I recently had the great honor of attending my eldest son’s Ph.D. thesis defense. It was one of those mommy moments — you know, “my son the doctor.” Jackson Cahn, Ph.D. with his parents, June Blender and Andy Cahn Photo by Ron Rogers Although I’d discussed my son’s work with him for years, I didn’t […]
Tag: scripting
Update-Module 5.0 adds, not updates
Applies to: — Windows PowerShell 5.0.10586.63 — PowerShellGet 1.0.0.1 I’m a huge fan of sharing Windows PowerShell modules and making them easy to find (Find-Module), view (Save-Module), and install (Install-Module). So, I truly love the new PowerShellGet module. However, you really need to understand how it works before you use it. Otherwise, you might end up […]
Using Prefixes to Prevent Command Name Collision
In January, I had the honor of presenting to the Mississippi PowerShell User Group (MSPSUG). I’ve known the organizers, Mike Robbins and Rohn Edwards for years, and truly respect them. The PSUG is online-only, which makes it a challenge for presenters, but they attract a very sophisticated audience, so my talks there are really conversations. […]
Running PowerShell Scripts: Survey Results
We’re always evaluating the best, easiest, and most efficient ways to write, run, and publish Windows Powershell scripts and modules. But, our starting point is always how people work now. We were curious about how PowerShell scripters, including managers, ran scripts, and how their employees ran scripts written for them. To gather this information, […]
How do you run scripts?
It’s one of those questions that probably divides people into clans, like where you place your curly braces in a script block. Take the survey: How do you run scripts? But, it’s an important question for productivity. Those of us who live the PowerShell life run scripts all the time. We might also delegate the […]
Enable WMI Explorer Windows 8 Remote Connection Permissions
Earlier in October, I posted a blog about remote connection failures that occur when using WMI Explorer on a remote computer running Windows 8. This solution doesn’t apply to computers running other versions of Windows. To sum it up, you need to make three changes for WMI Explorer to connect to a Windows 8 remote […]
PowerShell Conference Asia 2015
PowerShell Conference Asia (#PSConfAsia) held its inaugural sessions on September 18th and 19th, 2015 at Microsoft headquarters in Singapore. SAPIEN was the platinum sponsor of this event. A great set of sessions was kicked off with a State of the Union talk by Jefferey Snover (Technical Fellow at Microsoft and creator of PowerShell). Ferdinand Rios (CEO of […]
iPowerShell Pro v5 Released
SAPIEN has just released a new version of its mobile PowerShell connectivity app, iPowerShell Pro v5. Included in this new version are: A redesigned user interface layout with new dynamic transitions and adaptive layout. A powerful syntax colored editor for creating and editing Powershell scripts. iOS 8 compatibility. PowerShell 5 cmdlets and about help. Connectivity […]
June Blender Joins SAPIEN
For Immediate Release October 1, 2014 Contact: Ferdinand G. Rios, CEO, frios@sapien.com June Blender joins SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. Napa, California— October 1, 2014 — SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that June Blender is joining their staff as a Technology Evangelist effective today. June will be supporting the SAPIEN customer community with writing, blogging, […]
SAPIEN Northern European tour begins
For the next two weeks, Ferdinand Rios, CEO of SAPIEN Technologies, will be touring northern Europe and speaking about Building PowerShell GUI Tool Solutions at various PowerShell User Groups. He will also be in attendance at the PowerShell Summit. Below is a schedule of his appearances: 1) Oslo Monday, Sept. 22nd, 2014 6:00 pm University of […]
