Category Archives: PowerShell v2.0

Export and Import Hash Tables

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

I use hash tables quite a bit and with the impending arrival of PowerShell 3.0 I expect even more so. PowerShell v3 allows you to define a hash table of default parameter values. I’m not going to to cover that … Continue reading →

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Maximizing the PowerShell Console Title Bar

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

A few days ago Boe Prox posted some very nifty PowerShell modules for using the title bar as a ticker for RSS feeds like the weather. I thought this was an awesome idea and an easy way to take advantage … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun Get Content Words

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

Recently I was tracking down a bug in script for a client. The problem turned out to be a simple typo. I could have easily avoided that by using Set-StrictMode, which I do now, but that’s not what this is … Continue reading →

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PowerShell in a Nutshell

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

This past weekend I did an online presentation for a friend of mine who teaches for ITT in Omaha, Nebraska. He wanted me to do a brief talk about what PowerShell is and show how to use it, especially for … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: A PowerShell Alarm Clock

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

Today’s Friday Fun is a continuation of my exploration of ways to use Start-Job. A few weeks ago I wrote about using Start-Job to create “scheduled” tasks. I realized I could take this further and turn this into a sort … Continue reading →

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