Prof. Powershell


Value Proposition

If any colleagues aren't convinced of the PowerShell power, this week's trick might convert 'em.

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Like, Totally Modular, Dude!

Active Directory cmdlets come as modules, not PS snapins. Managing AD is easy with this new PowerShell goodie.

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Group Hash

Group-Object, we hardly knew ye. One more tip before we close the book on you.

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More Group Play with Group-Object

Nifty trick that shows you by name what processes you'd typically have to guess at when calling up the ParentProcessID property.

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Group Play with Group-Object

Gather and filter until you get the info you need. It's what the Group-Object cmdlet is all about.

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Return of PSCX

Extensions built by the PowerShell community, for the community, has gone much improvement. Here's a few of my favorite extensions.

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Typing Lesson: Taking PowerShell Farther with Object Types

If there's such thing as a secret sauce to PowerShell, the PowerShell team has added it to the types.ps1xml file.

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Apply ISE Pack As Needed

I use PowerShell's Integrated Script Editor Pack mostly for one must-have feature, but there's a whole host of cool scripting tools you might also want to check out.

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ISE Cool

Do you want your PowerShell environment settings to stick as you're whistling and working? Check out the ISE's very own $psISE object for ideas.

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Profile Pro

Get a handle on PowerShell's profile scripts, used for configuring your PS sessions.

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Can I Get a Little Help Here?

The Get-Help cmdlet has some useful features you might want to take advantage of.

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Transaction Figures

Call up transactions with PowerShell 2.0, but do so in a way that keeps you from popping up errors unexpectedly. The secret is in exceptions.

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Do You Trust Me?

Configuring a Trusted Host can come to the rescue in some remoting situations, and it's PowerShell friendly.

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This is Only a Test

PING is fine, if you're not into automation. Otherwise, use Test-Connection to see if a computer is online.

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ISE, ISE, Baby

Cringe-worthy pun notwithstanding, the PowerShell 2.0 Integrated Scripting Environment adds a cool new dimension to writing scripts.

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