{"id":5992,"date":"2018-06-08T13:52:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T17:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2018-06-08T13:52:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T17:52:32","slug":"powershell-practice-makes-perfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/powershell\/5992\/powershell-practice-makes-perfect\/","title":{"rendered":"PowerShell Practice Makes Perfect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"cover\" src=\"https:\/\/jdhitsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover_thumb.png\" alt=\"cover\" width=\"189\" height=\"244\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>I have been teaching and presenting about PowerShell for over 10 years. 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