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This area of the site is all about notes, technology exploration, and opinions. It is my very own digital garden. You’re welcome to explore, collect the fruits of my labor, and apply them in your own projects. Content here is 100% organic and locally-grown.

Setting A Blank New Tab on Microsoft Edge

·3 mins
It’s ridiculous that I have to write it, but it looks like there is no hope in this being an actual feature of the Microsoft Edge web browser - setting a blank new tab. Not a tab with minimal ads, but just one that is blank. You know, the thing that you could set in Firefox for ages.

Joining Netlify

·4 mins
Taking the next step in my professional career.

Announcing PowerToys Awake To Caffeinate Your Windows PC

·2 mins
For some time, I needed a way to use caffeinate on Windows. If you are coming from macOS, you know how useful this utility can be when you want to keep the computer awake for some definite or indefinite time. So, following the engineer mindset, I decided to build my own, starting with a PowerShell script.

Unlocking My Spotify Podcast Data

·7 mins
If you are a podcast owner, one of the things that can be a bit annoying is the multitude of different data points that are available for the show. Now, this is not the fact that there is too much data but rather that this data is scattered across different providers, with different systems, and different ways to manage it.

How I Automated My Vaccine Appointment Search

·6 mins
Recently, younger residents of British Columbia (BC) became eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19, which is awesome news! If you live in BC, I encourage you to register to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Downloading Azure Media Services Videos With FFMPEG

·5 mins
I encountered a very unique challenge today - I needed to cut a part of a video hosted online with Azure Media Services for reference. The video in question is Into Focus, the ‘show within a show,’ that aired at Microsoft’s Ignite conference earlier this week.

Launching Windows Store Apps On Stream Deck

·3 mins
I just recently got a Stream Deck - it’s a wonderful tool to automate some of the more boring (read: routine) tasks. Literally with a click of a button I can kick off a bunch of automation. Apparently it can do everything but launch Windows Store applications.