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Category: Windows PowerShell
The Training Clock is Ticking…
Time is running out to register for SAPIEN Technologies’ online PowerShell training. The first class starts June 17.
What am I reading?
I never cease to be amazed by the amount of information you can get in the 21st century. Blogs and RSS feeds make the world a much smaller and cozier place and speed of knowledge transfer can be breathtaking. To that end, I thought I’d offer what I have in my blog reader.
Technet Magazine PowerShell video
Don’s PowerShell column for Technet Magazine now includes a video snippet. Take a look at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510337(TechNet.10).aspx and you’ll see the video player. The short snippet is narrated and a great learning aid. You’ll probably need run it full screen to see anything. This will be a new feature for the online version of the column […]
PowerShell Podcast
I made it into the PowerShell Podcast again, talking on various topics including stuff SAPIEN is up to lately, a roundup of PowerShell at MMS, and more. http://powerscripting.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/powerscripting-podcast-episode-25-ctp-2-the-return-of-ctp/
Why should you care about the PowerShell v2 CTP?
Are there any features of Windows Vista you don’t like (UAC comes to mind, for me)? What about Exchange? SQL Server? Windows Server? I’m sure you can come up with at least a few things that you just feel were *designed* wrong for the way you need them to work. Here’s the problem with Microsoft […]
Do I need to learn the .NET Framework in order to use PowerShell?
In a word, no. I’m sure some of my fellow PowerShell MVP recipients and other enthusiasts will disagree. Certainly, you can use the Framework from within PowerShell, and that’s a great capability to have. Sitting here today, there are many things which are most easily achieved using the Framework – not "easy," mind you, just […]
PowerShell Articles + Video
The Windows PowerShell column I write for TechNet Magazine is now accompanied by video demonstrations of key aspects of the article. The first video-accompanied article is at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510337.aspx. Enjoy!
Better Sense for PowerShell
PrimalScript 2007 build 566 (free to current PrimalScript 2007 owners – log into my.sapien.com to download) includes significant updates to the product’s "PrimalSense" code-hinting and completion feature. For starters, you’ll now get PrimalSense for COM component ProgIDs when using the New-Object cmdlet to instantiate COM components – much like the PrimalSense VBScripters have had with […]
WinConnections Orlando ’08 Demos
I had a great time last week in Orlando speaking at WinConnections. I met a lot of terrific people, attendees and fellow speakers alike. I spoke primarily on PowerShell and how you will use it to manage your environment. As promised, I’ve put all me demos from my Wednesday sessions in a zip file.
