Keeping Things Running
I have a series of PowerShell functions that help keep my VM and Docker containers running and accessible.
Creating Home Assistant automated alerts for high humidity and temperature
Set up humidity sensor alerts in Home Assistant using HTML5 push notifications. Avoid issues like high humidity or a left-open freezer with automated alerts!
Tips for passing the Azure AI-900 and Azure AI-102 exams
I recently held a study session for a group of people hoping to take these exams, and I wanted to bring that to you as well. These are my tips and tricks for taking the AI-900 and the AI-102.
Home Assistant 433MHz humidity sensors
I use rtl_433 to post AcuRite humidity sensor data to Home Assistants using MQTT.
How to use Dependency Injection with Semantic Kernel and plugins
You can register Semantic Kernel and your native plugins with the dotnet DI container automatically with some reflection magic.
Azure Self-hosted Container Agent
Self-hosted Azure DevOps agents are a great choice for teams seeking tailored build environments and greater control over their CI/CD processes. These agents make it easy to customize capabilities, allowing for the installation of specific software and the use of machine-level caches, which significantly enhance performance
My Home Automation Setup
I upgraded my old Raspberry Pi 3 to a Beelink EQ12 that runs Windows Server 2025 and some docker images. Pi-hole and WireGuard help make my at home and remote internet traffic safer. Home Assistant brings all my smart devices together.
Azure's Generative AI Services
I'm taking a look at using Azure's OpenAI services along with Azure's Speech Services to create some fun interactive, generative AI examples.
Three ways to communicate from Blazor to an API with Azure B2C
I'm continuing my Blazor series and in this article, I will show how to communicate with a backend API and SignalR with Azure B2C.
Authenticating Blazor application with Azure B2C
Using Azure B2C in Blazor is a great way to authorize and authenticate your users. I'll show you how to use MSAL in a web, Maui and WPF application.
Azure B2C with a PowerShell Script
Here's how you can automate an Azure B2C Tenant setup and creation. It can set up any app registrations, API connectors, user flows and more.
Pulumi and Fluent Validation
You can use Pulumi together with FluentValidation in C# to help validate your developers configurations and prevent high-cost resources from being misconfigured.
Azure B2C the Manual Way
I want to show you how to set up Azure B2C the manual way. We'll create App Registrations, API Connectors for custom claims and a Microsoft Identity Provider.
Blazor Series - Introduction (Part 1)
I'm starting a series of blog posts where I'll be talking about Blazor and how you can utilize it. In this post, I'll be introducing the current project structure and topics that I will cover.
Using Bicep with Azure Container Registry
Bicep is a much cleaner IaC compared to ARM templates. Bicep modules are a great way to reuse and simplify your code. You can host these modules inside an Azure Container Registry to make the modules available across multiple projects.
Tagging All Your Azure Resources
I'll show you how you can loop through all the existing Azure resource and tag them with the CreatedTime.
A Brief Look At Azure Load Testing
I'm exploring Azure Load Testing, how to set it up and use it to test a sample app to measure the impact of a heavy user load on Azure resources.
Version 6 is out now
Version 6.0.0 of my date time picker has finally launched. I'm excited to bring it to you and see what's in store next.
Unlocking Azure Key Vault Secret Deployment
I'm going to give you the keys to unlock the secret of how to use Azure Key Vault in your Azure App Services configuration. We'll use Bicep to deploy our resources and AZ CLI to push values to the Vault.
Proactive CPU Monitoring Part 2
I turned the Azure Proactive CPU Monitoring setup into a Azure DevOps Task Group, so it can be reused and maintained.
Deploying Proactive CPU Monitoring for an Azure Web App with Azure DevOps
I enabled Proactive CPU Monitoring for an Azure Web App using the Azure PowerShell task in Azure DevOps.
Faking API calls in Angular
When creating UI/UX components before the API or DB is in place, there are a number of tricks that can be used to simulate an API call. It is easy to change the model on the front end and change how the screen works without needing to update the DB and API.
Let's talk toast..r
How to use ngx-toastr with Bootstrap 5 using Bootstrap's built-in toast component.
Creating a HAR file with Angular
You can create an HTTP Archive format, or HAR file from Angular to get additional debugging information from your http requests that can be provided from your users.
State of My Datetime Picker Part 2
An update explaining where things are currently with the Tempus Dominus date picker.
Building a Small Date library
I created a small date library for javascript using native function and no external dependencies as a replacement for needing moment.js or day.js.
State of my datetime picker
Outlining the plan for my datetime picker revitalization.