Showing archive results for February 2015

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to make a backup of all Word documents.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need some help. I routinely edit Microsoft Word documents, but because of the changes I make to the file, I like to keep the original file intact. So what I do is open a Word document, then I use the ...

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to open the Fonts dialog box.  How can I use Windows PowerShell to open the Fonts dialog box so I don't have to mouse around trying to find it?  Use the Show-ControlPanelItem cmdlet: Show-ControlPanelItem fonts

Summary: Windows PowerShell MVP, Tobias Weltner, talks about the Windows PowerShell Community Conference in Germany. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I'm drooling today because of the information in this blog post. Teresa and I love to go to Germany. Our last two major vacations have started and ended there. Tobias Weltner is our g...

Summary: Learn how to start a bunch of processes by using Windows PowerShell.            How can I use Windows PowerShell to start a whole bunch of processes for testing purposes on one of my systems? Use a Windows PowerShell range operator, such as 1..10, to specify how many processes you want to create...

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to control processes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am made a pot of Masala Chai. I found a pretty good recipe when I was doing a Bing search: Indian Masala Chai. One of my pet peeves is when people refer to it as Chai tea, which is ...