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Don Jones

Don Jones

Don Jones has more than 15 years of IT experience, is the author of more than 35 books, and is a speaker at technology conferences such as Microsoft TechEd and Windows Connections. He's a multiple-year recipient of Microsoft's MVP award and is a technical guide for PowerShell for Windows IT Pro.
Email: powershell@concentratedtech.com

 

 

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Orchestrate Software Distribution with Windows Intune 2

 

Orchestrate Software Distribution with Windows Intune 2

A mere seven months after introducing its cloud-based PC-management service, Microsoft delivers a worthy update.


DON JONES ON POWERSHELL

What does PowerShell's [CmdletBinding()] Do?

By Don Jones, 02/08/2012

Folks are often confused about when to use this "decorator" in PowerShell scripts and functions. Let's clear up the confusion.

Tricks with Test-Connection

By Don Jones, 02/01/2012

Learning to use Test-Connection properly opens up a whole new world of capabilities in your PowerShell scripts

Guest Post: FacebookPSModule -- Managing Facebook in PowerShell

By Jon Newman, 02/01/2012

For many companies and organizations today, Facebook is as important as email or websites as a tool for reaching their customers. However, tools for managing Facebook as part of ...

Why PowerShell is Like Algebra

By Don Jones, 01/25/2012

With all its punctuation and (parentheses), PowerShell can sometimes seem more like a math exercise than a command-line shell. Here's how to make sense of at least one common ...

Listing WMI Namespaces

By Don Jones, 01/17/2012

Quickly list WMI namespaces available on any computer

Learn PowerShell. Tell the World. Get a Free Book.

By Don Jones, 01/16/2012

Always wanted to learn PowerShell but haven't had the motivation? If you're willing to give me an hour a day, I'll help you out - if you'll share the experience!

Making PowerShell Params

By Don Jones, 01/10/2012

There's a ton of confused folks out there when it comes to PowerShell parameters, but I understand why. Let's clear things up.

Need Some Help with That PowerShell Project?

By Don Jones, 01/03/2012

Companies are starting to recognize the value of PowerShell-based automation in their environments - but when their team's skills aren't up to snuff, what do they do?

PowerShell Editor Roundup

By Don Jones, 12/31/2011

This was a major undertaking for us, involving three focus groups, some lengthy surveys and statistical analysis, and a lot of follow-up with product vendors, technical reviewers, ...

PowerShell -contains -like

By Don Jones, 12/20/2011

Don't get confused: -Contains and -Like are drastically different. Here's what they do.

New Year's Resolution: How to Learn PowerShell in 2012

By Don Jones, 12/19/2011

If you're not already learning PowerShell - and I mean LEARNING, not just stumbling through, here are some reasons and resources to do it right now.

Verbose and Debug Output in PowerShell

By Don Jones, 12/15/2011

Try to stay away from Write-Host - consider these alternatives to producing debug and verbose output!


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