Nathan Ziehnert (The Z-Nerd)
@z-nerd.com
Endpoint Management Software Engineer
Husband / Dad
Curler 🥌 / Cyclist 🚴
Occasional Jokester / Lover of Memes
Husband / Dad
Curler 🥌 / Cyclist 🚴
Occasional Jokester / Lover of Memes
Are you in the Phoenix area on December 12th? If so, I'll be chatting on OEM drivers at #ASZMUG. Don't like me (can't blame you) - @niehaus.bsky.social and Andreas Hammarskjöld are also speaking. Special thanks to @2pintsoftware.com and phoenixNAP!
Register here: azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-syst...
Register here: azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-syst...
AZSMUG | Arizona Systems Management User Group
AZSMUG stands for Arizona Systems Management User Group. AZSMUG is a special interest group serving Southern Arizona.
azsmug.gitbook.io
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Are you in the Phoenix area on December 12th? If so, I'll be chatting on OEM drivers at #ASZMUG. Don't like me (can't blame you) - @niehaus.bsky.social and Andreas Hammarskjöld are also speaking. Special thanks to @2pintsoftware.com and phoenixNAP!
Register here: azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-syst...
Register here: azsmug.gitbook.io/arizona-syst...
Ahh yes, sure… just let me pull out my decompiler and debugger…
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ahh yes, sure… just let me pull out my decompiler and debugger…
Reposted by Nathan Ziehnert (The Z-Nerd)
Upgrading to 128 GB of RAM made my PC worse because hitting the memory limit was my only incentive to reboot. Now i just leave the system running until it becomes completely unusable.
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Upgrading to 128 GB of RAM made my PC worse because hitting the memory limit was my only incentive to reboot. Now i just leave the system running until it becomes completely unusable.
Reposted by Nathan Ziehnert (The Z-Nerd)
Still in testing, but it’s a pattern anyone can use to manage Intune like any other Infrastructure as Code system.
github.com/AllwaysHyPe/...
github.com/AllwaysHyPe/...
GitHub - AllwaysHyPe/IntuneStack
Contribute to AllwaysHyPe/IntuneStack development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Still in testing, but it’s a pattern anyone can use to manage Intune like any other Infrastructure as Code system.
github.com/AllwaysHyPe/...
github.com/AllwaysHyPe/...
DNS is the “Sex Panther” of services that run the internet… “60% of the time, it works every time.”
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
DNS is the “Sex Panther” of services that run the internet… “60% of the time, it works every time.”
What have I done?! @mmsmoa.bsky.social
Counting down the days...
mms2025atmoa.sched.com/event/1uF5w/...
Counting down the days...
mms2025atmoa.sched.com/event/1uF5w/...
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What have I done?! @mmsmoa.bsky.social
Counting down the days...
mms2025atmoa.sched.com/event/1uF5w/...
Counting down the days...
mms2025atmoa.sched.com/event/1uF5w/...
Solid reasoning coming out of Microsoft’s DeepSeek R1 NPU Optimized distillation…
“Wait, but in PowerShell, you can’t have a script with just one line unless it’s a single-line script”
At least it’s fast?
Sigh…
“Wait, but in PowerShell, you can’t have a script with just one line unless it’s a single-line script”
At least it’s fast?
Sigh…
February 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Solid reasoning coming out of Microsoft’s DeepSeek R1 NPU Optimized distillation…
“Wait, but in PowerShell, you can’t have a script with just one line unless it’s a single-line script”
At least it’s fast?
Sigh…
“Wait, but in PowerShell, you can’t have a script with just one line unless it’s a single-line script”
At least it’s fast?
Sigh…
I’m officially declaring this video clip retired. Perfect. No notes.
January 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I’m officially declaring this video clip retired. Perfect. No notes.
Fridge water dispenser not working after getting back from vacation
pull fridge out, check valve, line, etc… all looks good. ugh
Finally get around to chatting with LG today:
“please check this (10 things that I’ve already done)”
“I already did”
“Please do it again”
Dispenser starts working
MFW
pull fridge out, check valve, line, etc… all looks good. ugh
Finally get around to chatting with LG today:
“please check this (10 things that I’ve already done)”
“I already did”
“Please do it again”
Dispenser starts working
MFW
January 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Fridge water dispenser not working after getting back from vacation
pull fridge out, check valve, line, etc… all looks good. ugh
Finally get around to chatting with LG today:
“please check this (10 things that I’ve already done)”
“I already did”
“Please do it again”
Dispenser starts working
MFW
pull fridge out, check valve, line, etc… all looks good. ugh
Finally get around to chatting with LG today:
“please check this (10 things that I’ve already done)”
“I already did”
“Please do it again”
Dispenser starts working
MFW
Reposted by Nathan Ziehnert (The Z-Nerd)
It's always a pleasure to have Nathan Ziehnert at MMS. Congrats Nathan and welcome as our Featured Speaker for #MMSMOA 2025. See ya in Minneapolis!
Register Today: www.mmsmoa.com/mms2025moa
May 4-8, 2025
#ITpros #MSIntune #ConfigMgr #Windows #Security
Register Today: www.mmsmoa.com/mms2025moa
May 4-8, 2025
#ITpros #MSIntune #ConfigMgr #Windows #Security
January 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It's always a pleasure to have Nathan Ziehnert at MMS. Congrats Nathan and welcome as our Featured Speaker for #MMSMOA 2025. See ya in Minneapolis!
Register Today: www.mmsmoa.com/mms2025moa
May 4-8, 2025
#ITpros #MSIntune #ConfigMgr #Windows #Security
Register Today: www.mmsmoa.com/mms2025moa
May 4-8, 2025
#ITpros #MSIntune #ConfigMgr #Windows #Security
Tried to go back to Twitter for a bit... still a nope for me dawg. Coming back here to be more active again! Stay tuned!
November 7, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Tried to go back to Twitter for a bit... still a nope for me dawg. Coming back here to be more active again! Stay tuned!
Today I was honored with the Microsoft MVP award in PowerShell. So thankful to the community and to those who have helped me in this journey! Excited to continue sharing content - if you’re in need of a PowerShell presenter for your user group, let me know! #mvpbuzz
January 10, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Today I was honored with the Microsoft MVP award in PowerShell. So thankful to the community and to those who have helped me in this journey! Excited to continue sharing content - if you’re in need of a PowerShell presenter for your user group, let me know! #mvpbuzz
Advent of Code - Day 2 ramblings... fun with loop labeling!
z-nerd.com/posts/2023/1...
#powershell #pwsh
z-nerd.com/posts/2023/1...
#powershell #pwsh
Advent of Code 2023 - Day Two
Day two is the level I expected for day one
z-nerd.com
December 2, 2023 at 10:21 PM
Advent of Code - Day 2 ramblings... fun with loop labeling!
z-nerd.com/posts/2023/1...
#powershell #pwsh
z-nerd.com/posts/2023/1...
#powershell #pwsh
Day One of #AdventOfCode is in the books... here are my ramblings z-nerd.com/posts/2023/1... #PowerShell #pwsh
Advent of Code 2023 - Day One
Curveballs on day one?! Whaaaaaaaat?!
z-nerd.com
December 2, 2023 at 4:55 AM
Day One of #AdventOfCode is in the books... here are my ramblings z-nerd.com/posts/2023/1... #PowerShell #pwsh
Tis the season! Advent of Code 2023 is upon us (in one hour)! I’ll be attempting this year again in #PowerShell/#dotnet… made it to day 15 last year before the season got too busy.
If you’re unfamiliar - adventofcode.com is a set of 25 2-part coding challenges that will push you to the limit of fun
If you’re unfamiliar - adventofcode.com is a set of 25 2-part coding challenges that will push you to the limit of fun
Advent of Code 2023
adventofcode.com
December 1, 2023 at 4:01 AM
Tis the season! Advent of Code 2023 is upon us (in one hour)! I’ll be attempting this year again in #PowerShell/#dotnet… made it to day 15 last year before the season got too busy.
If you’re unfamiliar - adventofcode.com is a set of 25 2-part coding challenges that will push you to the limit of fun
If you’re unfamiliar - adventofcode.com is a set of 25 2-part coding challenges that will push you to the limit of fun
If you play around with Lists or Arrays in #PowerShell here is a handy cheat sheet for accessing objects from your Array/List. More info is available here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powers... (thanks to Kevin Marquette for his thorough dive into arrays!). Apologies for the tiny text - link is above.
November 27, 2023 at 6:45 PM
If you play around with Lists or Arrays in #PowerShell here is a handy cheat sheet for accessing objects from your Array/List. More info is available here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powers... (thanks to Kevin Marquette for his thorough dive into arrays!). Apologies for the tiny text - link is above.
ChatGPT custom GPTs are great - super simple to put together and nice to bring in your own data/instructions!
November 16, 2023 at 5:12 PM
ChatGPT custom GPTs are great - super simple to put together and nice to bring in your own data/instructions!
Reposted by Nathan Ziehnert (The Z-Nerd)
You don't have to memorize everything in PowerShell. It's a bit of a different language. There are only a few things you really should consider memorizing.
jordantheitguy.com/PowerShell/g...
jordantheitguy.com/PowerShell/g...
gethelp - JordanTheITGuy
gethelp - JordanTheITGuy
jordantheitguy.com
November 13, 2023 at 12:22 PM
You don't have to memorize everything in PowerShell. It's a bit of a different language. There are only a few things you really should consider memorizing.
jordantheitguy.com/PowerShell/g...
jordantheitguy.com/PowerShell/g...
Hey #PowerShell community - what sort of content or topics are you interested in learning about in “short format” blog posts? I’d like to generate some more relevant content for my blog and would like to know what is of interest from the community.
November 13, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Hey #PowerShell community - what sort of content or topics are you interested in learning about in “short format” blog posts? I’d like to generate some more relevant content for my blog and would like to know what is of interest from the community.
I don’t know what to think about the fact that 75” 4K LED TVs are selling for less than $600 brand new… like… is the tech really that cheap these days? Somehow I doubt it… data collection… has to be data collection…
November 12, 2023 at 3:09 AM
I don’t know what to think about the fact that 75” 4K LED TVs are selling for less than $600 brand new… like… is the tech really that cheap these days? Somehow I doubt it… data collection… has to be data collection…
Reposted by Nathan Ziehnert (The Z-Nerd)
How my quest for a spare garage door remote turned into an extensive hardware hacking project involving a HackRF, Flipper Zero, PIC Programmer, and soldering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD4W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD4W...
How I Hacked My Garage Remote With a Flipper Zero & Microchip Programmer
The quest for a spare garage door remote turns into an extensive hardware hacking project involving a HackRF One, Flipper Zero, PICKit PIC Programmer, and so...
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2023 at 2:38 AM
How my quest for a spare garage door remote turned into an extensive hardware hacking project involving a HackRF, Flipper Zero, PIC Programmer, and soldering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD4W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD4W...
Had a little bit of "FUn" with a capital FU in PowerShell playing around with regex. I took what I learned and did a little blog about it: z-nerd.com/posts/2023/1...
By no means an extensive deep dive, but maybe it gives you something to play around with.
#powershell #posh #pwsh #regex
By no means an extensive deep dive, but maybe it gives you something to play around with.
#powershell #posh #pwsh #regex
FUn with Regular Expressions (regex) in PowerShell
Fun with a capital FU. I hate regex, but I always seem to find uses for it. Today we're going to have a little bit of fun, and give you some things to try on …
z-nerd.com
November 7, 2023 at 9:34 PM
Had a little bit of "FUn" with a capital FU in PowerShell playing around with regex. I took what I learned and did a little blog about it: z-nerd.com/posts/2023/1...
By no means an extensive deep dive, but maybe it gives you something to play around with.
#powershell #posh #pwsh #regex
By no means an extensive deep dive, but maybe it gives you something to play around with.
#powershell #posh #pwsh #regex
It has begun again... let the blogging begin...
November 7, 2023 at 3:50 AM
It has begun again... let the blogging begin...
Some photos from riding Woodland Park this weekend… if you look real close you can see my water bottle oopsie…
October 17, 2023 at 4:18 AM
Some photos from riding Woodland Park this weekend… if you look real close you can see my water bottle oopsie…
I’m cautiously optimistic about this platform… but my relationship with short message social platforms has changed in the months since I left bird app… how has everyone found this platform so far? What have you done to make sure your feed isn’t just a straight cesspool?
October 12, 2023 at 5:49 PM
I’m cautiously optimistic about this platform… but my relationship with short message social platforms has changed in the months since I left bird app… how has everyone found this platform so far? What have you done to make sure your feed isn’t just a straight cesspool?