Quest 2 After a Swim: Stuck Boot Dot, Buzzing Controllers, and What I Tried
My notes from trying to bring a water-damaged Meta Quest 2 back to life, what each symptom probably points to, and where I'd go next.
Games and gear · Note 5 ↗EXPLORE THE NOTEBOOK
Tech.
Notes from the command line, the workbench, and the vintage computer shelf.
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Create a Dedicated Local Admin Account for Windows LAPS to Manage
Roll out a named local admin account with a random password nobody knows, ready for Windows LAPS to take over, and optionally retire the built-in Administrator.
Local admin, done right · Note 2 ↗
A First Linux Desktop: Ubuntu Server, XFCE and the Fun Terminal Stuff
How I'd turn a bare Ubuntu Server install into a light XFCE desktop for someone learning computers, with the silly terminal programs that make the command line fun and a sensible order to learn it in.
Games and gear · Note 13 ↗
Emptying the Recycle Bin from PowerShell, Quietly
Empty the Recycle Bin with no prompt, for one user or everyone on the machine, and optionally keep anything deleted recently.
Spring cleaning for Windows PCs · Note 4 ↗
Count KACE Devices by Location from a CSV Export
Export your KACE device inventory to CSV and get a per-location (or per-label) device count, optionally just the machines added this week.
Packaging with ConfigMgr · Note 6 ↗
Collecting Windows Update Logs with an SCCM Package
On Windows 10 and 11 there's no Windows Update logging to switch on. The trick is collecting it, and this script does that in one zip per machine.
Windows Update, untangled · Note 6 ↗
Checking WinRM Before You Patch Remotely (Packaged for SCCM)
A read-first WinRM check that tells you why remote PowerShell won't connect, fixes it only when you ask, and doubles as a ConfigMgr compliance script.
Windows Update, untangled · Note 5 ↗
Flushing the DNS Cache on One PC or Fifty
Clear the Windows DNS client cache locally or across a list of machines, and know when a flush will actually fix anything.
Spring cleaning for Windows PCs · Note 6 ↗
An AI Tools Directory: Video, Voice, Images, Writing and SEO
My running list of AI tools for video, speech, images, writing and SEO, merged into one de-duplicated directory with a line on what each one does.
The reference shelf · Note 1 ↗
Original SNES or the Little 1997 One? The Two Models Compared
The differences between the original Super Nintendo and the small SNS-101 redesign from 1997, from video outputs and picture quality to the expansion port, yellowing and which one I'd buy for what.
Console field guide · Note 4 ↗
Trigger Intune Automatic Enrollment on a Windows Device with PowerShell
For the Entra-joined PC that never showed up in Intune. Check it's ready, kick off enrollment, and see why it failed if it does.
Getting devices into Intune · Note 3 ↗
Pre-Register MFA Phone Numbers for Entra ID Users with PowerShell
Load mobile numbers into Entra ID as an authentication method before users ever sign in, without stomping on numbers they've already registered.
The Microsoft Graph toolbox · Note 3 ↗