http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/12/powertip-define-powershell-in-thirty-words-or-less.aspxMicrosoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, offers a quick thirty-word description of Windows PowerShell, and he proves it.en-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/12/powertip-define-powershell-in-thirty-words-or-less.aspx#3515662Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:52:45 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3515662Ed Wilson<p>@VenkatSP Awesome. I am glad you are learning Windows PowerShell. AND thanks for your comments. It made my day! I EVEN forwarded it to the Scripting Manager :-)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3515662" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/12/powertip-define-powershell-in-thirty-words-or-less.aspx#3515661Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:48:22 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3515661VenkatSP<p>ED, I&#39;m new to PowerShell. I watched those &quot;Learn It Now Before It&#39;s an Emergency 1 to 5&quot;. You Rock the PowerShell World. </p> <p>Coming to this one liner query...I can tell myself that I&#39;ve leaned something in Powershell today.... Thank a lot.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3515661" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/12/powertip-define-powershell-in-thirty-words-or-less.aspx#3514157Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:05:31 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3514157Ed Wilson<p>@Jwff_Yao Personally I agree with you -- I have been using PowerShell AS my CMD prompt since it was called Monad, but for most people PowerShell is still something they have not used. EVEN Windows Server 2012 installed in Core Mode STILL boots up to the 30 year old CMD prompt! So, with the OLD CMD prompt still hanging around, I felt the need to call it the Next Generation CMD prompt. Keep in mind, this is MY personal 30 word description, and not the official 30 word description from the PowerShell Team -- of course, I am not sure they actually have an official 30 word description ...</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3514157" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/12/powertip-define-powershell-in-thirty-words-or-less.aspx#3514156Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:02:19 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3514156Ed Wilson<p>@Vern_Anderson @Amit Khare thank you. I am glad you liked my definition.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3514156" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/12/powertip-define-powershell-in-thirty-words-or-less.aspx#3514146Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:31:09 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3514146Jeff_Yao<p>Why is it still called next generation? To me, it is the current generation as PS has been there for 5+ years.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3514146" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/12/powertip-define-powershell-in-thirty-words-or-less.aspx#3514025Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:07:41 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3514025Amit Khare - Project Management Consultant<p>Very nice definition of PowerShell .. :)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3514025" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/12/powertip-define-powershell-in-thirty-words-or-less.aspx#3513928Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:54:02 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3513928Vern_Anderson<p>very well done that was awesome!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3513928" width="1" height="1">