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Weekend Scripter: The Scripting Wife Talks About the First Warm-Up Event in the Winter Scripting Games

Summary: The Scripting Wife talks about the first event in the 2013 Winter Scripting Games warm-up events. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, we have a special guest. You guessed it: The Scripting Wife is with us today. If you are reading...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, storage, Scripting Wife, displaying output, guest blogger, disk drives and volumes, Teresa Wilson, 2013 Scripting Games

Weekend Scripter: Sort Process Names by Length of Name

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, takes some time out to play around with the Format-Wide cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, the Scripting Wife and I are hanging out on the beach this weekend. Because I have a long weekend...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, displaying output

Query AD for Computers and Use Ping to Determine Status

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to query Active Directory for computers, ping for status, and display in green/red. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. While the Scripting Wife and I were out in California speaking to the Microsoft Premier...

Published Sat, Nov 11 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, Active Directory, displaying output, computer accounts

Learn How to Create Custom Column Heads for PowerShell Out-GridView

Summary : The Scripting Wife learns how to create custom column headings for the Windows PowerShell Out-GridView cmdlet. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. It is a typical weekend for me. I am up early, sipping a cup of English...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, Scripting Wife, displaying output

Use PowerShell to Explore Disk Utilization on Your Computer

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to discover what files are using up all the disk space on your computer. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. I do not know about you, but it seems as if there is a disk space-eating...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, files, storage, displaying output

Sort Output Before Sending to PowerShell Out-GridView

Summary : Learn how to sort data before you send it to the Windows PowerShell Out-GridView cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson here. The weekend has finally arrived, following on the heels of a rather hectic week. I decided to download and install...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, Weekend Scripter, Scripting Wife, displaying output

Use PowerShell to Retrieve a Weather Forecast

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to get a weather forecast from inside the Windows PowerShell ISE. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is amazing how quickly things change on the Internet. A couple...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2010 1:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, Weekend Scripter, displaying output, running

Weekend Scripter: Draw a Cat on a Fence Watching a Yellow Moon Using Windows PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to draw a cat on a fence watching a yellow moon by using Windows PowerShell Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is seven in the morning yet it seems like it could be four in the morning. It is dark outside, and the room is cool...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, displaying output, Windows PowerShell ISE

Weekend Scripter: Using Windows PowerShell to Make a Marquee

Summary: Learn how to display output as moving text by using Windows PowerShell and easy to use techniques. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. After a long, hot and oppressive summer, Fall has descended upon Charlotte, North Carolina in the United...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, displaying output

Weekend Scripter: Tea Time!

Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It has been a great week with some excellent guest bloggers. It is not that I took the week off; rather, I have spent the week working on some special projects I wanted to complete. The great thing about working...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, dates and times, events and monitoring, displaying output

Modify the PowerShell Console Title and Display a Rabbit

Summary : Modify the Windows PowerShell console title and display a rabbit at random locations. The Microsoft Scripting Guys have fun. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I love Microsoft Outlook 2010. United States FTC disclaimer: The Microsoft Scripting...

Published Sun, Sep 09 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, displaying output

Create a Transcript of Commands from the Windows PowerShell ISE

Summary : Create a transcript of commands from the Windows PowerShell ISE in this Microsoft Scripting Guys how-to article. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the things I enjoy about using the Windows PowerShell console is the transcript feature...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, displaying output, Windows PowerShell ISE

Using PowerShell to Format a Report from XML Data

Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to create a formatted report from data stored in XML files. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is still dark outside, and the lights of the neighborhood are slowly beginning to come on. It is really humid this...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, operating system, processes, displaying output

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Using Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Display Color-Coded Output in a Table

Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Summer has finally hit Charlotte, North Carolina, in full force. It is 87 degrees outside, and the humidity is 78 percent. This makes for a very hot and sticky day. I do not enjoy being hot and sticky, and therefore...

Published Sat, Jun 06 2010 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, displaying output

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Weekend Scripter: The Scripting Wife Talks About the First Warm-Up Event in the Winter Scripting Games

Weekend Scripter: Sort Process Names by Length of Name

Query AD for Computers and Use Ping to Determine Status

Learn How to Create Custom Column Heads for PowerShell Out-GridView

Use PowerShell to Explore Disk Utilization on Your Computer

Sort Output Before Sending to PowerShell Out-GridView

Use PowerShell to Retrieve a Weather Forecast

Weekend Scripter: Draw a Cat on a Fence Watching a Yellow Moon Using Windows PowerShell

Weekend Scripter: Using Windows PowerShell to Make a Marquee

Weekend Scripter: Tea Time!

Modify the PowerShell Console Title and Display a Rabbit

Create a Transcript of Commands from the Windows PowerShell ISE

Using PowerShell to Format a Report from XML Data

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Using Windows PowerShell 2.0 to Display Color-Coded Output in a Table