Jan Reilink 
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Learn how to automatically push your HomeWizard P1 gas meter readings into Tado Energy IQ using a simple Home Assistant automation.
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A Gutenberg block for inserting Google AdSense ads into posts. Vibe coding WordPress plugins: I used Google Gemini to create a WordPress Block Editor block which inserts an Adsense ad automatically after the more tag. And wherever you want an advertisement to appear. Sweet! (-:
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Being unable to open SQL Server Configuration Manager is often caused by a corrupt or removed WMI provider for SQL Server. This post explains how to resolve this.
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Never forget an OpenSSL command again. This comprehensive cheat sheet covers certificate conversion (PFX, PEM, DER), CSR generation, and remote SSL / TLS verification for Windows and Linux admins.
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The fire-and-forget method to update SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) automatically by uninstalling any installed version and downloading & installing the newest available version from Microsoft.
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Learn how to use the Twilio SendGrid Web API v3 to send email with PowerShell
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Yes, I'm moving Sysadmins of the North away from WordPress and migrating to another CMS.
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Windows Server IIS is known for reusing DH key values, but there is a way to disable ECDH public server param reuse in Windows Server IIS and here is how.
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Learn how to create strong and unique passwords in Windows using PowerShell, because the use of those unique and strong passwords is important.
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Have a need for IIS in your Windows 11 development station, and now you wonder how to install IIS? Here I describe how you can easily install IIS and some modules using PowerShell
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Monitor your website performance using Zabbix, Performance Counters, PowerShell and WMI on Windows Server IIS.
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Use a specific TLS certificate or thumbprint for outgoing HTTPS connections using PowerShell. Because sometimes there are endpoint restrictions in place.
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Learn how to calculate and create file checksums with PowerShell's Get-FileHash and certutil.exe. Use this to validate file integrity in Windows (Windows Server).
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Learn how to use PowerShell Test-NetConnection to test if a TCP port is open
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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 now has native support for IPv6! 🥳
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Old school: learn how to convert a Windows SID (security identifier) to an username, or vice versa (username to SID) using PowerShell and VBScript. Because sometimes you just need to convert a Windows SID to an username, don't you?
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Whenever I need to restore an SQL Server .bak backup file, I want to know some properties of the backup file to make sure I'm working with the correct file(s). Luckily, the .bak file and PowerShell provide all the information I need, so I don't have to start a Restore procedure in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) just to view the header information. As you know, SSMS is slow...
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Use PowerShell, Performance Counters and WMI to get the current number of active connections to IIS websites. Monitor IIS servers in Zabbix
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Use PowerShell to install SSL certificate in Windows Server and change its FriendlyName property. As a bonus, I show you how to verify a certificate's Common Name (Subject) and Subject Alternative Name (SAN) using certutil.exe and PowerShell Get-PfxCertificate.
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In this small post I'll guide you through the various Windows Server and IIS configuration settings, for an optimized network performance, high performance websites and high volume of web requests.