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PowerScripting Podcast Roundtable
Monday, October 6th, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
This week, Alex Riedel and SAPIEN alumus Don Jones will sit down (virtually speaking) at a roundtable discussion on the PowerScripting Podcast. They will… More »
Posts Tagged ‘scripting’
PowerShell Boot Camp Coming to Dallas
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
This summer we ran a PowerShell Boot Camp that was very popular and successful. People have been asking when we're going to hold another one. Your question has been answered. I will be doing the boot camp in Dallas, TX February 9-11, 2009. Now before you get too excited, be warned that this is not your typical instructor led training. More »
PrimalScript: Did You Know?
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
This is the first of an open-ended series of short tips on using PrimalScript. If you've ever used the product you know there are a wealth of features. I want to devote some blog time periodically to show-off some feature you may not have been aware of or a quick tip to use the product more efficiently. If you don't have a copy of PrimalScript, you can download a 45 day evaluation copy from PrimalScript.com. More »
More fun with services, PowerShell and ADSI
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
The other day I showed you how to use ADSI and PowerShell to manage services on remote computers. Since the ADSI type adapter is admittedly "kludgy" at times, I put together a script that you could use like a cmdlet to retrieve service information via ADSI. More »
Managing Services with PowerShell and ADSI
Monday, September 29th, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
In PowerShell v1.0, if you want to manage services on a remote computer, you likely used WMI and the Get-WMIObject cmdlet. But there is another solution using ADSI. If you use the WinNT provider, you can access all of the services on a remote machine in much the same way you would manage local users and groups. Let me show you. More »
Scripting Essentials
Friday, September 26th, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
I wanted to make sure everybody knew about another site in the ScriptingAnswers.com family. We have another area we refer to as our Essentials site.… More »
PowerShell Hurdles
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
In my recent interview on the PowerScripting Podcast, one of the excellent questions was "What are the 5 misconceptions or hurdles people have when they start learning PowerShell?" I thought the question merited a longer reply, and of course these are my opinions. More »
I am Ironman
Friday, September 12th, 2008 by Jeffery Hicks
I'm afraid a dangerous precedent has been set last night on the PowerScripting Podcast. I had a great time with Hal and Jonathon but there was a super hero question and I'm afraid I've started something I won't be able to control. More »