Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Thursday Treat – A PowerShell Word Find Game

Now for something completely different but hopefully a little fun. I’m a big fan of word games and puzzles. Tim Bolton has assembled a few PowerShell themed crosswords, which you can find on his blog. I’ve always like word finds … Continue reading

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Friday Fun Convert Object to Hash Table

I’ve been working on a few PowerShell projects recently and one requirement I had was to turn an object into a hash table. I thought this was something that was already handled in PowerShell but I couldn’t find a cmdlet … Continue reading

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Create a Master PowerShell Online Help Page

As I hope you know, PowerShell cmdlets can include links to online help. This is very handy because it is much easier to keep online help up to date. To see online help for a cmdlet use the -online parameter. … Continue reading

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Friday Fun The Scripting Geek is Here

I am proud (and a wee bit nervous) to announce the arrival of ScriptingGeek.com, a site devoted to the lifestyle of your favorite scripting geek – you! My goal is to provide a one stop shop for anything scripting related. … Continue reading

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Friday Fun – New Thriller

I read a lot of thrillers by authors like James Rollins, Jeff Long, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs. Certainly not high-brow literature, but generally well written and often a lot of fun. Of course with any fiction genre, there are … Continue reading

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