on powershell, pester, github, devops, testing, automation, IaC, copilot, ai

Raising the Copilot Standards to Pester 6.1

Pester 6.1 shipped, so I checked my Copilot standards against an install instead of the release notes. Four claims no longer held. Two aren't in the announcement at all, and one example from the release notes doesn't actually run.…

on powershell, SSH

Rolling my own ssh-copy-id for Windows

Windows OpenSSH ships everything except ssh-copy-id. VS Code Remote-SSH kept asking for my password, and the documented fix is macOS/Linux only. So I built one: platform detection, idempotent installs, real verification.…

on powershell, okta, identity, iam, automation, devops, testing

Seeding an Okta Test Tenant When You Only Get Ten Users

A fresh Okta trial org is empty. The licence caps you at ten active users, so I built a lab where 8 awkward users plus everything Okta doesn't cap does the work. Seeds in 2 min, tears down safely.…

on devops, copilot, github, powershell, cicd

Keeping Copilot Instructions in Sync Across Repositories

Updated my PowerShell Copilot Standards repo and realized every other project was still on the old instruction copies. So I built a GitHub Actions workflow that mirrors them weekly and opens a PR when they drift.…

on intune, powershell, infosec, itadmin, M365, automation

Why Every IT Administrator Needs This Intune Browser Extension Policy Analyzer

Discover browser extension policies in Intune - blocklists, allowlists & forced installs analyzed #Intune #PowerShell #CyberSecurity #ITAdmin #M365…