Up Next on the PowerScripting Podcast

12 08 2009

Tomorrow night brings Klaus Graefensteiner to the podcast to talk about his blog and his latest project, PSUnit.  PSUnit is a unit testing framework for PowerShell.  Don’t know what one is?  Don’t worry, we’ll break it down for you.

In two week’s time, we’ll be having Russ Kaufman to the show to talk about clustering, so you know that will be meaty.

Still working on next week’s guest.  🙂

We hope to see you in the Ustream chat room, or at least be heard by you sometime soon!





Episode 79 – Listener Interviews

9 08 2009

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.

Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we have our first round of listener interviews featuring Rob Dowell, Staci Rottenberg, and Andrew Tearle

News

Before you acquire power, you must acquire knowledge – and Quest Software has what you need! In Jeffery Hicks’ e-book, “Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell,” learn how PowerShell helps you master local accounts and groups, password management, security and permissions and much, much more. You’ll also learn about the PowerShell extras and out-of-the-box features that will help you control Active Directory.


Don’t wait – visit quest.com/powershellbook to register for your free copy and see why PowerShell and Quest Power GUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

 

 

Interview

Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master? Checkout Idera’s PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center. Go to www.idera.com/PodcastPeople to get your copy today!

 

Thanks to our listeners Rob from the midwest, Staci (Hal’s wife), and Andrew Tearle–all the way from New Zealand!

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PowerScripting Live tonight!

6 08 2009

Do you want to be interviewed on the podcast tonight? Fire up Skype, find your headset and dust off your webcam. Show up at 9:30PM EST ready to answer the question “how are you using PowerShell?” Don’t want to be on the show? That’s cool. Come hang out anyway!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/PowerScripting-Podcast





Episode 78- PowerShell MVP Kirk Munro

26 07 2009

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.

Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to PowerShell MVP and software developer Kirk Munro from Quest Software.

News

Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master? Checkout Idera’s PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center. Go to www.idera.com/PodcastPeople to get your copy today!

PowerShell shirt

Interview

When it comes to scripting, you’re a warrior. But mighty warriors need mighty tools!

For awesome PowerShell scripting, nothing matches the might of Quest’s PowerGUI. Versatile and easy to use, PowerGUI helps you build commanding scripts that leverage PowerShell’s strength across the enterprise. Now, ruling your domain is easier than ever.

Is your scripting might equal to the challenge? Put the power in your hands – download PowerGUI today.

Questions:
  • ScottMoss: ## PowerPack for SCOM in the works?
  • meson: ## What powerpacks is the most requested, but does not currently exist?
  • StevenMurawski: ## Anything new for PowerPack authors in the next version?
  • JanEgilRing: ## For the upcoming products Exchange 2010 and Sharepoint 2010, will you make powerpacks yourself that ships with PowerGUI or would you like someone from the community to create these?
  • JanEgilRing: Any hints about whats new in PowerGUI 1.9?
  • StevenMurawski: ## Will there be tab completion for functions in any upcoming version?
  • JanEgilRing: Version 1.9 will be fully compatible with both v1 and v2 of PowerShell?
  • JanEgilRing: the reporting pack works with both Visio 2003 and 2007?
  • meson: Why doesn’t anyone do providers?

SuperHero:

Resources

Gotcha





Episode 77 – Edward Haletky Talks About VMware

19 07 2009

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.

Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to VMware vExpert, consultant and author Edward Haletky about his experiences with PowerShell and securing your virtual infrastructure.

News

When it comes to scripting, you’re a warrior. But mighty warriors need mighty tools!

For awesome PowerShell scripting, nothing matches the might of Quest’s PowerGUI. Versatile and easy to use, PowerGUI helps you build commanding scripts that leverage PowerShell’s strength across the enterprise. Now, ruling your domain is easier than ever.

Is your scripting might equal to the challenge? Put the power in your hands – download PowerGUI today.

Interview

Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master? Checkout Idera’s PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center. Go to www.idera.com/PodcastPeople to get your copy today!

Edward L. Haletky is the author of VMware vSphere(TM) and Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing the Virtual Environment as well as VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers. Edward owns AstroArch Consulting, Inc., providing virtualization, security, network consulting and development. Edward is also a guru and moderator for the VMware Communities Forums, providing answers to security and configuration questions, prolific blogger, and is working on new books on Virtualization.

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Questions:
  • jtroyer: ## Linux user perspective on PowerShell? (Me: old unix guy who likes it.)
  • jtroyer: ## for normal Perl-using humans, how hard was the transition?

SuperHero: Green Lantern

Resources

This segment brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies, maker of PrimalScript

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Up Next: Edward Haletky Talks About VMware

15 07 2009

Texiwill

One of our favorite topics here at the PowerScripting Podcast is managing VMware products with PowerShell. This week, we’re tapping a new resource on the topic who has a very different background than Hal and Jon (HE LIKES LINUX) which should make for some interesting conversation. We hope you can make the show this Thursday July 16th @ 9pm EDT, broadcast live on Ustream, or available for download in all the usual ways just a few days later.

Here is a little bit about Edward (aka Texiwill on VMware Communities & Twitter):

Edward L. Haletky is the author of VMware vSphere(TM) and Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing the Virtual Environment as well as VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers. Edward owns AstroArch Consulting, Inc., providing virtualization, security, network consulting and development. Edward is also a guru and moderator for the VMware Communities Forums, providing answers to security and configuration questions, prolific blogger, and is working on new books on Virtualization.





Episode 76 – Don Jones on Security

13 07 2009

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.

Listen:

 

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to PowerShell MVP Don Jones about security

News

When it comes to scripting, you’re a warrior. But mighty warriors need mighty tools!For awesome PowerShell scripting, nothing matches the might of Quest’s PowerGUI. Versatile and easy to use, PowerGUI helps you build commanding scripts that leverage PowerShell’s strength across the enterprise. Now, ruling your domain is easier than ever.

Is your scripting might equal to the challenge? Put the power in your hands – download PowerGUI today.

Interview

Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master? Checkout Idera’s PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center. Go to www.idera.com/PodcastPeople to get your copy today!
Questions:
  • JeffHicks: ##What is the longest PowerShell script you’ve ever written?
  • JeffHicks: ##What is the killer feature in PowerShell v2 admins will love?
  • meson: ## How can script signing ever become useful if its so hard to get code signing certs?
  • slipsec: ## what’s “bypass”  [enum]::getvalues([Microsoft.PowerShell.ExecutionPolicy])UnrestrictedRemoteSignedAllSignedRestrictedRestrictedBypass
  • meson: ## What about the ability to override the executionpolicy via -scope
  • finked: ## is there a link for posh on mono?
  • Jaykul: ## So would you actually recommend saving the money by installing PowerShell 2 on Vista/XP/Server 2003/2008?
  • Sabre9774: ## Will the Powershell 2.0 install for XP/Vista/2003 remove Powershell 1.0 if installed on a machine?
  • finked: ## I am a lowly developer. When I hear security, my eyes glaze over.When I demo Posh for developers. Seems likes a huge process to get developers ‘secure’ Posh to try it out.Not sure how to balance it
  • Sabre9774: ## that is my concern – we pushed PS 1.0 to all client machines in our enviornment, so would we have to uninstall 1.0 manually first?
  • PenPerk: ## Powershell Certification — not for the programmer but SysAdmin level?

Resources

This segment brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies, maker of PrimalScript

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Episode 75 – Poshcode with MVPs Joel Bennett and Oisin Grehan

6 07 2009

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.

Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to PowerShell MVPs Joel Bennett and Oisin Grehan

When it comes to scripting, you’re a warrior. But mighty warriors need mighty tools!

Interview

Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master? Checkout Idera’s PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center. Go to 

 

Questions:
9:25 ChadMiller: ##Does the new poshcode fix the mulit-version thing
9:30 OsamaSajid: This was discussed a while back.. How many PowerShell MVPs are there? – 35
9:33 ChadMiller: ##Can you see script download stats
9:37 aleksandar: ## when do you plan to remove beta tag from poshcode.org 2.0?
9:51 aleksandar: ## PowerShellPlus and PowerGUI can search for scripts on poshcode.org. Will we have that feature in PowerShell ISE too?
9:56 glnsize-1: ## talk about the upcomming module support… can i use poshcode v2 as an svn for my v2 modules.  Could/should poshcode replace codplex as the goto for big powershell projects.
10:14 glnsize-1: ## will v2 have the 1500 line cap that v1 has today.
10:15 ChadMiller: ## Are snapins — compiled cmdlets supported in new poshcode
Superhero
  •     Oisin – Johnny Alpha
  •     Joel – Zorro

For awesome PowerShell scripting, nothing matches the might of Quest’s PowerGUI. Versatile and easy to use, PowerGUI helps you build commanding scripts that leverage PowerShell’s strength across the enterprise. Now, ruling your domain is easier than ever.

Is your scripting might equal to the challenge? Put the power in your hands –   

www.idera.com/PodcastPeople to get your copy today!





Up Next: Don Jones Talks Security!

5 07 2009

Please join us this Tuesday night as Hal and Jon talk with well-known speaker, author and consultant Don Jones. Don will share his thoughts, tips, and concerns on security in PowerShell.

As always, this will be a live event with audience participation REQUIRED. You can pose your questions live in the Ustream chat room, or leave them in the comments of this blog post.

The recorded podcast version of this interview will be made available on our website (powerscripting.net) on July 13th.

Also, please join our Facebook group and RSVP on the event page, it really helps us to keep the buzz going for the show.

P.S. there’s also an export to Outlook / ical option on the Facebook event page.





Episode 74 – Devfarm Software talks PowerWF

19 06 2009

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.

Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Devfarm Software about their PowerWF workflow product

News

When it comes to scripting, you’re a warrior. But mighty warriors need mighty tools!
For awesome PowerShell scripting, nothing matches the might of Quest’s PowerGUI. Versatile and easy to use, PowerGUI helps you build commanding scripts that leverage PowerShell’s strength across the enterprise. Now, ruling your domain is easier than ever.

Is your scripting might equal to the challenge? Put the power in your hands – download PowerGUI today.

 

Interview

Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master? Checkout Idera’s PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center. Go to www.idera.com/PodcastPeople to get your copy today!
Questions
  • glnsize: ## define that … How do you *Create* a cmdlet or snapin…
  • palen: ## Does it handle conditional statements?
  • glnsize: ## is this cmdlets avaliable outside of your tool… can i install it elsewhere
  • lmrobins: ## can I add snapins inside these workflow tasks?
  • glnsize: ##so is this a host that we work in, or is it an IDE we build our tools with
  • glnsize: ## so who the target here the developer or the admin?
  • meson: ## What if you want to develop a plugin from your own set of cmdlets?
  • cartershanklin: ## Do their cmdlets work on the vanilla PowerShell host or do they need a special PS host?
  • AndrewTearle: ## Where does FullArmor history come in ? Is it no potential competition ?
Superhero
  •     Ben – Nightcrawler
  •     Brian – Wolverine 

Resources

This segment is brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies

 

Tips

  • Use “ise” to invoke the editor in PowerShell v2 (thanks Shay)
    Set-Alias edit “$pshome\powershell_ise.exe”
  • How to use PowerShell and Subinacl.exe to permission printers

  • Osama from the PowerShell team has written two articles (part 1part 2) on working with event logs in PowerShell V2

  • Spend time looking at $env:windir\diagnostics. As Jeffrey Snover noted recently, there has been a lot of work put into these scripts and we could all learn something by going over them with a fine-toothed comb.           







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