Blog Posts
Welcome to my blog! Here you’ll find technical articles, tutorials, and thoughts on various topics including:
- PowerShell: Scripting, modules, automation, and best practices
- DevOps & Automation: CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and tooling
- Development Tools: Terminal setups, editors, and productivity workflows
- Projects & Experiments: Personal projects and technical explorations
Posts are organized chronologically, with the most recent articles appearing first. Each post includes estimated reading time to help you find content that fits your schedule.
From Terminal to TRMNL: A PowerShell Dashboard Journey
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It’s surprisingly easy to build your own custom dashboard with TRMNL, webhooks, and a bit of PowerShell. I used it to send dynamic data (like quotes and images) to an old device—no polling needed, just a simple POST and some fun templating.
¿No Habla Inglés?: PowerShell Localization in Practice
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PowerShell is global, but not everyone works in English. Let’s look at how localization works, how you can add it to your modules, and how to make it easy for your community to contribute translations
Beyond Regex: Advanced PowerShell Code Analysis with ASTs
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In this post I’ll be walking through an example of a (silly) request you might see at work and show you how you can leverage AST’s to update your codebase.
Sharing Your Custom PSScriptAnalyzer Rules
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Learn how using a simple “proxy” module, will allow you to use custom PSScriptAnalyzer rules in all your repositories!
How to Use Obsidian for ADHD: Productivity System with PowerShell
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Alleviating my ADHD headaches with Obsidian. Periodic Notes and Templater extensions save the day by reminding me of the next step towards my larger goals.
New Year, New Me - 2024
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A big change this year. No longer ‘Señor Systems Engineer at Meta’. Now I’m a Staff Software Engineer at Tesla.
Starship Transient Prompt: What It Is & How to Set It Up in PowerShell
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A quick overview on how I use Starship to customize my prompt.
PowerShell Chef Cookbook
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Manage PowerShell at enterprise scale with Meta’s Chef cookbook. Learn system profile management, module deployment, telemetry control, and enterprise configuration automation.
PowerShell Profile Setup Guide: Optimization & Starship Integration
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In this third post of the series I go over my PowerShell profile.
WezTerm Config Guide: Complete Lua Setup with Examples
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In this second post of the series I go over my WezTerm config an explain each of my settings and some lessons learned.
Terminals, Shells, and Prompts: Complete Beginner's Guide
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Part one of brief walk through on how terminals, shells, and prompts interact. In later posts I will go over my particular settings, but this lays the foundation.
Efficient Disasters: Remove-Item In the Pipeline
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I walk through my most painful mistake of 2022. Using Remove-Item in a Pipeline can be efficient, but it can also be a disaster.
Force Reinstalling Many Choco Packages
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Learn how to force reinstall Chocolatey packages using PowerShell and packages.config. Complete walkthrough with XML generation script for handling partially removed packages.
Using Stucco to Create Your PowerShell Module
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Learn why Stucco is such a powerfull module template. Includes a walk through from creating a module to publishing to the PowerShell Gallery!
Maintenance Mode - Chocolatey Fest 2018
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Watch Gilbert’s Chocolatey Fest 2018 talk on maintenance mode at scale. Learn how Facebook’s IT team uses Chef to schedule service interruptions without impacting business operations.
Add an Icon to Your PowerShell Module
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Add professional icons to your PowerShell modules. Complete guide to finding Creative Commons images, uploading to GitHub, and configuring module metadata with IconUri.
First Podcast!
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Gilbert’s first podcast appearance on the PowerShell Podcast. Listen to insights on PowerShell community, development practices, and speaker experiences with hosts Andrew and Jordan.
Controlling a Cheap "Neon" LED, Pt 2
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Part 2 of turning a cheap LED light and making it smart. We use MQTT, HomeAssistant, and PowerShell!
Synchronizing AD Group Members to Unix Attributes
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Synchronize Unix group members with Active Directory groups using PowerShell. Complete code example to manage Unix attributes, automate user provisioning, and maintain audit compliance.
Automatically Update Workergroup for Reboot Policies
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A simple script to keep XenApp servers in reboot workergroups.
Locating Empty Citrix Worker Groups
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Get a quick count of Citrix workergrop app/server counts.