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Posts from 2019:

Downloading Google Chrome for a remote machine without internet access

07 Jul 2019
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You may have hit a situation where you need to install Google Chrome on a machine without internet access. This is particularly the case when I’m at work as I have to manage Windows servers that are behind a strict firewall without external internet access.
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Technology topics worth learning in 2019

10 May 2019
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From cost management, licensing, support, Finding a technology to master is hard and one of the biggest mistakes you can make as an I.T professional is being tied to working with the wrong technologies! Here are some of the greatest developments in the industry. DotNet Core React & React Native Azure Looking at Google Trends Azure platform This is one of Microsoft’s greatest inventions since Hyper-V!
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How to pin programs to taskbar with powershell in Windows 10 or Windows Server 2012+

05 May 2019
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Today I was looking for a solution to create a shortcut to Windows .exe files / Windows binaries / Windows Applications (whatever you want to call them). For future reference, here is a solution which works perfectly with Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10. All credits go to the original author for the starting point. I just made some simple amends and modified the script to take a list of arguments so multiple applications can be added to the Windows Taskbar at the same time. This solution can be used with configuration management and provisioning tools. All you have to do is supply a list of applications to be pinned and invoke a powershell script. Awesome!
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How to export Visual Studio Code Plugins list

11 Apr 2019
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You may have a situation where you need to export your config to another machine, or you may want to share your visual studio code plugins list with another developer. Luckily, there is a nice way of doing this through the command line.
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Organising backups in a monthly folder structure with Powershell

03 Mar 2019
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Today I want to share a super handy Powershell snippet for creating monthly archives
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