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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 Windows PowerShell 2.0: TFM (SAPIEN Press 2010).
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Category Archives: CommandLine
Get Your TCP Ports Here!
Once again, the PowerShell forum at ScriptingAnswers.com has undone me. I was answering a question about running Netstat in a PowerShell session on a remote computer which got me thinking about a PowerShell function to turn NETSTAT.EXE output into objects. … Continue reading
Posted in CommandLine, PowerShell v2.0, Windows 7, Windows Server
Tagged functions, Invoke-Command, Netstat, PowerShell, Remote
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WBADMIN Demo
Earlier this year I wrote an article for REDMOND Magazine about the new backup features in Windows Server 2008 R2. I’m not going to re-hash the article here except to say it includes some sample scripts on using the WBADMIN … Continue reading
Posted in CommandLine, Miscellaneous, Scripting, Windows Server
Tagged Backup, Batch, CommandLine, REDMOND, WBAdmin, Windows
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PowerShell vs Jesus
Ok. I decided it’s time I finally weigh in on this with more than 140 characters. I’m sure you’ve seen, in forums, Twitter and other social media comparisons between Windows PowerShell and some other shell of choice. Typically the “other” … Continue reading
Posted in CommandLine, PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged Linux, PowerShell, shell, Windows
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