Archive for May 2011
PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line Part 29 of 31: Demystifying MSDN and PowerShell static syntax
Posted by: sarah on: May 30, 2011
- In: PowerShell
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Originally, this post was going to be about GUIs, but after waking up this morning and seeing a comment on Part 28, I figured that I’d address that comment in this post. Paul Bendall writes: But how does an ITPro without a developer background start to use MSDN and understand terminology such as static, override, [...]
PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line Part 28 of 31: What is the .NET Framework?
Posted by: sarah on: May 28, 2011
- In: PowerShell
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While talking with Hal and Jonathan on the PowerScripting podcast, I was asked the question “What is .NET?” Of course, I mentioned that it’s a framework, but then I choked… the .NET Framework is a huge thing to try to tackle like that, especially when talking with IT pros. Being a developer and working with [...]
PowerShell The Community’s Command Line Part 27 of 31: It Takes a Community to Raise a Language
Posted by: sarah on: May 27, 2011
Much like the saying It takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to raise a programming language. Without passionate people in that community, the word won’t spread and a language can die. Yesterday, I talked about some of the cool community resources and sites. Today, I want to salute those who [...]
Why Microsoft? Innovation! - The #WhyMsft RT Contest
Posted by: sarah on: May 26, 2011
- In: Electronics | SUX
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On Monday, Why Microsoft ran a retweet contest on Twitter: Tell us in one word #WhyMsft for your business & win! Find out how here: http://bit.ly/WhyMsftless than a minute ago via HootSuite Favorite Retweet ReplyWhy Microsoftwhymicrosoft I wasn’t sure what word to use. I’ve always been a fan of Microsoft’s products, and even my Linux [...]
PowerShell My Father’s Command Line Part 26 of 31: Start Spreading the News…
Posted by: sarah on: May 26, 2011
- In: Community | MVP | PowerShell
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I’m watching this week’s episode of Glee again while writing this post, and the “I Love New York/New York, New York” mashup really inspired this title. I have to give a shoutout to my dad in the title, as while he isn’t technologically inclined, he taught me the value of networking and establishing relationships. He [...]
Scripting - It’s Not Just for Developers!
Posted by: sarah on: May 23, 2011
Recently, Matt sent me this article on IT Pros are not feeling the love from Microsoft and asked for my feedback. Now I need to qualify this for those who don’t know me that (1) I used to work in IT doing system and database administration and desktop support and (2) I’m married to an [...]
PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line Part 22 of 31: Good PowerShell Things Come in Nifty Packages
Posted by: sarah on: May 22, 2011
Have you found yourself writing PowerShell objects that you’d love to share with others? What’s the best way to get these things distributable? Well… with PowerShell 2.0, you have two different types of packaging - snap-ins and modules. Snap-ins Snap-ins were available in PowerShell 1.0 and are still supported in PowerShell 2.0. In order for [...]
Published… For Real…
Posted by: sarah on: May 19, 2011
- In: PowerShell
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For those of you wondering why I’ve been talking PowerShell so much lately, it’s because Matt Hester (IT Pro evangelist at Microsoft and all-around awesome guy) and I co-wrote a book on PowerShell. When we first started writing this book, I was just a tech editor, but he offered me a chance to write appendices. [...]
Overspecialize, Generalize, or Find that Happy Middle…
Posted by: sarah on: May 16, 2011
I’ve been dealing with this dilemma for the past couple years. While I’ve had a Microsoft MVP award for Visual C# these past couple years, I’ve wondered if I’ve gone too generalized to have it renewed this year. We’ll find out in July if that’s actually true. Even if that’s true, I’m still going to [...]
PowerShell Not Your Father’s Command Line Part 15 of 31: ISE, ISE Baby…
Posted by: sarah on: May 15, 2011
Here’s hoping the PowerShell community doesn’t block me from their websites for my awful taste of music. Today’s topic is the ISE, the Integrated Scripting Environment. This PowerShell host application, written in WPF, is new as of PowerShell v2.0. In this post, we will look at some of my favorite features. Panes As one who [...]
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