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Lessons
Track A Soft Margins. Track B the Windows lab. Track C eleven open library lessons you can finish in one sitting.
More lessons are still being added. Search, the Board, and priced desks are not on this site.
Track C · Library lessons
- Name the file before you searchDigital life · free
- Name the job of the pageDesign craft · free
- Four checks before you shipAccessibility · free
- A model that stays on this PCLocal AI · free
- Protection stays onCare · free
- One change, then a noteGit and Python · free
- Say what is trueEthics · free
- One week, one jobProject craft · free
- Spreadsheet until you need a databaseDatabases · free
- Read the license before you installDocs and licenses · free
- Ticket notes that tell the truthSupport craft · free
Track A · Soft Margins
- Why No Turns Into a LectureSoft Margins · Saying No Without a Speech
- Scripts That End the SceneSoft Margins · Saying No Without a Speech
- First Principles Money on AISHSoft Margins · First Principles Money on AISH
- Cheap Websites Without the Sales PitchSoft Margins · Cheap Websites for Small Business
- Learning in Public Without Burning OutSoft Margins · Learning in Public
Track B · Windows 11 lab
Open the visual Windows lab for the image led layout.
Foundations
- 1. Open PowerShell on Windows 11High level · First open, three safe commands, and a calm way into the shell.
- 2. Full Paths and Where You AreHigh level · Drive letters, current directory, and Explorer as a partner.
- 3. Windows Terminal and TabsHigh level · One window, many shells, profiles that stop the chaos.
- 4. File Explorer Like a ProHigh level · Address bar tricks, copy as path, and staying oriented.
- 5. Keyboard Shortcuts That MatterHigh level · A short list that saves hours without becoming a parlor trick.
- 6. Settings Without Getting LostHigh level · Find the control you need without wandering the maze.
Scripting craft
- 7. Write a Script That Does One JobMid level · Logging, $PSScriptRoot, and safe names from real Phyllux Tech scripts.
- 8. Variables, Pipelines, and ObjectsMid level · Why PowerShell pipes objects, not just text.
- 9. Errors and LoggingMid level · Stop soft failures from lying to you.
- 10. Bat and PS1 WrappersMid level · Clickable launchers that find Python or PowerShell for you.
Admin and safety
- 11. When Scripts Ask for AdminLow level · UAC, #Requires RunAsAdministrator, and honest elevation.
- 12. The Least Privilege HabitLow level · Stay normal for files. Elevate only for machine surface.
- 13. Defender and Safe HabitsLow level · Keep protection on. Never disable Defender for speed.
- 14. Registry: Respect the VaultLow level · What the registry is, and why Field House does not dare you to poke it.
System literacy
- 15. Processes and Task ManagerMid level · See what is running without panic ending every process.
- 16. Services Without FearMid level · Background engines explained in plain language.
- 17. Environment VariablesMid level · PATH and friends: how Windows finds your tools.
- 18. Winget and Installing ToolsMid level · Install software from the shell without mystery installers.
- 19. Task Scheduler BasicsMid level · Run a trusted script when you are not watching.
Search, network, workshop
- 20. Find Files Without Walking the DiskMid / low · Indexes beat endless recursive walks.
- 21. Home Network BasicsHigh level · Router, Wi Fi, IP addresses without the sales fog.
- 22. Wi Fi Troubleshooting (High Level)High / mid · A calm checklist before you touch advanced adapter properties.
- 23. Reading a Real ScriptWorkshop · Tour the patterns inside Phyllux Tech maintenance scripts.
Deeper tools
- 24. Event Viewer Without PanicMid / low · Read Windows logs to find clues, not to feel doomed.
- 25. Disk Management BasicsMid level · Volumes, free space, and when not to click Format.
- 26. WSL and Hyper-V (High Level)High / mid · What Linux on Windows and virtual machines are for, without a semester.
- 27. BitLocker LiteracyHigh level · Disk encryption in plain language, recovery keys, and calm habits.