Proton Drive Out of Beta

 The long awaited Proton Drive is finally out of beta. Time to dump your One Drive!

https://drive.proton.me/

PowerShell Working Script

 Here's my latest PowerShell script to appear to be working...

$Adverbs = @();$Actions = @();$Apps = @();$Objects = @()
$Adverbs = @('quickly','painstakingly','randomly','slowly','literally','boldly','bravely','brightly',
    'cheerfully','deftly','devotedly','eagerly','elegantly','faithfully','gleefully','gracefully',
    'happily','honestly','innocently','kindly','merrily','obediently','perfectly','politely','powerfully',
    'safely','victoriously','warmly','vivaciously','achingly','angrily','annoyingly','anxiously','badly',
    'boastfully','dejectedly','enviously','foolishly','hopelessly','irritably','jealously','joylessly',
    'lazily','miserably','morosely','obnoxiously','painfully','poorly','rudely','sadly','selfishly','terribly',
    'unhappily','wearily','finally','frequently','generally','nightly','normally','occasionally','regularly',
    'still','briskly','casually','expeditiously','fleetingly','gradually','haltingly','hastily','hurriedly',
    'immediately','instantly','languidly','lazily','leisurely','promptly','quickly','rapidly','slowly','speedily',
    'swiftly','tediously','audibly','deafeningly','ear-splittingly','emphatically','faintly','inaudibly','loudly',
    'noiselessly','noisily','quietly','resonantly','resoundingly','shrilly','silently','softly','soundlessly',
    'thunderously','uproariously','vociferously','weakly','accidentally','awkwardly','blindly','coyly','crazily',
    'cruelly','defiantly','deliberately','doubtfully','dramatically','dutifully','enormously','excitedly','hungrily',
    'madly','mortally','mysteriously','nervously','seriously','shakily','restlessly','solemnly','sternly',
    'unexpectedly','wildly')
$Actions = @('compacting','extracting','hacking','defragging','extending','requesting','updating','upgrading',
    'packaging','researching','preparing','disabling','searching','calculating','managing','formatting','deploying',
    'deleting','restoring','correlating','patching')
$Apps = @('Net Neutrality','Big Data','Data Mining','Actionable Analytics','Artificial Intelligence (AI)',
    'Machine Learning','Personalization','Voice Recognition','Chatbots','Augmented Reality (AR)','Virtual Reality (VR)',
    'Robotics','Smart Industry 4.0','Internet Of Things (IoT)','Quantum Computing','Blockchain','Technological Unemployment',
    'Multi-Factor Authentication','Everything-as-a-Service','PowerBI','Artificial Inteligence')
$Objects = @('database','directories','servers','websites','folders','email','users','phone numbers','hard drives',
    'floppy disks','IP Addresses','software','firmware','memory','firewall rules','routing tables','fiber optics','NIC cards',
    'CAT5 cables','spreadsheets')
function Randomize-List
{
   Param(
     [array]$InputList
   )
   return $InputList | Get-Random -Count 1
}
function Build-Loop1 {
    $1 = Randomize-List -InputList $Actions
    $2 = Randomize-List -InputList $Apps
    $1 = $1.substring(0,1).toupper()+$1.substring(1).tolower()
    Write-Output "$1 $2..."
}
function Build-Loop2 {
    $1 = Randomize-List -InputList $Adverbs
    $2 = Randomize-List -InputList $Actions
    $3 = Randomize-List -InputList $Apps
    $4 = Randomize-List -InputList $Objects
    $1 = $1.substring(0,1).toupper()+$1.substring(1).tolower()
    Write-Output "$1 $2 $4..."
}
Clear-Host
while (1) {  
$R = (Get-Random 100)
$R2 = (Get-Random 100)
$Activity = (Build-Loop1)
    for($B = 1
        $B -le $R
        $B++) {
            $Activity2 = (Build-Loop2)
            $Stat = (($B/$R) * 100).ToString("#")
            $InnerLoop = @{
                ID = 1
                Activity = $Activity
                Status = "$Stat% Complete"
                PercentComplete = $B/$R * 100
                }
            Write-Progress @InnerLoop
            for($A = 1
            $A -le $R2
            $A++ ) {
            $Stat2 = (($A/$R2) * 100).ToString("#")
            $OuterLoop = @{
            ID = 2
            Activity = $Activity2
            Status = "$Stat2% Complete:"
            PercentComplete = $A/$R2 * 100
            }
            Write-Progress @OuterLoop
            Start-Sleep -Milliseconds (Get-Random 100)
            }
    }
}

Pi Pico now with wireless

New wireless Raspberry Pi Pico. Not that we will ever get one since resellers will buy them all up, stick them on Amazon, and double the prices...

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-w-your-6-iot-platform/

Edge Surfing

 It looks as if SkiFree has been reborn as Edge Surfing...

Simply open a new Edge windows to: edge://surf/ and enjoy.

I call it the "New Yacht Fee"

 https://www.techdirt.com/2022/05/23/att-gets-a-tiny-wrist-slap-for-another-bullshit-wireless-fee/

PowerShell Refresh script

 For all of you out there who need to look like you're working...

$wsh = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
while (1) {
  $wsh.SendKeys('+{F15}')
  Start-Sleep -seconds 59
}

Cool Raspberry Pi Projects

 

Some very cool Pi projects here.

Raspberry Pi Updates

A new Raspberry Pi OS has dropped.

Delete files older than 30 days

 I have this come up from time to time so I thought I'd go ahead and post the one-liner.

gci | Where-Object {$_.LastWriteTime -lt  (get-date).AddDays(-30)}

Send that to a Remove-Item and you are set. 

Zabbix on Pi

I have it running on an old laptop currently but I might just have to grab another Pi to make this a permanent deal. I am really liking it. And it's so much more useful and attractive than the current Nagios install on my Pi3.

https://bestmonitoringtools.com/how-to-install-zabbix-on-raspberry-pi-raspbian/