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Installing and setting up Ollama on MacOS and running your first prompt

Installing and setting up Ollama on MacOS and running your first prompt

  • 2026-01-11
  • 3 minutes to read

Setting up Ollama to run on MacOS is straightforward, but you may run issues, this guide walks through installing and setting up your first prompt.

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Oh my posh now works with Claude CLI adding info to the status line!

Oh my posh now works with Claude CLI adding info to the status line!

  • 2026-01-08
  • 2 minutes to read

I use oh my posh to enhance all my command line prompts, and now it works with Claude CLI adding additional context to the status line.

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Why I'm adding an AI category to my blog this year

Why I'm adding an AI category to my blog this year

  • 2026-01-05
  • 1 minute to read

I am adding an AI category to my blog this year as I find myself utilising AI tools to enhance my workflow.

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Updating My Blog Using Codex Wrapper aitools

Updating My Blog Using Codex Wrapper aitools

  • 2025-11-06
  • 6 minutes to read

The amazing Chrissy Lemaire has been building more super useful tools and this time it's a powershell module that helps you batch process your code with popular AI CLI editors.

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Reflections on evaluating Retro Data call for speakers

Reflections on evaluating Retro Data call for speakers

  • 2025-08-16
  • 8 minutes to read

We have just completed the evaluation process for Retro Data

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Using Return Variables in Fabric Child Pipelines

Using Return Variables in Fabric Child Pipelines

  • 2025-07-20
  • 3 minutes to read

How to use return variables from a Fabric Data Factory child pipeline in a parent pipeline

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How to track the outcome of a beta Microsoft exam

How to track the outcome of a beta Microsoft exam

  • 2025-07-06
  • 2 minutes to read

Beta exams are taken early and the communication on whether you passed your result is not always prompt. There is a way to find out through the Pearson VUE portal. This post describes how.

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Running Python Code on the ISS with Astro Pi

Running Python Code on the ISS with Astro Pi

  • 2025-06-27
  • 3 minutes to read

Recently I got to present my Code Club coders with certificates for completing the Astro Pi Mission Zero project. Back in March the kids created a program that would run on the International Space Station (ISS) using the Astro Pi kit.

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My activities tracker for community contributions in 2025

My activities tracker for community contributions in 2025

  • 2025-04-30
  • 2 minutes to read

A list of events and activities I have contributed to STEM and the community during the calendar year.

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TSQL Tuesday #184: Mentoring

TSQL Tuesday #184: Mentoring

  • 2025-03-11
  • 5 minutes to read

This is my thirteenth contribution to TSQL Tuesday, the data community blog party. Have a read, and why not join in next time!

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Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate

  • 2025-03-03
  • 1 minute to read

Information on passing the Fabric Data Engineer Associate exam and earning the DP-700 certification.

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Running Deepseek locally in vscode as a private copilot

Running Deepseek locally in vscode as a private copilot

  • 2025-03-02
  • 4 minutes to read

I have been experimenting with deepseek in vscode as a private, local copilot, it's so easy to get going!

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