The crack development team at SAPIEN has really gone all out to make this version of PrimalScript one of the nicest looking and user friendly versions ever. PrimalScript 2007 has a number of new user interface (UI) enhancements that allow you to customize PrimalScript’s look and feel. But these enhancements go beyond mere eye-candy. Depending on how you work, some of these enhancements may make your PrimalScript experience more productive.
Category: General
Okay… I don’t “hate” the GUI (Part VI)
Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V Okay, maybe I’ve been being a bit strong with my language – I don’t really hate GUIs. Heck, I wrote this blog post in a GUI! (Hmm… how about a blog-posting cmdlet?) A GUI offers a great way for a less-experienced user to learn how […]
Congratulations!!!
SAPIEN’s Jeffery Hicks – my co-author for Windows PowerShell: TFM, Advanced VBScript for Windows Administrators, and author of WSH and VBScript Core: TFM – was just awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award! That makes two of us in SAPIEN who’ve earned the MVP designation, and I’m delighted to welcome Jeff to the club. […]
Why I Hate the GUI (and Cmd.exe) (Part V)
Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV And why is PowerShell such a big deal? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s Obvious Is Get-ChildItem easier to type than Dir? No, of course not. But a cmdlet name like Get-WMIOBject is pretty obvious, right? I mean, you can look at the name and figure out what […]
PrimalScript 2007 – Find in Files
Here’s the first taste of some of the new features and improvements to PrimalScript 2007.
I’ve been writing scripts for a long time and have a pretty unorganized library, despite my best efforts. Often when developing a new script I’ll remember I have a snippet of code but not remember where I used it. I’m getting better at using PrimalScript’s Snippet feature to save new snippets going forward, but this only gets me so far.
Why I Hate the GUI (and Cmd.exe) (Part IV)
Part I, Part II, Part III And this is why I like PowerShell. You have to understand that PowerShell is not just something you download and install; it’s a whole way for Microsoft to re-think administration. You also have to remember that the PowerShell you see today isn’t complete. Let me take you back a […]
Free PowerShell Intro Book
There have been a small rush of free Windows PowerShell introductory eBooks, recently… well, I’m jealous that nobody remembers the one I wrote for Realtimepublishers, so I’m mentioning it <grin>. It’s a short “e-booklet” introduction to Windows PowerShell for Windows administrators. Free, in PDF format, printable, and the like. Tell a friend!
Why I Hate the GUI (and Cmd.exe) (Part III)
Part I, Part II Another reason I hate the GUI is because there’s no way to automate it. I don’t want to create one user, let alone two, by clicking checkboxes. I want some simple template that I can provide a few values – like username – for, and have it do it. That’s where […]
The Two-Day PowerShell Event
Check out the WinConnections site, where you can now sign up for a two-day Windows PowerShell training event! Marketed as two full-day workshops, this two-day hands-on (bring your own laptop) event will include Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks delivering everything you need to know to be more effective with PowerShell – including the core stuff […]
PrimalScript 2007 Revealed
As part of TechEd 2007, SAPIEN announced that PrimalScrpit 2007 would be generally available in August 2007. CTO Alex Riedel announced that anyone purchasing PrimalScript 4.1 from now until then would receive PrimalScript 2007 at no additional charge. In addition, Infoworld published a sneak preview article.
