WMI is no longer necessary for managing remote computers with PowerShell. Here's how to extend your management grasp.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/30/2009
Windows 7 is just around the corner; that means PowerShell 2.0 is too. Here's a quick look at what to expect.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/23/2009
Plus: DirectShow bug not fixed yet; MasterCard makes PCI auditing even more difficult; accidently hacking Twitter via shortened URLs.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/23/2009
WMI and PowerShell go together like Batman and Robin. Tap their power together.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/16/2009
Plus: Microsoft's "Morro"; U.S. Senator ticked at cyber coordinator role.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/16/2009
The secret is out. Get-Service has a method called, appropriately enough, GetServices() -- useful if you're managing remote computers.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/09/2009
Adobe inaugurates cyclical patching schedule. Plus: T-Mobile looks into hacks; most security pros favor data breach laws
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/08/2009
Plus: Obama names fed ITSec chief; QuickTime, iTunes fixed; Twitter users targeted yet again.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/02/2009
Have a blast stringing along functions and reusing them.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/02/2009
You may be familiar with Out-File for saving output to a file. Now, try something different and use Set-Content.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/26/2009
Find it, load it, and use it, in that order. It's this week's lesson on PowerShell snapins.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/19/2009
Like an electron microscope, the OutVariable parameter offers a peek deep into your pipelined PowerShell expressions.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/12/2009
Plus: Worms that start with Win; Facebook phishing.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/05/2009
There are as many ways to do things with PowerShell cmdlets as there are ways to skin a cat.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/05/2009
Microsoft moves to make worms less effective. Plus: RSA kicks off security conference season; Google to school IT pros on the perils of cross-site scripting; and the FBI weighs in on Conficker.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/28/2009
PowerShell's New-Alias cmdlet makes quick work of running commands. Create new ones and share among your team.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/28/2009
Individual users in one distribution list can't receive messages from outside vendors who e-mail that list. How can I fix this?
- By Zubair Alexander
- 04/22/2009
Get a better view of the data you've asked PowerShell to fetch with the Format-Wide cmdlet.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/21/2009
UAC not so snarky in Windows 7. Plus, .NET exploit; Internet dangers; hiring hackers.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/21/2009
Yes, Conficker manages to remain in minds of IT security. Plus: tweeting birds get the worm and why security standards equal a bad idea.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/14/2009