Archive conversion workshop
Test, convert and tidy up ZIP, 7z, RAR and comic archives with 7-Zip and PowerShell.
Ideas that connect
Threads.
A note can stand on its own. A thread strings related notes together in a sensible order, so you can pick one up and keep pulling. 22 threads so far.
Tech
14 threadsGetting devices into Intune
From planning to enrollment to handing devices over from Defender, one step at a time.
- Microsoft Intune, Before You Enroll Anything: What It Does and What to Plan
- How to Enroll a Windows Device in Intune by Hand
- Trigger Intune Automatic Enrollment on a Windows Device with PowerShell
- What Get-WindowsAutopilotInfo Actually Does (and How to Use It Today)
Windows Update, untangled
Why updates stall, where a PC gets them from, and how to push, log and check them at scale.
- Patching Without Fear: Rings, Risk and a Way Back
- WSUS, WUfB or Windows Update? Check (and Reset) Where a PC Gets Its Updates
- Re-Enable Windows Update with PowerShell: Find Every Registry Block, Not Just One
- Opting Devices In to Microsoft Update with an SCCM Package
Dell BIOS passwords, without the pain
Setting, rotating, clearing and bypassing Dell BIOS and drive passwords, without baking secrets into packages.
Local admin, done right
One-off admin accounts, LAPS-managed accounts, password rotation and who's in the Administrators group.
Keeping Active Directory tidy
Tiering, exports, stale computers, service accounts and DNS on the domain controllers.
- Delegating Your Tier 0 OU to a Dedicated Admin Group with PowerShell
- Building a Tier 2 OU Structure and Admin Group with PowerShell
- Exporting Active Directory OUs to CSV (With Paths You Can Actually Read)
- Exporting Active Directory Computer Objects to CSV
The Microsoft Graph toolbox
Everyday Entra ID and Microsoft 365 jobs, done from PowerShell with the Graph SDK.
- Clean Reinstall of the Microsoft Graph PowerShell Modules
- Set Extension Attributes on Entra ID Users with PowerShell
- Pre-Register MFA Phone Numbers for Entra ID Users with PowerShell
- Report on Everything an Entra ID Group Touches with Microsoft Graph
Packaging with ConfigMgr
Building packages and programs, silent uninstalls, power plans, Group Policy refreshes and edition upgrades.
- Create an MECM Package and Program from PowerShell
- Silently Uninstall Any App by Name with a ConfigMgr Package
- Setting a High Performance Power Plan with an SCCM Package
- Forcing a Group Policy Refresh with PowerShell and SCCM
Spring cleaning for Windows PCs
Disk space, old profiles, stale OST files, stuck print jobs and the other gunk that piles up.
- A Safer Windows Disk Cleanup Script
- Removing Stale Windows User Profiles the Right Way
- Cleaning Up Abandoned Outlook OST Files
- Emptying the Recycle Bin from PowerShell, Quietly
PowerShell craft
Small habits and tools that make scripts safer to write, run and hand to someone else.
- The -WhatIf Trap Hiding in ForEach-Object
- Check PowerShell Scripts for Syntax Errors Without Running Them
- Getting the Console Width in PowerShell (Even When There Isn't One)
- Audit a Windows Service Across Many Computers with PowerShell
File wrangling
Moving, archiving, comparing and organizing big piles of files without losing any.
- Flatten a Messy Media Library into A-Z Bucket Folders
- Zip Up Folders Nobody Has Touched in Months
- Move a List of Folders to a New Drive with PowerShell and Robocopy
- Check Whether Two Files (or Two Folders) Are Really Identical
Building this notebook
How this site was made: the rebuild, the CMS, fonts, security headers and the small features.
The retro workbench
Old TVs, old Macs and an arcade cabinet: projects that make old hardware useful again.
Games and gear
Mod loadouts, handheld shopping, Steam Deck tools and one very wet VR headset.
- My Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Loadout
- Modding Shadow of Mordor in 2026
- Picking One Android Handheld for Emulation and Movies
- Quest 2 After a Swim: Stuck Boot Dot, Buzzing Controllers, and What I Tried
Projects
5 threadsBuilding this notebook
How this site was made: the rebuild, the CMS, fonts, security headers and the small features.
The design notebook
Where the look comes from: '90s computer ads, Vignelli's rules, borrowed palettes and Kaybl.
Building G8KEPR
What my security startup does, why it's built the way it is, and what it's like building it alone.
- What G8KEPR Is, in Plain English
- Four Checkpoints on One Request: The G8KEPR Pillars
- MCP Tool Poisoning, and Why G8KEPR Fingerprints Every Tool
- No LLM-as-Judge: Why G8KEPR Uses Regex and Classical ML
The retro workbench
Old TVs, old Macs and an arcade cabinet: projects that make old hardware useful again.
Games and gear
Mod loadouts, handheld shopping, Steam Deck tools and one very wet VR headset.
Life & Interests
6 threadsThe breakfast fundamentals
Eggs, pancakes, hash browns and gravy: the griddle basics everything else is built on.
+ 1 more in this thread ↗Hash brown school
Shredded, tots, casseroles and home fries: every way I put potatoes on a griddle.
+ 3 more in this thread ↗The omelet station
Ring omelets, cheese omelets and a few that get a little out of hand.
+ 1 more in this thread ↗Hashes and scrambles
One-pan breakfasts with a lot going on: sweet potato, southwestern, bacon and goat cheese.
Big breakfasts and sandwiches
The full spread, the Irish version, camping tacos and breakfast between bread.
- The Full Griddle Breakfast
- Irish Breakfast
- Easy Camping Breakfast Tacos
- The B.E.L.T. (BLT & Egg Sandwich)
Something sweet
Pancakes gone fancy, griddle cinnamon rolls, candied bacon and Gram's white cake.