Tag Archives: console

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 – A PowerShell Console Menu

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Jeffery Hicks

When working in PowerShell, and especially when scripting, you might want to give the user a choice of actions. For example, you might develop a configuration script that another admin or technician will run. Perhaps one of the steps is … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun Drive Usage Console Graph

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Jeffery Hicks

I think you’ll like this. Normally, I prefer my PowerShell commands to write objects to the pipeline. But there’s nothing wrong with sending output directly to the console, as long as you know that the output is intended only for … Continue reading →

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PowerShell Deep Dive Treasure

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jeffery Hicks

Without a doubt the PowerShell Deep Dive conference was one of the best meetings I’ve ever attended and I wanted to share one tidbit I came away with that I find immensely useful and never knew. During one of Bruce … Continue reading →

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Content Redirection

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

Here’s another item I see in some submisstions of the 2010 Scripting Games that I felt I should address: the use of legacy console redirection. While technically not illegal or wrong, an example like this demonstrates (at least in my … Continue reading →

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