The trick to making functions act like cmdlets? It's all in the binding.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/20/2011
Turn any command-line tool into a PowerShell tool.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/14/2011
After a disastrous 2009, security software companies see sales making a comeback.
Windows IT pros can expect a full slate of fixes for June, if the advance notification for this month's security update is any indication.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 06/09/2011
Red can be disturbing at times, so let's change the color of the PowerShell console so it looks less aggressive when you chance upon the rare error.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/06/2011
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 both out in beta format.
Check out these Automatic Variables that are defined by PowerShell with every new session.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 06/02/2011
Open signups began today for Microsoft's community evaluation program (CEP) for testing the beta of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (SCVMM 2012).
A new user state migration tool, designed to ease migrating to Windows 7, was released by Numara Software today.
Some tips for customizing PowerShell's Integrated Scripting Environment.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/23/2011
The Test-Path cmdlet can keep you from going bonkers by offering a little bit of script pre-error-handling.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/16/2011
Microsoft's May patch arrived as expected, with just two security bulletins, one deemed "critical" and one considered "important."
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 05/10/2011
Automating SQL Server administration tasks is easy with PowerShell, especially with the SQL-related snapins.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/10/2011
Manage the whole VMware infrastructure from PowerShell. Yes, you heard right; it can be done.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 05/02/2011
PowerShell doesn't have tools to automate AD management, but some vendors have developed tools that can get you nearer to that goal.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/26/2011
Microsoft assembled a panel of MVPs, product managers and consultants to prod XP user to move to Windows 7.
To manage your environment, use the AD PowerShell provider that comes with Windows Server 2008 R2, or the Active Directory Management Gateway for any down-level DC.
- By Jeffery Hicks
- 04/19/2011
Licensing changes were made late last week to Microsoft's PowerShell to allow ease of access for those using OSes other than Windows.
Microsoft makes changes to this flagship of the Systems Center family, aimed at responding to the changing landscape of systems management in the enterprise.
- By Paul Schnackenburg
- 04/14/2011
No surprises as Microsoft releases 17 security bulletins patching of 64 vulnerabilities.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/12/2011