Scripting Games
2015-November Scripting Games Puzzle
Our November 2015 puzzle comes from PowerShell.org user [Tim Curwick][1], who created the puzzle based on a challenge he ran across at work. There’s nothing more real-world than this!
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Summit 2016 – Call for topics is closed
The Call for Topics for the 2016 Summit is now closed. We’ve had an amazing number of top quality submissions. We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to submit a proposal for a session at the Summit. We’ll be working through the submissions over the next few days as we put …
PowerShell for Admins
Join Computer to Domain with Specified Computer Name and OU
I addressed a reader requested script for my article this week. PowerShell gives you the ability to add computers to Active Directory right from the command line with the built in PowerShell commandlets. This was introduced with PowerShell version 3 and can be used to automate imaging processes or …
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Win a Free 4-Day Pass to PowerShell and DevOps Summit 2016!
Want to attend the newly expanded, 4-day PowerShell and DevOps Summit coming to Bellevue, WA in April 2016? Well you can - if you make your own community contribution! Our TechLetter newsletter is looking for articles. And, November is of course NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month. But we …
PowerShell for Admins
Find any E-Mail Address or Proxy Address In Active Directory
I am back this week with some more Exchange and Unified Communications goodness. This is another request I see a lot, someone want’s to know where an e-mail address is assigned. This opens up the possibilities of user mailboxes, shared mailboxes, distribution lists, public folders, conference …
PowerShell for Developers
The JAPE challenge
I have wanted to write my very own obfuscated e-mail signature for a long time but kept myself from doing it. At the time I thought of all these lines of obfuscated code that people wrote during competitions such as the International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) or the Obfuscated Perl Contest …
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PowerShell for AdminsCommand and query separation in Pester tests
Do you feel that writing tests is confusing, and you often end up with complicated test code? I did too, before I learned about Command-query separation principle (or CQS). This principle lead me to start thinking about data flow directions in tests and in the end I realized there are few basic …
PowerShell for Admins
Desired State Configuration – Beware Of Circular Configurations
Lately, I’ve been working at converting a lot of my server configuration scripts into DSC configurations. After all, what better way to learn than by updating your existing methods? I recently ran into an issue, however, while converting my SCCM Distribution Point deployment script into a …
PowerShell for Admins
Using Package Management in Windows PowerShell v3
Hey now! The PowerShell team published a preview version of PackageManagement for Windows PowerShell v3 and v4. As it happens, I have a Windows 7 SP1 box running PowerShell v3–why not run a little experiment? `$PSVersionTable.PSVersion Major Minor Build Revision 3 0 -1 -1 `## Preparing the …
PowerShell for Admins
Automate Sip Address and UPN name changes in Lync / Skype for Business
Name changes are a common occurrence in the world of IT and usually the primary concern is the e-mail address. Exchange e-mail address policies will handle this for us but often times the Sip Address and User Principal Name are left behind. I tackle these changes with an automated way of changing …