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  • My Windows Terminal Retro Theme

    Jul 24, 2020 · 2 min read  ·
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    After reading a number of Windows Terminal posts by Thomas Maurer and seeing Windows Terminal Preview available in my Windows App Store, I finally decided to dive in again. I was sooo excited when Microsoft first made the announcement but was disappointed when I found out I'd have to run a specific version of Windows …


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  • SQL Server Agent with CmdExec job runs PowerShell infinitely

    Jun 10, 2020 · 1 min read  ·
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    Just ran into this issue and solved it by using powershell -ExecutionPolicy bypass C:\path\to\script.ps1. Seems there was an issue with the signed module so I just set it to not check the sign.


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  • Windows Services Recovery for SQL Server

    May 19, 2020 · 1 min read  ·
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    Recently, I ran into an issue after applying a few security updates and subsequent reboots: a number of the SQL services did not start successfully. After running the following script, I've had success with SQL services starting as expected after reboot. It's basically a built-in service start retry. You can read more …


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  • My setup after a year of livestreaming

    Jan 24, 2020 · 6 min read  ·
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    about what I retired and what I was continuing to use. Since then, I actually started streaming about Cajun cooking for my website, RealCajunRecipes.com. I bought a couple cool things for that setup, including an awesome Madonna mic, which is called that because she made it famous in her Express Yourself video. I also …


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  • Remove the new ad in PowerShell 5.1 on Windows 10

    Sep 7, 2019 · 1 min read  ·
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    I really abhor the new ad in the PowerShell 5.1 console and it seems there's no hope of Microsoft making it go away. After a long, involved Twitter conversation with the community and the PowerShell team that confirmed it's impossible for the advertisement (?!) to be easily removed, it looks like the only solution is …


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  • Using robocopy to move SQL Server files

    Sep 6, 2019 · 3 min read  ·
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    When performing file migrations, PowerShell's Copy-Item is not ideal. I've since forgotten the original reasons I concluded this with the rest of the Internet, but this quote from reddit covers it pretty well. The Copy-Item and Move-Item cmdlets are general purpose commands. They have the ability to handle many …


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  • Class of 2019: 25 Microsoft MVPs you should be following

    Aug 6, 2019 · 2 min read  ·
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    Back in 1996, as I watched a movie about Italy at the Drexel Theatre in Columbus OH, I decided that one day I'd live in Europe. I didn't need to move immediately. I just put it on my long-term agenda and figured things would eventually work themselves out with gentle guidance. Part of that gentle guidance was to …


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  • My Current Livestream Setup

    Jun 28, 2019 · 4 min read  ·
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    Back in January and February, I wrote couple posts that highlighted my journey into livestreaming, from understanding the different services/platforms to the lighting I used. Since then, I got pretty deep into the hardware part but actually returned to a simplified setup. The third iteration was pretty intense. I even …


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  • My Second Twitch Livestream Setup

    Feb 20, 2019 · 6 min read  ·
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    Back in January, I wrote an introduction to livestreaming titled My First Twitch Livestream Setup. In it, I created the how-to guide for getting started that I wish I had the day I found Twitch. It's now been a couple weeks and I'm becoming more acclimated to Twitch, though I still don't get emotes and would prefer if …


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  • dark mode is for lovers 🖤

    Feb 11, 2019 · 2 min read  ·
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    This post is about all the things I use to fill my life with dark mode. I'm mostly writing to tell everyone about a free browser plugin, Dark Reader, that's incredible, but will include other extras as well. Dark Reader The browser plugin Dark Reader has changed my life and I'm obsessed with it. As I explained to a …


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Chrissy LeMaire

SQL & PowerShell MVP. GitHub Star. Creator of dbatools. Need to oil my knees.

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