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An Introduction to Scratch Programming Language

An Introduction to Scratch Programming Language

  • 2025-02-23
  • 3 minutes to read

An introduction to Scratch Programming Language, a visual programming language for students of all ages.

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#DataWeekender 7.0 is almost here and I am hosting the SQL Server Room

#DataWeekender 7.0 is almost here and I am hosting the SQL Server Room

  • 2025-02-01
  • 2 minutes to read

Our 7th event is almost here and I am hosting the SQL Server track in the best van in data! Read on to find out more about the amazing talks that are on my track.

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Byte Sized: Changing Default Terminal in vscode

Byte Sized: Changing Default Terminal in vscode

  • 2024-12-22
  • 1 minute to read

A byte sized vscode blog post that simply describes how to change the default terminal in vscode, allowing you to start in a different shell.

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Add Bluesky Links and Share Buttons to Hugo

Add Bluesky Links and Share Buttons to Hugo

  • 2024-11-17
  • 9 minutes to read

Talks through the changes I needed to make in order to set up social links and a share to bluesky button on my site.

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Install SqlPackage on macOS with dotnet CLI

Install SqlPackage on macOS with dotnet CLI

  • 2024-11-15
  • 1 minute to read

It has been a right pain installing Sqlpackage on macOS but it is really easy to do using the dotnet sdk and homebrew

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My activities tracker for community contributions in 2024

My activities tracker for community contributions in 2024

  • 2024-10-31
  • 3 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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Taking over the running of a Code Club in Cardiff via STEM

Taking over the running of a Code Club in Cardiff via STEM

  • 2024-10-07
  • 3 minutes to read

Learn how I became a STEM Ambassador and took over running a Cardiff Code Club, teaching Python and web development to an all-female class.

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Decrypt encrypted PDFs Using macOS Automator Quick Actions

Decrypt encrypted PDFs Using macOS Automator Quick Actions

  • 2024-08-23
  • 5 minutes to read

This post describes how to set up an Automator Quick Action that will decrypt multiple PDF files via Finder on macOS.

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Stem Ambassador Award 2024 for 100 hours of volunteering

Stem Ambassador Award 2024 for 100 hours of volunteering

  • 2024-08-08
  • 2 minutes to read

I have received a STEM Ambassador award for contributing 100 hours of volunteering to the STEM Ambassador program.

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Get Fabric Tenant Settings with PowerShell

Get Fabric Tenant Settings with PowerShell

  • 2024-08-02
  • 4 minutes to read

How to use standard Azure powershell cmdlets to retrieve the Fabric Tenant settings for evaluation.

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View Pipeline Agent File System in Azure DevOps

View Pipeline Agent File System in Azure DevOps

  • 2024-07-16
  • 4 minutes to read

How to easily view the contents of your build agent file system and pick the right predefined variable.

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Multiline Scripts in Azure DevOps Pipelines

Multiline Scripts in Azure DevOps Pipelines

  • 2024-07-13
  • 4 minutes to read

Using script tasks in Azure DevOps pipeline and how to control multi-line scripting in Azure DevOps pipelines.

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