Your First 10 Users > Your First 10 Features: Hard Truths About SaaS MVPs
Bootstrapping a SaaS MVP isn’t just a coding sprint—it’s a mental grind. As a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft (after
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Power Automate Flow - Download File From SAP
With the low-key launch of the "Reconstruct Attachments" action inside of the SAP ERP Connector for Power Automate, you can
How to connect Jan.ai to Ollama(non-.cpp)
Running LLMs locally is great for privacy and olline access. My current setup is to use Jan.ai and Ollama. However,
LLM Keywords for Humans
With everyone discussing the world’s best AI models, it’s important to humanize the language we use to describe them.
Self Hosting Is Back In Style
I'm back to self hosting a few services across Digital Ocean & Hetzner. Previously, I self-hosted on a local Synology box, but
The Case for Ambient Voice
It’s funny how small things can make such a big difference. Discord, for instance, nailed it with passive voice chats. Not
Ultimate Guide: How to Set Up a Windows PC from Scratch in 2024 (Step-by-Step)
Over the past 3 years, I've used Windows for various things. With that in mind, I have a common setup I perform when spinning
Reflections from 20 to 30: Lessons from a Decade of Growth
### My Journey in a Nutshell: - Worked through four internships. - Participated in 4+ hackathons. - Graduated from Purdue with
Fixing 'error MSB8020: The build tools for Visual Studio 2019 (Platform Toolset = 'v142') cannot be found. '
Today, I encountered an error while building a console app, which halted the process: ``` 1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Setting Up SNC between Power Apps/Automate and SAP
My team and I spend our 9 to 5 working on the [SAP ERP Connector](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/saperp/) for
From Theory to Practice: Unlocking the Secrets of Secure Communication with Certificates and Keys
In this post, we'll explore the practical use of Certificates and Keys in secure communication, an essential skill for anyone
How to Configure Multiple SSH Keys for GitHub and Azure DevOps Repos
Recently, I've encountered situations where I need to work with multiple git repositories from different sources. This often
Github Action To Auto Increment a Power Platform Solution's Version
Recently, I've been working with a no-code team to help them build and distribute Power Plaform solutions. You can check out
M1 MacBook Pro Thinkpad Dock Fix
At work, I've been procrastinating on figuring out how to connect my Macbook to the Dell monitors my workplace provides. Sure,
Power Automate Array Slicing
Recently, I built a power automate flow where I needed a subset of an array. Here are the key takeaways from my
Log Rotation For Docker Containers
One of the twelve pillars of a well behaved application is "Logs". However, having an infinitely expanding file on your server
How To Copy a Power App/Automate Flow
**Update (03/01/2023)** - One of my coworkers said that the app automatically added the newly copied flows into the
Comparing Files(Checksum) On Windows
Recently, I needed to compare two DLLs with the same name to see if they were the same. However, my existing Unix knowledge was
The Obsolete Windows GAC
While debugging an issue a customer reported issue, I became well acquainted with the Global Assembly Cache otherwise known as
Death To The `Sent a GIF` Link In Microsoft Teams
Emoji's and GIFs are essential for people trying to express their emotions & feelings over chat. Doing so allows them to build
Power Platforms SAP Connector Enhancements
Disclosure, I am on the team that helped build the following. Last week, at the power platform conference, Charles Lamanna,
Autostart Dark Pattern - Endpoint Security VPN for Mac
## UPDATE: 2022/09/28 Recently the app began to autostart again. After some researching, I found a [stackoverflow
Bye Bye Semantic Versioning, Say Hello To GitDate
## Quick Rant About Semantic Versioning There is inherent information loss when a developer implements Semantic
How To Prevent Mac From Auto Switching Desktops
During my time using a mac, I have run into an annoying issue where the Desktop switcher seem to want me to organize things by
Quick Postgres Database Backup
Sometimes when working with databases you need a backup. One you can switch to quickly in case things go wrong. I find this
Clear Software Acquisition
October 20th, 2021 was the official date the company I worked full time at was acquired by Microsoft. ## A Bit About The
How to Paste and Match Style Text Into Teams
A few months ago my team switched from Slack to Microsoft Teams. While most things work as expected, one that comes off a bit
Revenue vs Profit
Recently, I've noticed an uptick in the usage of the words **Revenue** and **Profit** in my vicinity. Whereas this isn't a bad
SSH Broken Pipe Issue
## Problem: My laptop struggles at keeping an SSH connection alive with its default settings. See my pipe break
AWS Client VPN Endpoint Mass Disconnect
### Problem: A scary thing happened recently. Everyone at work lost access to our companies VPN. All of our applications run
Most Important SCP Commands
SCP is a command that allows you to copy files and directories securely between two hosts. ## Upload a file from local to
Disk Space Clean Up on Linux
Every now and then one of my legacy sites goes down due to having a full disk. This kind of stinks and I should automate a
How to Restrict an AWS Application Load Balancer to TLS 1.2
This weekend, I restricted the use of TLS to 1.2 and higher. Figure I'd document it a bit here. 1) Navigate to the Load
How to Encrypt an Existing RDS Instance at REST
Make sure that anything connected to your database is using an DNS entry to connect. If they connect directly to the AWS
The Mystery Of The Broken Docker Compose Terminal
I have been highly annoyed over the last few weeks with my docker containers terminal prompts. It would mess up every time I'd
A Simple Incident Report Template For Startups
Everyone should have a way to log incidents and track customer experience flaws. Below is a template I have implemented at a
TIL About uPnP
Today I learned about uPnP. I came across a blog post by [Kevin Norman](https://kn100.me/turning-upnp-off/) who talks about
Logging Best Practices
Here are just a few bullet points I've gathered over my career about logging. #### Log to STDOUT/STDERR Stop following all
How to bypass an Invalid Cert in Chrome - Your connection is not private
Recently I have noticed that the `Proceed to www...com (unsafe)` link in Chrome has stopped appearing on webpages with invalid
Site Pixel
For a few years now, I've wanted a tool that collects feedback from my users. I've thought about using existing products like
Docker Image Size Reduction
Recently I needed to dockerize an application for a virtual onprem. However, at the end of my project I ended up with a docker
Who Is using My Webcam?
Recently I've noticed a green dot next to my webcam staying on beyond my Google Hangout/Zoom meetings. This is obviously a
Minimum Requirements for a SAAS Platform
Below is a list of minimum requirements I believe are vital to the success of a SAAS platform(Note that this isn't the word
AWS Vault and MFA Setup on my Mac
Recently, I decided to secure my local machine by downloading and using AWS Vault. To my surprise, setting up MFA with Vault
The Bad Multi-Tenant SAAS Pattern
Note: This article assumes PostgreSQL. Multi-tenant web apps are currently all the rage. Just take a look at the top tech
Offset vs Seek/Keyset Pagination
**Update (03/07/2023)** - Fixed spelling and grammar mistakes. **Article** Today I was focused on defining the standards for
Alembic Load Config From Env Vars
Today, while trying to integrate the python library [Alembic](https://pypi.org/project/alembic/) into a micro-service, I ran
Invalidate AWS CloudFront Cache
Today, I needed to invalidate a specific Distribution's cache on AWS CloudFront. This resulted in me searching through the AWS
Replace a Table With View
This weekend while on dev support, an issue came to our attention that customers were still able to see `soft deleted` data in
Hello World
Hello World. This year I am moving my blog from Pelican to Hugo.