Software installation might sound like instructions on the back of the shampoo bottle. But it doesn't have to be that way.
- By Greg Shields
- 09/15/2008
PowerShell cmdlets come well-stocked with common parameters. Let's look at what you can get out of the -OutVariable parameter.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/10/2008
Greggo's best practices include visting these sites for the latest news and gossip on Microsoft IT issues.
- By Greg Shields
- 09/08/2008
More grouping tricks, this time with the -groupby parameter of the Format-List and Format-Table cmdlets.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 09/03/2008
Quickly check out all your object collections with the Group-Object cmdlet.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/27/2008
Using place holder variables in scripts to display complex text strings, is easier than you might think.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/20/2008
Math class is in session with these Powershell tricks.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/13/2008
Powershell has its own variables, but you can also tap Windows' environment variables within your scripts
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 08/06/2008
PowerShell has several built-in variables that you might find helpful.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/30/2008
It's another attack of the EXE lists! This time, many of you asked for a list of Windows Server 2008 executables. I serve you with two dozen.
- By Greg Shields
- 07/28/2008
That New-TimeSpan cmdlet watches the clock for you, so you can attend to important tasks in a timely manner.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/23/2008
Short of learning .NET, here's a way to script something against the ADSI to find out some interesting data about the servers you're working with.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/16/2008
Too much information! Make it less complicated with the Where-Object cmdlet.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/09/2008
Vista's snipping tool lets you say in pictures that which often takes a thousand words.
- By Greg Shields
- 07/07/2008
Use the Measure-Command cmdlet to get a better idea of your Powershell efficiency.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 07/02/2008