Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
"I'm new to scripting and need a book recommendation." "Should I learn VBScript or PowerShell?" "What are some good books for learning scripting?"
These are natural and common questions. A few years ago the answers would have been simple. But today if you are just getting started with administrative scripting, the answers only bring more questions. The real question isn't what book should you read but what technology should you learn? If you are a a SAPIEN blog reader I'm going to assume that the choice comes down to VBScript or PowerShell. The quick answer is to learn both, but I realize that's not practical. So let's look at this a bit further and realize that some of this will change once PowerShell v2.0 is released as part of Windows 7 and depending on your adoption of Windows 7.
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Tags: ADSI, automation, don jones, powershell, SAPIEN, SAPIENPress, scripting, tfm, VBScript, Windows, wmi
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Friday, May 30th, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
Don's PowerShell column for Technet Magazine now includes a video snippet. Take a look at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510337(TechNet.10).aspx and you'll see the video player. The short snippet…
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Tags: , don jones, powershell, technet
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 by Don Jones
Download the ZIP file containing the sample scripts from this book by Don Jones.…
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Tags: ADSI, don jones, scripts, VBScript, wmi
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Friday, March 7th, 2008 by Don Jones
We've created a new classroom training product that is open for registration beginning today. Our first class in this new format will be a 3-day…
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Tags: don jones, special forces, windows powershell training
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 by Don Jones
Eeek - I just checked the roster and our March Windows PowerShell class is almost full, with just about 5 seats remaining. Our additional bonus…
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Tags: advanced, class, don jones, las vegas, powershell, training
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