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PowerShell for Admins

Media Sync: Organize Your Photos and Videos with PowerShell

Do you have photos and videos that you have taken over the years that are scattered all over the place? Do you want to have all your photos and videos organized? Do you want all your photos and videos to have a standardized naming scheme? If you answered YES to these questions, then this is the post …

tobor79
PowerShell for Admins

Writing Your Own PowerShell Functions / Cmdlets

This article is an attempt at describing some of my thought process when building functions. By functions I mean a command that you can execute after importing a module. I am not referring to running a script that accepts parameters and input. Having a task to complete for a function is of course …

James Petty
Announcements

The Return of the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit

The DevOps Collective INC is pleased to announce the return of the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit in April of 2021. The 2021 event will be a little bit different than those in years past, as this event will be all virtual, hosted in late April 2021. We assure you that this will not be another …

Robin Dadswell
PowerShell for Admins

ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 09-October-2020

Topics include GitHub actions, Azure Functions, WVD, Pentesting and more! Special thanks to Robin Dadswell, Prasoon Karunan V, Kiran Patnayakuni and Kevin Laux. Using GitHub actions to run automatic Pester tests by Roberth Strand on 4th October But as soon as I started creating PowerShell modules …

n2501r
PowerShell for Admins

NetNeighbor Watch: The PowerShell Alternative To Arpwatch

In this post, we are going to setup NetNeighbor Watch on a Raspberry Pi. NetNeighbor Watch can keep an eye on your network and send you an email when a new host is discovered. NetNeighbor Watch is done completely in PowerShell. The results are very similar to those of arpwatch. NetNeighbor Watch is …

n2501r
PowerShell for Admins

Creating a PowerShell Module to Improve Your Code

Do you have PowerShell code that you reuse in your scripts over and over? Do you have server names hard coded in variables? Are you using a text file or CSV file to import server names? Do you find yourself only utilizing one server out of a cluster of servers to make your PowerShell commands? These …

Episode 337 – PowerScripting Podcast – Stephen Valdinger

 Watch: To Subscribe: Search for PowerScriping in your podcast app of choice or click here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Powerscripting Guest: Stephen Valdinger Recorded: June 17th 2020 Show links: TheShow:20:E4-Native Command Experience with Jim Truher ![ELL …

n2501r
PowerShell for Admins

Manage Citrix Tags with PowerShell

Managing Citrix tags can be a long painful process if done the traditional way through Citrix Studio, that is what drove me to PowerShell for this task. Citrix Studio is a great tool, but it can be very time consuming especially if you have to do bulk tag actions. Citrix tags can be used in several …

n2501r
PowerShell for Admins

Simple PowerShell GUI

Over the years, I have supported and created multiple types of GUIs. I finally decided a few years ago to create a very simple menu driven PowerShell GUI. I wanted something that was very powerful yet very simple to maintain. I really enjoy automating manual administrative tasks, so that is what …

Jeffery Hicks
Announcements

A New Home for Plaster

Some of you may be familiar with the Plaster PowerShell module. This slick tool lets you build out a new module in seconds. Actually, Plaster can be used to scaffold a framework for any type of project. You can install the current version from the PowerShell Gallery. However, the project has been in …