Adam Codes in the 716

Learning for work, learning for fun.... eventually the two shall meet. Site created 4/5/2020 with new content being added regularly
March 11,2023 | Training
DP-100 Microsoft Azure Data Scientist Complete Exam Prep

I finished another 27 hour course on this today but wanted to take an exam prep course.  Some of the concepts were poorly explained and the instructor had abandoned the course.   Also, I wanted more hands-on experience so it seemed to make sense to do that while going over a condensed version of the course....

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February 8,2023 | Training
DP-100 Azure Machine Learning & Data Science

I have been waiting a while to get back to machine learning and I could not be more excited to start this course and get my cert. Course: https://udemy.com/course/dp-100-azure-machine-learning-data-science-for-beginners/ My Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wQwR0S15UKtostkl6c8VDZVsyEdqvM8_54ds3Vha_ek/edit?usp=sharing update:  Finished!

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October 12,2022 | Training
AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Exam Certification

I am FINALLY getting back to this.  The day job asked me to focus on AvePoint training so that became my priority for a while.  And summer, that’s always a priority.  Much of this should be review. I passed!  What a freaking nightmare this exam was - it was one fringe use case after another....

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September 11,2022 | Demo, Geeky Stuff, Training
Adding a PiHole Docker Container Container

If you're like me and you hate being spammed with advertisements in your browser than something like PiHole is for you.  If you've ever heard the commercials for DuckDuckGo you are probably familiar with what happens:  you search for something in your browser and next thing you know you are spammed with advertisements related to...

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June 20,2022 | Training
Getting Started with Microsoft Azure IoT

  Course Link: https://udemy.com/course/introduction-to-microsoft-azure-iot/learn/lecture/16596458#overview My Notes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oFlbzqQbvM6sF80-1JaUwjbKjfShsPedT8S9gxMQZHI/edit?usp=sharing The course was a bit of a mixed bag.  Unfortunately many of the sections were outdated and unfortunately many of the outdated information was in the packages that were to be installed on the Pi.  In a weird kind of way it worked out for the better as...

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December 10,2021 | Training
DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals

After a small break I am back at it.  I want to get past this stuff so that I can get to the courses that really interest me. Course:  https://udemy.com/course/dp-azure-data My Notes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bR7a4MCqrW7p2X9T9ha4XeU_StjzBNuDQFNVgbqLWvU/edit?usp=sharing  

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October 16,2021 | Training
Azure AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

I had taken some time off in order to go through an AvePoint course over the summer before applying what I learned on a project.  That is complete so now I am starting down the certification path in MS Azure.  This course is well-reviewed so I thought that I would give it a look. Link...

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February 18,2021 | Training
Power BI – Beginners to Advanced

I thought I would take a course to freshen up what I used to know and hopefully learn some new stuff. Course URL:  Power BI Masterclass - beginners to advanced | Udemy My Notes:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qynkMYa9-Umk3uSbL7OwWM_MUVaLwXX0KlUi0xBBTxM/edit?usp=sharing

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