Homelab
Automate your Unifi network firewall and traffic rules with Home Assistant
Harness the potential of Unifi network traffic rules for your home network by integrating them with Home Assistant. Let's dive in and unlock!
Code
Artificial Intelligence
Run a free AI coding assistant locally with VS Code
Wouldn't it be awesome to use a local LLM as your personal AI assistant on the daily, subscription-free, completely offline, and even in VS Code? Type "y" to continue.
Docker
Using Ngrok through Docker for local service development on Mac
Corporate policy restrictions got you down? Me too! I've struggled to find a reliable solution for local Slack, Github, or cloud development when Ngrok, the most commonly used tool for exposing services locally, is restricted by either a local execution policy or via OpenDNS (or similar)
Azure
Connecting the Enterprise with Azure Event Grid and Serilog
In all companies, large and small, there is no One app to rule them all. The reality is that there are often dozens, sometimes hundreds, of apps/services/tools/etc that we use to help ourselves or to provide services to our clients.
DevOps
Working with the Azure Storage REST API in automated testing
Testing! Every developer's favorite topic :). For me, if I can save time through automation, then I'm interested. Automated testing for a developer typically starts with unit tests, which, even if you don't subscribe to TDD, you've written at least one of them
Slack
Fun with Slack Commands using Azure API and Function Apps
In this example, I'm using an Azure API app with Easy APIs enabled (formerly mobile services...but better) and the preview version of the Azure Function app.
Code
Quick Tip: Alias Hub as Git on Windows
If you use Git with GitHub, the Hub wrapper utility by GitHub is a better CLI option for working with your personal and org repositories.
Azure
Running your Azure WebJobs with the Kudu API
I have a love-hate relationship with the Azure portals. Some days it's fast and lets me do exactly what I want; other days, like today, I want more control over how my stuff runs.
Code
Migrate an existing repository from Subversion to Git on Windows with history intact
To continue my quest of converting from CVCS to git, I figured I would do a short write-up on my recent experience with converting from Subversion in a Windows environment.
Reviews
Essential Windows dev tools for the new year
First things first, it all starts with the package manager. It's the best, and I feel the only, way to maintain software on any machine you deal with.
Azure
Deploy your WebJobs projects with your Azure website using continuous delivery
After sifting through posts, docs, and Stack Overflow, I finally set this up using the same MSBuild process I'm using for Continuous Deployment today.
Slack
Integrate Stash with Slack via incoming webhooks
Online persistent chat is awesome! Ever since I joined my first IRC chat room, I was hooked. It's slash commands, people leaving/joining/collaborating, and it's always running