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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about line breaks in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, the weather is cool for a change. It was a great morning to get up and take a walk through a peach grove. There is actually a sidewalk through the peach grove here. Peach season is nearly over, so th...

Summary: Understand Windows PowerShell tabs.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to efficiently add 1, 2, or 3 tabs to a string?  Use the `t character for a single tab. Use `t`t for two tabs, and multiply them for three or more (such as “`t”*3).            Here are examples:...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about spacing in Windows PowerShell scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am sipping a cup of English Breakfast tea. I added some orange peel and fresh squeezed Meyer lemon juice to it. I also added a cinnamon stick. The result is nice and tangy—great to help on...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find how many days until Windows PowerShell Summit Europe in Amsterdam.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to help me find how many days until the Windows PowerShell Summit            Europe 2014 in Amsterdam?  Use the New-TimeSpan cmdlet, and use Get-Date...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about the Windows PowerShell Summit Europe in Amsterdam. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is nearly here...just a few weeks actually. And unbelievably, there are still a few tickets left.  I am talking about the Windows PowerShell Summit Europe 2014 in Amsterdam. This is an...