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Summary : 2011 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games Advanced winner, Bartek Bielawski, reports on his week at TechEd in Atlanta. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Once again TechEd provided passes to two winners of the Scripting Games. The passes go to one winner in each category, Beginner and...

Summary : 2011 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games Beginner winner, Daniel Cruz, writes about his experience at TechEd in Atlanta. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. One of the highlights of TechEd 2011 in Atlanta was getting to know lots of really cool people. Daniel Cruz was the winner of...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, illustrates step-by-step how to use Windows PowerShell splatting to simplify working with parameters. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is a perfectly lovely weekend, and things are finally beginning to settle back down...

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create mandatory parameters. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I will admit that yesterday I talked about the easiest default to handle—the case of defaulting to the local computer. Not everything is so easy, nor...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson teaches you how to create and to use intelligent defaults for your Windows PowerShell scripts or functions. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. TechEd 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia was a lot of fun. TechEd is always a busy time because...

Summary : Learn how to write Windows PowerShell functions that are reusable so that you increase your productivity. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Our guest blogger today is Andy Schneider. Andy Schneider is a systems engineer at Avanade , a company that was started in 2000 to merge...

Summary : Learn how to create custom objects in your Windows PowerShell script to maximize utility and reusability of your script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have Steven Murawski as our guest blogger. Steven will tell us a little about himself then go on to talk about objects...

Summary : Advanced PowerShell 2011 Scripting Games winner, Bartek Bielawski, shares his real-world thoughts about scripting. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Our guest today is the winner in the Advanced category of the 2011 Scripting Games, Bartek Bielawski. Bartek has been working...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Marco Shaw, discusses writing output from Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we will be joined by Marco Shaw. Marco is a consultant with CGI in Moncton. He has been working in the IT industry for over 12 years, also working...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows you how to add excellent comments to your Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is a celebration! No, it is not international Scripting Guy Day (that is January 11), rather today is our 1750 th Hey Scripting...

Summary : Learn how to simplify your Windows PowerShell Script by using parameter validation attribute. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I thought I would ask Glenn Sizemore to write today’s blog about parameter validation attributes. Glenn Sizemore is...

Summary : Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, teaches how to use the KISS principle for your Windows PowerShell script. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Sean Kearney graces us with his words of wisdom today as our guest blogger. Sean Kearney is an...

Summary : Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, Doug Finke, illustrates how to handle formatted output in a Windows PowerShell script. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Doug Finke is our guest blogger. Doug Finke is a Microsoft PowerShell MVP working for Lab49, a company that builds...

Summary : Learn how to use error handling in your Windows PowerShell scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Guest Blogger Week continues with Bhargav Shukla. Bhargav Shukla is a senior premier field engineer—unified communications, with his primary focus on the Exchange...

Summary : Learn how to check for administrative credentials when you run a Windows PowerShell script or command. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Boe Prox is our guest blogger today. Boe Prox is currently a senior systems administrator with BAE Systems. He has been in the IT industry...

Summary : Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP, Don Jones, shows how to use the pipeline to create robust reusable functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Our guest blogger today is Don Jones. Don Jones is a Windows PowerShell MVP Award recipient, and he is one of the world’s...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses making assumptions in his review of the 2011 Scripting games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that was really great about grading scripts for the 2011 Scripting Games is that I got to see lots of scripts written...

Summary : The winner of the beginner division of the 2011 Scripting Games shares his thoughts and insights. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This week we will have a combination of guest bloggers and me with a recap of the 2011 Scripting Games. Today we have Klaus Schulte...

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, explains the logic behind the 2011 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games. Weekend Scripter Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I begin the wrap up for the 2011 Scripting Games, and I hope you will enjoy the wrap up articles I rounded up...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP Shay Levy shows how to use a proxy function to easily create temporary files and solve Advanced Event 10 in the 2011 Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. As we wrap up the 2011 Scripting Games today, we have Shay Levy as our expert commentator...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP Marco Shaw solves beginner event 10 in the 2011 Scripting Games and shows how to time script operations Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Marco Shaw is the author of the expert commentary for Beginner Event 10 . Marco is a consultant with CGI in...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Arnaud Pettijean, shows how to create a function to simplify script logging while solving 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 9. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Arnaud Petitjean is our expert commentator for Advanced Event 9 . Hi ! Arnaud Petitjean...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Jonathan Medd, shows beginners how to create a function to simplify script logging in Event 9 of the 2011 Scripting Games. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Today we have Jonathan Medd to provide his solution for Beginner Event 9. Jonathan Medd...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Marc van Orsouw, resizes images and removes EXIF metadata while solving 2011 Scripting Games Advanced Event 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Marc van Orsouw (MoW) is our expert commentator for Advanced Event 8. Marc has been a Windows PowerShell...

Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Doug Finke, gathers file information and writes it to a CSV file that is readable in Excel while solving 2011 Scripting Games Beginner Event 8. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Doug Finke is the expert commentator for Beginner Event 8. Doug Finke...