Infrastructure

"Could not get nonce" Error with pfSense ACME Certificates Service

May 10, 2021 1:17 PM

Before googling "Could not get nonce" (like I did), you should first check the Let's Encrypt status page or Twitter feed.

Know the Implications Before Enabling Kubernetes in Docker Desktop

April 30, 2021 2:19 PM

Kubernetes is incredibly powerful, but should running it be as simple as selecting a checkbox?

Moving the Virtual Hard Disk for Images (ext4.vhdx) in Docker Desktop

April 30, 2021 11:39 AM

Are you a little irritated that Docker Desktop is consuming a large chunk of your C: drive? Don't fret, you can easily resolve the issue -- provided you have another disk available.

"Git" Your (Infrastructure) Act Together

April 30, 2021 11:27 AM

Last year I migrated a relatively large OneNote notebook to Markdown -- which anyone can access on GitHub. Here is a little background on why this was done and how things improved as a result.

PowerShell Scripts for Managing the Path Environment Variable

May 24, 2013 9:57 PM

Even though it doesn't take long to add a folder to %Path% by clicking through Windows, I prefer to do this using a little PowerShell instead.

PowerShell Scripts for Managing BackConnectionHostNames (KB 896861)

May 24, 2013 7:34 AM

Here's a set of scripts to make it easier to view the items in the "BackConnectionHostNames" registry key, as well as add and remove hostnames.

PowerShell Scripts for Managing the Hosts File

May 7, 2013 11:01 PM

Here's a set of scripts to make it easier to view the hostname mappings in the hosts file, as well as add and remove hostnames.

An Update on the Effectiveness of MaxPatchCacheSize

May 6, 2013 11:22 PM

Wondering where all the precious free space in your SSD went? Well, here are a few possibilities.

PowerShell Scripts for Managing MaxPatchCacheSize

May 6, 2013 10:25 PM

Here's a pair of PowerShell scripts for quickly setting and verifying the MaxPatchCacheSize registry setting.

Import website (IIS) logs into SQL Server using Log Parser and PowerShell

February 28, 2012 11:26 PM

Here's a little PowerShell script I whipped up to import the TechnologyToolbox.com log files into a SQL Server database for some "quick and dirty" analysis.