Showing archive results for June 2013

Wow, it has been an exciting month so far. Tonight we are in Alpharetta GA because tomorrow is the annual Atlanta Techstravaganza event. Ed is one of the speakers at the event and we love to drive to Atlanta to visit with the wonderful PowerShell community here.   I did finish up the schedule for TechEd Europe next week as far as where Ed will...

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell function in Windows 8 to return advanced properties of network adapters.  How can I use a Windows PowerShell function in Windows 8 to return advanced properties for network adapters?  Use the Get-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty CIM function: Get-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty

Summary: Guest blogger, Jonathan Tyler, talks about how to write to Windows event logs by using Windows PowerShell—and avoid errors in doing so. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. While I was at TechEd in New Orleans, I had the chance to talk to Jonathan Tyler. I see him from time-to-time, although he only lives a few hours away fro...

Summary: Use a switch in Windows PowerShell 3.0 to easily find only directories.  How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find a list of only directories from my current location?   Use the –Directory switch with the Get-ChildItem cmdlet. Get-ChildItem -Directory Note  The –Directory&nbs...

Summary: Simplify your code and do not translate an old file and folder VBScript script into Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I know there are not really established patterns and practices for writing VBScript code, or even for writing Windows PowerShell script. But there is code that I like to use—over and over again. I am sendi...