Stephen Valdinger (aka steviecoaster)
@steviecoaster.dev
A technologist whose professional identity somehow was born in a bar.
Musician, techy, PowerShell dweeb, bourbon lover......I get the bar thing now.
Musician, techy, PowerShell dweeb, bourbon lover......I get the bar thing now.
I’m an adult with my own money who loves slushies. Bet your ass when I saw a pallet of Ninja Slushi machines at Costco on a pallet I made sure there was one less!
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’m an adult with my own money who loves slushies. Bet your ass when I saw a pallet of Ninja Slushi machines at Costco on a pallet I made sure there was one less!
Might not give this rental back
October 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Might not give this rental back
It’s that time of year!!
October 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It’s that time of year!!
I’m not going to lie, this is pretty freakin cool
September 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I’m not going to lie, this is pretty freakin cool
That’s a pretty freakin solid way to roll out of bed this morning.
September 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
That’s a pretty freakin solid way to roll out of bed this morning.
You know you’re in Nashville when even the Walmart has a recording studio
August 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
You know you’re in Nashville when even the Walmart has a recording studio
Our swag game has increased. KCDC has been a blast! I hope to see you at our next event!!
August 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Our swag game has increased. KCDC has been a blast! I hope to see you at our next event!!
It's out! This release of AutomatedLab UI brings a lab definition builder, as well as the ability to start/stop labs and individual VMs within a lab. This is a BIG release and gets us SUPER close to this thing being *awesome*. Please check it out!
github.com/steviecoaste...
github.com/steviecoaste...
August 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's out! This release of AutomatedLab UI brings a lab definition builder, as well as the ability to start/stop labs and individual VMs within a lab. This is a BIG release and gets us SUPER close to this thing being *awesome*. Please check it out!
github.com/steviecoaste...
github.com/steviecoaste...
There is a new version of AutomatedLab UI coming. I’m just putting some final touches on this. I’m excited about this release. With it, I feel this will be a truly useful tool!
#PowerShell Universal has made this so simple to put together!
#PowerShell Universal has made this so simple to put together!
August 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There is a new version of AutomatedLab UI coming. I’m just putting some final touches on this. I’m excited about this release. With it, I feel this will be a truly useful tool!
#PowerShell Universal has made this so simple to put together!
#PowerShell Universal has made this so simple to put together!
Oh no. Not yet. Damn it!
August 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Oh no. Not yet. Damn it!
In the next version you’ll be able to expand labs and get information about the VMs contained within them.
August 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In the next version you’ll be able to expand labs and get information about the VMs contained within them.
I've sorted out how to ship a #PowerShell Universal app as a module, which allowed me to put the app on a secondary test instance, and it *just friggin works*
Tons of docs so people don't stub their toes. By the end of the weekend, y'all can play too!
@adamdriscoll.bsky.social is a badass!!
Tons of docs so people don't stub their toes. By the end of the weekend, y'all can play too!
@adamdriscoll.bsky.social is a badass!!
July 31, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I've sorted out how to ship a #PowerShell Universal app as a module, which allowed me to put the app on a secondary test instance, and it *just friggin works*
Tons of docs so people don't stub their toes. By the end of the weekend, y'all can play too!
@adamdriscoll.bsky.social is a badass!!
Tons of docs so people don't stub their toes. By the end of the weekend, y'all can play too!
@adamdriscoll.bsky.social is a badass!!
I spent the weekend playing with two of my favorite tools to come up with something I think is really neat! Using #PowerShell Universal and AutomatedLab I've started a web-based management platform for my web environments.
Super user-friendly way to interact with AutomatedLab!
Super user-friendly way to interact with AutomatedLab!
July 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I spent the weekend playing with two of my favorite tools to come up with something I think is really neat! Using #PowerShell Universal and AutomatedLab I've started a web-based management platform for my web environments.
Super user-friendly way to interact with AutomatedLab!
Super user-friendly way to interact with AutomatedLab!
Something shiny this way comes
July 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Something shiny this way comes
Since when did we get Birken-Crocs?
July 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Since when did we get Birken-Crocs?
Super nerd status unlocked!
June 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Super nerd status unlocked!
Played Magic the Gathering for the first time Friday night. Naturally, I’ve taken things too far
June 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Played Magic the Gathering for the first time Friday night. Naturally, I’ve taken things too far
Yeah I’m ok with Denver
May 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Yeah I’m ok with Denver
Shenanigan #1
A puzzle!
A puzzle!
April 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Shenanigan #1
A puzzle!
A puzzle!
“Describe Ohio in a picture.”
March 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“Describe Ohio in a picture.”
@chocolatey.org’s Central Management product can be extremely powerful once you start to think outside the wrapper.
March 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
@chocolatey.org’s Central Management product can be extremely powerful once you start to think outside the wrapper.
![A calculated property is a hashtable with @{ Name = 'TheNewPropertyName; Expression = { 'This is a scriptblock to transform the data'}.
The common shorthand for a calculated expression is @{N='Foo';E={'bar'}}
In my code I'm turning the property name FName into FirstName via the Name key, and transforming its value into all uppercase in the expression by calling the .ToUpper() method on the current property name's value!
CODE USED:
[pscustomobject]@{FName = 'stephen'} | Select @{N='FirstName';E={$_.FName.ToUpper()}}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y2blbftk3kpgpf6z5fgxfmw4/bafkreihtrr33pl4fnlq35wc4zmcf3zhbgt4n2mwpt2hms2uqakflvnqnpm@jpeg)
#pwsh tip of the day!
You can wrap a command in () and access properties through dot notation, which is faster than piping to select-object.
Caveat: The returned data is no longer a rich object
Happy scripting!
You can wrap a command in () and access properties through dot notation, which is faster than piping to select-object.
Caveat: The returned data is no longer a rich object
Happy scripting!
February 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#pwsh tip of the day!
You can wrap a command in () and access properties through dot notation, which is faster than piping to select-object.
Caveat: The returned data is no longer a rich object
Happy scripting!
You can wrap a command in () and access properties through dot notation, which is faster than piping to select-object.
Caveat: The returned data is no longer a rich object
Happy scripting!
A trifecta of nerdiness was just what was needed to lift the spirits on this frigid day
February 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A trifecta of nerdiness was just what was needed to lift the spirits on this frigid day
I have to burn my phone now but I’ll do it for you, Cory.
February 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I have to burn my phone now but I’ll do it for you, Cory.