Archive for the ‘Back from TechEd’ Category
SAPIEN Press e-books are currently formatted as PDF files. Therefore, any PDF reader should be able to display our files so that you can read…   More »
Back from TechEd: Is PowerShell more secure than VBScript?
Monday, August 2nd, 2010 by Alex Riedel
The ILOVEYOU virus in the year 2000 gave Windows Script Host a bad rep because it simply executed every script you double clicked on. Now,…   More »
Back from TechEd: PowerShell is hard to learn
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 by Alex Riedel
It's actually kind of funny. I heard the same thing about VBScript years ago, about C++ a decade earlier, and being aware that I am…   More »
Back from TechEd: What’s wrong with using Notepad?
Monday, July 19th, 2010 by Alex Riedel
Some folks wandered by our booth and after realizing that some of our products involve editing scripts of various languages reacted with statements like: "I…   More »
Back from Tech-Ed: Do you have iPowerShell for …
Friday, July 16th, 2010 by Ferdinand Rios
... Android, Blackberry, Windows 7 Mobile or Palm? The simple answer is, unfortunately, no. But we have started looking into some of these other mobile…   More »
Back from TechEd: Do I still need to learn VBScript?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 by Alex Riedel
Many of you folks came by our booth at TechEd and asked about our PowerShell training options. Inevitably the question about learning VBScript came up:…   More »
Back from Tech-Ed: How does your licensing work?
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 by Ferdinand Rios
Let's face it, End User Licensing Agreements (EULAs) are a pain in the butt. Long drawn-out legalese that nobody reads (OK, some people read…   More »
Back from Tech-Ed: Where can I buy your books?
Monday, July 12th, 2010 by Ferdinand Rios
SAPIEN Press publish several fantastic technical books in our TFM series (yes as in RTFM!) All of our books are available in both print and…   More »