Automation/Scripting


Picky,Picky,Picky

To minimize the visual clutter, the Select-Object cmdlet lets you view only those properties that you're interested in viewing.

Vista EXE Deep Dive, Part 3

Listing all the GUI-based wizards and control panels that you can get to quickly in Vista.

All The Time In The World

Stay on top of schedule with the New-TimeSpan cmdlet.

Vista EXE Deep Dive, Part 2

Now, a list of "m" through "z" of the Vista command-line tools.

Ye Olde Local Admin

Use PowerShell to find the password age of a local admin account.

Microsoft Releases 7 Patches, 3 Critical

Microsoft released seven patches for its June rollout of security fixes. As expected, three are labeled "critical," three "important" and one "moderate."

Vista EXE Deep Dive

A list of all the executable files that come with Vista, some familiar and some brand-new.

Snappy SnapIns

Plus, the magical Get-Command cmdlet that allows you to be all-knowing.

Tech-Ed: Gates' Farewell to Developers Focuses on Silverlight, Velocity, Oslo

Microsoft's founder and chairman kicked off Tech-Ed with a keynote that took an opportunity to look back, as well as provided a glimpse into the future.

It Takes a Community

The PowerShell Community Extensions comes with a bevy of scripts and cmdlets that'll give you a leg up on automating your work.

Get the Service You Need

Here's a cmdlet that will have you knowing -- rather than guessing -- what services you're running.

Perfect Printing

Nothing fancy --- the Out-Printer cmdlet provides simple printouts of console text. Of course, this might change.

Tee Off

Tee-Object -- a slight variation on the Out-File cmdlet.

CTP2 of Windows PowerShell V2 Released

Microsoft issued the second community technology preview of its scripting and management tool for servers using Windows operating systems.

On File

Saving results of commands or queries to a file is easy with this PowerShell cmdlet.

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