tenant@msp:~/journal — bash

ls -la ./windows/

tenant@msp:~/journal find . -name "*.md" | sort -r
packaging-pdfgear-intune-win32.md -rw-r--r--

The Install Command Is the Easy Part: Packaging PDFgear for Intune

PDFgear 2.1.20 installs silently with one straightforward command. Building an Intune Win32 app that detects correctly, uninstalls cleanly, and survives the next version takes a little more thought.

fsmo-recovery-when-a-domain-controller-dies.md -rw-r--r--

The DC That Never Came Back: Seizing FSMO Roles Without a Backup

A domain controller dies, it held every FSMO role, and there is no usable backup. It feels like the domain is gone. It usually isn’t — here’s the shape of the recovery, and the one mistake that turns a bad day into a rebuild.

windows-11-hotpatch-intune.md -rw-r--r--

Let the RMM Go: Why I'd Patch Windows with Intune Hotpatch Instead

Most MSPs patch Windows through their RMM — detect, push, force a reboot. Intune’s hotpatch does the same monthly security work in-memory, no reboot, honoring your rings. Here’s the case for moving Windows quality updates off the RMM and onto the platform built for them.

when-the-rack-gets-more-expensive.md -rw-r--r--

When the Rack Gets More Expensive Than the Plan

Hardware planning now requires more flexibility than it used to. Sometimes it’s the simple stuff — like RAM and hard drives — that ends up changing the whole game.