Chocolatey recently released a new version of the Package Moderation Services sandbox, and it got me thinking. How can I use it in VMware Workstation?

I don’t use VirtualBox, but I wanted to use the box that they created. So, I decided to look into converting the Vagrant VirtualBox box for use in VMware Workstation and Fusion and thus, this guide was born!

To keep a record of changes in my office, I wrote the first post about my office setup in January 2022. It’s now 2023 (Happy New Year!) and that means an update!

I need a new way to keep control of my ever-growing, ever-sprawling, e-book collection. Local files and folders has got me to a stage where it’s getting kinda messy and difficult to manage. Calibre seems to be the only show in town for managing, converting and keeping track of all of your e-books. So I thought I’d give it a try. First step is first; installing the desktop application on my computer using Chocolatey choco install calibre.

I am delighted to be recognised as a Microsoft Certified Trainer for the third year in a row!

Every year I say this, but genuinely it was a great surprise when Microsoft renewed me as an MVP in Cloud and Datacenter for the fourth year running!

In my last post I spoke about my delight at being selected to speak at PowerShell Conference Europe 2022. I don’t usually do a post-event write-up but this year, this event, was special. And I wanted to say a few things about it.

PowerShell Conference Europe is one of my favourite conferences of the year. I am delighted that I have been selected to give two talks at this year’s event in June, at a new location!

I always find it useful to learn about what others are using in their office desk setup, and why. After purchasing a new monitor I thought it was a good opportunity to finally sit down and write about my office setup, what I use and why.

The first year of PackagingCon was 2021 and I had the pleasure of speaking! First year, and I was there.

Really happy to introduce the concept of a Windows package manager, with my talk titled What Is Chocolatey, The Package Manager For Windows? to a predominantly Linux and Mac audience.

Using custom WinRM ports when configuring Windows computers with Ansible can cause problems if you don’t know the rules for configuring the ports or just assume you do.