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PowerShell: The Next Generation

Windows 7 is just around the corner; that means PowerShell 2.0 is too. Here's a quick look at what to expect.

Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Beta Released

Microsoft last week released a public beta of Configuration Manager Service Pack 2.

Can You Namespace That Class?

WMI and PowerShell go together like Batman and Robin. Tap their power together.

Microsoft Rolls Out New Forefront Betas

Microsoft is releasing new betas of Forefront enterprise security products, according to announcements issued this week.

Get Service Secret

The secret is out. Get-Service has a method called, appropriately enough, GetServices() -- useful if you're managing remote computers.

Hackers Tunnel In Via DirectShow

Plus: Obama names fed ITSec chief; QuickTime, iTunes fixed; Twitter users targeted yet again.

Function Fun

Have a blast stringing along functions and reusing them.

Are You Content?

You may be familiar with Out-File for saving output to a file. Now, try something different and use Set-Content.

Microsoft Alert: Big Problem With SharePoint Service Pack 2

Microsoft on Friday announced that there's a problem for those who applied Service Pack 2 (SP2) to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) -- namely, it's timed to expire in 180 days.

Exchange Server 2007 SP2 Arriving This Fall

Microsoft on Monday alerted users of its Exchange Server 2007 product that Service Pack 2 (SP2) will be coming sometime in the third quarter of this year.

Snapins on Standby

Find it, load it, and use it, in that order. It's this week's lesson on PowerShell snapins.

Microsoft Adds Virtualization to Unified Communications

Microsoft continued its foray into unified communications (UC) with an announcement last week of support for a virtualized topology in Microsoft Office Communications Server R2 (OCS R2).

Inspecting the Pipeline's Output

Like an electron microscope, the OutVariable parameter offers a peek deep into your pipelined PowerShell expressions.

Microsoft Releases CTP2 of System Center Service Manager

The second community technology preview of Microsoft's System Center Service Manager is now available for a virtual test drive, according to a Microsoft announcement last week.

Windows 7 RC Goes Live

Microsoft announced that the Windows 7 release candidate (RC) is now available to the general public.

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