially on my own by May 4th. Talk about a scary, yet exciting experience.I am
Remote Work How Paying $5-Hr Can Hire a Virtual Assistant to Save Your Sanity I’d like to talk about virtual assistants. I’m not talking about the virtual assistants like Cortana, Siri, Alexa, those purely virtual assistants. No, I’m talking about human virtual assistants.VA’
PowerShell How to Create Simple Server Monitors With PowerShell Want to keep an eye on how your servers are doing? Here's a guide on using PowerShell to get yourself started in the right direction.When you need to ensure a server stays
PowerShell Leveraging Configuration Data for Both DSC and Pester Tests When writing code, it's important to make it modular by decoupling the code as much as possible. Check out how to accomplish this with Pester tests.A great practice to get into when
PowerShell How to Use Scheduled Tasks to Automate File Transfers You shouldn't have to babysit all of the file copies; scheduled tasks is perfect for automating this job.Copying files from one place to another is a trivial task no matter how you
PowerShell How to Use PowerShell's Abstract Syntax Tree to Your Advantage The PowerShell AST essentially breaks down the code into a hierarchical tree with each element representing a part of the tree, making the scripts self aware.Have you ever seen the movie Inception?
