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WorkStation Builder — One Command, Full Install
Every time I set up a new machine, I go through the same ritual. Open a browser. Download Git. Open another tab. Download VS Code. Realize I forgot PowerShell 7. Find that. Remember winget isn't registered yet. Tab. Tab. Tab. It's not hard — it's just tedious. And repeatable tedium is exactly what scripting is for.
Want to play a game?
The site behaves a little differently when you're not paying attention. Here's an admission.
A test post showing markup in my posts using Prism.css
Some tests of the prism js and css implementation here on the new blog to check formatting.
I Built a Web Tools Site (And It Got a Little Out of Hand)
What started as a couple of quick IT utilities quietly turned into 30+ tools. Here's what's on tools.chrisbmn.com and why I built it.
It's Alive! chrisbmn.com Gets a Proper Refresh
Okay, so let's be honest - the old site had been running on "I'll fix that eventually" energy for longer than I care to admit. If you visited before and thought "hm, this feel…
How to install the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module
he Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is the preferred method for managing your Microsoft cloud services, such as Intune and Entra, through the command line. It has replaced th…
How to set the default page on new tab in Edge, Chrome and Firefox with Intune
I recently had a request to set a new homepage URL on all devices in the company. The requirement was to simply make the default tab or new browser window/page open to our new inte…
Using Microsoft Quick Assist
There are many remote access solutions out on the internet today, and some of them are fantastic tools especially in the business workspace. TeamViewer, Splashtop, AnyDesk, RustDes…
Automated Windows 10 build using Boxstarter, Chocolately & PowerShell
I am an IT guy, and as such, I have numerous devices that I am constantly poking and prodding at. This at times has left me in a pinch, where i'm no doubt (like a fool) - testing s…
Setup of Nutanix AHV Virt_who for Red Hat Satellite
In this article, I intend to walk through the basics of setting up an virt-who config to be used to leverage the Nutanix API from Red Hat Satellite, thereby adding the capability t…