Tag Archives: quickhits

Make Your PowerShell Errors Less Harsh By Changing Their Color

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Boe Prox

Ok, so errors are never actually pleasing regardless of what color they are. But maybe you’ve been working with PowerShell for a while and or are just dipping your toes in the water and for one reason or another, you … Continue reading →

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Quick-Hits: How Long Did That Last Command Take?

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Boe Prox

Have you ever ran a command or script and wanted to know how long it takes to complete but forgot to wrap the code or script with Measure-Command? Well, you are in luck because you can take a look at … Continue reading →

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Quick Hits: Translate Windows Error Codes

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Boe Prox

Sometimes while working in Windows you might see some logs or receive an error message that are just numbers. Something like a 5 or maybe a 32. Regardless, these are nothing short of confusing and make you have to Google … Continue reading →

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Quick-Hits: List 25 newest scripts in Microsoft Script Repository

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Boe Prox

This is a just a quick script to query the rss feed of the Microsoft Script Repository for the newest 25 scripts that have been uploaded.  Just 4 lines of code to get this accomplished, which is yet another reason … 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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