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A macOS shortcut for managing special files
Jan 16, 2026
Love for the Stream Deck: Microsoft Teams
I was on the fence about getting a Stream Deck for a while, and when I finally jumped on it I immediately found it worth it for a single application interface - Microsoft Teams... No more searching for the right button at the opportune moment (mute? ...
Jul 10, 2025
Go to the Terminal
I want to go to there There’s 2 frequent entry points I use to go into the terminal - either from general file explorer (Finder) or from the file explorer in VS Code. In VS Code, there’s a context menu item that makes it a easier and in Finder I have...
Jul 5, 2025
Browser-based scam that originates in Google ads
Source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/06/scammers-hijack-websites-of-bank-of-america-netflix-microsoft-and-more-to-insert-fake-phone-number Google “search results” ads purchased by malicious actors point to the legitimate websites of bi...
Jun 19, 2025
What are your legacy norms?
Revisiting prior decisions can be tough and effectively doing so often requires you to notice the page margins. Not literal page margins, but like page margins, functionality that exists because the original constraints required it. Page margins exis...
Jun 16, 2025
Should you install the Apple developer betas?
The Apple developer betas are exciting pre-pre-releases accompanying the spring-to-summer WWDC event (Apple’s World-wide developer conference). For as many years as I can remember (5? 10?) the full OS lineup has had the upcoming releases previewed, e...
Jun 13, 2025
Build and deploy a SQL project for multiple SQL versions
Sometimes you need to deploy the same database project to both a SQL Server instance and an Azure SQL Database. Your test infrastructure could be SQL Server in containers while your application runs in Azure SQL Database, or your application is could...
May 1, 2025
Connecting to SQL Server on macOS from a Windows VM
There are a few instances where you want to run SQL Server on macOS and interact with it from a windows VM. As someone that works within the world of SQL Server/Azure SQL, the use of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) comes to mind immediately - for...
Jan 15, 2024