PowerShell SE is a new Windows PowerShell script editor, and the author invited me to give it a preview. It's currently in beta, and includes some "trial mode" limitations, but it seems complete enough to offer a look at what the...
The Windows PowerShell team has announced a Windows PowerShell "deep dive" conference event. This will be hosted as a "conference within a conference" co-located with The Experts Conference (www.tec2011.com) this April in Las Vegas. Details aren't...
I've uploaded almost a dozen new PowerShell videos to myYouTube channel, and hope you enjoy them. They're in two main categories: The GO FURTHER ones are ones I did a couple of years ago, and they're designed to focus on some of the more important...
As you know, I started my most recent PowerShell book by asking y'all to comment on a table of contents. Your comments were heeded and did affect the final version -which is now on sale...
PowerShell offers one "native" way to gather input from a user: The Read-Host cmdlet. This command accepts a prompt, and allows the user to type their response. The response is placed into the pipeline. By adding the -AsSecureString switch, you...
This is a question that, I swear, comes up in every class I teach. "Can I use Visual Studio with PowerShell?"...
How to create a function that processes both pipeline and parameter input
My new book,Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, is coming right along. A new "Early Access" release is now available, bringing the book to just about 1/3 complete. I encourage you to ...
Quick example: Here's some C# syntax that, used within a .NET application, will instantiate PowerShell, run this command...
I'm releasing a free classroom kit, consisting of a lab guide and slide deck, that can be used to teach a 3-day class. This aligns with Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches...