Collection Enumeration with ForEach()
In my last article, I introduced you to a collection filtering option that you may not have been familiar with, the Where() method. This and the related...
Collection Filtering and Enumeration
One of PowerShell’s benefits is the ability to manage at scale. Instead of processing one thing at a time, we can manage a bunch of things all at once in the...
Eventing Event Logs with PowerShell
I thought I was finished covering eventing with PowerShell, but a recent message on Twitter led to one final article. The question was about watching for new...
CimIndicationEvents Happen
I hope you are finding this series on eventing in PowerShell helpful. Once you understand how to set up event subscriptions, I’m sure you are recognizing...
PowerShell Eventing with WMI and CIM
Let’s continue our exploration of using events in PowerShell. Using objects like the FileSystemWatcher can be invaluable, but we’re just scratching the...
Object Eventing
In my previous article, I started a series of articles on eventing in PowerShell. With eventing, you can take action, or at least be notified, that something...
Free Training Week at Pluralsight
This is a great deal that I wanted to make sure you were aware of. For a full WEEK, you can consume as much free content as you can handle. Pluralsight is...
Events Happen
Today’s topic came to me from a reader and is an advanced PowerShell topic. It is something that you might find useful as an interactive management tool or...
Are You My Type?
One of the reasons PowerShell is so amazing is that it not only works with objects, but also with objects that have a specific type. Not only is a process...
Protecting Data
In my last article, I demonstrated several PowerShell scripting techniques you could use to separate data from code. You want to avoid including the data you...
Clean Code is Secure Code
This is an article I have had scheduled for a while. It is a topic that should be self-evident, but in my experience, this isn’t always the case. And based...
A PowerShell Parsing Problem
Recently, I received an email from a reader, Danny. He was looking for help with a parsing problem in PowerShell. He had a log file to re-format to meet a...
Formatting with PSStyle
I trust you have found this series on ANSI and $PSStyle intriguing and have begun looking for ways to integrate it into your PowerShell scripting. It will be...
PSStyle in Action
We’re nearing the end of our exploration into ANSI and PSStyle. Hopefully, you are just getting started. At this point, you should be able to construct a...
PowerShell with Style
Let’s continue our exploration of ANSI escape sequences and how to incorporate color or formatting into our PowerShell scripting. If you missed them, I...
More Pretty PowerShell
In my previous article, I began a series of lessons on ANSI escape sequences. At first glance, they may appear daunting. But once you understand how they are...
Pretty PowerShell is Better PowerShell
It should come as no surprise that I am an old-school, command-line kind of guy. I am thrilled when I can type out a command and get a result in the console....
Taking PowerShell in a New (Re)direction
Normally, when we run a PowerShell command or pipeline expression, we focus on the output. We’re manipulating objects in the pipeline until we get the...
Information is Power
Earlier this year, I published an article on creating better PowerShell output. One of the techniques I demonstrated involved using the Write-Information...
Stacking Locations in PowerShell
I’m expecting that a significant number of you use PowerShell from an interactive console prompt. You are running commands, changing directories, and...
