A practical guide to reviving a Samsung ML‑2165W by connecting it to a Raspberry Pi, configuring CUPS, and enabling AirPrint support for seamless printing from Windows, Linux, and iOS devices

A practical guide to automating Azure DevOps Work Item updates using Python and Azure Pipelines. This post explores hosting options, AI-assisted coding, and the trade-offs of different authentication methods. It highlights a lightweight, maintainable solution for personal productivity and reflects on the evolving role of developers in an AI-driven workflow.

In this post, I share a simple Python script to load an Azure DevOps (AzDo) wiki into memory, including the markdown content and real URLs of the pages. While the script lacks error handling and doesn’t read images or consider page relationships, it uses DefaultAzureCredential for easier cloud integration. Check out the resources for more details on the Azure DevOps REST API.

Learn how to leverage Azure CLI for automating tasks and managing API tokens. This guide covers using DefaultAzureCredential for seamless authentication without secrets, managing Microsoft Graph permissions, and generating Bearer tokens for custom APIs. Explore examples for refreshing tokens, accessing Azure DevOps API, and more. Perfect for developers aiming to streamline workflows and enhance automation with Azure CLI.

a Python script to simplify downloading files from SharePoint via Graph API. While not production-ready, it’s a great starting point for automating this task. Python is ideal for integrating into notebooks for data ingestion into AI Search, allowing efficient file downloads

I would like to show you my recent hobby project with a raspberry pi, a unicorn phat and the powerful cli-microsoft365: A simple monitoring solution of Microsoft 365 Services.

Status of some important services in Microsoft 365

In essence, I put the unicorn phat onto the raspberry pi zero w and wrote this python script:

• unicorn03_m365.py

The python script checks the service status every five minutes and shows it with colors on the unicorn phat.

Roboten Stefan

Här är historian om Stefan, en robot jag och barnen har jobbat på under den senaste månaden. I en sann DIY-anda vill jag skriva om vårt projekt på bloggen och förhoppningsvis inspirera andra att utforska det. I och med projektet innebär en hel del pyssel, så är det lämpat i princip för alla åldrar.

Även om allting togs fram parallellt och stegvis (“i iterationer”), kommer projektet presenteras det i förenklad ordning

It seems that Work from Home (WFH) is here to stay, it’s okay. I’d say, Work from a Smart Home is even more okay. To me, Home Automation (HA) and Work from Home (WFH) are really two peas in a pod.

Today’s “guest” is a tiny application that I’ve set up on my raspberry pi to listen to my presence (status) in Teams and show it with colors of my smart RGB light (IKEA Trådfri).