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Custom Logging in Microsoft Fabric Notebooks

This blog post is a guide on how to setup custom logging to an Event house in Microsoft Fabric from a Notebook using Python.

Guide to Install Intel Arc B50 on TrueNAS Scale

Complete guide to installing Intel Arc B50 GPU on TrueNAS Scale. Includes firmware setup, driver installation, and systemd service. Tested on latest version.

Automate Lakehouse Table Maintenance In Fabric

Automate Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse maintenance using Python ThreadPoolExecutor. Run OPTIMIZE and VACUUM across multiple tables. Complete code + error handling.

MS Fabric Lakehouse Data Missing?

This post takes a look at MS Fabric data not showing up in lakehouse after data load

Installing PostgreSQL 17 on openSUSE Leap 16

This post we will be installing PostgresSQL 17 on openSUSE Leap 16

Retrieve MS Fabric Notebook Environment Info

Learn notebookutils.runtime commands to get Fabric notebook environment details. Includes lakehouse name, workspace ID, and debugging tips. Tested on Fabric 2025.

Entra Groups For AS RLS In Fabric & PBI Service

Working with Microsoft Entra ID in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) semantic models.

Windows Desktop On Linux

This opinion piece is my thoughts on why Microsoft should create a Linux Desktop Environment.

Microsoft Teams Calendar In Outlook

Learn how to share your team calendar from Microsoft Teams in Microsoft Outlook

Terminate SSIS Operation With SQL

Learn how to terminate a SSIS operation using SQL

Working With Lists In SQL Server

This post takes a look at using STRING_AGG() and STRING_SPLIT() as alternatives to XML functions to work with lists In SQL Server

DST Conversion Functions In SQL Server

Generating Daylight Savings Time and Standard Time Conversion Functions For Multiple Time Zones In SQL Server

Generating DST Conversion Table In SQL Server

Generating Daylight Savings Time and Standard Time Conversion Table For Multiple Time Zones

Generating ID fields in views in SQL Server

Taking a look at using ROW_NUMBER() vs. HASHBYTES() for generating unique ID fields in views.

Windows 11 AMD Driver Issue

Resolved an annoying Windows 11 rolling back the AMD driver after installation of a new driver.

Opera GX Review

Ever wonder if there are other browsers out there worth checking out besides Chrome, Edge, and Safari? Let's take a look at Opera GX, the gaming browser that is great for everyday use.

Goodbye Internet Explorer

Is It Finally The End For Internet Explorer?

Comment Your Code

Why should you comment your code? Let's take a look at why and how to comment your code.

Windows 11 Upgrade Issue

I recently upgraded my laptop from Windows 10 to Windows 11. I ran into an issue where Windows 11 installed Home Edition instead of Pro. This is how I fix it.

Apache Log4j vs httpd

Let's take a look at Apache Log4j and httpd