Several years ago Don Jones and I wrote what we hoped would be the definitive book on PowerShell scripting and toolmaking. The book takes all off our years of experience, not only from writing PowerShell code, to teaching and conference presentations where we hear first hand what people struggle with. We published the book on…
Tag: Books
Updated PowerShell Practice Primer Now Available
I have published a new version of The PowerShell Practice Primer. If you own the book and signed up for notifications, you should have received an email informing you of the new edition. That is a great benefit of publishing on Leanpub. If I update the book, you get the update as well. In this…
#PS7Now Ebook Available
A few weeks ago, I was part of a PowerShell community event that was designed to educate and spark interest around the general release of PowerShell 7. I organized a week of blogging by some of your favorite PowerShell bloggers and community activists. We release a week’s worth of material using the #PS7Now hashtag. You…
So You Want To Write a Book – Part 4
So you had the wild idea to write your first tech book. Hopefully you’ve taken the time to read my advice in Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this series. Today, I think I’ll wrap things up and cover a few other items that I think you should think about. Don’t get me…
PowerShell Practice Makes Perfect
I have been teaching and presenting about PowerShell for over 10 years. I always put a great emphasis on doing as I firmly believe that is the best way to learn something like PowerShell. I’ve also heard a number of people over the years say that they want to learn and do more with PowerShell…
PowerShell Deep Dives Report
So I have the royalty statement for the PowerShell Deep Dives book for the second quarter of 2015. For those of you who own a copy, thank you. For those of you who aren’t aware, even though I have a royalty statement, that doesn’t mean I got paid. I have the statement because I was…
Updating Month of Lunches
Don Jones and I are often asked about our Month of Lunches books and when we are going to update them. This question seems to pop up more frequently now that Windows 10 is released to the wild and more of you are seeing PowerShell 5.0 for the first time. The short answer is no…
Save the PowerShell Children
I just received the royalty statement for Q4 2013 on the PowerShell Deep Dives book. While I appreciate every sale, I know the community can do better. In case you didn’t know, this book is a compilation of PowerShell nuggets you won’t find anywhere else. Chapters were contributed by MVPs, leaders in the PowerShell community…
PowerShell Deep Dive First Sales
Last year I had the pleasure of editing PowerShell Deep Dives, published by Manning. This book is a community project with chapters contributed from MVPs and leading members of the PowerShell community. You won’t find this content anywhere else. Anyway, I have the first royalty report from Q3 2013. Looks like we sold a little…
PowerShell Deep Dives is published!
>At long last the PowerShell Deep Dives book, published by Manning, is a reality! The book is a collection of PowerShell nuggets, tidbits, tutorials and tips that you won’t find anywhere else. Even more importantly, this is a book with a mission. None of the contributors or editors receive any payments for the book. All…
Half off Learn Windows PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches
Today, Learn Windows PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches is part of Manning’s Deal of the Day. This is the book for the absolute beginner and will teach you literally in a month of lunch breaks all you need to know to get started with PowerShell 3.0. Not convinced? Take a moment to read…
PowerShell Books Rule
PowerShell related titles continue to rule the roost, at least for Manning. Based on recent sales PowerShell titles occupy 40% of the top 10 list! I’m hoping this trend will continue later this spring with publication of the PowerShell Deep Dives book which is currently available as part of Manning’s MEAP. As of March 14th…
PowerShell Deep Dive Authors at the PowerShell Summit
A question went out today about what authors of the forthcoming PowerShell Deep Dives book would be at the PowerShell Summit. We’re hoping to have the book out by then so you can get you hands on it. From what I can tell these authors will be at the summit: Adam Driscoll Jason Helmick Jeffery…
Learn PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches now available
I am very happy to report that the new version of Learn PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches is now available from Manning. This is the second edition of the popular book originally authored by PowerShell legend Don Jones. Don invited me to collaborate on the second edition which covers PowerShell v3 and I…
Capture the Moment
I’m very excited that the PowerShell books I’ve been working on this year will finally begin hitting the shelves, and hopefully your desk, over next month or two. If you’ve been locked in the datacenter and have no idea what I’m talking about, you can check them out on my Books page. If you’ve already…