Showing archive results for September 2012

Summary: Learn how to use the Get-NetAdapter CIM cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 3.0. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I must live a rather boring life—although to be honest, it does not really seem to be so boring. Or perhaps, I am just a geek. What am I talking about? I am really excited about the Get-NetAdapter cmdlet in Wind...

Summary:  Learn to create a Windows PowerShell hash table.  How can I create an empty hash table?  Use @{} and assign it to a variable:             $hash = @{}

Summary: Use the Active Directory cmdlet New-ADUser to create a new user via Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife has the Window PowerShell Saturday site bookmarked on her Windows 7 smart phone, and she keeps hitting refresh on the little Internet Explorer window to watch the available tickets for...

Summary: Learn to obtain the value of pi.  How can I obtain the value of pi? a. [math]::pi b. 22/7

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to manage your Office 365 environment. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have as our guest blogger, Alan Byrne. Alan is the cofounder of Cogmotive Reports, an Office 365 Reporting and Analytics web application that offers a range of automated Office 365 reports on mailbox sizes, user log-in times...