PowerShell Journal

Don Jones Wanted By Police!

“Who knows how many puppy deaths he is responsible for…)  Don actually shows you how to stop hurting innocent PowerShell puppies here….I’m just kidding…thought it was funny…..courtesy of the infamous  Greg Shields…(see how I passed the blame…real good at that…)  I love both these guys, and Don could use a little “live at 5:00″ news action…..by the way, this is from an interview I had with the PowerShell super guru MVP Don Jones (original ...

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Sapien launches PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript 2012!

Now look, I’m not a gadget guy, nor do I run out and get the latest phone just because its new. I know, I’m  a little weird for an IT guy.  But when it comes to a new release of a high quality scripting editor, I stumble all over myself to find out if I want to buy it. Sapien Technologies just released a new version of the premier editor PrimalScript 2012 and a new product not seen ...

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Back from Techdays SF and a special dinner with a hero

I love San Francisco, a big busy, bustling city. Staying at the Diva hotel (yup, perfect for me!) a few blocks from the Microsoft office at Powell and Market was the best spot. I love just walking around the city, listening to the sounds, seeing the sites.

You know, I truly love the chance to travel and speak, especially when I get to meet great people.  A few weeks ago, Harold Wong (Microsoft) and Ed Horley invited ...

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PowerShell V3 Cool Trick with Arrays/Collections

Note, this only works with Windows Management Framework Beta.  Not CTP1 or CTP2.

So I don’t know what this nifty little feature is called, but I stumbled across it today and just had to share.  I think this might come in handy, in fact, it might become super useful!

So, let me do something unusual for this blog and get right to the point.

In PowerShell V2, this worked as expected.

PS> $Service=Get-Service bits

PS> $Service.name

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Windows 8 Server Beta

You know your world is about to change when…..

The default install option for server is …. Core.  Thank you Server Team!  Keep the faith.

By the way, even if you install the GUI version, it’s fairly stripped…yes you can find metro, but why bother.  In other words, even the GUI version is better managed using PowerShell.  If you’re “Jones’ing” for your graphical, you can still find it in ServerManager.   So, ...

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