The first time I heard Microsoft was putting Copilot into Notepad, I had a physical reaction.

Notepad? Really? Please. Anything but Notepad.

That moment crystallized something a lot of SysAdmins feel but don’t always say out loud: the AI-everywhere push is exhausting, most of the demos are built for developers, and the last thing any of us needs is another tool solving a problem we don’t have. Let’s face it….The skepticism is earned. It’s the same skepticism I brought to Claude Code.

Whelp…. there goes the last solid browser out there…..

I have, for years now, bounced between different browsers and they have been especially top of mind for me ever since Mozilla CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo announced that Firefox would become a “Modern AI Browser” in December of 2025.

Sometimes you get an idea that just won’t leave you alone. For me, it was this:

“I need an ultra slimmed down, CLI-only, simple pomodoro timer that sticks to the standard 25 / 5 minute format, prompts for your planned task, and simply logs to a file with a time / date stamp. Linux and MacOS supported needed”

Azure Local is not just a rebrand. It’s a message. One that says Microsoft finally gets how confusing their cloud naming has been. Microsoft’s hybrid story has been a bit confusing over the years, but now we have some clarity

If you’re a SysAdmin, IT pro, or tech-curious caffeine enthusiast who’s tired of doomscrolling through fluff to find the actual useful stuff — I’ve got something just for you. I’m happy to announce that I’m officially launching SysAdmin Weekly – The Newsletter.

SysAdmin Weekly - The Newsletter is a curated, no-fluff roundup of tools, useful community blogs, quick no-frills CVE and Cybersecurity info and the latest from the SysAdmin Weekly podcast and Project Runspace.

Ever wonder the best way of stress testing a Linux system? I recently built a new machine, and one of the first things I do with new builds is a good ol’ fashioned stress test. But what are the best methods for stress testing a Linux box? This post will give you everything you need to stress test the CPU, GPU, disk, memory, and network on your Linux system!

I’m excited to announce that my latest podcast is officially live! In this post I’d like to introduce you to SysAdmin Weekly podcast and share our plans for the show! This podcast is a podcast by SysAdmins FOR SysAdmins and aims to provide timely and relevant info to time-strapped administrators working in the trenches, keeping our digital world spinning.

I’ve recently returned as a regular Debian Linux user! This post discusses my experiences with one of the oldest Linux distributions here in 2025. In the last several weeks I’ve kicked the tires on KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine), Ollama and LLM hosting alongside Open Web UI, KDE, Mate, and even some gaming. This post will serve as part 1 in a multi-part series around how to use Debian Linux for various workloads.

In this post I introduce my new Substack publication The Anxious Techie! This edition focuses on 5 tech-enabled methods for getting out of an anxious rut and getting things done!

Find out how you can use Microsoft Copilot to help prepare for certification exams, including resource curation, practice questions, and more!