About a year ago, I recapped my gym experience from 2019 to 2021. It has been three years, and I’m happy to say I still stick to the same principles and attitude. Initially, I wanted to get fit and headed… Read More »A look back: Three years of working out at the gym
Some time ago, I came upon a blog from Signal on how to help people in Iran. The idea is to run a proxy that relays traffic for Signal messaging. This is then used in scenarios where the government blocks… Read More »Building and securing a Signal Proxy service in Azure
About a year ago, I wrote about transforming your organization by retiring the on-premises Active Directory. This post is a bit of a sequel to that, as I left you with the thought of migrating your Active Directory identities to… Read More »Transforming your organization to cloud-only: Migrating Active Directory identities to cloud identities
It seems working in tech has always been about figuring out stuff. You realize there are buzzwords you are not that familiar with every now and then. In my three decades of working in IT, I’ve spent considerable time over… Read More »I’m trying to understand what the value of Metaverse is, and I’m not sure I’m succeeding
It’s a rainy morning here in Helsinki, and I’m thankful for being able to spend a few hours at a small café close to a customer site before a workshop. For the past weeks, I’ve been dealing with a slight… Read More »Lessons learned: Testing new Azure features
I’ve had a large cup of coffee, and right now, I have zero notifications in any of the Microsoft Teams tenants I’m part of – so I guess this is the best time to reflect a bit on the realities… Read More »The infuriating reality of living in multiple Microsoft Teams tenants
I’ve used Flightradar24 for as long as I can remember. Occasionally to check what aircraft is circling near our house or track enjoyable flights while waiting in the queue in the grocery store. Another aspect is checking when a friend’s… Read More »Fun with Raspberry Pi: Building a Flightradar24 ADS-B receiver
For the second time, the European Power Platform Conference is happening! This time it will be held in Dublin, Ireland, on June 20-22, 2023. First things first – the Call for Speakers is now open (and it will stay open… Read More »The European Power Platform Conference 2023 is June 20-22!
I’ve spent much of my career in Microsoft’s collaboration & modern workplace tools and services. Having started with SharePoint Team Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2001, I had over a decade of fun with both on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployments… Read More »Back to the roots: A look at the SharePoint Architect’s Planning Guide book (Packt Publishing)
As part of the house-building project, we had the option to think about solar panels. I have friends who have opted for a few panels, and some have opted for more. I’ve been indifferent up until now, as previously, we… Read More »Building sustainability with solar panels at home
The first public version of Microsoft OneNote was released in late 2003. That was almost 19 years ago. I remember using OneNote then and being impressed. I quickly adopted this note-taking tool and religiously wrote transcripts of my endless meetings… Read More »Modern notetaking with Obsidian (Also, goodbye, OneNote)
After a nice vacation this summer, we were able to move to our new house in early August. I’ve written about the design phase of the home previously. Also, I have a few pictures of building the house here. Now… Read More »Living with the Yale Linus smartlock
This is a quick but guaranteed way to make you more productive when working with Azure! In Azure Portal, you have a select number of handy shortcuts. No need to move your hands away from the keyboard to command that… Read More »Become more productive in Azure Portal with these shortcut keys
I was renewed as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in July for the 8th time. Not in a row, though. I skipped one year when Microsoft employed me. I started my journey in 2014, and I’m again honored to be… Read More »I’m renewed as a Microsoft MVP!
This past April, I had a chance to try out the new Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) certification exam beta. At the time, no official study or preparation material was available. As it usually goes with beta exams, the results take… Read More »Thoughts on preparing and passing the new Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) certification
It’s been a while – about six months – since I last wrote one of these posts. I like to take a frequent look back to track achievements, significant milestones, successes, and life’s challenges. The weeks have been hectic but… Read More »So, what’s up?
I’m not an expert on customer experience, far from it. I’ve always believed when building my companies that it’s crucial to think about the customer and to try and remove blockers and problems on the way. It has worked for… Read More »Building a customer experience when you’re running a business
Salaries are a tricky topic. In Finland, salaries are usually not published in job ads. Yet, our tax records are somewhat public – I can look up (almost anyone earning more than 100 000 € a year (before taxes) online… Read More »Publishing open salary ranges when hiring
Today is the last support date for Internet Explorer 11. I think I’m not the only one who has long since moved away from Internet Explorer, so the news isn’t that dramatic. If I run iexplore.exe on my Windows 11,… Read More »Goodbye, Internet Explorer (1995-2022)
Last night, Apple held its annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. It was streamed, so I had a chance to catch up on that while preparing the kids for bed. One of the things that I dislike disproportionately is that all… Read More »I’m thinking of getting the new MacBook Air (2022)