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Functions That Act Like Cmdlets

The trick to making functions act like cmdlets? It's all in the binding.

Office 2010, A Year Later

Microsoft today noted the one-year anniversary of the release of Office 2010, calling it the "fastest selling version ever."

Microsoft Releases 16 Patches for June

Today Windows security released the June patch that features 16 bulletins: nine "critical" and seven marked "important."

Command-Line Objects

Turn any command-line tool into a PowerShell tool.

Security Software Sales Making Comeback, Says Gartner

After a disastrous 2009, security software companies see sales making a comeback.

Patch Tuesday Will Be Busy for IT Pros

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.

Windows Thin PC Is Released to OEMs

Microsoft announced that its Windows Thin PC solution has reached its release-to-manufacturing milestone, with general availability expected on July 1.

Color My PowerShell World

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.

Microsoft Releases Windows Assessment, Deployment Tools into Beta Testing

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012, Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 both out in beta format.

Variables on Automatic Pilot

Check out these Automatic Variables that are defined by PowerShell with every new session.

Microsoft Offers Sneak Peek of 'Windows 8'

Code-named "Windows 8," Microsoft's upcoming operating system was shown off Wednesday at the D9 Conference.

Windows 7 Snags a Third of the OS Market (Survey)

StatCounter shows Microsoft's newest Windows has grabbed a 33.22 percent share of the OS market as of the end of May.

Tool for Windows 7 Migration Released by Numara

A new user state migration tool, designed to ease migrating to Windows 7, was released by Numara Software today.

Microsoft CEO Calls Next Windows 'Windows 8'

At a Microsoft event in Japan, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called the next Windows version "Windows 8" and said to expect it some time in 2012.

ISE Made Easier

Some tips for customizing PowerShell's Integrated Scripting Environment.

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