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 There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.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

Announcing the 2012 Honorary Scripting Guys

November 4, 2012 Nov 4, 2012 11/4/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, announces the 2012 Honorary Scripting Guys— A Recognition for Outstanding Windows PowerShell Community Support. (image) Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today, I have an exciting announcement! Drum roll please: dadadadadadada…CLING! Yes, for the second time ever, we have ...

PowerTip: Display the Current Time and Date on a Remote Computer

November 3, 2012 Nov 3, 2012 11/3/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: See how to use Windows PowerShell to display the current date and time on a remote computer. (image) How can I display the current date and time on a remote computer by using Windows PowerShell? (image) Use Windows PowerShell remoting, and the Invoke-Command&...

Weekend Scripter: Scripting Wife Grabs the Keyboard

November 3, 2012 Nov 3, 2012 11/3/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: The Scripting Wife reviews various community resources for learning Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is the weekend and today we have a special guest blogger. She probably will not directly answer any specific questions about a script, nor will she solve a scripting scenario, but she does know who to...

PowerTip: Automatically Format Your PowerShell Table

November 2, 2012 Nov 2, 2012 11/2/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Set a default preference variable and avoid typing –autosize and –wrap with Windows PowerShell 3.0. (image) How can I avoid always having to type –autosize and –wrap with the Format-Table cmdlet? I am using Windows PowerShell 3.0. &...

Use PowerShell to Update Address Info in Active Directory

November 2, 2012 Nov 2, 2012 11/2/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to update address information in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday, at the Charlotte Windows PowerShell user group meeting, one of the members was talking about adding mailing information to all ...

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