Simon Gallagher
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Simon Gallagher
@vinf.net
PM Azure Confidential Compute, Geek, London, Legoholic, Professional Visio Pilot, Conflicted petrolhead, Tweets are mine and not my employer.

Was @vinf_net on Twitter/X before it imploded.
Friends don’t let friends use Bluetooth headsets in busy office environments, DECT, wired… or go home
October 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We have a new garden shredder, when it’s doing its thing all I can think of is Ro-Jaws from #2000AD and have christened it thus, I think I’m going to have to find it a sticker or two.
June 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Anyone deploying any cutting edge software this weekend that needs a book?
June 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In other news have finally changed my Bluesky handle from vinf_net to @vinf.net , that's a tidy feature.
May 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
After a lot of years I've moved back to using Firefox as my daily-driver web browser for personal stuff, gave up waiting for native vertical tabs and perf was getting horrible intermittently. Edge for work stuff, Firefox for my stuff.
May 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
POSH1Liner – Count the number of resource groups in a subscription

If you ever need a quick count of the number of resource groups in your current subscription (get-azContext) to check you can use the following command to get a quick check. (get-AzResourceGroup).count This is especially useful if…
POSH1Liner – Count the number of resource groups in a subscription
If you ever need a quick count of the number of resource groups in your current subscription (get-azContext) to check you can use the following command to get a quick check. (get-AzResourceGroup).count This is especially useful if you're using a shared subscription that may be pushing the 980 resource group limit and you want to check before a script runs.
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April 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
One Button Access to Copilot on iPhone

So far I've found Apple Intelligence a bit underwhelming. Copilot however, has access to all my work context, emails, Teams messages, my calendar etc. so I'd like quick access to use it - there is no way to replace Apple Intelligence wholesale yet Disclaimer:…
One Button Access to Copilot on iPhone
So far I've found Apple Intelligence a bit underwhelming. Copilot however, has access to all my work context, emails, Teams messages, my calendar etc. so I'd like quick access to use it - there is no way to replace Apple Intelligence wholesale yet Disclaimer: Yes, I am a Microsoft employee, but this is just something I find useful, other AI's are available.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
‘Catch me up’ may be the single most useful copilot query to Outlook and Teams at this time of year as I’m trying to resume from Xmas hibernation
January 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today I learnt not to use the term “blowback” in an international, professional context. One should simply use “negative repercussions of a decision”

Also learnt validate all my English on Urban Dictionary 1st
December 12, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Tell me you’ve watched a lot of Wheeler Dealers without telling me you’ve watched a lot of it
December 7, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Reposted by Simon Gallagher
Pro tip - I never use notifications for any social media app. Nothing can ever happen on social media that I need to be notified of. I only see it if I choose to check it. Protects my peace nicely.
November 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
First post here, going all in. Hope this works out better than Mastodon did

Enjoyed T/X over the last 10+yrs and kept in touch with many friends, but it’s just ruined now.
November 16, 2024 at 10:59 AM