Category: Technology
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Building and deploying container applications
On and off over the last few months, I have spent a considerable amount of time working to create a miniature version of what could be a production system at home. The goal, at least in this first phase, is to create an API which supports containerized deployment and a build and deploy pipeline to…
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Polyglot v2 and Docker
Update: I was able to get this working on my Docker server. Check out the details here. Before you read through all of this: No, I have not been able to get the Polyglot v2 server working in Docker on my docker host (Ubuntu 18.04). I ended up following the instructions for installing on a…
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TeamCity Plugin for Microsoft Teams Build Notifications
TLDR; I wrote a TeamCity plugin that allows you to post notifications to Microsoft Teams. Open source, based on tcSlackBuildNotifier. Please use and contribute! GitHub Repository Build Status If you really care… IRC is back, baby! Well, not exactly. Corporate messaging applications like Slack and Microsoft Teams are becoming fairly commonplace in companies big and…
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First Reactions – ISY994i ZW/IR PRO Controller – Insteon, Z-Wave & IR + PLM
As I posted last week, I started a journey down the home automation path with the purchase of a controller and some Insteon switches and sensors. Given my current schedule with work and kids, it’s hard to find time to do much, but I was able to install the switches and one of the sensors…
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Go big or go home automation….
First and foremost: I know, the title really is terrible, but my wit is adjusting to the 30 degree temperature swing our little corner of the world experienced over the last 24 hours. Last fall, we put in a pool. The crazy weather over the last six months, though, means that we still have a…