Sometimes, I say things so many times that I start to believe them, even when I’m wrong. Here’s a correction of one of the details that I’ve gotten wrong repeatedly. “You can only use the Properties pane on one object at time.” — me Um, no. The Properties pane in PowerShell Studio displays the properties […]
Category: Beginners
GitHub: How to update your fork
Like almost everyone in the DevOps world, I use GitHub, not because I like it, but because everyone uses it. In fact, I dislike it, because it’s confusing by design. Its misleading language excludes users, rather than welcoming them. To use it, you have to forget the actual meaning of words in English, or even […]
Giving a talk? PowerShell Studio Presentation Features
One of the best parts of the PowerShell community culture is the willingness of people at all levels of expertise to help others to learn. It acknowledges that we learn from each other all the time and pays backward and forward for help that others have given to us. So, there are many people giving […]
Open a SAPIEN Forum from PowerShell
UPDATE: Added a -Search parameter that searches all SAPIEN forums for the term that you specify and then opens the page with the results. Thanks to Prasoon V. Karunan for the contribution. I love helping people learn Windows PowerShell and SAPIEN products. I answer questions on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit (love the /r/powershell subreddit), Google+, Slack, email, […]
My First Form: New Videos for PowerShell GUI Beginners
Like most things, once you know the basics, it’s really easy to build GUI applications with Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Studio. And, like most things, it’s hard to learn the basics. We’re here to help. We just posted a two-part series of videos. You can watch them in any order. My First Form: Build a Simple […]
Is there a PSEdit for PowerShell Studio?
My friend, Thom Schumacher, who has been leading the Arizona PowerShell User Group for the past few months, is getting to know PowerShell Studio. Like many of us, he came to PowerShell Studio from PowerShell ISE, so he looks for the “ISE way” to do things in PowerShell Studio. “How do I use PSEdit in […]
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. […]
Using Group-Object to Detect Command Name Conflicts
The Group-Object cmdlet, one of the original provider cmdlets, is as old as Windows PowerShell. It was introduced in version 1.0 and hasn’t changed at all since then. But, it is one of my favorites. (You can tell when I love a cmdlet by the number of examples. Group-Object has 9!) In fact, when you use it […]
PowerShell GUI Apps: Why think in events?
Always committed to starting the New Year right, I’m heading to Scottsdale, Arizona on Tuesday, January 5 at 5:30 PM to meet with the newly revived Arizona PowerShell User Group. We’ll meet at the Microsoft Store in Scottsdale Fashion Square. (I will not be distracted by the Surface Pro 4 on display. I will not…) […]
