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 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Yesterday, the Scripting Wife installed Windows Power Shell 2.0 on her Windows XP Service Pack 3 computer. She used Microsoft Update to add the .NET Framework before completing the installation of Windows PowerShell 2.0. After updating the system, installation of Windows PowerShell took less than a minu...

 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is Sunday evening in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States, which means it is Monday morning on the other side of the world. I was up late last night finishing yesterday’s Weekend Scripter article. My good friend, Jit, found me on Office Communicator, and we chatted for a little while...

 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I spent the day at SQL Saturday in Charlotte, NC. I could not resist the opportunity to network with that many rabid Windows PowerShell addicts. I mean, anyone who gives up their Saturday to come to a Microsoft office and sit in training sessions all day is dedicated. Definitely my type of geek. It was ...

Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, it is warming up a bit down here in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States, and therefore I tend to gravitate outside on weekends. At least, far enough outside to make it to my woodworking shop. Today, I was thinking about building a series of boxes. One of the golden rules in box design is the so-cal...

 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I am out in my woodworking shop today, and I am laying out an arch that I will use to create a curved top for a box. I need to know how much wood will be required to make that arch—the radius of the arch. Another use might be to measure for drywall when creating an arch over a door. How do I do th...