Category Archives: Mr. Roboto

New Event Report Revised

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jeffery Hicks

Last year I posted an update to an old Mr. Roboto script that was an update to an even older VBScript. Still with me? My last revision leveraged the new Get-WinEvent cmdlet to create an HTML report of recent error … Continue reading →

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New Event Report

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

For a number of years I wrote the popular Mr. Roboto column for REDMOND magazine. When I first started the column, many of my scripts were written in VBScript. Then as PowerShell came along that became the preferred tool. Over … Continue reading →

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Mr. Roboto Scripts

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

I'm slowly trying to revise my main web site. The original site had a script library page where all of my old Mr. Roboto scripts resided for download. Unfortunately, in many of the online Mr. Roboto articles the link they … Continue reading →

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This Old Script

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

I’m very slowly revising my main web site. The upshot for now is that there is no direct link to my old script library. Many of my Mr. Roboto tools can be found on this page. Until I can finish … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Mr. Roboto

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

I have some sad news to share today. The March 2010 Mr. Roboto column is to be the last.  It seems that REDMOND is revamping somewhat and my column is being retired.  But it has been a long run, and … Continue reading →

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