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I will be doing a private #PowerShell training class in Canberra, Australia in March. Since it is a long trek I’d love to add a second week of work, either training or speaking. I had a second training gig lined … Continue reading →...
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I use hash tables quite a bit and with the impending arrival of PowerShell 3.0 I expect even more so. PowerShell v3 allows you to define a hash table of default parameter values. I’m not going to to cover that … Continue reading → Read...
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Ever since PowerShell v3.0 CTP build got released, I am using ISE as my primary script editor. I keep changing preferences such as colors, etc. The new feature in ISE v3 remembers the changes made to ISE options. While this is quite useful, sometimes...
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Arrangements for this event in Helsinki are moving along nicely. Those very nice people at Sovelto, who are hosting the event, have put up a new web page around the event: see http://www.sovelto.fi/kurssit/Pages/PowerShell-PowerCamp.aspx (or to see this...
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Today I gave an Live Meeting presentation for the PowerShell Virtual User Group. When the recording is posted I’ll update this post. I spoke about new features in Windows PowerShell 3.0 that I think will make it easier for people … Continue...
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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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The 2012 PowerShell Deep Dive has been announced - April 29 – May 2 in San Diego. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2012/01/27/it-s-time-for-another-powershell-deep-dive.aspx This time PowerShell is a full track so expect more of...
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Recently I was tracking down a bug in script for a client. The problem turned out to be a simple typo. I could have easily avoided that by using Set-StrictMode, which I do now, but that’s not what this is … Continue reading → Read More...
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This past weekend I did an online presentation for a friend of mine who teaches for ITT in Omaha, Nebraska. He wanted me to do a brief talk about what PowerShell is and show how to use it, especially for … Continue reading → Read More...
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The session recording for my Microsoft Virtual Tech Days session on Windows PowerShell 3.0 - A first look is not available on Microsoft Showcase. There is no direct download possible but this can be watched online. Read More...
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I’m pleased to be able to bring you two more PowerShell PowerCamp weekend events in the upcoming months: HELSINKI – Weekend of March 10-11 2012 – takes place in the offices of Sovelto, at Ratapihantie 11 (1st floor) in Helsinki. I do not have pricing...
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< # .SYNOPSIS This script creates a Spanish cultureinfo object with a traditional sort and another with an international sort. The script then compares them. .DESCRIPTION This script re-implements an MSDN...
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< # .SYNOPSIS This script displays the parent culture of each specific culture using the Chinese language. .DESCRIPTION This script looks at each Chineese culture and displays the...
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Today’s Friday Fun is a continuation of my exploration of ways to use Start-Job. A few weeks ago I wrote about using Start-Job to create “scheduled” tasks. I realized I could take this further and turn this into a sort … Continue...
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The Import-CSV cmdlet in PowerShell is incredibly useful. You can take any CSV file and pump objects to the pipeline. The cmdlet uses the CSV header as properties for the custom object. PS S:\> import-csv .\testdata.csv Date : 1/18/2012...