In PowerShell, there are a number of cmdlets that work with something called a secure string. When you create a saved credential object, the password is stored as a secure string.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 02/26/2013
Spending time to play around with PowerShell can lead to some of the best hidden secrets.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 02/19/2013
PowerShell has finally simplified the "tail" command line tool. Here's a look at how.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 02/12/2013
In the final part of this PowerShell 3 series, we spotlight the New-WebServiceProxy cmdlet.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 02/05/2013
In part 2 of this series, we take a look at cmdlet RestMethod.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/29/2013
PowerShell has cmdlets for working with Web resources, including those up in the cloud. Let's take a look in this first of a three-part series.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/22/2013
Microsoft issued a detailed apology and explanation for a two-day Windows Azure Storage disruption that occurred in December.
New to PowerShell 3: PSDrives that no longer disappear when you end a session. Now, this week's nifty trick.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/15/2013
PowerShell 3 stretches out the features of older cmdlets. Out-Gridview is one example, which I show off in this week's tip.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 01/08/2013
Some versions of Exchange and Windows Small Business Server may fail to install or run, and Microsoft is warning that it might be the newest version of Windows Management Framework 3.0 released back in September.
Microsoft released Update Rollup 5 v2 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 on Tuesday, but IT pros don't seem very thrilled.
PowerShell 3 deploys a new type adapter that will have you seeing hash table output in the order you want them to appear.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 12/11/2012
Once you try the ShowWindow parameter in PowerShell 3's Get-Eventlog cmdlet, you'll turn less and less to Get-Help for that quick assist.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 12/04/2012
Now that you're able to create HTML reports, how about doing something with it? Here's how to send it as an e-mail with the Send-MailMessage cmdlet.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 11/27/2012
Let's customize those reports.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 11/13/2012
Create a nice, formatted report via the ConvertTo-HTML cmdlet and a bit of formatting trickery to make the report easier on the eyes.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 11/06/2012
The Environment PSProvider gives you access to system environmental variables and creates the ENV PSDrive that can be viewed like any other drive.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/30/2012
New to the ISE are collapsible regions, so that you don't have to scroll through dozens of lines of scripts.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/23/2012
The ease with which we can automate things in PowerShell lies in the pipeline. But use it wisely.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/16/2012
If you ever need help with PowerShell, you only need to turn to other PowerShell fans. And some of them are creating free or nearly-free tools, ready to download and use.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 10/09/2012