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"Brandon Shell" asked:> I have seen adding psbase to alot of things "fixes" problems... What is this > psbase (thingy) and why do I have to use it? > There are lots of different object & data technologies in the world, each with their own particulars.  Most of us never care about those particulars, we want the data and...

In my blog post Processing .EML files using Select-String and SetCreationTIme() (http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/11/23/processing-eml-files-with-select-string-and-setcreationtime.aspx ), I showed you could do some incredibly powerful stuff using 2 lines of PowerShell Script.  The reason you can do this is because of the de...

In our newsgroup Microsoft.Public.Windows.PowerShell, Steve Foster asked whether PowerShell could help him with a bunch of emails in .EML format.  Here was his query: Got a bunch of emails (.EML) that have been copied around various places with the result that their file timestamps bear no resemblance to the dates in the emails.It w...

If you are writing scripts that accept input from users - you need to be aware of the potential dangers of Malicious Code-Injection.  Below is a good good article on this topic: http://www.site-reference.com/articles/Website-Development/Malicious-Code-Injection-It-s-Not-Just-for-SQL-Anymore.html Here is a line from that article: ...

Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks are doing a great series of PowerShell blog entries at: http://sapien.eponym.com/blog Check them out. Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows PowerShell/MMC ArchitectVisit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at:    http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShellVisit the Windows PowerShell ScriptCenter at:  http://www.microsoft....

Rodney Buike recently interviewed Bruce Payette (our Language Dev Lead) at: http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro/archive/2006/11/20/podcast-powershell-with-bruce-payette.aspx  Bruce and Jim Turher did a super job designing the language (they exceeded my wildest expectations) and in this interview, Bruce discusses the mot...

Richard Siddaway and Thomas Lee are trying to get a PowerShell Users Group started in the UK.  If you are interested, let them know at: http://tfl09.blogspot.com/2006/11/uk-powershell-user-group-anyone.html Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows PowerShell/Aspen ArchitectVisit the Windows PowerShell Team blog at:    http://blogs.msdn.com/...

Along with Jeffrey, I presented Solving Management Problems with Windows PowerShell session at TechEd Barcelona.   Many people asked for the script examples  I used during the presentation. Attached zip file contains transcript as well as input files used during presentation. -----------------------------------------------------...

During my IT Forum Chalk and Talk on PowerShell Utilities, I created a transcript and promised to post it.  The talk was really free form with me responding to the various questions from the audience so that transcript does not follow any particular storyline.  Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows PowerShell/MMC ArchitectVisit the Windows PowerS...

I recently did an interview with Sam Ramji of Port25.   I must say that I really enjoyed this talk.  Sam is a a really smart guy and we had a blast exploring a wide range of topics. http://port25.technet.com/archive/2006/11/14/powershell-released-an-interview-with-architect-jeffrey-snover.aspx Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]Windows P...