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About Me
I am certified Microsoft professional, a Microsoft MVP and an IT veteran with almost 20 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Windows server technologies. I work today as an independent author, trainer and consultant. I've co-authored or authored several books, courseware, and training videos on administrative scripting and automation. My latest book is Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShel: TFM 2nd Ed.(SAPIEN Press 2011).
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Category Archives: Best Practices
Scripting Games 2011 Notes from the Field
I’ve been making headway in reviewing and judging entries in the 2011 Scripting Games. I know there has been a lot of discussion about the lack of comments and I’m doing what I can with entries I judge, but I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged Best Practices, PowerShell, Scripting, Scripting Games
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PowerShell Is Not Omnipotent
Last week I was working on a problem in a PowerShell forum. The admin was having problems getting Add-Computer to work. After a bit of “try this/try that” something became clear, and it’s something that is easy to overlook. Especially … Continue reading
My TrainSignal Interview
During TechEd in New Orleans this year, I had an opportunity to sit down with some great people from TrainSignal. We had a great chat on PowerShell, why it matters and why you should take the time to learn it. … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, PowerShell, Professional, Training
Tagged PowerShell, Training
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TechEd 2010 Demos
As promised, I’ve assembled my demo scripts as well as the transcriptfrom my TechEd 2010 talk Paradigm Shift Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition to Windows PowerShell. The official slide deck is supposed to be available on the TechEd web site. … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, Conferences, PowerShell, PowerShell v2.0, Training
Tagged PowerShell, TechEd
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Content Redirection
Here’s another item I see in some submisstions of the 2010 Scripting Games that I felt I should address: the use of legacy console redirection. While technically not illegal or wrong, an example like this demonstrates (at least in my … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices, PowerShell v2.0
Tagged Cmdlets, console, Files, PowerShell, Scripting
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