The Connect-MgGraph command is the entry point for automating Microsoft Graph API access using PowerShell. Whether you're writing scripts to manage Entra ID, Intune, or Microsoft 365 services, understanding how this command works and how it relates to app registrations is critical. This post will walk through - What Connect-MgGraph actually does How app authentication works When and how to register an app manually…

Resource Groups form the backbone of many companies compliance policies, they're often the target of tagging policies and annual reviews, which means that for each Resource Group you're often increasing the amount of maintenance overhead. That's fine if the Resource Group contains something of value, but what if you're wasting effort on Resource Group that no longer need to be maintained?

Altitude 1601 Feet Trail Conditions Gravel track followed by moorland Difficulty Low Experience 8/10 Est. Time 3-4 hours Distance 5-6 Miles Starting Location Orbost Farm Car Park History of the Local Area Healabhal Bheag which is the southern of the two hills that make up the Macleods Tables, roughly translates as simply Little Healabhal from Gaelic. "Healabhal" potentially has its roots in Old Norse or Gaelic however I can find no definitive source that covers it's meaning.

Easily convert high-resolution images to the modern WebP format directly from your right-click menu in Linux Mint using a custom Nemo Action. In my test, 2 images were reduced from 3.1MB to just 100.2KB, a 96.8% size reduction with no noticeable quality loss. Learn how to set it up in minutes using just a single configuration file.

Altitude 1505 Feet Trail Conditions Forestry track, boggy uphill section, spongy moss Difficulty Low Experience 8/10 Est. Time 2-3 hours Distance 5-6 Miles Starting Location Forestry entrance or Foresty car park before Fairy Pools History of the Local Area The Fairy Pools found to the south east of Beinn na Bhraghad is today an extraordinarily popular tourist destination due to it's often crystal clear pools surrounded by the dramatic Cuillins as a background, however, in 1601 it was the site of a conflict between the Macleods and Macdonalds which has since been referred to as the "Battle of Coire na Creiche" (translates to "The hollow of the spoil" from gaelic), which was so bloody that it's said the Fairy pools ran red with blood.

Effortlessly migrate secrets between Azure Key Vaults across tenants or subscriptions using PowerShell. This guide walks through a robust, script-based solution for cloning secrets with minimal downtime and full reporting. Ideal for DevOps, cloud engineers, and Azure admins.

The Old Man of Storr, a prominent Isle of Skye landmark, features a medium to high difficulty trail of 7-8 miles starting at Storr Car Park. With stunning views, the hike takes 3-5 hours. It's surrounded by folklore and geologically significant formations, attracting over 220,000 visitors annually.

Create a global keyboard shortcut to control YouTube Music and other music apps on Linux using playerctl. This step-by-step guide shows you how to install and configure everything in just minutes.

The walk to the Trig Point starts at the forestry access on Moll Road, following a steep, boggy hill track. Covering 2-3 miles in 1-2 hours, the trail ascends to Meall a' Mhaoil, offering stunning views of Scalpay and the Cuillins. Difficulty is low, with a moderate experience level of 6/10.

Azure App Configuration is a powerful service for managing application settings and feature flags centrally, however, I found that the export options were somewhat lacking for my use-case, which was deprecating an old App Configuration resource where I needed ideally a csv file so I could run comparisons against another system. In this post, we’ll walk through a PowerShell script that extracts App Configuration key-values and exports them to a CSV.

Altitude 354 Feet Trail Conditions Road followed by short grass uphill section Difficulty Low Experience 10/10 Est. Time 30 minutes Distance 1 Mile Starting Location Brothers Point Carpark History of the Local Area According to local tradition, the graveyard known as Kilena was once the site of a large chapel, though no trace of the building remains today unfortunately. While the chapel itself is a mystery, the surrounding area is rich in history and archaeology.

Confused about Azure VM costs when you shut them down? Learn why deallocating VMs, not just stopping them, is crucial to avoid unnecessary compute charges. This guide explains the difference, shows how to deallocate with Azure CLI and PowerShell, and highlights common pitfalls.

Edinbane, established by Kenneth MacLeod, boasts a rich history tied to settlement since before 1600. The area features a 4-mile low-difficulty walking trail starting at Upper Edinbane, offering scenic views including wind turbines and the Cuillin mountains. Notable historical sites include a restored hospital now serving as holiday accommodations.

You know that feeling when you find out a critical Azure service you're using is being retired next week, and nobody told you? Yeah, let's not do that again. Look no further than the Azure Services Retirement Workbook, a small but mighty tool that every cloud admin and architect should be familiar with.

With ever more deprecation on the horizon, it's important to be able to easily identify Function Apps which may now be running deprecated language versions. This ensures you continue to receive support and security updates, avoid performance degradation and unexpected failures and remain in compliance with Azure's best practice guidelines. This article and the code are based on an excellent recent post from…

Altitude 1354 Feet Trail Conditions Well-established foot trails Difficulty Low Experience 10/10 Est. Time 2-4 hours Distance 4-5 Miles Starting Location Tianavaig Bay Car Park - Camustianavaig History of the Local Area Camustianavaig is a small crofting township located at the start of this walk. Its original name, "Camas Dionabhaig," derives from both Gaelic and Norse roots. In Gaelic, "Camas" means "bay," while the Norse "dyn" translates to "noisy."

Altitude 1030 Feet Trail Conditions Farm Road followed by uphill bog, before grass fields and white sands Difficulty Low Experience 9/10 Est. Time 3-4 hours Distance 5 Miles Starting Location Claigan Coral Beach Car Park History of the Local Area Beinn Bhreac, the mountain where the Trig Point is situated, is a common name across Scotland. The name translates to "Speckled Mountain" in Gaelic, reflecting a tendency for places like this to have descriptive rather than unique names.

As Azure evolves, so does its pricing models, often leaving legacy pricing plans in place for existing customers. While these older plans may still function, they can result in unnecessary costs and limit access to newer, more powerful compute resources. Many organizations continue running their Azure Web Apps on outdated Standard (S1, S2, S3) or Premium v2 (P1v2, P2v2, P3v2) plans without realizing the potential savings and performance boosts that can come from upgrading.

This walk actually took place near the end of last year. This time I found myself climbing Suidh' a' Mhinn "Seat of the Gentle" near Kilmuir on one of the last sunny days of the year.

In this article I'll cover configuring Azure DNS and a local service running on a Linux server to update the DNS record automatically.

Altitude954 FeetTrail ConditionsForestry road followed by intermittent bogs and sheep trailsDifficultyLowExperience8/10Est. Time2-3 hoursDistance3 MilesStarting LocationVarragill River Lay-By on th…

Managing system access is crucial for maintaining security and compliance in any organization. In this post, we explore best practices for reviewing system access, identifying unnecessary permissio…

Managing system access is crucial for maintaining security and compliance in any organization. In this post, we explore best practices for reviewing system access, identifying unnecessary permissions, and strengthening your security posture. Learn how to streamline user roles, audit access logs, and implement automated reviews to protect your infrastructure effectively.

I've recently been tidying up some of my personal project code repositories in Azure DevOps, treating them like professional environments where possible to get myself into some better habits. Part of this is ensuring that old branches are properly cleaned up and removed where no longer required. But I kept receiving an error when trying to delete a branch that stated "