Tag Archives: Powershell

ShowUI Text Converter for Fun and Profit…Mostly Fun

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Boe Prox

01010000 01101111 01110111 01100101 01110010 01010011 01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01010110 00110011 00100000 01010010 01101111 01100011 01101011 01110011 00100001 So what did I type here? Well, you can either copy this text and go find a binary-to-text converter online… … Continue reading →

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More PowerShell V3 Goodness

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Boe Prox

A few more things I wanted to touch on about PowerShell V3 before calling it a night: A Better ISE Finally, we have Intellisense in the ISE! This has been one of the most wanted things (for me at least) … Continue reading →

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PowerShell V3 CTP 1 released to Windows 7 and Windows 2008R2 and Export-Csv with –Append!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Boe Prox

You heard it! PowerShell V3 CTP 1 is out in the wild and ready for downloaded right here! Bear in mind that this is only for Windows 7 and Windows 2008R2. It does require a reboot to complete the installation … Continue reading →

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Don’t assume a Cmdlet has -WhatIf

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Boe Prox

Imagine that you are writing a script, or preparing to run a command that will perform a change on your domain. For instance, you are running the FailoverClusters module and want to move a cluster group on a given condition. … Continue reading →

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Checking for failing Hard Drives using S.M.A.R.T and PowerShell

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Boe Prox

I noticed a link to an article on twitter yesterday that talked about how you can use PowerShell to query for a SMART enabled hard drive and detect a possible imminent failure. It was an interesting article and showed me … Continue reading →

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