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Win11 Image Prep: from PowerShell script to Windows app. Driver integration, app removal, bootable USB and unattended setup, built by Andy Kemp Consulting

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5 Nov 2026 9 min read

Win11 Image Prep: From PowerShell Script to Windows App

Win11 Image Prep builds Windows 11 install media with your drivers already in it: a free Windows app that grew out of a PowerShell script for the Surface Laptop 7th Edition.

Windows 11 #Windows 11 #Surface

Building Again: My Journey into Vibe Coding

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14 Oct 2026 5 min read

I Just Needed My Battery to Last

In this instalment of Building Again, I share how coding drains the batteries on my Mac and Surface devices, and how Windows 365 helps me continue across devices without worryin...

Building Again: My Journey into Vibe Coding · Part 4

AI #automation #Cloud PC

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4 Sept 2026 11 min read

What If Other People Could Use It?

Adding Clerk made sign-in easy. The real challenge was authorisation, tenant boundaries and keeping every SaaS customer's data securely separated.

Building Again: My Journey into Vibe Coding · Part 3

AI #Personal Development #Blogging

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21 Aug 2026 7 min read

I Just Need the App to Send an Email

What happens when “I just need the app to send an email” turns into a conversation about API keys, credentials, secrets and security? Part 2 of Building Again explores how a sim...

Building Again: My Journey into Vibe Coding · Part 2

AI #Personal Development #Blogging

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20 Aug 2026 7 min read

From Kempsoft to Vibe Coding

Nearly 30 years after creating Kempsoft, AI has brought me back to building software. This is how vibe coding became my new development companion.

Building Again: My Journey into Vibe Coding · Part 1

AI #Personal Development #Blogging

Automate Your Elgato Key Light Air with Microsoft Teams Presence

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11 Aug 2025 6 min read

Automate Your Elgato Key Light Air with Microsoft Teams Presence

Introduction If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably joined a video call only to realise your lighting isn’t quite right. I use an Elgato Key Light Air, and I wanted…

Automation #Azure #Elgato Keylight Air

Secure Dynamic DNS Updates to Azure with AzureDNSSync

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15 Jul 2025 10 min read Updated 17 Jul 2025

Secure Dynamic DNS Updates to Azure with AzureDNSSync

Introduction Like many home users, my broadband connection comes with a dynamically assigned public IP address. This means that my IP can change at any time sometimes without no...

Automation #Ubuntu #azure-automation

Deploying Azure Virtual Desktop – A Modular, Automated Approach

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8 Jun 2025 9 min read

Deploying Azure Virtual Desktop – A Modular, Automated Approach

Introduction Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is Microsoft’s comprehensive Desktop-as-a-Service platform, enabling secure remote access to Windows desktops and apps from virtually an...

Automation #Azure Virtual Desktop #Azure