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A few days ago Boe Prox posted some very nifty PowerShell modules for using the title bar as a ticker for RSS feeds like the weather. I thought this was an awesome idea and an easy way to take advantage … Continue reading → Read More...
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When you write scripts, you want to automate things, fair enough. When it comes to writing scripts, a lot of people do not automate, though. They do the same coding over and over again and waste time and consistency. So let’s look at some simple code-reusing techniques. It’s not that hard...
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In my line of work I simply can’t afford not to use virtualization, and I use just about all the major tools from time to time. But most of the time I rely on the free VirtualBox program from Oracle. … Continue reading → Read More.....
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Have you found yourself writing PowerShell objects that you’d love to share with others? What’s the best way to get these things distributable? Well… with PowerShell 2.0, you have two different types of packaging – snap-ins and...
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I’ve recently found out that I’ve been selected to speak at devLink 2011. This is my 3rd year in a row speaking at devLink, and I’m incredibly honored to have been selected. This year, I have 2 talks, and they are both on PowerShell...
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This past Tuesday, I was privileged to speak at the Cleveland C#/VB.NET SIG on extending PowerShell. Since I knew that my audience wasn’t necessarily familiar with PowerShell (except a few), I spent the first half of the session introducing PowerShell...
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In my PowerShell training, I spend time examining modules and how you can use them to manage code and avoid profile bloat. In the (forgive the pun) modules on modules, I do lots of demos where being able to quickly set your location to the personal or...
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In my PowerShell training, I spend time examining modules and how you can use them to manage code and avoid profile bloat. In the (forgive the pun) modules on modules, I do lots of demos where being able to quickly set your location to the personal or system modules folder is useful. One simple way I...
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in a recent blog article I wrote about a new Codeplex project called PowerShell Admin Modules , being developed by super-star MVP Richard Siddaway. I noted two small things I’d noticed about the module. Well today, Richard wrote to say he’d fixed Get...
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The relentless community development on all things PowerShell continues unabated. Today, I found a module for use with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). This module contains the following functions: Get-SCCMCommands Connect-SCCMServer Get-SCCMObject...
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Just before the release of Windows 7, the Windows 7 Resource Kit PowerShell Pack was released. Today, it hit 10,000 downloads. It contains 10 useful modules that help you do more with Windows PowerShell. It has modules that can help every IT admin ( like the TaskScheduler module), and modules...
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Windows 7 is going to be the first operating system that actually ships with Windows PowerShell (rather than having to install PowerShell separately) and comes with the new PowerShell V2 . Enough great reasons to take a closer look. Ín this first part of what is going to be an ongoing series,...
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function Get-Hash { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a Hash of a file and prints the hash .DESCRIPTION Uses System.Security.Cryptography.HashAlgorithm and members to create the hash Also uses System.Text.AsciiEncoding...
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I just read a neat blog post entitled PowerShelling Audit Reports over on the TenBrink Tech blog . This blog post sets out three scripts: GetRecursiveGroupMembership.ps1, Audit-QuickGroup.ps1, and Audit-MultipleGroups.ps1. The second and third make use...
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It is hard to overstate how important Modules and Advanced Functions are. If you are a PowerShell user - you need to take the time to learn these new mechanisms and use them as your first choice in implementing new functions. The reason for this is that these mechanisms are critical technologies to support...