PowerScripting Podcast

• The guys at Devfarm are really pumping out the tutorials on their new blog. For example:
  • What is a Workflow
  • PowerWF Terminology
• Channel 9 has posted another one of James Brundage’s WPK videos “How to Write a MultiTouch FingerPaint with WPK”
• Dmitry has a new video out as well, this one is about how to create a PowerGUI powerpack.

Interview

This segment is brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies.

Links

Questions

Resources

• Jeff Hicks posts about PModem and Folder Listings
• Mike over at PowerShell Musings is doing a series on creating your own PowerShell Hosting App
• Lee Holmes blogged about an Activity Monitor he wrote in PowerShell

Gotchas

• http://www.pavleck.net
• WebServiceX.net
• Administrative Uses of Powershell in OpsMgr 2007 presentation Scott gave to the Atlanta SMUG group in Feb 2009.
• http://systemcentercentral.com/smoss
• http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/smoss/default.aspx
• System Center Central Virtual User Group
• Atlanta SMUG web page

• Jeremy Pavleck – Control time
• Scott Moss – Good Sylar
• Jonathan Medd – R2D2

Aaron writes:

“I just was on for my second live show- I’ve been listening to the podcasts downloaded via iTunes since about episode 40 or so. It’s been fun being a part of the live podcast recently- They are a great blend of tech, tips, news, humor, music, and you both being yourselves. The lineup of guest has been great. The chatroom is entertaining as well – there is a lot going on during the show.”

• Jaykul: ## When will WM be RTM so we can have PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM working on our pre-existing servers?
• JeffHicks: ##What kind of feedback are you getting from big Microsoft customers?
• dmoisan: ## Not addressed: What is the scenario for Exchange 2007 (and sbs08) machines with 1.0? Is there a upgrade path to v2?
• PowershellJedi: ## What happened to Rename-Computer from CTP3
• meson: ## Will it be available via WSUS?
• glnsize: ## Is the explosion in powershell support throughout the ms stack a result of pressure from the community, or the common design criteria?
• cerobins: ## I know several languages/shells influenced PS, did VMS DCL play any role? Something the other day struck me as DCLish
• PenPerk: ## Very Important.. Does he still like the Vibram’s..
• June: ISE, comment-based help
• Darrin_Henshaw: ## Curious Jeff, what’s your favorite new feature in 2.0 RTM?
• JeffHicks: ##Do you foresee any interim PowerShell releases or are we set until v3.0?
• aleksandar: ## do you know when can we expect bruce’s powershell in action 2.0?
• SCMcDonnell: ## When can we expect Visual Basic support? 😉
• glnsize: ## how big is the team now?
• ChadMiller: ##How closely do you work with product teams. Do you loan out folks to work with them
• BrianSt: ## What is the uptake with 3rd parties
• JeffHicks: ##Now that V2 it out the door, will you have resources to help the PASH project? Looks like they could need a jump start.
• SCMcDonnell: ## Is there going to be a BizTalk 2009 Powershell SnapIn created by Microsoft?
• glnsize: ## are providers limited to the file system and registry?
• meson: ## Can we set up environments like this for OUR customers?
• ScottMoss: ## does J Snover own any Jerry Garcia Ties?
• rkeithhill: ## What’s the scoop on V2 eventing? What are the common scenarios that eventing addresses?
• AaronHoover: ## Can you manage a remote W7 machine’s XP VM?
• JeffHicks: ##Can you say anything about PowerShell on Server Core?
• rkusak: ## what was it like to get powershell into the common engineering criteria at microsoft?
• ChadMiller: ##How do I convince my data security folks to enable remoteing — Whitepapers?
• ChadMiller: ##How do I convince internal devs to write PowerShell into in-house apps
• ScottMoss: ## I still want to know if Snover has any Jerry Garcia Ties!
• aleksandar: ## can we expect official portable version of PowerShell?
• Cmdlet Creep
• glnsize: ## is there any news in the wsmgmt 3rd party adoption?
• finked: ## Any good PowerShell stuff coming up at PDC09?
• meson: ## Why aren’t there more providers and is there anything that can be done to make them easier to create?
• PowershellJedi: ## Where do [TypeAccelorators] fit in?
• developer story
• Firewalker96: ## PowerShell on Windows Mobile 7?
• Firewalker96: is Sapien updating iPowerShell on the iPhone for v2?
• PowershellJedi: ## What is Vpro
• Urughak: ## Philly User Group
• PenPerk: ## When is powershell going to replace some native functionality.. such as NetSH,DiskPart,etc..
• iankoenig: ## Namespace ability for Powershell?
• Urughak: right! ## t-shirts! where?
• bsonposh: ## Future patching of Powershell… How will it happen?
• juneb: ## Tell JSnover we need v2 t-shirts!

Contest

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• http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/10/15/introducing-the-windows-7-resource-kit-powershell-pack.aspx
• http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/PowerShellPack
• http://blogs.msdn.com/mediaandmicrocode/

• leksandar: ## why has he chosen .msi as diployment format?
• Jaykul: ## Can there be a .zip for deployment too?
• slipsec: ##Task schedular 2.0 only? or will it work on all my win2003 boxen?
• aleksandar: ## first PowerShellPack video is up. how many have you recorded? one for every module?
• aleksandar: ## could we run PowerShellPack modules on WinXP box with V2? or at least some of them?
• AndrewTearle: ## if u get warning on win 7 as admin or user – where do you look ?
• PowershellJedi: is there going to be a MSI for WindowsManagemet to help use deploy it thru out a network ???
• meson-1: ## Can the community submit new scripts or corrections to be included in future releases?
• PowershellJedi: ##Azure via Powershell?
• juneb: RT ## can you ask James if he’ll post an update to the powershell blog post with a workaround for folks with pscx problems?
• aleksandar: ## why do scripts in PowerShellPack lack #requires -version 2 statement?
• Jaykul: ## let’s be clear, it’s not “effectively” open source, it’s *actually* open source.
• Jaykul: ## apparently with a couple of exceptions?
• Jaykul: ## Do you know off the top of your head what binary bits are in there that are exempted from the MS-PL license?
• PowershellJedi: ## can you script the windows 7 background slide show on remote W7 computers

• http://blogs.iis.net/sergeia/

Tips

One-Liner