iCalendar with custom schedule for Home Assistant (garbage collection)
homeassistant calendar

Using the .ics file support in HA local calendar to solve the complex garbage collection schedule.
July 6, 2025

Disable web search in the Windows 11 Start menu
windows registry search

May 13, 2024

Storing Synology camera recordings to an external disk
synology cameras

USB drives are not natively supported as storage for camera recordings. This is a way how to make it work anyway.
November 8, 2023

Sudo stopped working on Synology NAS
synology linux

Quick and dirty way to make sudo work again with your admin account.
November 2, 2023

Using Playwright with .NET API and Docker
playwright dotnet docker

It is possible to include Playwright in a .NET API and also to bake it into a Docker image.
October 31, 2023

Using Home Assistant automation for parametrized HTTP calls
homeassistant automation

How to use HA automations to run regular HTTP calls with parameters.
October 26, 2023

MS Edge - disable auto HTTPS for localhost
edge browser security

How to disable automatic redirect to HTTPS for localhost.
May 17, 2023

Notes: JMeter and Azure Load Testing
azure jmeter load-testing

A couple of notes from working with JMeter and the Azure Load Testing service.
November 1, 2022

How to call the Azure Cosmos DB REST API with C#
azure api

Authentication, request parameters and a few catches to not forget when calling the Cosmos DB API from C#.
June 23, 2022

Logitech Brio webcam, Windows Hello and closed lid
windows-11 webcam

How to configure Windows 11 to use a USB camera for Windows Hello even when the laptop lid is closed. This method deals with Intune device settings using Windows Task Scheduler.
May 3, 2022