PowerShell is a great tool for managing your repetitive tasks with DNS records. In this example I will show you how you can bulk import DNS records to Windows DNS servers. Populate a CSV with your device names and IP’s In PowerShell, import your CSV with the devices and IPs: #Import CSV $devices = Import-Csv “\\ServerPath\devices.csv” 3. Loop…
I really enjoyed this episode of the Jocko podcast and got a lot out of it. When I am trying to learn I always find it best to write out some notes and then go over them. It makes me focus when I listen. Here are my notes on episode 345. Video link: Jocko Podcast 345: Life is All Based…
Introduction If you are anything like me, you probably get fed up managing Windows Server updates manually pretty quickly. Logging onto servers, checking for updates, installing them, rebooting them, trying to keep track of which servers have been updated, what updates were installed etc… etc… I wanted to automate the process but still have control over when the updates were…
I am currently studying for my SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator exam. I am studying the content using John Christophers course on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/sc-300-course-microsoft-identity-and-access-administrator/ On the following posts I will be uploading some of my study notes. This keeps me honest with making sure I keep have decent notes and hopefully they will be of help to other…
I was going through some of the early Jocko Willink podcasts and realised there are some real gold nugets in the answers he gives to the fan questions. So I decided to document as a good exercise for myself and hopefully they will be of benefit to some other readers. NOTE: this isnt all the questions from each episode, just…
This one had been on my list to read for awhile as I had heard a lot recommendations for it. It had some good tidbits of information on improving your “people skills”. Below are a few of my notes from the book- Part 1: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People In technical lines, like engineering, about 15% of one’s financial success…
I have been a big fan of Jocko Willink for awhile now listening to his podcast regularly and reading a couple of his books. I recently went back and re-read this book and took some notes. I read it again because my work situation has changed and I am now in more of a “leadership” position. This book is full…
Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self https://www.amazon.com/Comfort-Crisis-Embrace-Discomfort-Reclaim/dp/B08LDX3TZ2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CTG351JICM59&dchild=1&keywords=the+comfort+crisis+audiobook&qid=1631650483&sr=8-1 I heard Michael Easter on the Joe Rogan Podcast and thought this book would be right up my alley. It didn’t disappoint. The story centres around the authors gruelling 33 day hunting trip in Alaska, all the discomforts he encounters along the way, and how the experience made him happier…
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being “In this groundbreaking book, one of the world’s foremost academic psychologists- and founder of the Positive Psychology movement- offers a new theory on what makes people flourish and how to truly get the most out of life.” I heard someone recommend this book on a podcast I was listening to years…
An issue with Flash in the web browser and the version of Simplivity we are running forced my hand to learn to manage the backups using PowerShell. I started managing the backups through the Simplivity CLI but then discovered there was an PowerShell API which made life a lot easier. If you have experience using PowerShell you will find these…