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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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Tag Archives: ScriptBlock
Friday the 13 Script Blocks
In celebration of Friday the 13th and to help ward off any triskaidekaphobia I thought I’d offer up 13 PowerShell scriptblocks. These are scriptblocks that might solve a legitimate business need like finding how long a server has been running … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell v2.0, Scripting, Windows 7, Windows Server, WMI
Tagged cmdlet, eventlog, FileSystem, PowerShell, ScriptBlock, Scripting, WMI
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Out-Clip
I’ve started working on the 2nd edition of Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM. As with almost all of my writing projects it will be full of PowerShell code examples. In the past I’ve always relied on a manual … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell v2.0, SAPIEN Press, Scripting
Tagged Array, functions, hashtable, PowerShell, PSCX, ScriptBlock, Scripting
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Potential Pipeline Pitfall
Last week I was helping someone out in the PowerShell forum at ScriptingAnswers.com. The specific problem is irrelevant;l however I learned something in the process that will affect how I write my own PowerShell functions from now on. Not being … Continue reading
Posted in PowerShell, PowerShell v2.0, Scripting
Tagged functions, Pipeline, PowerShell, ScriptBlock, Scripting
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The PowerShell Balloon Festival
I trust by now you are realizing how valuable Windows PowerShell is as a management tool. With a one line command you can accomplish an extraordinary amount of work. Sometimes this work may be long running, which is where background … Continue reading
Posted in CommandLine, PowerShell v2.0, Scripting, Windows 7
Tagged Don Jones, functions, Get-Eventlog, Invoke-Command, PowerShell, ScriptBlock
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PModem and Folder Listings
PowerShell MVP Oisin Grehan posted a very promising PowerShell module the other day. He calls it the PModem File Transfer Protocol. It is based on the old bulletin board file transfer protocols of the late 20th century, which I have … Continue reading
Posted in CommandLine, MVP, PowerShell v2.0
Tagged Files, Get-RemoteFile, Invoke-Command, pModem, PowerShell, ScriptBlock, Scripting, winrm
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