Up Next: Cooking Up PowerShell with Lee Holmes!

9 09 2010

Book cover of Windows PowerShell CookbookThis week’s show should be really great as we welcome back Lee Holmes from the Microsoft PowerShell team to talk about his book: Windows PowerShell Cookbook, Second Edition, from O’Reilly!

We will have several copies of the ebook to give away, so be sure to show up for the live stream this Thursday at 9:30 PM EDT on ustream. Once the recorded show hits the blog we will announce how you can win a copy if you can’t catch us this week.

Update: Lee is on tonight’s show! (9/9/2010)





No show tonight :(

2 09 2010

Sorry everyone,

I was pulled into an emergency upgrade this afternoon and I’m still working on it. Hal is also still trying to recover from his illness so we are going to have to reschedule. We hope to have Lee Holmes on as soon as we can because we are all exited to hear more about his new book. Please stay tuned to the blog, Twitter (@PowerScripting) etc. for updates.





Episode 124 – John Fullbright From NetApp

30 08 2010

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to John Fullbright from NetApp.

News

Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency.

·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running

·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers

·         Check mailbox settings

·         Unlock user accounts

·         Reset passwords

·         Run custom scripts

Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

Interview

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Links

Notable Comments from the Chatroom

<BrianSt> ## Will the powershell toolkit do what perfstat does?

<glnsize> ## what’s the long term plan. where does powershell fit into netapp future?

 

<Jaykul> Is the Storage Controller an elected or appointed position?
<jonwalz> appointed

<BrianSt> ## What is planned for the 1.2 update?

<glnsize> ##when will snapdrive have first class cmdlets 😉

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Resources

 

Tips





Up Next: John Fullbright from NetApp!

25 08 2010

We are very excited to announce our next guest will be John Fullbright from NetApp to talk to us about their Data ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit! Be sure to catch it live at 9;30 PM EDT tomorrow 8/26/2010! As always, we’ll be hanging out in the Ustream chat room where you can interact with us and the guest as well.

Hope to see you there!





Episode 123 – Cezar Ungureanasu and Thomas Lee on OCS

23 08 2010

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Cezar Ungureanasu and Thomas Lee about Office Communications Server

News

Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency.

·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running

·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers

·         Check mailbox settings

·         Unlock user accounts

·         Reset passwords

·         Run custom scripts

Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

Interview

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Links

Notable Comments from the Chatroom

22:17 <dtravis1974> it is 10.00 per user per month for sharepoint/exchange/livemeeting and live communication.

Superhero: Super Doctor who cures cancer!

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Episode 122 – Don Jones Scripting Editor Shoot-Out

15 08 2010

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Don Jones about script editors, and more!

News

Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency.

·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running

·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers

·         Check mailbox settings

·         Unlock user accounts

·         Reset passwords

·         Run custom scripts

Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

Interview

This segment is brought to you by ConcentratedTech.com.

Links

Comments from the Chatroom…about script editors

21:42 <meson> +1 PS+
21:42 <brwilkinson> I love ISE.

21:42 <SQLvariant> ##I just use the ISE all the time

21:42 <SQLvariant> ##In fact I make it a point to NEVER demo the console unless I’m saying something bad about it
21:44 <SQLvariant> ## I really like PowerShell Plus but because I blog so much with screen shots I use IDE
21:44 <pcgeek86> I just started using the Copy-as-HTML feature in PowerGUI …. very convenient for blogging
21:45 <pcgeek86> I love the idea of VSX — visual studio integration = sexy
21:46 <pcgeek86> @SQLvariant: You’re calling Visual Studio a piece of crap???
21:46 <SQLvariant> no <censored>

21:47 <glnsize> ISE 90% of the time.. when it’s a big project I use primalscript

21:47 <SQLvariant> crap is not effective enough of a term for VS

Talking about the perception of PowerShell…

21:54 <pcgeek86> if it weren’t for the modules that the “super-devs” write, non-scripting admins would get very little work done me thinks
21:54 <brwilkinson> I agree with Don. PowerShell is really easy to learn. If it gets a bad name and people things its hard they will be put off.
21:55 <brwilkinson> its hard enough already to encourage people to change from what they know now e.g. vbscript and move on to learn a new more powerful, easier to read language.
21:57 <brwilkinson> get-command, get-help, get-member goes a long way.
21:58 <SQLvariant> ## How do you “Get-Type” to find out the datatype that a parameter accepts.
21:59 <brwilkinson> @sqlvariant  | get-member or ($object).gettype()

Talking about programming a GUI application

22:04 <glnsize> i don’t like the gui stuff, but I’m in the minority.
22:04 <meson> gui is good when I need to give scripts to non-scripters.

22:06 <glnsize> i would rather see better parameter binding, and more pipeline support.  Just like HTA before we’ll have alot of pretty front ends running crap code, but again I’m in the minority.

The evils of Foreach-Object

22:07 <brwilkinson> Don did you say you dont like for ForEach-Object?

22:10 <pcgeek86> it was designed to bridge a gap between designers and developers
22:11 <SQLvariant> it’s the SQL Server equivalent of a cursor

Books vs other training methods

22:16 <SQLvariant> ## Did you guys notice that PoSh In Action is one of the Top 10 selling Manning books of all time?
22:16 <SQLvariant> Of All Time.  20 years
22:17 <glnsize> you need topic specific blog posts… books are hard with posh.
22:18 <pcgeek86> still rely on books
22:18 <meson> not as much

22:19 <glnsize> I buy books because I know/like the authors.  I read a blog when I need to fix something

22:19 <otherjim> I still buy books when I want a deep dive into a topic.
22:20 <jasonmarcher> websites, stackoverflow, forums, IRC
22:21 <halr9000> I’m with otherjim 
22:22 <halr9000> but if i buy a book and it’s not deep, i’m kinda pissed

22:39 <glnsize> the james bond of powershell





Up Next: Don Jones and the Script Editor Showdown!

10 08 2010

If you’ve been following the show lately, you’ll know that author, speaker, and PowerShell MVP Don Jones has been writing a ton at his new Windows IT Pro Powershell portal. One of the popular topics lately has been a roundup of PowerShell script editors. We’ll have Don on the show to talk to that topic, as well as “things VBScripters must forget”, and anything else we can think up!

Please join us for the live show, Thursday 8/12/2010 @ 9:30pm EDT, or snag us a few days later on the podcast feed!





Episode 121 – Jay Dave on UAC and AppLocker

10 08 2010

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Jay Dave, Program Manager at Microsoft about UAC and AppLocker

News

Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency.

·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running

·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers

·         Check mailbox settings

·         Unlock user accounts

·         Reset passwords

·         Run custom scripts

Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

Interview

This segment is brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies.

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Resources


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Next Up: Jay Dave from the Windows Security Team!

3 08 2010

Jay will be talking to us about all the cool things you can do with AppLocker and PowerShell. Here is a bit of information about him:

Jay Dave, Program Manager with the Windows Security team in Microsoft. I have been with MS for 5 years and during this time I have worked on a variety of features most notable amongst those are UAC and AppLocker. I have done my MS in Computer Science from SUNY Stonybrook and BE in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University, India.

Note: We will be recording WEDNESDAY 8/4, not our usual Thursday. We hope to see you on the live show at 9:30 EST!





Episode 120 – Alex Riedel on PrimalScript and Visual PowerShell

1 08 2010

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Alex Riedel from SAPIEN about PrimalScript and Visual PowerShell!

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Questions:

  • <meson> ## Why create a brand new solution when there are so many existing solutions already?
  • <ChadMiller> ##Does their source control integrate /w TFS, StarTeam or SVN i.e. enterprise ?
  • <meson> ## What about WPF?
  • <Jaykul> ## Does the source control support standard ms scc plugins or something so you can change source control systems?

Superhero: The Punisher

Resources


Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency.

·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running

·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers

·         Check mailbox settings

·         Unlock user accounts

·         Reset passwords

·         Run custom scripts

Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

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