Blogs

TLDR; I am now at the time of writing this paragraph 3 days in from replacing my 4-year-old office chair to a new Autonomous Smart Office ErgoChair 2 and so far I am impressed with the features and working my way through using them properly. What do I mean by that? Well, the chair is super customizable in terms of the usual, height, arm rest positions, but it also has customizable features for lumbar support and headrest to name a few. If like me you spend a large part of your day sitting in front of computer monitors, hammering away at a keyboard and want to see/hear about this experience? keep reading… ...

TLDR; A few weeks ago in a corporate team sync one of my colleagues presented information around Microsoft Clarity and I was totally blown away in it’s capabilities as well as its ease of use. According to Microsoft Clarity is a behavioral analysis tool that helps you understand user interactions within your website. I use it to do just that especially for knowing where my users come from, and how they are engaging my content, want to see/hear about my experiences? keep reading… ...

What this is and what this is not This is something new I am trying, this is for me to come back to when I have bad days, when I need to re-focus, and even when I have good days. It is not a goals list, and it not meant to be a retrospective list for 2023. I am going to list 3 things each year that I will try to build upon based on where I am now and where I aspire to be. ...

TLDR; If you are ever in the unfortunate situation where your token thats issued when you create an Azure Static Web App is unobtainable or destroyed and you are trying to CI/CD from your Repo in GitHub you will get an error in your deployment pipeline in GitHub Actions. To remedy the issue you can reset your Token in the Azure Portal and then create a new GitHub Secret in the Repo with the new reset token GUID and you will be all sorted. Want to see how, keep reading… ...

TLDR; A few days ago I set out for a walk to start my Boxing Day 2021 (December 26) & as usual I donned my AppleWatch and my AirPods to listen to my walk/run playlist as I log my journey on the Strava app. As circumstance would have it I got a new iPhone over the holidays and had to redo the process of pairing my ancilliary devices such as my AirPods. By setting up my AirPods with iOS 15 I saw options that permitted me to enhance the sounds that surrounds me that I did not see when I originally set up my AirPods Pro more than 2 years ago. Succintly put, I was able to have bionic ears, I was able to hear the leaves blowing on the streets, at one point I thought I was being followed 😊 I was able to hear all of nature ahead of seeing any movements, and I was also able to hear distant children playing & automobile activity. ...

Why you should read this post Do you find yourself thinking 🤔 wouldnt it be easy to just copy an event on your calendar and paste it to a new location if everything is the same except the time you need it? Well, I tried to do that and from the calendar in the regular thick Outlook Client and I was not able. Later on however after some research I did find an option if I used Outlook Web Access (OWA) or Outlook Progressive Web App (PWA) to Duplicate Event as seen below which gets me what to what I wanted to do. So this works for you, you can stop reading here 😄 if however you only use the regular thick client… keep reading. ...

Why you should read this post Are you contemplating 🤔 or have you built a Static Web Application using Microsoft Azure Static Web Apps and do you plan to use an Apex Domain as a part of your URL. 😳 In plain english that means do you plan to access your website by using https://sitenamehere.com without the www? If so then keep reading please. 😌 For what should be a simple task, I faced a GOTCHA 🔥 on 2 different levels that I’d like to share with you, Ive outlined them below, even though I have listed 3 items below the 3rd is more of an observation: ...

Why you should read this post If you are interested in Microsoft Graph and how it can work with Python this post gives two examples of an art of the possible. In this post i will be addressing the following topics: Using MSAL libraries in Python Using 2 different Authentication Flows to gain access to Microsoft Graph resources Bonus - Access to my GitHub repo where you can get the code as well as a Jupyter Notebook to runs this on your own Wiring this all up This is not very onerous, in fact if you have ever played with Python, its the simplicity that is really astounding. Basically you need to work the the below libraries to get this sorted: ...

Why read this post? I wanted to start a new Blog primarily because my focus and direction have shifted from the perspective I have had for the last decade plus. What do I mean by that? 🤔 While I am still a member of the technical community that I have been so proud to be a part of for the last almost 15 years, previously that vantage point was that of an independent voice. Indeed as a Microsoft MVP for the last 7 years, we pride ourselves as being a transparent vessel of the public at large and also of Microsoft, I saw myself as technical leader with a good understanding of how the developer community, stake holders, and end users consume Microsoft products especially SharePoint, Office365, Microsoft365, Azure, Azure Functions, and mobile dev tech. I took that information and often blogged content that addressed: ...

As I retire my old blog Fabian Williams the Architect for this new format I am tinkering with the concept of Azure Static Web Sites usign HUGO templating . Seems pretty cool so far!!! this is all hosted on a Github Repo using Markdown and GitHub Actions for CICD into Azure as I create new content. ...