Monthly Archives: February 2011

Retrieving Weather Information From A Web Service Provider

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Boe Prox

I noticed on my twitter feed about a PowerTip from powershell.com that showed you how to retrieve the weather information from a given web service. This is a pretty cool 3 lines of code that used the New-WebServiceProxy cmdlet that … Continue reading →

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Using PowerShell to Query Web Site Information

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Boe Prox

In my last post, I showed you how to use the Test-Connection cmdlet to test your internet access.  In this post, I can show you how to use Net.WebRequest or the Net.WebClient to send a request to website and verify … Continue reading →

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Quick Hits: Test Internet Access

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Boe Prox

A while back I was having all sorts of internet connection issues with my ISP.  The connection would drop and I would have to play the “click refresh” game with my browser and wait until the magical moment when I … Continue reading →

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