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Using Functions Outside Azure
Azure

Using Functions Outside Azure

I'm not a tease so here it is, tested with what's currently available as of this post. Following the previous post, you now have Kudu so it's time to use it!  Go ahead

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
3 min read
Using Kudu Outside Azure
Azure

Using Kudu Outside Azure

Once upon a time before Functions, we had Web Jobs on Azure App Services and the 'engine' behind it was Kudu. I originally planned to detail this out last year but with the

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
5 min read
Security Keys for Apple ID
Apple

Security Keys for Apple ID

Starting with iOS 16.3 & iPadOS 16.3 comes support for Security Keys for Apple ID, the gist is you will need two keys to get started. Weirdly my one key was

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
1 min read
Tinkering with Apple MapKit JS
Apple

Tinkering with Apple MapKit JS

I don't normally keep up with news from WWDC, neither does Apple normally release technology for web developers. If you use DuckDuckGo then you're probably familiar with MapKit JS, the feature set available

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
1 min read
Using the Microsoft Graph to manage files in OneDrive/SharePoint like Azure Blob Storage
Azure

Using the Microsoft Graph to manage files in OneDrive/SharePoint like Azure Blob Storage

When compared to Azure Blob Storage, SharePoint/OneDrive for Business is much more cost effective, but it is important to note I am NOT doing a 1:1 on the features offered. You

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
2 min read
Using Cloudflare's WARP VPN on Windows
Cloudflare

Using Cloudflare's WARP VPN on Windows

WARP is a VPN solution from Cloudflare built on the WireGuard protocol. Its goal to keep your internet experience private, secure, fast and reliable.

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
4 min read
Adding ReSharper code analysis to your Azure DevOps CI build pipeline
Azure

Adding ReSharper code analysis to your Azure DevOps CI build pipeline

ReSharper Command Line Tools is a set of free cross-platform standalone tools that help you integrate automatic code quality analysis into your CI, version control or any other server. The Command Line Tools

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
3 min read
Killing passwords with YubiKey and Microsoft
YubiKey

Killing passwords with YubiKey and Microsoft

Enabling passwordless sign-in on your Microsoft Account(MSA) or Azure Active Directory(AAD) account. Understanding FIDO2 and how Yubico's Security Key(YubiKey) and Windows Hello tie into the process.

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
3 min read
Observations from a week with Pi-hole
Pi-hole

Observations from a week with Pi-hole

My observations of Pi-hole. Its more than just an ad blocker. Learning which Pi to pick, which upstream DNS provider is best and how everything works.

  • Lionel Christopher Chetty
    Lionel Christopher Chetty
4 min read
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