UPDATE: We currently have the max number of reviewers we need. However, you’re welcome to submit your name to our waitlist, in the event that a current reviewer doesn’t keep up with the workload. SAPIEN Press is ready to begin Community Reviews of Jeffery Hicks’ upcoming title, Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell. This title […]
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Why does Select-Object take so long to keep the -first objects?
There’s recently been a big discussion on the PowerShell MVP mailing list about Select-Object and its -first parameter, which instructs it to only keep the first “x” objects it’s given. The discussion basically goes like this: 1..10000 | select -first 10 In this, a collection of objects numbering 1 to 10,000 is piped to Select-Object, […]
Online and SPECIAL FORCES Training Registration Now Open
We’ve opened registration for all upcoming training. Details about online training at www.scriptinganswers.com/training/online Online training registration is at http://www.scriptingoutpost.com/c-25-scriptinganswerscom-online-classes.aspx; read the details first!!! Classes start in June. Fundamentals, Intermediate, and Advanced training is available. Details about live SPECIAL FORCES training for PowerShell is at www.scriptinganswers.com/training/ilt Registration for SPECIAL FORCES is at http://www.scriptingoutpost.com/p-18-special-forces-training-windows-powershell.aspx – again, read the […]
Coming Soon: Managing VMWare with Windows PowerShell
We’ve a new book in the works: Managing VMWare with Windows PowerShell: TFM. Read about it at http://www.sapienpress.com/vmware.asp, where you can also read about the author and (once we have them available) download preview chapters. We’ll be looking for community reviewers before long, so if you’re an ESX Server user, stay tuned to this blog for […]
Practical PowerShell Code Downloads
If you’ve been reading the Windows Administration in RealTime ejournal, I hope you’ve enjoyed my Practical PowerShell column. You’ve also may have been wondering where to get your hands on the code.
Dr. Dobb’s Windows PowerShell
I came across a nice intro article about PowerShell on Dr. Dobb’s by Doug Finke. Given that the site is targeted at developers some of the material towards the end is a little on the programmatic side. But overall it is a help introduction to Powershell. Right now it is appears to be their top […]
Class Is In Session
If you’ve been a regular reader of the Windows Tip Sheet column from MCPMag.com, you probably noticed a change recently. This column is changing subject matter to PowerShell. It is now called Prof. PowerShell.
ScriptingAnswers.com’s ScriptVault – Moved!
We’ve relocated the ScriptVault on ScriptingAnswers.com. Now, rather than a standalone application, it’s right within our forums, making it convenient to share your scripts, and to search for scripts others have shared. We still have a bit of reorganizing to move scripts into their proper categories, but you’ll find everything in the new "Script Sharing […]
Online Windows PowerShell Training
We are going to offer an online training course in Windows PowerShell, with registration opening next month and classes beginning in late June. Our initial class will be on Windows PowerShell Fundamentals, although we’ll follow-on with an Intermediate and then Advanced course, as well. Full details will be announced once registration is available.
The really important thing is that we’ll be limiting the class to just thirty students. So keep an eye on this blog for the announcement, and don’t wait too long to sign up – we’re anticipating a sellout pretty quickly.
Some highlights:
Securing Windows PowerShell
Do you know how PowerShell can be used against you? Do you know the safest settings, and the ways to make scripting both possible AND secure? Do you know how your PowerShell profiles – even if you haven’t made one – can be used as an insertion point for malware, if PowerShell is configured incorrectly? […]
