DCPROMO Keeping You Up At Night? Do you schedule DCPROMO activities for the weekend? After hours? Middle of the night? I remember those days. Often it was hard to get in the right frame of mind to think through all of the exact procedural steps during those late night change controls. It was always...

Even Spiderman would envy this web action. Today we're going to walk through setting up a portable PowerShell v3 Web Access demo . Using this demo guide you can explore PowerShell from any web-capable device: your phone, your tablet, or your Raspberry Pi . The links in this post will guide you to all...

New Years Resolution Hi folks. It's your friendly, neighborhood PFE again. In order to avoid the long lines to buy a treadmill the first week of January I thought I would save you some time and give you an easier New Years Resolution… Learn PowerShell. It's time to part with "blankie". ...

Today I have the privilege of speaking at DogfoodCon 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. My topic is “Active Directory PowerShell Step-By-Step” . This post includes a download of the slide deck and demo scripts for the session. Here are the resource links that I shared today: RSAT Download for...

I remember back in high school the janitor had this massive ring of keys on his belt. The keys would jingle with each step as he pushed the broom down the hall. It was like his own percussion section accompanying the tune he whistled. So what does this have to do with PowerShell? The Scenario After...

PowerShell Saturday 002 Today I have the privilege of speaking at the second-ever PowerShell Saturday event. As a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer I get to meet many customers and help them with their Active Directory and PowerShell needs. I’ve taken some of that experience and wrapped it into...

Summer of Speaking This summer has been a busy time for me speaking at events. In July I spoke at TechReady on the topic of "Active Directory PowerShell Notes From The Field". I'll be giving that presentation again at the second PowerShell Saturday event in Charlotte, NC on September 15th. Sign up...

Hey folks. In case you missed it PowerShell Magazine created some handy guides for getting started with the new PowerShell v3 features. We posted them here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30002 "Quickly learn tips, shortcuts, and common operations in the new Windows Powershell...

Here is your chance to preview the next release of PowerShell and offer feedback before it gets baked for release. As with any dogfood software don't put it on your primary machine. Announcement here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2011/09/20/windows-management-framework-3-0-community...