PowerShell expert, scripting guru, and Microsoft MVP Don Jones gives IT professionals the techniques and tools they need to automate, manage, and monitor their environments with Windows PowerShell.
By Don Jones, 02/27/2012
My workload has recently gotten so tight that I'm no longer able to commit to even a semi-regular blogging schedule. Rather than letting myself get lazy, I've decided to formally ...
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.
By Don Jones, 02/01/2012
Learning to use Test-Connection properly opens up a whole new world of capabilities in your PowerShell scripts
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 ...
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 ...
By Don Jones, 01/17/2012
Quickly list WMI namespaces available on any computer
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!
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.
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?
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, ...
By Don Jones, 12/20/2011
Don't get confused: -Contains and -Like are drastically different. Here's what they do.
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.