Powershell + Windows Update

Windows administration is part of my job that I don't enjoy as much as linux, but it is still necessary. Though Windows is becoming less and less required, a lot of software still relies on it.

Microsoft to their credit are making an effort to shift people onto their new …

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WebService::Strava - A Strava API Perl Client

Being a Cyclist and a Geek, I like to track things. Being a Sys Admin and a Programmer I also like this to happen in the most efficient manner possible. Insert Strava, which is basically a social networking platform for cyclists/runners/swimmers (I believe they're adding more as well …

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Jira Automation + Copying Fields

We heavily utilise Jira at my place of work and one of our non IT based departments use it in their business processes. It was chosen to replace a custom developed, unreliable .NET application and apart from minor bending to suit the processes Jira is an excellent replacement. It's also far more reliable, far easier to keep up-to-date and runs on Linux!

In the latest update I had a chance to really push the new version of the Jira Automation Plugin, which is a free and open source plugin. Written by Atlassian to support their internal processes, It's a little nugget of awesome that has really extended what we can do without writing bulk custom code. more ...


Dancing with WebSockets

I learnt during the development of the EventStreamR frontend that websockets are cool! Another learning project of mine is NanodeControl and after learning what all the cool new things are available I wanted to have a crack at making it more modern.

After a bit of search around I came …

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Git: Bah, wrong branch!

I love git, it's a really great tool. However no matter how used I get to my workflows I eventually end up commiting something into the wrong branch!

And although I tend to use a custom bash shell called git-sh with a full colour prompt, with all the relevant information:

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