https://thedavecarroll.com/page/ Recent content in Pages on Dave's Technical Journal Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Dave Carroll https://thedavecarroll.com/about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Dave Carroll https://thedavecarroll.com/about/ <h2 id="this-site">This Site</h2> <p>Welcome to my technical journal where I share my experiences and knowledge about PowerShell, general IT, and retrocomputing. Here you&rsquo;ll find articles about:</p> <ul> <li>PowerShell scripting and automation</li> <li>General IT topics and solutions</li> <li>Best practices and lessons learned</li> <li>Vintage computing and technology</li> </ul> <h2 id="me">Me</h2> <p>I started my career nearly 30 years ago at a small Mom-and-Pop computer store, building and repairing home computer systems and peripherals. To put that time into perspective, we rented parallel CD-ROM drives and CD-ROM based games because the drives were cost prohibitive to the average gamer. Since then, I&rsquo;ve worked in the public and private sectors with 17 years spent in higher education. Currently, I am a DevOps engineer for a finance company and use PowerShell and Python daily.</p> https://thedavecarroll.com/valida11y/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Dave Carroll https://thedavecarroll.com/valida11y/ <h2 id="accessibility">Accessibility</h2> <p>This site is designed to meet <strong>WCAG 2.2 Level AA</strong> accessibility standards.</p> <h3 id="features">Features</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Keyboard Navigation</strong> - All interactive elements are accessible via keyboard</li> <li><strong>Screen Reader Support</strong> - Semantic HTML with proper ARIA landmarks and labels</li> <li><strong>Color Contrast</strong> - Text meets minimum contrast ratios (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text)</li> <li><strong>Touch Targets</strong> - Interactive elements meet 44x44px minimum touch target size</li> <li><strong>Responsive Design</strong> - Content adapts to all screen sizes and zoom levels</li> <li><strong>Reduced Motion</strong> - Animations respect 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class="presentation-event">Research Triangle PowerShell User Group - PowerShell Saturday</div> <div class="presentation-links"> <a href="https://github.com/thedavecarroll/Presentations/blob/main/2019/RTPSUG-PSSaturday" class="button" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <svg class="social-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M9 19c-4.3 1.4-4.3-2.5-6-3m12 5v-3.5c0-1 .1-1.4-.5-2c2.8-.3 5.5-1.4 5.5-6a4.6 4.6 0 0 0-1.3-3.2 4.2 4.2 0 0 0-.1-3.2s-1.1-.3-3.5 1.3a12.3 12.3 0 0 0-6.2 0c-2.4-1.6-3.5-1.3-3.5-1.3a4.2 4.2 0 0 0-.1 3.2 4.6 4.6 0 0 0-1.3 3.2c0 4.6 2.7 5.7 5.5 6c-.6.6-.6 1.2-.5 2V21"/></svg> Materials </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1flNsscG5zU" class="button" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <svg class="social-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="2" y="4" width="20" 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I was concerned that people would start relying on it more than other people. But over time, I started to reframe the idea of AI simply as a tool. Much like a hammer, AI can be used to build or destroy.</p> <p>Humans have had access to and have created tools, items, and things that can be quite utilitarian and quite destructive at the same time.</p> https://thedavecarroll.com/retired-links/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 Dave Carroll https://thedavecarroll.com/retired-links/ <p>I have retired the following links site wide.</p> <p>Any links to the original content will now send you here, likewise with any links that are just no longer working.</p> <div class="notice retiredlink"> <div class="notice-icon"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="icon icon-tabler icons-tabler-outline icon-tabler-unlink"><path stroke="none" d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M17 22v-2" /><path d="M9 15l6 -6" /><path d="M11 6l.463 -.536a5 5 0 0 1 7.071 7.072l-.534 .464" /><path d="M13 18l-.397 .534a5.068 5.068 0 0 1 -7.127 0a4.972 4.972 0 0 1 0 -7.071l.524 -.463" /><path d="M20 17h2" /><path d="M2 7h2" /><path d="M7 2v2" /></svg> </div> <div class="notice-content"> <div class="notice-type">Twitter/X</div> <div class="notice-text"> <p>I deleted my Twitter account on March 10, 2024 though, to be fair, I was silent on there for much of the previous year.</p>