The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

How Can I Change a Service Description?

March 10, 2007 Mar 10, 2007 03/10/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change a service description?-- DD(image) (image) (image) Hey, DD. Well, we hope you’re happy, DD. Now the Scripting Guy who writes this column will never be able to sleep again – and it’s all your fault! Sure, we’ll explain what we mean by that; after all, now that we are no longer able to ...

How Can I Verify the System Time on a Remote Computer?

March 9, 2007 Mar 9, 2007 03/9/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I verify the system time on a remote computer?-- MN(image) (image) (image) Hey, MN. You know, recently the Scripting Guy who writes this column was reading about the “law of attraction,” which is supposedly a natural law of the universe that, if you understand how to use it, can give you anything ...

How Can I Tell If Any of My Contacts Have a Birthday This Month?

March 8, 2007 Mar 8, 2007 03/8/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell if any of my contacts have a birthday this month?-- VG(image) (image) (image) Hey, VG. You sly fox, you: how did you know that the Scripting Guy who writes this column is celebrating his birthday?!? And no, you don’t need to send him a present; after all, he writes this column because he loves ...

How Can I Apply a Theme to a Microsoft Word Document?

March 7, 2007 Mar 7, 2007 03/7/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I apply a theme to a Microsoft Word document?-- YP(image) (image) (image) Hey, YP. You know, things finally seem to be getting back to normal here in the Seattle area. The weather over this past weekend was in the mid-50s, which is where it should be this time of year. (Actually it should be in the mid-...

How Can I Count the Number of Characters in a Text File?

March 6, 2007 Mar 6, 2007 03/6/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I count the number of characters in a text file?-- LD(image) (image) (image) Hey, LD. We know a burning question for many of you (in addition to the question of how you can count the number of characters in a text file) is this: what kind of digital video recorder does the Scripting Guy who writes that ...

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