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Learn How to Load and Use PowerShell Snap-ins

Summary: How do I use snap-ins with the Windows PowerShell 2.0 cmdlet, Add-Module? What are the benefits of using this method over Add-PSSnapin?   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I am on holiday and am speaking at SQL Saturday #49 today in Orlando, Florida. The really cool thing about this particular SQL Saturday is that they ...

Deploy a PowerShell Module with SharePoint Cmdlets

  Summary: In this article, Scripting Guys guest blogger Brian Jackett illustrates how to deploy a Windows PowerShell module with SharePoint cmdlets.   Hey, Scripting Guy! I would love to be able to use Windows PowerShell to deploy a module with the SharePoint 2010 cmdlets. Is this possible? -- JB   Hello JB, Microsoft ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Checking for Module Dependencies in Windows PowerShell

  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the cool things about Windows PowerShell is that if you do not like the way it does things, you can change it. If there is something that is lacking in the released product, you can often find it in a module that someone has written and posted to the web. There are several good modules ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Conversion Module, Part 6

Weekend Scripter: Conversion Module, Part 6Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It has been a relatively quiet weekend here in Charlotte, North Carolina. I spent a couple of hours organizing my dive pictures from a recent trip to Boca Raton, Florida. The spotted eel in the following photo was one of the highlights of that trip. As I was ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Conversion Module, Part 5

 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. What a wonderful day Saturday is. I took the occasion to upgrade from the current beta of Microsoft Office 2010 to the release candidate. I love Microsoft Office 2010, and Outlook in particular has received a very nice upgrade. This week, I was tweeting with Megan (@OrlandoTechNuts on Twitter), and...