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

February 20, 2010 Feb 20, 2010 02/20/10

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 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...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Using Functions to Convert Weight Measurements (Part 2)

February 14, 2010 Feb 14, 2010 02/14/10

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 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I am still hanging out down here in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, in the United States of America. The laid-back, relaxed attitude has allowed me time to reflect on the new Weekend Scripter series I am writing. The following seagull picture I took seems to reflect this deep thought. Looks pensive...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Using Functions to Convert Weight Measurements (Part 1)

February 13, 2010 Feb 13, 2010 02/13/10

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 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. If you have been following us on Twitter, you know that I have been out for nearly a week due to ear surgery. While I have been recuperating, I have had a lot of time to think about the module we started last Saturday, and that we continued last Sunday. The Scripting wife took me to South Carolina ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Conversion Module, Part 2

February 7, 2010 Feb 7, 2010 02/7/10

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 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the cool things about writing scripts on the weekend, is the lack of distraction. Because there are few things to compete for one’s attention, there is more time to polish and more time to clean up the code. For example, consider the ConversionModule.psm1 module I worked on yesterday. ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Conversion Module, Part 1

February 6, 2010 Feb 6, 2010 02/6/10

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 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, this is truly a historic day for a number of reasons. The first reason is that this is the first Saturday column in Scripting Guy history! The second historic occasion is that we finally got snow in Charlotte, North Carolina. This second reason is not really historical—we get snow in ...