Category Archives: Training

My TrainSignal Interview

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

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 →

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TechEd 2010 Demos

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

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 →

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Promoting PowerShell

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

This question comes up quite often: “How can I encourage adoption of Windows PowerShell in my organization?” I periodically poll people about their adoption plans and what sort of things are standing in the way. Most of the obstacles in … Continue reading →

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What’s on Your 2010 Agenda?

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Jeffery Hicks

I can’t figure out what happened to 2009. Now I have to start looking at 2010 and make plans for what I will be working on. Hopefully some of my projects will be things you are interested in and might … Continue reading →

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Think Objectively

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Jeffery Hicks

A challenge many new comers to PowerShell face, especially those arriving with a VBScript background, and one that I often talk about, is shifting gears from working with text to working with objects. Here’s a good example.

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