Josh King

BurntToast

Finally, Introducing the First Preview of BurntToast v1

It may have taken 10 months, but preview releases are finally coming for BurntToast v1.

By Josh King 12 Feb 2022

Meta

My Learning Story: From Timber to Chocolatey

This post is part of #TheMVPChallenge. It's not exactly what was on the brief... but I think it's a story worth telling!

By Josh King 7 May 2021

BurntToast

Road to BurntToast v1: Actionable Toast for All!

BurntToast is finally growing up. It's going through puberty and will see a v1 release when it gets to the other side... but it'll be a journey.

By Josh King 21 Apr 2021

BurntToast

Crouton #15 - You Can't Silence Toast

Focus assist is a favoured tool of practiced speakers and presenters on Windows. It does put you in a bit of a bind if the thing you're presenting requires notifications though.

By Josh King 1 Feb 2021

PowerShell

Review: PowerShell for Sysadmins

Are you a sysadmin? Looking to stop wearing out your mouse? Could this be the book for you?

By Josh King 6 Sep 2020

PowerShell

Actionable Toast Notifications, Finally Cracked Them!

I don't know how to express a happy dance with text. If I could that's what would be here because I've finally removed a thorn from my side that's been there for five years.

By Josh King 8 Aug 2020

PowerShell

The Anatomy of Toast

BurntToast just turned five, and I've only now realized that I've never written about how all the module's "advanced" functions work together to create a toast notification.

By Josh King 29 Jul 2020

Backup

Synology Active Backup Suite Review

Have you ever come face to face with something that shines a spotlight on a gap in your knowledge of a subject? This happened to me recently when I was asked to review Synology's Active Backup Suite.

By Josh King 18 Jul 2020

PowerShell

Fun with Azure Key Vault Part 2: Integration with Azure Functions

Now that we have our credentials stored in an Azure Key Vault, how do we go about using them in other Azure services?

By Josh King 21 Jun 2020

PowerShell

So *That's* What OutBuffer Is For!

OutBuffer has been lurking in amongst the common parameters on most cmdlets for years, but I've never taken the time to ask what it's for.

By Josh King 27 May 2020

PowerShell

Fun with Azure Key Vault Part 1: Vault Creation and Storing PSCredential Objects

I'm so used to storing fully formed credentials in the local Windows Credential Manager. How do I transition that into the "secrets" centric world that is the cloud?

By Josh King 22 May 2020

Meta

I'm Josh King, Sysadmin, and This Is How I Work (During Lockdown)

My last "How I Work" post was over three years ago and I've been considering an update for a while. What better time to do that than during the COVID-19 lockdown?

By Josh King 13 Apr 2020

PowerShell

Staying up to Date on PowerShell Releases with Update Notifications - #PS7Now

If you're not stalking the PowerShell team on Twitter, or obsessively refreshing the PowerShell repo on GitHub, how are you meant to be aware of new releases?

By Josh King 13 Mar 2020

PowerShell

Exploring... Nothing? PowerShell 7's Null Conditional Operators - #PS7Now

How do you deal with potentially getting nothing back from a cmdlet or function? PowerShell 7 introduced a set of new operators to make working with null values easier.

By Josh King 11 Mar 2020

PowerShell

Getting Your Hands on PowerShell 7 - #PS7Now

PowerShell 7 is out now! The first step in being able to add it to our toolbox is to install it so let's check out our options.

By Josh King 8 Mar 2020