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Scripting – It’s Not Just for Developers!
Recently, Matt sent me this article on IT Pros are not feeling the love from Microsoft and asked for my feedback. Now I need to qualify this for those who don’t know me that (1) I used to work in IT...
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PowerShell My Father’s Command Line Part 26 of 31: Start Spreading the News…
I’m watching this week’s episode of Glee again while writing this post, and the “I Love New York/New York, New York” mashup really inspired this title. I have to give a shoutout to my dad in the title,...
View ArticlePowerShell The Community’s Command Line Part 27 of 31: It Takes a Community...
Much like the saying It takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to raise a programming language. Without passionate people in that community, the word won’t spread and a language can...
View ArticlePowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line Part 28 of 31: What is the .NET...
While talking with Hal and Jonathan on the PowerScripting podcast, I was asked the question “What is .NET?” Of course, I mentioned that it’s a framework, but then I choked… the .NET Framework is a huge...
View ArticledevLINK 2011 Recap – Sadukie’s Tales, Part 3
Standing room only at 8am… what a way to wake up! Thanks to all of you who attended my “Develop IT – Intro to PowerShell” talk at 8am. It was great to share my love of PowerShell and how to get...
View ArticleAnn Arbor Day of .NET 2011 Recap
Yesterday, I was up in Ann Arbor, Michigan for their Day of .NET event at Washtenaw Community College. I wanted to thank some of the organizers – Jason Follas, Jay Harris, and Scott Zischerk – for...
View ArticleUsing StudioShell to generate WiX XML
I have to say it – after seeing Jim Christopher‘s StudioShell talk at devLink this past year, I think it’s been my most favorite Visual Studio tool so far. I get to use my PowerShell knowledge to help...
View ArticleIntro to PowerShell @ MIGANG – Notes from 2/15 Presentation
On February 15, I was privileged to speak at MIGANG on PowerShell. As true with most of my PowerShell presentations, there are no PowerPoint slides for this presentation, just a custom module that has...
View ArticleHappy International PowerShell User Group Day!
Today, techies throughout the world are celebrating the awesomeness of PowerShell with International PowerShell User Group Day. Some people are quick to dismiss it as an IT admin tool, but there are...
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The Mystery of the PowerShell “alias”
So… I have a situation, and I’m not really sure what’s going on. I think this is a two-fold problem: Problem 1: Variable and Alias – Odd Things – There’s a Ghost in the (Power)Shell To set the...
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