• Fantastic Sandboxes for Cheap

    Still in Preview as of this writing, Azure Spot VMs are great for folks for like me who need to create sandboxes for groups of people with workloads that can be interrupted. More importantly, these Spot instances difer from DevTestLab VMs in that they can accept images you’ve custom-built. This...


  • A Solution For Pervasive Local Admin Access

    I’ve seen this scenario play out a few times: Users complain that IT is unfairly constraining them and affecting their productivity by not allowing them access to download the programs they need to run on their computers. Eventually security controls are rolled back and the information technology department accedes to...


  • Azure AD vs Active Directory and the difference

    Though the newest iteration of Microsoft’s cloud identity service inherited the name of it’s On-premises counterpart it preceded, there’s very little resemblance between the two. This isn’t necessarily bad – there are important distinctions between the two– but it’s important to be aware of the nuances between the two and...


  • An Endless CVS receipt

    CVS receipts can get comically long. Here’s a page that shows that in a digital format. See the Pen CVS receipt by LucioB (@luciobenzor) on CodePen.


  • Cybersecurity tips for Small & Medium Businesses

    With the recent headlines about ransomware, data breaches, and hacks, you might believe these threat actors only target large corporations like Verizon and Equifax. Or maybe large cities, like the ransomware that hit the city of Atlanta or more recently, the 20-odd Texan towns hit simultaneously. But ransomware, and malware...