2017-11-16

How to Install Raspbian on Raspberry Pi

The very first thing you are going to want to do when you get your Raspberry Pi is install an OS. You have a few options, including Raspbian, a Debian based OS. Here’s how to get it installed. Purch

2017-11-15

TechTips

How to SSH into the Docker VM (MobyLinuxVM) on Windows

On Windows, Docker runs in a VM called MobyLinuxVM, but you cannot login to that VM via Hyper-V Manager. We aren’t technically going to SSH into the VM, we’ll create a container that has full root acc

2017-11-15

TechTips

How to Delete Docker Container Log Files (Windows or Linux)

Here’s how to delete your Docker container log files. Get Docker File Location 1. Run docker inspect to find your Docker log file location 2. Find the “Docker Root Dir” Value, mine is /var/lib/docker

2017-11-12

TechTips

Raspberry Pi Setup - A Getting Started Guide for Raspberry Pi Development

Here are the steps I take to setup a Raspberry Pi for development: Get Raspberry Pi and Peripherals Raspberry Pi 3 Model B 7" Touchscreen Display SmartiPi Touchscreen Display Stand USB Keyboar

2017-11-12

TechTips

How to Change Raspberry Pi (Raspbian) Hostname

One of the first things you’ll want to do on a Raspberry Pi is change the hostname to something unique on your network. The default name is raspberrypi. You can change it via editing text files or th

2017-11-08

TechTips

.NET Core SDK Not Supported on ARM

The .NET Core SDK is not supported on ARM based devices such as the Raspberry Pi and the .NET Core team is not currently working on supporting it. As mentioned in the announcement, the SDK doesn’t fit

2017-11-08

TechReviews

Why I Switched from Tile to Trackr

Update: 1/8/18: TrackR will now replace your first battery for FREE! I’ve been using TrackR for a couple of months now without issue. But I am surprised that the initial battery only lasted 2 months.

2017-11-01

TechJobs

Microsoft is Hiring High-Scale Data Services Developers

My team is hiring developers in the high-scale data space that have experience building data and analytics pipelines. The ideal candidate is someone with a deep understanding of Lamda architecture an

2017-09-17

TechTips

Solution to "unknown shorthand flag a in -a" When Trying to Remove Docker Containers

This docker command will remove all stopped containers. docker rm $(docker ps -a -q) This docker command will remove all containers, even if they are running. docker rm $(docker ps -a -q) -f If you ru

2017-09-15

TechTips

How to Create a .NET Core CLI Console App as an EXE Instead of a DLL

You may have just discovered that when you create a console app using the .NET Core CLI tools it only produces a DLL by default. If you execute this: dotnet new console -n App And then execute a build

2017-09-14

TechTips

How to Change Your Raspberry Pi Password

You’ll want to make sure you don’t leave the default ‘pi’ user’s password to the default ‘raspberry’ setting. Here’s how to change it. Login to Pi Login to your Pi via Remote Desktop, SSH or via moni

2017-09-14

TechTips

How to SSH into a Raspberry Pi

You will often want to execute commands over SSH instead of having to Remote Desktop or access your Pi via a monitor and keyboard. Here’s how to get SSH setup on your Pi. Enable SSH Via Pi Terminal su

2017-09-14

TechTips

How to Run Docker on Raspberry Pi

It is very easy to get Docker running on a Raspberry Pi. Here’s a barebones post to get you started. You can execute the following commands over SSH or Remote Desktop. Install Docker curl -sSL https:

2017-09-14

TechTips

How to Access Raspberry Pi Files via a Samba File Share

As part of your normal Raspberry Pi dev workflow you’re going to want to access the files of the Raspberry Pi from your host dev machine. Here’s how to create a file share with Samba. Create a File S

2017-09-12

TechTips

How to Remote Desktop into Raspberry Pi with RealVNC

I’ve cleared out this post because the Raspberry Pi documentation site now has docs updated for Stretch. You can find the Raspberry Pi Remote Desktop setup steps here.

2017-05-17

TechAzure

Solution to Unreachable Azure IoT Hub Endpoint

Azure IoT allows you to define “Endpoints” and send messages to them via “Routes”. Learn more about Endpoints and Routes here. I setup a Service Bus Queue Endpoint, but it was showing as “Unreachable”

2017-05-03

TechAzure

How to use Apache Avro Compression with Azure IoT, Azure Stream Analytics, and Node.js

I was recently working with a customer that uses Apache Avro compression and discovered that there isn’t a great example out there that shows you how to send Avro compressed messages through the IoT p

2017-04-26

TechTutorials

How to Execute Postman Collections in your Continuous Integration Pipeline with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) and newman

I’ve been doing a lot with Postman lately and have been blogging everything I’ve uncovered along the way. Postman is more than just an ad-hoc REST tester - I believe that the future of REST API docume

2017-04-05

TechAzure

How to Host Jenkins on Azure

6/29/17 Update: There’s a new Azure Solution Template for Jenkins here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-solution-template-for-jenkins-on-azure/ Here’s how to get Jenkins on Azu

2017-04-01

TechCareer

I'm moving to Starbucks to be the new Chief Coffee Officer!

Many of you know that I’m fanatical about high quality coffee. Like many people, I used to think Starbucks was good coffee. That was until I experienced freshly roasted and freshly ground coffee. Tha