2017

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Tuesday, 12/26/2017

New books are on the way…


Monday, 12/25/2017




Monday, 12/24/2017






Monday, 12/22/2017






Wednesday 12/21/2017


Real Good You Guys: iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit


Monday, 12/19/2017

This sounds pretty serious…


Monday, 12/15/2017


Monday, 12/12/2017

Out for a morning walk


Monday, 12/04/2017


Sunday, 12/03/2017


Saturday, 12/02/2017

Finished reading


Thursday, 11/30/2017


Wednesday, 11/29/2017


Tuesday, 11/28/2017


Sunday, 11/26/2017


Friday, 11/24/2017


Sunday, 11/19/2017

Started reading


Thursday, 11/16/2017

A second offer from Microsoft


Wednesday, 11/15/2017

Look what’s coming back!


Wednesday, 11/08/2017

Working on site today…creating an automated BIOS Wake on LAN solution.


Sunday, 11/05/2017

Finished reading Algorithms to Live By


Sunday, 10/22/2017

03:52 PM (130/262) Algorithms to Live By


Tuesday, 10/17/2017

On site working on automating the new Windows 10 1709 build.


Sunday, 10/15/2017

A day of studies…


Saturday, 10/14/2017


Friday, 10/13/2017


Tuesday, 10/12/2017

11:45 PM (105/262) Algorithms to Live By


Monday, 10/09/2017

12:00 PM On site today. Working on BIOS automation.



11:30 PM (90/262) Algorithms to Live By


Sunday, 10/08/2017





Saturday, 10/07/2017


Thursday, 10/05/2017

This is NEW WAVE – Mix Dj Ciberpop
Love In the Time of Synths (Synthwave – Retrowave – Chillwave Mix)


Wednesday, 10/04/2017

11:30 PM (47/262) Algorithms to Live By



Tuesday, 10/03/2017




Monday, 10/02/2017

On site today working on image automation.


Sunday, 10/01/2017


Wednesday, 09/27/2017

Discover Windows 10 Internals
Master Windows 10 Deployments – Expert Level
Deploying Windows 10: An overview of what’s new and future direction


Tuesday, 09/26/2017

FULL Microsoft Ignite 2017 Keynote | Day 1
WIN213 – What’s New with Windows 10 deployment? (Michael Niehaus)


Sunday, 09/24/2017

Started reading a new book: (30/262) Algorithms to Live By

11:30 PM Read (92/478) A Short History of Nearly Everything


Saturday, 09/23/2017

03:02 PM Worked an automation problem I’m having with some software. I’m creating a code generator, that outputs a unique code each time. It’s for a password program.

10:30 PM Watched The Hateful Eight


Friday, 09/22/2017

11:00 PM Watched Miss Sloan


Thursday, 09/21/2017

Hello, my people. I’m back. I was without power for 5 days. Thanks, Irma.

09:30 PM Working on site today. I had meetings with management most of the day about some automation projects I’m working on. I also demo’d a few prototypes.

I’m creating an in-house version of Teamviewer, which is a remote support/remote control tool.

That’s one long hallway


Friday, 09/08/2017

Bracing for Hurricane Irma.


Sunday, 09/03/2017

C# Neural Networks training today. Working on training a neural net in VS2017.


Wednesday, 08/30/2017

10:35 PM Working on site again. Finishing up testing for image automation.


Tuesday, 08/29/2017

10:00 PM Working on site with image automation.


Monday, 08/28/2017


Sunday, 08/27/2017

10:30 PM Read (71/478) A Short History of Nearly Everything


Saturday, 08/26/2017

03:20 PM Read (37/478) A Short History of Nearly Everything

05:00 PM Finished reading Artificial Intelligence, What everyone needs to know


Friday, 08/25/2017

11:45 PM Read (76/155) Artificial Intelligence, What everyone needs to know


Thursday, 08/24/2017

08:42 PM Another late night in the lab.


Wednesday, 08/23/2017

11:45 PM Late night working with SCCM automation


Tuesday, 08/22/2017

10:30 PM Was on site today working on some automation for Windows 10 imaging through SCCM.


Monday, 08/21/2017


Sunday, 08/20/2017

06:30 PM Worked on some SCCM and imaging for work. I have the vanilla image testing (W7 to W10 upgrade) done.

11:05 PM Started reading a new book


Saturday, 08/19/2017

03:00 PM Finished reading Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Friday, 08/18/2017

16 free E-books to kickstart your Artificial Intelligence programming

06:30 PM Out with the family at Kobi Steakhouse.

 

Thursday, 08/17/2017

Family is in town….so hanging out with my brothers.

 

Tuesday, 08/15/2017

The heat!


Monday, 08/14/2017


Sunday, 08/13/2017

11:00 PM Read 561/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Thursday, 08/10/2017

11:35 PM Read 527/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Tuesday, 08/08/2017


Monday, 08/07/2017


Sunday, 08/06/2017

06:47 PM Anachronist – RGB [FULL ALBUM]

08:02 PM Twenty C# Questions Answered
(06/20) How would you count the occurrences of a string within a string?
(07/20) How do you check if a number is a power of 2?
(08/20) What is the difference between break and continue in a loop?
(09/20) What is the difference between abstract and virtual functions?


Saturday, 08/05/2017

Happy Birthday to me! Spent the day with my girl.


Thursday, 08/03/2017


Sunday, 07/30/2017


Saturday, 07/29/2017

05:05 PM Read 486/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Thursday, 07/27/2017

01:45 PM I have been swamped with work…learning how to build a Public Key Infrastructure.


Wednesday, 07/26/2017

11:30 PM Finished reading Dreaming in Code


Sunday, 07/23/2017

07:00 Watched Spider-Man 8.5/10

09:45 PM Watched Dunkirk 6/10


Saturday, 07/22/2017

04:00 PM Watched Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (7/10)


Thursday, 07/20/2017

04:30 PM The home network is still down…so I spent the day on site again. :-/

05:30 PM Cable modem finally got replaced. Yay…internet is back.


Wednesday, 07/19/2017

On site today due to home networking being blown up. Thanks, Florida.


Tuesday, 07/18/2017

Well, had an electrical storm today. It killed two switches and a cable modem. :-/
The cable service is also knocked out for our area.

Scaleless Blackfish (Snaggletooth Dragonfish)


Monday, 07/17/2017


Sunday, 07/16/2017

‘Back To The 80’s’ | Best of Synthwave And Retro Electro Music Mix for 2 Hours

Windows 10 Will Now Let You Reset Forgotten Password Directly From the Lock Screen


Saturday, 07/15/2017

Watched Temple Grandin…such a wonderful movie.


Friday, 07/14/2017


Monday, 07/10/2017

11:44 PM Completed reading Einstein


Sunday, 07/09/2017

05:43 PM (5/20) Twenty C# Questions Answered

11:40 PM Read (532/551) Einstein


Wednesday, 07/05/2017

Started MVA course: (1/20) Twenty C# Questions Answered


Tuesday, 07/04/2017

Happy 4th of July!


Monday, 07/03/2017

07:27 PM Read 354/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Sunday, 07/02/2017

05:30 PM (Finished) Intro to AI

11:32 PM Read 182/361 in Dreaming in Code


Saturday, 07/01/2017

01:30 PM (331/399) Intro to AI

04:40 PM Read (473/551) Einstein

06:08 PM Read 149/361 in Dreaming in Code


Thursday, 06/29/2017

10:00 AM On site all day…training an engineer to do packaging, and working on some new animations to be wrapped up into packages.

10:35 PM Left work


Tuesday, 06/27/2017

10:01 AM Finished up my SQL queries for SCCM: https://eddiejackson.net/wp/?p=14764


Monday, 06/26/2017

06:30 AM Morning walk

08:23 PM I’ve been spending a lot time working on a way to storage Bitlocker properties into my own class. I’ve finished it: https://eddiejackson.net/wp/?p=14724

11:31 PM Read 313/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Sunday, 06/25/2017

09:30 AM SCCM Training
— Content Management
— Application Management
— Software Updates
— Operating System Management

12:30 PM At the gym
Don’t hold back…


Saturday, 06/24/2017

Ahhh, great day for reading. I’m probably going to work on some C# studies today as well.
Reading music for the day: Space Ambient

04:30 PM (255/399) Intro to AI

08:30 PM Read (439/551) Einstein


Friday, 06/23/2017

What I worked on today: SCCM – More Advanced Bitlocker Password Handling


Wednesday, 06/21/2017

11:30 AM On site today…working on SCCM and Workgroups, and some C# training.


Tuesday, 06/20/2017

08:35 PM Read 287/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)

011:30 PM Read 217/795 in murach’s C# 2015


Monday, 06/19/2017

06:30 AM Morning exercises
Today’s dubstep: Epic Aggressive Modern Hybrid-Orchestral Music

07:43 AM Cognition Enhancer For Clearer and Faster Thinking


Sunday, 06/18/2017

03:07 PM Read 121/361 in Dreaming in Code

Today’s mood

Some random gifts from my girl

Added an IP address node and column to my SCCM server. Not as easy as it sounds.


Saturday, 06/17/2017

08:30 AM Today’s mood

12:00 PM (200/399) Intro to AI


03:00 PM Read 97/361 in Dreaming in Code


Wednesday, 06/14/2017

06:30 AM Alpha Waves | Improve Your Memory | Super Intelligence

09:13 AM The [E.P.i.C.] Playlist for Gamer Vol. 1 || DubStep, DrumStep, E.D.M.

01:01 PM On site today adding scripted packages and applications to SCCM.

06:55 PM Read 261/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)

07:36 PM (143/399) Intro to AI

09:32 PM Read 186/795 in murach’s C# 2015


Tuesday, 06/13/2017

10:35 PM (103/399) Intro to AI

11:55 PM Read 217/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Monday, 06/12/2017

10:30 PM My brother Sam was in town…got to hang out with him for several hours.


Sunday, 06/11/2017

01:00 PM Read 75/361 in Dreaming in Code

02:42 PM (75/399) Intro to AI

05:11 PM Read (439/551) Einstein


Saturday, 06/10/2017



Thursday, 06/08/2017

06:30 AM Cognition Enhancer Extended Version For Studying

07:00 AM Morning exercises
Epic Dubstep Mix 2016

07:45 AM Starting work for the day. Back to working on the PKI
Epic Aggressive Modern Hybrid-Orchestral Music | Hour Epic Massive Powerful Music Mix
Epic Aggressive Modern Hybrid-Orchestral Music | 2 Hours Epic Massive Powerful Music Mix

11:30 AM Epic Modern & Powerful Hybrid Orchestral Music | 2 Hours Ultimate Massive Music Mix


Wednesday, 06/07/2017

06:30 PM Continuing to build my PKI at work.

08:09 PM Read 181/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)

08:42 PM (53/399) Intro to AI

10:42 PM Read 54/361 in Dreaming in Code

11:30 PM Spanish lesson, Episodio 3: El comienzo


Tuesday, 06/06/2017

07:00 AM Creative Wave 1 – Theta/Beta brainwave entrainment (CREATIVITY)

01:45 PM The Future of 2049 – Space Ambient – Blade Runner 2049 Unofficial OST

06:46 PM Off work early today. Going to set up some studies for the evening.

Some mad science tonight? Maybe.

08:30 PM Read 31/361 in Dreaming in Code

09:22 PM Read 160/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Monday, 06/05/2017

Trying to decide what I want to add to my cert credentials next…a developer cert or a W10 cert.


Saturday, 06/03/2017

01:02 PM Watched Get Out (2017). Man…was a freaky movie. Watch it.

09:00 PM Watched Wonder Woman…just wow. Go see it.


Friday, 06/02/2017


Thursday, 06/01/2017

12:00-06:30 PM Started Building/Documenting a PKI. I’ll be using it for SCCM.

08:33 PM Read 138/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Wednesday, 05/31/2017

12:30 PM On site today.

Started reading Dreaming in Code


Tuesday, 05/30/2017



Monday, 05/29/2017

02:17 PM Read (412/551) Einstein

03:30 PM Read (33/413) Chomsky

04:45 PM (33/399) Intro to AI


Sunday, 05/28/2017

01:06 AM Watched Underworld, Blood Wars.

09:00 AM Watched Mark Russinovich Unplugged


Saturday, 05/27/2017


Tuesday, 05/23/2017

08:15 AM At the dentist office…

10:00 AM Microsoft meeting. I’ve been having 1-2 Microsoft meetings a week to cover SCCM—this turned into a 3 hour meeting with engineers (1:00 PM).


Monday, 05/22/2017


Sunday, 05/21/2017

05:31 PM Read (377/551) Einstein

Basically…me.


Saturday, 05/20/2017

02:01 PM Read (349/551) Einstein

Started reading Chomsky…

Started reading AI book…


Friday, 05/19/2017

 

Wednesday, 05/17/2017

01:30 PM Teaching scripting…

06:34 PM Everyone is gone now…

09:47 PM Working late tonight

 

Monday, 05/16/2017

New book arrived today.

 

Monday, 05/15/2017

Did a little work on my research papers, mostly just organization. I’m thinking about pressing them into a paper book! https://eddiejackson.net/go/research/

Also being persuaded to publish my SCCM document; we’ll see how that goes.

 

Sunday, 05/14/2017

 

Wednesday, 05/10/2017

Today’s good work was continuing to rebuild the SCCM Lab…and moving the database role to another VM. Great success!

Wednesday, 05/10/2017

Updated my PrimalScript today! Woohoo! First major update.


Tuesday, 05/09/2017

08:56 PM And the fun continues…


Sunday, 05/07/2017

08:35 PM MVA Course: Visual Studio 2017: Mobile & Desktop Development
done – 1 | Building Native iOS, Android, and Windows Apps in C# with Visual Studio
done – 2 | Visualize and Debug Your Live Application with Xamarin Inspector and Workbooks
done – 3 | Analyze and Optimize Your Mobile Application with the Xamarin Profilers
done – 4 | Create and Deploy Automated UI Tests with Xamarin Test Recorder
done – 5 | Bring Your PC Software to the Windows Store with the Desktop Bridge
done – 6 | Use New Effects, Animation, and Controls from XAML
done – 7 | Building Organization Apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Using Microsoft Graph


Saturday, 05/06/2017

07:00 PM Watched Guardians of the Galaxy 2 — what a great movie.


Wednesday, 05/03/2017

09:34 AM Training: Troubleshooting and Advanced Topics System Center Configuration Manager.


Tuesday, 05/02/2017

08:00 AM MVA Course: Visual Studio 2017: Mobile & Desktop Development
done – 1 | Building Native iOS, Android, and Windows Apps in C# with Visual Studio
done – 2 | Visualize and Debug Your Live Application with Xamarin Inspector and Workbooks
done – 3 | Analyze and Optimize Your Mobile Application with the Xamarin Profilers
done – 4 | Create and Deploy Automated UI Tests with Xamarin Test Recorder
5 | Bring Your PC Software to the Windows Store with the Desktop Bridge
6 | Use New Effects, Animation, and Controls from XAML
7 | Building Organization Apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Using Microsoft Graph


Monday, 05/01/2017

07:00 AM Brain Sync Cognition Enhancer For Clearer and Faster Thinking


Sunday, 04/30/2017

11:15 AM MVA Course: Visual Studio 2017: Mobile & Desktop Development
done – 1 | Building Native iOS, Android, and Windows Apps in C# with Visual Studio
done – 2 | Visualize and Debug Your Live Application with Xamarin Inspector and Workbooks
done – 3 | Analyze and Optimize Your Mobile Application with the Xamarin Profilers
4 | Create and Deploy Automated UI Tests with Xamarin Test Recorder
5 | Bring Your PC Software to the Windows Store with the Desktop Bridge
6 | Use New Effects, Animation, and Controls from XAML
7 | Building Organization Apps for iOS, Android, Windows, Using Microsoft Graph

01:14 PM Read (306/551) Einstein

01:55 PM Read 164/795 in murach’s C# 2015

02:45 PM Read 108/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Friday, 04/28/2017

09:00 PM I was working on WSUS/SUP in SCCM most of the day. There was another primary server causing all kinds of problems. I’m happy to say…I figured it all out, and now I have working Windows Updates. On to imaging setup.


Thursday, 04/27/2017

02:00 PM On site today building a SCCM Distribution Point.


Wednesday, 04/26/2017

08:32 AM Working Music: ‘Best of Lost Years’ | Best of Synthwave And Retro Electro Music Mix

11:00 AM Working on updating our SCCM documentation to include network diagrams, WDS, and Imaging. Expanded testing on my domain managed access for local admin.

04:30 PM More updates to my Jump tool.


Tuesday, 04/25/2017

07:10 AM Working Music: 3 Hours of Epic Space Music: COSMOS – Volume 3

12:30 PM SCCM Training

11:26 PM Read (272/551) Einstein


Monday, 04/24/2017

Was on site today working on managed access. I have created a method to manage who has admin access based upon Active Directory groups. I also added extra code to support workgroup computers, using the computer name and the current logged in user. All the automation is done!

09:00 PM Working Music: Concentration Programming Music

10:14 PM Working Music: Moments of Innovation (Coder’s Essential Music)


Sunday, 04/23/2017

10:33 PM After two long days, I have SCCM—WDS, PXE, WSUS, Imaging, Packaging, Scripting, and Reporting set up. Whew!


Saturday, 04/22/2017

12:00 PM Read 78/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)

01:26 PM Read (250/551) Einstein

05:11 PM Read (51/1140) Algorithms


Friday, 04/21/2017

08:29 PM Developer Productivity: What’s New in C# 6
done – C# Productivity, Conciseness
done – Data Transfer Object Enhancements
done – String Handling
done – Exceptions and Error Handling
done – Adopting C# 6
10:30 PM Upgraded my home SCCM server to 1702 without any problems.

Completed the C# 6…in prep for 7 when it comes out.


Thursday, 04/20/2017

10:30 AM On site again…more SCCM.

10:45 PM Delirious


Tuesday, 04/18/2017

10:30 AM On site today working on automation scripts for Win Updates and SCCM.

10:50 PM I’m out


Monday, 04/17/2017

11:45 PM Nice, long day of work. I’ve been working on several projects at work. SCCM, an elevation tool, and a ton of new packages (including a new way to reset passwords and a post setup tool).


Sunday, 04/16/2017

09:05 AM Read 124/795 in murach’s C# 2015 (been hitting this hard to learn some things for work)

02:00 PM Developer Productivity: What’s New in C# 6
done – C# Productivity, Conciseness
?done – Data Transfer Object Enhancements 
done – String Handling
Exceptions 
and Error Handling
Adopting C# 6

11:00 PM Read (192/551) Einstein


Saturday, 04/15/2017

Read 50/795 in murach’s C# 2015

Read 32/700 in Windows Internals, Part 1 (6th Edition) (Developer Reference)


Friday, 04/14/2017

12:00 PM On site today working on SCCM and C# studies.

01:30 PM Installed the new Visual Studio 2017.

I started a new Microsoft MVA course…doing this to roll right into 7.0 training.

08:00 PM Developer Productivity: What’s New in C# 6
done – C# Productivity, Conciseness
?Data Transfer Object Enhancements
String Handling Exceptions
and Error Handling Adopting C# 6


Wednesday, 04/12/2017

On site today working on an elevation tool.


Monday, 04/10/2017

07:00 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best Dubstep Mix 2017 [Brutal Dubstep Drops]

07:55 AM Walking Music: Spacemind – Robotic Job

08:40 AM Brain Sync Energy Focus Concentration- Isochronic Binaural Beats

03:00 PM I have received a new C# Sharp book. I’m quite impressed with Murach’s C#. I can’t wait to dig into it.

06:30 PM Started into Murach’s…

07:21 PM Evening working music: “The 80’s Dream” | Best of NewRetroWave


Sunday, 04/09/2017

11:00 PM Read (180/551) Einstein


Saturday, 04/08/2017

Was invited to attend a Seder…let’s just say it was interesting.


Wednesday, 04/05/2017

06:30 AM Brain Sync IQ and Creativity Increase – Rain fall Binaural Relaxation two in one

Sequencer – XVIII Cyberpunk Electropolis (Synthwave mix) [Outrun / RetroWave]

10:30 PM On site today — working on an elevated rights tool.


Tuesday, 04/04/2017

11:30 PM Read (130/551) Einstein


Monday, 04/03/2017

09:09 AM ‘Best of Timecop1983’ | Best of Synthwave And Retro Electro Music Mix


Sunday, 04/02/2017

Read (279/279) 1984(53/53) Cliff Notes


Friday, 03/31/2017


Thursday, 03/30/2017

Read (209/279) 1984(21/53) Cliff Notes


Wednesday, 03/29/2017

08:30 AM Brain Sync Cognition Enhancer For Clearer and Faster Thinking

09:29 AM Study Booster, 3 Hours of Alpha


Tuesday, 03/28/2017

10:00 PM Worked on a new PowerShell script to look at certificates on a computer: Link

Read (197/279) 1984(21/53) Cliff Notes


Monday, 03/27/2017

Today’s mood


Sunday, 03/26/2017

Read (115/551) Einstein

Read (186/279) 1984(21/53) Cliff Notes

From 1984

Drive (Soundtrack) “Absolute Best” Mix

FM-84 – Atlas [Full Album]


Saturday, 03/25/2017

11:30 AM At the gym. Today’s Dubstep: Top of Dubstep – Epic Sick Drops

Read (140/279) 1984(17/53) Cliff Notes

SYNTHWAVE – Dark Gaming Mix (80 minutes – 2016)


Wednesday, 03/22/2017

Morning walk

The 8 Bit Highway – A Retro Chill Mix


Tuesday, 03/21/2017

I now have my very own SCCM Server…I’m so proud. I spent a lot of time building and learning how to use it.

Here it is

New docs

SCCM_Overview (by Zobayer (MCT) but updated by me for Google Slides)
  (pptx contains notes)

SCCM 2016 Setup (a lab I created)

Read (130/279) 1984(17/53) Cliff Notes


Tuesday, 03/14/2017


Tuesday and Wednesday, in Fort Lauderdale for Lean IT training.

  • Understand the origin and development of the Lean and Six Sigma philosophies, and key elements
  • Understand and be able to identify the concept of waste
  • Learn about and how to apply Lean analytical tools
    • What is and how to apply A3 Thinking
    • What is and how to apply the cycle of continuous improvement: Plan-Do-Check-Act
    • Go Look and See (fact not emotion)
    • Value Stream Mapping
    • What is the concept of “Kaizen” (System, Process, Activity)
    • Standardize Work Practices
    • What is and how to apply 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain)
    • Visual Workplace (eliminate visual and mental noise)
  • Be able to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for your organization
  • Be able to initiate, document, and implement process improvements
  • Reduce costs by eliminating waste and inefficiencies in your IT infrastructure and processes
  • Increase productivity through improved resource management
  • Increase user and customer satisfaction by focusing on delivering value


Sunday, 03/12/2017

Reading for today

Read (95/551) Einstein

Read (110/279) 1984(17/53) Cliff Notes


Saturday, 03/11/2017

Read (72/551) Einstein

Read (90/279) 1984(10/53) Cliff Notes


Friday, 03/10/2017

09:30 AM On site today. Working on a new app for imaging computers for home users.

In the computer lab

Now, that’s one long hallway

Family posted this baby pic of me

When I got home, it was a late night working on a SCCM server

Troubleshooting

Started What’s New in PowerShell v5


Thursday, 03/09/2017

Completed Windows 10: Developing Responsive and Adaptive UIs

Read (70/279) 1984(10/53) Cliff Notes


Wednesday, 03/08/2017

10:00 AM On site today. More Microsoft training, and working on some cryptography for passwords.

I did get the pw encryption working: https://eddiejackson.net/wp/?p=13434
And…the pw hashing: https://eddiejackson.net/wp/?p=13426


Tuesday, 03/07/2017

10:00 AM On site today

11:00 AM Microsoft Training today:

8:00 AM PST Keynote
10:00 AM PST Visual Studio Q&A with Julia Liuson and John Montgomery
10:30 AM PST Mobile Development Q&A with Miguel de Icaza and Keith Ballinger
11:00 AM PST DevOps Q&A with Lori Lamkin and Donovan Brown
11:30 AM PST Exploring C# Productivity in Visual Studio 2017 with Kasey Uhlenhuth and Mads Torgersen
12:00 PM PST New Debugging Tips for Visual Studio 2017 with Kaycee Anderson
12:30 PM PST Native Android, iOS, and Windows Development in C# with Xamarin with James Montemagno
1:00 PM PST Modern Web Development in Visual Studio 2017 with Bowden Kelly and Mads Kristensen
1:30 PM PST Azure Development in Visual Studio 2017 with Mikkel Mork Hegnhoj
2:00 PM PST Zero to DevOps with Donovan Brown
2:30 PM PST DevOps for Databases
3:00 PM PST Take Your App Planet-Scale with Xamarin and DocumentDB with Kirill Gavrylyuk and James Montemagno
3:30 PM PST Top 7 Things to be Excited About as a C++ Developer in Visual Studio 2017 with Daniel Moth and Steve Carroll

I got the Encoding and Decoding to work today, though I’ll probably still work on something a little more secure: https://eddiejackson.net/wp/?p=13391

10:45 PM Leaving work – was a long day. Look at that empty parking lot.


Monday, 03/06/2017

Started new MVA course: Developer Productivity: What’s New in C# 6

Read (52/551) Einstein

Read (50/279) 1984(10/53) Cliff Notes


Sunday, 03/05/2017

Reading Music: Space Ambient Music | INTERSTELLAR SPACE JOURNEY

Read (32/551) Einstein

Read (30/279) 1984(0/53) Cliff Notes

Read (38/1140) Algorithms


Thursday, 03/02/2017

Today’s Dubstep: Best Melodic Dubstep Mix February 2017

07:30 AM Morning walk

09:30 AM The Classics – A New Retro Synthwave Mix


Wednesday, 03/01/2017

Started reading two new books.

   


Tuesday, 02/28/2017

Was on site working on LANDesk issues and completing end of month projects.

09:30 PM Be the work; love the work.

11:34 PM Finished reading: (175/175) Fahrenheit 451 (70/70) in Cliff Notes


Monday, 02/27/2017

Walking music: Chillout/Psychill/Downtempo Mix

11:45 PM Read (175/175) Fahrenheit 451 (36/70) in Cliff Notes


Sunday, 02/26/2017

11:30 PM Read (110/175) Fahrenheit 451 (18/70) in Cliff Notes


Saturday, 02/25/2017


Friday, 02/24/2017

09:11 PM – At Barnes and Noble


Thursday, 02/23/2017

On site today…working on several Active Directory projects.


Wednesday, 02/22/2017

06:45 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best of Female Vocal Dubstep Mix [August 2015]

Walking music: Best of Synthwave Mix #2 [HD]

08:45 AM Brain Sync Creative Focus – Stimulate Creativity

07:33 PM Interstellar: A Trip Hop Mix

11:55 PM Read (67/175) Fahrenheit 451 (18/70) in Cliff Notes


Tuesday, 02/21/2017

Today’s Dubstep: Best of Female Vocal Dubstep Mix [February 2015]

Walking music: ‘Warm Memories’ Mix

11:45 PM Read (45/175) Fahrenheit 451 (18/70) in Cliff Notes


Monday, 02/20/2017


07:00 AM 7 of 8 Programming in C# Jump Start

11:15 AM 8 of 8 Programming in C# Jump Start


Sunday, 02/19/2017


04:30 PM 5 of 8 Programming in C# Jump Start

06:18 PM 6 of 8 Programming in C# Jump Start

http://xaml.codeplex.com/

11:30 PM Read (45/175) Fahrenheit 451


Saturday, 02/18/2017

11:00 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best Dubstep Ever

Walking music: Best of Synthwave – Enjoy summer Mix (Part 1)

08:00 PM 4 of 8 Programming in C# Jump Start

Started reading Fahrenheit 451


Friday, 02/17/2017

07:00 AM Time to get some work done. Testing a new admin access monitoring app I created.
Music: Trevor Something – Trevor Something Does Not Exist

11:35 AM Music: Best of Synthwave Mix 2017 [Infinite Dream]

02:03 PM 3 of 8 Programming in C# Jump Start

02:00 PM Moved the work to on site

07:36 PM “The 80’s Dream” | Best of NewRetroWave | Jan 2017


Thursday, 02/16/2017

9:00 PM It Came from the 80’s… Vol.2 – A Retro Darkwave Horror Synth Special


Wednesday, 02/15/2017

07:45 AM Morning workout
Today’s Dubstep: Best Dubstep Mix 2017 [Brutal Dubstep Drops]

08:34 AM Walking music: The 80’s Guy Mix #7 : Just A Dream

08:59 AM Brain Sync 432Hz Miracle Tone – Raise Positive Vibrations

My first computer…don’t I feel old?

Current Mood: Robert Parker – ’85 Again (feat. Miss K) – VHS Glitch Remix


Tuesday, 02/14/2017

11:00 PM 2 of 8 Programming in C# Jump Start


Monday, 02/13/2017

07:05 AM Morning workout
Today’s Dubstep: Best Female & Male Vocal DUBSTEP Mix 2017

07:55 AM Walking music: SYNTHWAVE – Chill Mix

08:30 AM Brain Sync ‘Hemi-Synthesis’ | Hemispheric Synchronization

12:07 PM 1 of 8 Programming in C# Jump Start


Friday, 02/10/2017

Working music: ‘Best of FM Attack’

Hanging out over at Jose’s house.


Thursday, 02/09/2017

06:25 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Epic Dubstep Mix 2017

07:30 AM Walking music: SYNTHWAVE – RETROWAVE WINTER MIX 2016

08:30 AM Brain Sync Brainwave Entrainment Booster!

09:08 AM Upbeat Upbeat Instrumental Work Music


Tuesday, 02/07/2017

07:10 AM Morning workout
Today’s Dubstep: best female vocal dubstep mix 2016


Monday, 02/06/2017

07:20 AM Morning workout
Today’s Dubstep: Amazing Dubstep Mix 2016

Working on site today.


Thursday, 02/02/2017

07:10 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best Dubstep 2016 (May) vol.3

08:00 AM Morning walk
Walking music: Back To The 80’s

08:15 AM Brain Sync SEROTONIN BALANCE – Relaxing Positive Vibes Music

10:54 PM Created a new strategy for imaging, performing Post Setup. It basically automates final patches, updates, reg keys, app installs, and Bitlocker setup.


Wednesday, 02/01/2017

07:00 AM Spanish Studies this morning; IMDB.


Tuesday, 01/31/2017

07:10 AM Morning workout
Today’s Dubstep: Best Brutal Dubstep Drops 2016

08:00 AM Morning walk
Walking music: SYNTHWAVE – Best of Relaxing Music Mix


Monday, 01/30/2017

06:40 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best Brutal Dubstep Mix 2015 [BEST DUBSTEP DROPS]

07:30 AM Morning walk
Walking music: MixTape SynthWave 80’S (Part I) – COMPILATION

08:05 AM Brain Sync Focus & Creativity – Creative Thinking, Visualisation & Problem Solving


Wednesday, 01/25/2017

06:20 AM Morning workout
Today’s Dubstep: Epic Dubstep Mix 2016

07:35 AM Morning walk
Walking music: ‘Back To The 80’s’ | Best of Synthwave And Retro Electro Music Mix

07:55 AM Brain Sync Gamma Energy Booster – Up To 40Hz Brain Entrainment


Tuesday, 01/24/2017

06:30 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: [2017] Best of Female Vocal Dubstep Mix #7

07:30 AM Morning walk
Walking music: Tomorrow is a Dream: A Synthwave Mix

08:06 AM Brain Sync 432 Hz | Deep Sleep Calming (1 Hour) Meditation

Watching this series on US history (4/12), Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the US.

10:15 PM Finished reading Chomsky


Monday, 01/23/2017

07:00 AM Morning workout
Today’s Dubstep: Best Female Vocal Dubstep Mix 2016 / Melodic Dubstep Mix 2016

07:50 AM Morning walk
Walking music: SYNTHWAVE – Gaming Mix – 1 hour – 2016

08:15 AM Brain Sync Meditation for Winning

I sent off the projector last week, because after changing the bulb there were spots. I suspect it’s glass shards blown all over the inside. It was under warranty, so let them fix it. It should arrive this week sometime.

11:45 PM Read (137/152) Chomsky


Sunday, 01/22/2017

10:45 AM Lowered a shelf to be used in the pantry

11:30 PM Read (126/152) Chomsky


Saturday, 01/21/2017

Cooking up some breakfast

Watching this series on US history (1-3/12), Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the US.

Watched the movie, Jane Eyre

10:30 PM Read (114/152) Chomsky

 

11:30 PM Read (184/431) Music Theory

Friday, 01/20/2017


Thursday, 01/19/2017

06:01 AM Out and about early
Today’s Dubstep: Amazing Top 10 Dubstep Songs!

07:22 AM Morning walk
Walking music: Eighties Electric Nights by Soundlander [Synthwave mix]

08:20 AM Brain Sync Whole Being Regeneration – 3.5 Hz & 7.83 Hz Binaural Beats

12:00 PM On site today: Testing TPM automation, as part of the Bitlocker process. I recently developed a method for automating the protectors, backing up protectors, and enabling Bitlocker for Windows 10. The final piece is testing on new machines.


Wednesday, 01/18/2017

06:21 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best Dubstep Mix 2015 [1 HOUR]

07:39 AM Morning walk
Walking music: 80’s NEW WAVE ELECTRO mix

08:15 AM Brain Sync 15-Minute Brain Refresher Meditation Video

01:08 PM A Guide to Object-Oriented Practices
Introduction (4%) – done
Encapsulation (15%) – done
Inheritance (30%) – done
Interfaces – (37%) – in progress
Lecture, DemoPowerPoint Slides, Demo Slides, Solution, Assessment
Abstract Classes
Generics
Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions
Functional Concepts
Review Exercises

09:30 PM Read (96/152) Chomsky


Tuesday, 01/17/2017

06:30 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best Female Vocal Dubstep Mix | December 2016

07:42 AM Morning walk
Walking music: Willowbank Festival Vol. II (Neo)80s & Synthwave Mix

03:41 PM Swag I just received from my friends at the Thomas Edison organization

Monday, 01/16/2017
05:30 PM Read (170/431) Music Theory


Saturday 01/14/2017

Binged watched The Magicians. Check it out…it’s great.

07:00 PM Read (78/152) Chomsky


Wednesday, 01/11/2017

06:13 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best Female Vocal Dubstep Mix 2014

07:42 AM Morning walk
Walking music: Miami Nights 1984 – Turbulence [Full album]

08:30 AM Brain Sync Super Learning Study Aid | ‘Accelerated Learning Alpha Waves’

10:33 AM Interesting article

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691485/pdf/14561278.pdf

06:08 PM A Guide to Object-Oriented Practices
Introduction (4%) – done
Encapsulation (15%) – done
Inheritance (30%) – done
Interfaces – (35%) – in progress
Lecture, Demo, PowerPoint Slides, Demo Slides, Solution, Assessment
Abstract Classes
Generics
Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions
Functional Concepts
Review Exercises


Tuesday, 01/10/2017

06:30 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: 1 HOUR Best Female Vocal Dubstep Mix 2015 (by DYJ) | Dubstep Remix 2015

Walking music: Robert Parker – Crystal City [FULL ALBUM] 2016

05:51 PM A Guide to Object-Oriented Practices
Introduction (4%) – done
Encapsulation (15%) – done
Inheritance (30%) – done

Abstract Classes
Lecture, Demo, PowerPoint Slides, Demo Slides, Solution, Assessment
Generics
Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions
Functional Concepts
Review Exercises

10:30 PM Read (64/431) Music Theory


Monday, 01/09/2017

06:20 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: 1 HOUR Best Female Vocal Dubstep Mix! By Boiria

Walking music: Best of Synthwave And Retro Electro [Part 2]

On site today. Working on automating Bitlocker for Windows 10.


Sunday, 01/08/2017

Changed projector bulb…was not fun. The bulb exploded on the inside of the projector. There were glass shards everywhere.


Friday, 01/06/2017

05:53 AM At the gym
Today’s Dubstep: Best Female Vocal Dubstep Mix 2015, #14

07:32 AM Morning walk
Walking music: The BIGGEST 80’s SYNTH-POP Invasion (Best Hits)

08:20 AM Brain Sync Hemisphere Synchronization

10:30 AM Created a quick PowerShell app for a friend of mine…it deletes duplicate files. I will post code later.

01:30 PM On site today. Working on Bitlocker automation for Windows 10.

Read (50/431) Music Theory


Thursday, 01/05/2017

Started a new book


Wednesday, 01/04/2017

05:46 AM At the gym

Walking music: Supra Ultra New Retro Wave Compilation

08:20 AM Brain Sync – a form of meditation music/audio.

05:42 PM A Guide to Object-Oriented Practices
Introduction (4%) – done
Encapsulation (15%) – done
Inheritance (22%) – in progress
Lecture, Demo, PowerPoint Slides, Demo Slides, Solution, Assessment
Abstract Classes
Generics
Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions
Functional Concepts
Review Exercises

08:03 PM I noticed that on the Believe song, by Mariah and Whitney, the audio was dragging in a few places. I was able to fix it by downloading the HD song, and then fading out the bad audio and fading in the good audio…all while maintaining a single video.

I used Camtasia to do it.


Tuesday, 01/03/2017

06:00 AM At the gym

Walking music: ‘Back To The 80’s’ | Best of Synthwave And Retro Electro Music Mix

08:35 AM Brain Sync Extremely Powerful Genius Awakening Binaural Beats – Alpha

03:10 PM A Guide to Object-Oriented Practices
Introduction (4%) – done
Encapsulation (9%) – done
Lecture, Demo, PowerPoint Slides, Demo Slides, Solution, Assessment
Inheritance
Abstract Classes
Generics
Delegates, Events, and Lambda Expressions
Functional Concepts
Review Exercises


Sunday, 01/01/2017

Happy New Year!

tag: MrNetTek