Developer Tools20 min read
Omarchy Hotkeys: The Ones That Matter
Omarchy ships around 200 hotkeys. You need twelve. A field guide to the keymap's grammar, and an honest account of the week your hands stop working.
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AI & Developer Tools22 min readCodeberg: The Non-Profit GitHub Alternative
Codeberg is a member-owned forge in Berlin now hosting 678,000 projects. What its mission is, how it actually works, and who is walking away from GitHub.
AI & Developer Tools20 min readOmarchy 4 Quattro: What's New in DHH's Agentic Linux Desktop
Omarchy 4 (Quattro) shipped 14 August 2026: a full Quickshell desktop rewrite, pacman internals, and a coding agent wired into the bar. What changed, and why.
- AI & Policy15 min read
Canada's National AI Strategy Explained: What AI for All Means for Canadian Businesses
Canada released its National AI Strategy — AI for All — on June 4, 2026. A frank breakdown of the six pillars, what's actually funded, the sovereignty play, and what it means for Canadian businesses right now.
- AI & Developer Tools12 min read
10 Claude Code Repos That Replace a Dev Team
Verified list of the top Claude Code GitHub repos — skills, agents, and dev tools — with real star counts and honest reviews from a fractional CTO.
- AI & Open Source18 min read
Open-Source LLMs for Developers: Models, Agents & Local AI
Compare 15+ open-weight and open-source LLMs for coding agents and local inference. Covers Llama 4, DeepSeek R1, Qwen 3, Ollama, Foundry Local, and more.
Developer Tools14 min readKodra macOS: One-Command Developer Environment
Bootstrap your macOS developer environment in one command. Ghostty terminal, tmux, OpenCode AI, Podman containers, GitHub Copilot CLI, and 40+ cloud-native tools.
Leadership10 min readTech Leadership Lessons: Keran McGuire, Canadian Tire SVP
Canadian Tire SVP Keran McGuire shares 20+ years of tech leadership lessons — from cloud transformation in financial services to building high-trust teams and why full-stack thinkers win in 2026.
- AI & Azure12 min read
Copilot Studio vs Azure AI Foundry: Decision Tree
Copilot Studio or Azure AI Foundry? A business outcome decision tree covering RAG, agents, security, fine-tuning, networking, and governance.
AI & Productivity16 min readChief of Staff Agent: Copilot Daily Briefing
Build an AI chief of staff agent using GitHub Copilot, MCP servers, and custom agent files. Automate daily briefings, inbox triage, and weekly planning.
AI & Agents14 min readMicrosoft Agent Frameworks Compared: Which One Should You Use?
Compare Microsoft Agent Framework, M365 Agents SDK, Foundry SDK, and open-source alternatives like LangGraph and CrewAI. Decision flowchart included.
Azure7 min readAzure Foundry Blueprints: Deploy Microsoft Foundry in 15 Minutes
Open source Terraform and Bicep blueprints to deploy Microsoft Foundry with private networking. Learn the new AI Services architecture and get hands-on fast.
Azure12 min readAzure Landing Zones: Which One Do You Need?
Azure Landing Zone or AI Landing Zone? Compare both architectures, deployment methods, and find which one fits your team.
- Cybersecurity22 min read
$500K Backup Failure & SuperBox Espionage
A company lost $500K to untested backups. Plus: the SuperBox espionage device found in U.S. oil and gas — and why Western Canada should pay attention.
- Cloud Careers18 min read
Cloud Career Roadmap: From Zero to Hired in 90 Days
The definitive cloud career roadmap for 2026. Step-by-step path from zero to hired, salary data for 5 roles, 16 AI prompts, and a printable 90-day action plan.
AI Strategy8 min readOpenAI Killed Sora: AI Lock-In Lessons
OpenAI shut down Sora, its AI video tool. Here's what this means for your AI strategy and how to avoid vendor lock-in when adopting AI tools.
Events8 min readCode To Cloud Summit 2026: May 23, Calgary
Recap of the Code To Cloud Summit 2026 — Alberta's full-day cloud, AI & DevOps conference in Calgary on May 23, 2026. Summit 2027 returns in May 2027.
AI & Azure6 min readMicrosoft Foundry Agent Service is Now GA: Everything You Need to Know
Microsoft Foundry Agent Service is now GA. Responses API, full VNet isolation, Voice Live, built-in evals, and open model support.
Developer Tools20 min readGitHub Copilot Instructions: Setup Guide
Set up GitHub Copilot custom instructions for your team. Repo-level, path-specific, and org-wide guidelines for Azure, Bicep, and Terraform projects.
Security12 min readWho Owns Your Business Technology?
What happens when your IT contractor disappears with all the passwords? Learn how to keep control of your domain, email, and cloud accounts.
AI Strategy10 min readGetting Started with AI: A Practical Guide for Alberta Businesses
Before you spend money on AI tools, read this. A plain-English guide to defining your problem, choosing the right platform, and avoiding expensive mistakes.
Developer Tools4 min readKodra: Fresh Install to azd up in Minutes
Kodra bootstraps your Azure dev environment in one command. Go from bare Ubuntu 24.04 to azd up in under five minutes.
AI & Agents4 min readGas Town on Microsoft's AI Stack
Exploring what a multi-agent development system would look like using Microsoft Foundry and GitHub Copilot's pro-code tooling.
Developer Tools2 min readInfrastructure That Documents Itself
Using GitHub Copilot + Azure MCP to generate complete infrastructure wikis from live Azure environments in under 15 minutes.
Cloud Strategy5 min read5 Cloud Strategy Mistakes That Kill Startups
Most founders treat cloud infrastructure as an IT decision. The best treat it as their competitive advantage. Here are the 5 mistakes to avoid.
Leadership7 min readWhat Is a Fractional CTO? Plain-English Guide
Not sure what a CTO does — or if you need one? This plain-English guide covers fractional CTO services for Alberta startups and small businesses.
Cloud Careers3 min readIT Certifications in 2026: Do They Matter?
IT certifications are evolving fast. Kevin Evans and Tim Warner discuss which cloud, AI, and DevOps certs actually matter for Alberta tech careers in 2026.
Cloud Native5 min readCloud-Native Skills 2026: Open-Source Playbook
Master cloud-native skills in 2026 with this open-source playbook covering Linux, containers, Kubernetes, automation, and Infrastructure as Code.
Leadership3 min readCrawl, Walk, Run: Containers for Leaders (Beyond Just the Tech)
A leadership guide to container adoption. Learn the crawl, walk, run approach to moving your organization to containers and Kubernetes on Azure.
Azure4 min readAzure AI Landing Zones: Fast Track to Enterprise AI
Learn how CAF, Microsoft Foundry, and Azure AI Landing Zones provide the fastest path from AI idea to production with governance and security built in.
AI & Policy2 min readAI in Public Service: The Shift from Administration to Intelligence
Innovation isn't just happening in Silicon Valley. Learn how Alberta is using AI to transform public service with insights from Deputy Minister Janak Alford.
Leadership2 min readThe Future of Coding with AI: Gene Kim on VibeCoding & DevOps Transformation
Gene Kim, DevOps pioneer and author of The Phoenix Project, explores VibeCoding — a revolutionary way to code with AI as your co-pilot.