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Proofreading blog drafts using Copilot Sidebar
While working on a blog post, I discovered a way to proofread my drafts in an easy way. This might not be very revolutionary, but it was so convenient that I wanted to share it with the world.
I use Hugo for my static website. On my local computer I can preview it in the browser under localhost:1313. Copilot Sidebar in Edge does the same! This means I can ask it to proofread it.
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Prompts and Modelfiles
I read about Gemma this morning. It is the open source version of Google Gemini. So I started trying it out locally on my raspberry pi where I already have ollama and ollama-webui.
Then I discovered the prompts and modelfiles which I thought were worth a blog post.
Modelfile Let’s start with Modelfiles. You can create your own or browse on OllamaHub.
It’s genious. It reminds Dockerfile with the initial FROM statement.
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How to Read SharePoint Storage Capacity with Graph
Do you want to monitor the storage capacity of your SharePoint Online Environment in an automated way? In this blog post, I will show you how to use Graph to read the storage capacity programmatically and avoid running out of storage space.
Hey SharePoint Admin, have you also gazed at this storage chart in Active Sites section and scratched your head? Sure, it is good, but you cannot use it for automated monitoring.
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Blog Comments are back
I haven’t had comments on my blog since I moved from wordpress. Until now. I just added comments back to my blog and here is how I did it.
The most convinient way is integrating my blog with Github Discussions using giscus.
The giscuss.app page walks you through the setup and authorization process.
I created a new public repository on Github, then I enabled Discussions feature on the repository (Settings -> Features).
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Workload Identity Federation
There is no reason not to switch to Workload Identity Federation for Service Connections in Azure DevOps. Compared to secret-based connections, it offers several compelling benefits:
Firstly, you eliminate the need for secrets. This means no more manual or automatic rotation of secrets, or worse, being caught off guard when secrets expire unnoticed. Secondly, it’s more secure. Secrets used across multiple projects and stored in key vaults or, even worse, in tools like OneNote, are far more susceptible to compromise than the new identity federation approach.
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