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Two Cool PowerShell Functions

July 24, 2015 Jul 24, 2015 07/24/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about a pair of cool Windows PowerShell functions to add to your profile. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. At times, it seems like a Windows PowerShell profile is like a filing cabinet. Whether you have good organizational skills or you organize in a more ad-hoc, random, fashion is...

PowerTip: Open Windows Explorer to a Location

July 23, 2015 Jul 23, 2015 07/23/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Easily open the Windows Explorer to a specific location in Windows PowerShell. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell with the Windows Explorer graphical tool to browse through the files in            my home directory or documents location? (image)  Use the Explorer program name and follow it with the location. For ...

Sorting PowerShell Transcript Files

July 23, 2015 Jul 23, 2015 07/23/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about creating a sortable transcript name. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the great things about Windows PowerShell is that if there is something that annoys you, you can generally fix it. Don’t get me wrong, Windows PowerShell is great, but like any program, there ...

PowerShell Profile? Which One?

July 22, 2015 Jul 22, 2015 07/22/15
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about determining which Windows PowerShell profile to use for which functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Living in central Florida can be a bit warm and humid in late July. Of course, I knew that before we moved here. I told one of my friends recently, when he commented on ...