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February 5, 2014 • 1 min read

Episode 257 – PowerScripting Podcast – PowerShell Hero Dave Wyatt on Error Handling

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to PowerShell Hero Dave Wyatt

News





- 


    [The Scripting Games](https://powershell.org/category/announcements/scripting-games/) are going on now!





- 


    [PowerShell Saturday #007](http://powershellsaturday.com/007/) is on February 8th





- 


    [PowerShell Saturday #008](http://powershellsaturday.com/008/) is on February 15th

Interview





Guest - Dave Wyatt

Links





- 


    [free ebooks](https://powershell.org/newsletter/)





- 


    [https://powershell.org/author/dlwyatt/](https://powershell.org/author/dlwyatt/)





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    [http://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/](http://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/)





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    [https://powershell.org/2013/11/24/saving-passwords-and-preventing-other-processes-from-decrypting-them/](https://powershell.org/2013/11/24/saving-passwords-and-preventing-other-processes-from-decrypting-them/)





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    [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Enhanced-Script-Logging-27615f85](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Enhanced-Script-Logging-27615f85)





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    [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Generic-PowerShell-string-e9ccfe73](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Generic-PowerShell-string-e9ccfe73)





- 


    [https://www.odesk.com/](https://www.odesk.com/)





- 


    [https://www.elance.com/](https://www.elance.com/)





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    [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/site/search?f%5B0%5D.Type=User&f%5B0%5D.Value=David%20Wyatt](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/site/search?f%5B0%5D.Type=User&f%5B0%5D.Value=David%20Wyatt)

Chatroom Highlights:





 [http://powerevents.codeplex.com/](http://powerevents.codeplex.com/)





 [https://powershell.org/newsletter/](https://powershell.org/newsletter/)





 [http://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/](http://www.jetbrains.com/decompiler/)





 you should check out this post by adam driscoll on automating your de-compiling with powershell [http://csharpening.net/?p=1590](http://csharpening.net/?p=1590)





 [https://powershell.org/2013/11/24/saving-passwords-and-preventing-other-processes-from-decrypting-them/](https://powershell.org/2013/11/24/saving-passwords-and-preventing-other-processes-from-decrypting-them/)





 [http://invisiblebread.com/2014/01/car-problem/](http://invisiblebread.com/2014/01/car-problem/)





 [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Enhanced-Script-Logging-27615f85](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Enhanced-Script-Logging-27615f85)





 [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Write-timestamped-output-4ff1565f](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Write-timestamped-output-4ff1565f)





 [https://powershell.org/author/dlwyatt/](https://powershell.org/author/dlwyatt/)





 [https://powershell.org/2014/01/22/automatic-formatting-of-code-for-posting-on-powershell-org-forums/](https://powershell.org/2014/01/22/automatic-formatting-of-code-for-posting-on-powershell-org-forums/)





 [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Generic-PowerShell-string-e9ccfe73](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Generic-PowerShell-string-e9ccfe73)





 [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/site/search?f%5B0%5D.Type=User&f%5B0%5D.Value=David%20Wyatt](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/site/search?f%5B0%5D.Type=User&f%5B0%5D.Value=David%20Wyatt)





 [https://twitter.com/SnookieBjorn](https://twitter.com/SnookieBjorn)





 [http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator/archive/2013/09/04/automation-service-management-automation-getting-started-with-sma-runbooks.aspx](http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator/archive/2013/09/04/automation-service-management-automation-getting-started-with-sma-runbooks.aspx)





The Question - Hero/Power





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    Jedi mind control

Resources





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    [http://boxstarter.org/](http://boxstarter.org/)





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    Dave’s [Error Handling draft is available](https://powershell.org/2014/02/01/error-handling-draft-available/)





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    Dave blogged about [encrypting credentials with PowerShell](https://powershell.org/author/dlwyatt/)

Tip





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  [Bulk comment in the ISE](http://powershell.com/cs/blogs/tips/archive/2014/01/09/using-block-comment-in-the-ise-editor.aspx)

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January 30, 2014 • 2 min read

Episode 256 – PowerScripting Podcast – Ed Wilson (The Scripting Guy) from Microsoft

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Ed Wilson (The Scripting Guy) from Microsoft

Interview





Guest - Ed Wilson, The Scripting Guy

Links





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    [http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/](http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/)





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    [Windows PowerShell Best Practices](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0790145347268.do?code=WKPWERS)





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    [Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0790145389503.do?code=WKPWERS)









**Chatroom Highlights:**





 ## At some point during the show can Ed made a reference to the EAC (Exchange Admin Center)? He sounds uncannily like the Turtle in Finding Nemo 🙂





 ## Bring on the nostalgia!  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualbasic.strings(v=vs.110).aspx





 ## (or the horror)





 ## throw the gang sign Ed!!!!





 ## Would people come to Napa if Sapian hosted a powershell saturday?





 ##Jon Up Next Dave Wyatt





 ## real-world usage question for Ed...





 ## do you use aliases in scripts you write for yourself?





 ## are there any major caveats to using DSC and/or v4.0 in general on down-level OS versions?





 ## I ask because some cmdlets introduced in 3.0 don't work on 2008R2





 ## Powershell against RT?





 ## What's the next book? (or did I miss that?)





 ## do you benefit at all from safari online usage?





 for your pre-show streaming enjoyment, here's a NASA launch: [http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.UuHIzmQo45I](http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#.UuHIzmQo45I)





 [http://www.amazon.com/Windows-PowerShell-Best-Practices-Wilson/dp/0735666490](http://www.amazon.com/Windows-PowerShell-Best-Practices-Wilson/dp/0735666490)





 @jonwalz enjoying some pre-show tunes: [http://youtu.be/qPzBC3vnIcc](http://youtu.be/qPzBC3vnIcc)





 [http://shop.oreilly.com/category/deals/powershell.do?code=WKPWERS&cmp=tw-na-books-videos-info-promo_powershell](http://shop.oreilly.com/category/deals/powershell.do?code=WKPWERS&cmp=tw-na-books-videos-info-promo_powershell)





 [http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/services/recovery-manager/?loc=zTS2z&prod=zWAz&tech=zvirtz&prog=zOTprogz&type=zOTtypez&media=zOTmediaz&country=zUSz](http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/services/recovery-manager/?loc=zTS2z&prod=zWAz&tech=zvirtz&prog=zOTprogz&type=zOTtypez&media=zOTmediaz&country=zUSz)





 ## Bring on the nostalgia!  [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualbasic.strings(v=vs.110).aspx](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualbasic.strings(v=vs.110).aspx)





 MattHitchcock - it's a bit buggy IME, but there is this: [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-ISE-VariableExpl-fef9ff01](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-ISE-VariableExpl-fef9ff01)





 [http://www.sapien.com/software/changevue](http://www.sapien.com/software/changevue)





 They also have VersionRecall [http://www.sapien.com/software/versionrecall](http://www.sapien.com/software/versionrecall)





 [http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=what+does+the+fox+say+video&qpvt=what+does+the+fox+say+video&FORM=VDRE](http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=what+does+the+fox+say+video&qpvt=what+does+the+fox+say+video&FORM=VDRE)





 [http://scriptcop.start-automating.com/](http://scriptcop.start-automating.com/) Scriptcop





 && [http://open.spotify.com/track/0aDmudjjboRLuCaf93k2JJ](http://open.spotify.com/track/0aDmudjjboRLuCaf93k2JJ)





 [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter)





 [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/512f2371-96e4-423f-8596-58578aa7db31](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/512f2371-96e4-423f-8596-58578aa7db31)





 [http://www.yelp.com/biz/zeitouni-grill-charlotte#hrid:ViSQ6ZeUoBBVV_rC1KrqTg](http://www.yelp.com/biz/zeitouni-grill-charlotte#hrid:ViSQ6ZeUoBBVV_rC1KrqTg)





 [http://youtu.be/qPzBC3vnIcc](http://youtu.be/qPzBC3vnIcc)

The Question - Favorite Vacation Spot





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  Europe

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January 28, 2014 • 1 min read

Episode 255 – PowerScripting Podcast – Steve Roberts from Amazon on AWS and PowerShell

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Steve Roberts from Amazon on Amazon Web Services and PowerShell.

News





- 


    [The Scripting Games](https://powershell.org/category/announcements/scripting-games/) are going on now!





- 


    [PowerShell Saturday #007](http://powershellsaturday.com/007/) is on February 8th





- 


    [PowerShell Saturday #008](http://powershellsaturday.com/008/) is on February 15th

Interview





Guest - Steve Roberts

Links





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    [Amazon Web Services](http://aws.amazon.com/)





- 


    [AWS Tools for PowerShell](http://aws.amazon.com/powershell/)





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    AWS .Net / PowerShell team








        [Windows & .Net Developer Center](http://aws.amazon.com/net/)





    - 


        [Blog](http://aws.amazon.com/net/)





    - 


        Twitter: [@awsfornet](https://twitter.com/awsfornet)








- 


    [Handling credentials with PowerShell tools](http://blogs.aws.amazon.com/net/post/Tx36NATIEAMER5V/Handling-Credentials-with-AWS-Tools-for-Windows-PowerShell)















Chatroom Highlights:





[21:55:58]  [http://amzn.com/1430264519](http://amzn.com/1430264519)





[21:56:13]  Pro PowerShell for Amazon Web Services





[21:56:33]  Steve (speaking) was a big help with the book





[21:56:43]  his team was great





 [https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/](https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/)





 [http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughpad/us/7-inch-tablet-fz-m1.asp](http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughpad/us/7-inch-tablet-fz-m1.asp)





 [http://aws.amazon.com/powershell/](http://aws.amazon.com/powershell/)





 [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/Index.html](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/Index.html)





 [http://aws.amazon.com/](http://aws.amazon.com/)





 [http://amzn.com/1430264519](http://amzn.com/1430264519)





 [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/Index.html](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/Index.html)





 [http://aws.amazon.com/net/](http://aws.amazon.com/net/)





 [http://blogs.aws.amazon.com/net](http://blogs.aws.amazon.com/net)





 [http://www.musicradar.com/us/news/guitars/trent-reznor-talks-johnny-cash-168199](http://www.musicradar.com/us/news/guitars/trent-reznor-talks-johnny-cash-168199)





 [https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1607005_10202465193703988_1046463679_n.jpg](https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1607005_10202465193703988_1046463679_n.jpg)





 ## what does AWS stand for again?





 DexterPOSh, please add ## before your questions so they are easier for us to pick out





 @JonWalz ...got it ##





 ## can you give a quick/small example of the differences between AWS and Azure?





 ## Can I extend my local Lab to include machines from AWS ?





 ## does he have a blog

The Question - Hero/Power





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    Thor

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PowerShell for Admins

January 16, 2014 • 2 min read

Episode 254 – PowerScripting Podcast – Symon Perriman and Rick Claus from Microsoft on the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Symon Perriman and Rick Claus from Microsoft about the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit

News





- 


    New PowerShell MVP [Bo Wu](http://blog.vichamp.com/) from China





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    2014 [PowerShell Heroes](https://powershell.org/2014/01/08/announcing-our-2014-powershell-heroes/)!








        Teresa Wilson





    - 


        Dave Wyatt





    - 


        Mark Schill





    - 


        Francois-Xavier Cat





    - 


        Martin Pugh








- 


    MVP Jonathan Medd blogged about the [Scripting Games](http://www.jonathanmedd.net/2014/01/winter-scripting-games-2014.html)





- 


    PowerShell product team members [speaking at the summit](https://powershell.org/2014/01/07/powershell-summit-north-america-2014-some-more-reasons-to-register/)





- 


    Dallas-Fort Worth [PowerShell meeting](https://powershell.org/event/moving-from-command-line-tools-to-powershell-for-active-directory/) on January 28th

Interview





Guests - Symon Perriman and Rick Claus on the PDT

Links





- 


    [PowerShell Deployment Toolkit show with Rob Willis (ep 239)](https://powershell.org/2013/09/08/episode-239-powerscripting-podcast-rob-willis-from-microsoft-on-the-powershell-deployment-toolkit/)





- 


    [Deployment track on the Private Cloud TechNet blog](http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/tags/deployment+track/default.aspx)





- 


    [Download PDT](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-Deployment-f20bb605)





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    [Rick’s website](http://regularitguy.com/) and [@RicksterCDN](https://twitter.com/RicksterCDN)





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    [Symon’s website](http://www.symonperriman.com/) and [@SymonPerriman](https://twitter.com/SymonPerriman)





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    [System Center Advisor](https://www.systemcenteradvisor.com/)





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    [TechNet Virtual Labs](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/bb467605.aspx)





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    [Rob Wills presentation from TechEd on the PDT](http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2013/MDC-B322#fbid=)















Chatroom Highlights:





 ## Did you see my question about naming? 🙂





 ## Rick is an awesome supporter of The Krewe for TechEd!





 ## how can PDT deploy to Azure if some System Center components (SCVMM) are not supported in Azure?





 ## Are there any plans to port some of the PDT functionality to leverage DSC?





 ## how are customers successful deploying SC with PDT without Microsoft's help? I often hear people having problems with too complex XML config files





 ## Whats the fewest number of VM's I need to deploy the whole system centre suite using this toolkit?





 ## some error logs might help too 😉





 lletwahsoj [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN8eJA9rpXw&list=WLCE6501CC63F5E36C](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN8eJA9rpXw&list=WLCE6501CC63F5E36C)





 pics of Niagara Falls this week: [http://www.businessinsider.com/frozen-niagara-falls-pictures-2014-1](http://www.businessinsider.com/frozen-niagara-falls-pictures-2014-1)





 [http://www.symonperriman.com/index.html](http://www.symonperriman.com/index.html)





 latest version: [http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-Deployment-f20bb605](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-Deployment-f20bb605)





 kobeckman: [https://powershell.org/2014/01/09/tonight-on-the-powerscripting-podcast-rick-claus-and-symon-perriman-talk-about-build-a-windows-server-and-system-center-environment-with-the-powershell-deployment-toolkit/](https://powershell.org/2014/01/09/tonight-on-the-powerscripting-podcast-rick-claus-and-symon-perriman-talk-about-build-a-windows-server-and-system-center-environment-with-the-powershell-deployment-toolkit/)





 deployment track of the private cloud blog: [http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/tags/deployment+track/default.aspx](http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/tags/deployment+track/default.aspx)





[ https://www.systemcenteradvisor.com/](https://www.systemcenteradvisor.com/)





 [http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2013/MDC-B322#fbid=DwXiNVzUZEW](http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2013/MDC-B322#fbid=DwXiNVzUZEW)





 [http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MMS/2013/SD-B302](http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MMS/2013/SD-B302)





 [http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2013/MDC-B322#fbid=](http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2013/MDC-B322#fbid=)

The Question - Hero/Power





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    Rick: Batman





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    Symon: flying (no wings required)

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January 7, 2014 • 1 min read

Episode 253 – PowerScripting Podcast – Talking PowerShell with Jeff Truman

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Jeff Truman

News





- 


    New PowerShell MVP Laerte Junior from Brazil





- 


    New PowerShell MVP Chendrayan Venkatesan in the Netherlands





- 


    New PowerShell MVP [Francois-Xavier Cat](http://www.lazywinadmin.com/2014/01/im-powershell-mvp.html) in Canada





- 


    [DSC Resource Kit Wave 1](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/12/26/holiday-gift-desired-state-configuration-dsc-resource-kit-wave-1.aspx)





- 


    Winter Scripting Games








        [Understanding the Scoring](https://powershell.org/2014/01/03/scripting-games-winter-2014-understanding-the-scoring/)





    - 


        [Practice Event](https://powershell.org/2014/01/03/scripting-games-winter-2014-practice-event-rules/)








- 


    [PowerShell Summit info](https://powershell.org/community-events/summit/powershell-summit-north-america/)





- 


    [January 8th IndyPosh meeting](https://powershell.org/event/indyposh-meeting-10-whats-new-in-powershell-v4/)





- 


    [January 9th PhillyPosh meeting](https://powershell.org/event/phillyposh-january-9th-2014/)





- 


    [January 15th Research Triangle meeting](https://powershell.org/event/research-triangle-monthly-meeting-6pm-115/)

Interview





Guests - Jeff Truman the Script Warrior

Links





- 


    Works at [Serve](https://www.serve.com/), a subsidiary of American Express





- 


    President of the [Tampa Bay PowerShell User Group](https://powershell.org/user-groups/tampa-powershell-user-group/)









Chatroom Highlights:





 caption the peoples:  [http://cdn.powershell.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/contech.png](http://cdn.powershell.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/contech.png)





 [https://www.bluebird.com](https://www.bluebird.com)





 what's the tampa user group homepage? [http://powershellgroup.org/Tampa.Fl ](http://powershellgroup.org/Tampa.Fl)seems stale





 [https://powershell.org/user-groups/tampa-powershell-user-group/](https://powershell.org/user-groups/tampa-powershell-user-group/)





 [http://live.powerscripting.net](http://live.powerscripting.net)





 how about [http://vaughnlive.tv/embed/video/jonwalz](http://vaughnlive.tv/embed/video/jonwalz)





 [https://powershell.org/live.php](https://powershell.org/live.php) is embedding that same url

The Question - Hero/Power





- 
  Iron Man

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December 24, 2013 • 1 min read

Episode 252 – PowerScripting Podcast – Chris Ashley and Dmitry Petrashev from Dell on Mobile IT and PowerGui

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Chris Ashley and Dmitry Petrashev from Dell

News





- 


    [2014 Winter Scripting Games Schedule](https://powershell.org/2013/12/16/2014-winter-scripting-games-schedule/)





- 


    [Scripting Games Coaches](https://powershell.org/2013/12/23/introducing-the-coaches-of-the-2014-winter-scripting-games/)





- 


    [Scripting Games Player’s Guide](https://powershell.org/2013/12/09/2014-winter-scripting-games-players-guide/)

Interview





Guests - Chris Ashley and Dmitry Petrashev





Links





- 


    [http://www.quest.com/mobile-it/](http://www.quest.com/mobile-it/)





- 


    [http://powergui.org/index.jspa](http://powergui.org/index.jspa)





- 


    [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quest.maclient](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quest.maclient)





- 


    [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-it/id495923837?mt=8](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-it/id495923837?mt=8)





- 


    [http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/mobile-it/2c1f0d33-284c-4bd6-8924-c49d147980e0](http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/mobile-it/2c1f0d33-284c-4bd6-8924-c49d147980e0)





- 


    [http://communities.quest.com/community/mobileit](http://communities.quest.com/community/mobileit)





- 


    [http://smrpodcast.com/](http://smrpodcast.com/)









**Chatroom Highlights:**





 ##Is there a means of capturing API from the GUI and translating it into Powershell?





 ##Chris, as a fellow Dell homey and Powershell fanboi may I make a request?





 ##API monitoring and translation into PS syntax.





 [http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=troll+dolls+from+the+60's&qpvt=troll+dolls+from+the+60%27s&FORM=IGRE](http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=troll+dolls+from+the+60's&qpvt=troll+dolls+from+the+60%27s&FORM=IGRE)





 Is this the correct one? [http://www.simplemobilereview.com/category/podcast/](http://www.simplemobilereview.com/category/podcast/)





 [http://www.quest.com/mobile-it/](http://www.quest.com/mobile-it/)





 [http://www.powergui.org/index.jspa](http://www.powergui.org/index.jspa) Oct 31 release





 [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quest.maclient](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quest.maclient)





 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-it/id495923837?mt=8](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-it/id495923837?mt=8)





 Scope this though... [http://www.rohitab.com/apimonitor](http://www.rohitab.com/apimonitor)





 [https://powershell.org/?s=pfe](https://powershell.org/?s=pfe)





 [http://www.quest.com/mobile-it/](http://www.quest.com/mobile-it/)





 [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424379.aspx](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424379.aspx)





 [http://powergui.org/index.jspa](http://powergui.org/index.jspa)





 [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quest.maclient](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quest.maclient)





 [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-it/id495923837?mt=8](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-it/id495923837?mt=8)





 i'm at [http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/overview](http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/overview) having zero luck





 [http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/mobile-it/2c1f0d33-284c-4bd6-8924-c49d147980e0](http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/mobile-it/2c1f0d33-284c-4bd6-8924-c49d147980e0)





 [http://communities.quest.com/index.jspa](http://communities.quest.com/index.jspa)





 [http://communities.quest.com/community/mobileit](http://communities.quest.com/community/mobileit)





 [http://smrpodcast.com/](http://smrpodcast.com/)





 [http://webbrain.com/brainpage/brain/4685C1B4-FE68-2D62-3AFA-CE674E67F742#-64](http://webbrain.com/brainpage/brain/4685C1B4-FE68-2D62-3AFA-CE674E67F742#-64)





[ http://vaughnlive.tv/](http://vaughnlive.tv/)

The Question - Hero/Power





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    Dmitry - Time Travel





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  Chris - The Hulk

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December 21, 2013 • 1 min read

Episode 251 – PowerScripting Podcast – Josh Swenson talks about using PowerShell

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Josh Swenson

News





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    [2014 Winter Scripting Games Schedule](https://powershell.org/2013/12/16/2014-winter-scripting-games-schedule/)





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    MVP Jeff Hicks [has a Christmas present for you](http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/2013/12/friday-fun-a-christmas-present-for-you/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-fun-a-christmas-present-for-you&utm_reader=feedly)





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    Lee Homes posted the deck from presentation he did on [PowerShell Security Best Practices](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/12/16/powershell-security-best-practices.aspx)

Interview





Guest - Josh Swenson





**Chatroom Highlights:**





<12Stuwee_> ## What about change control on the scripts?





<12Stuwee_> ## does Josh maintain a blog?





 I meant this one [https://powershell.org/live.php](https://powershell.org/live.php)





 can you try this one for me? [https://powershell.org/live.php](https://powershell.org/live.php)





 [http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Podcast/26204571](http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Podcast/26204571)





 [http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Podcast+2/75638631](http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Podcast+2/75638631)





 [https://powershell.org/2008/07/21/podcast-to-be-released-on-friday/](https://powershell.org/2008/07/21/podcast-to-be-released-on-friday/)





 [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732101.aspx](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732101.aspx)





 alevyinroc: Off topic are you near this? [http://www.saranaclakewintercarnival.com/](http://www.saranaclakewintercarnival.com/)





 relevant: [http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/01/05/geeks-vs-non-geeks-pic/](http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/01/05/geeks-vs-non-geeks-pic/)





 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSn2JuDQSc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSn2JuDQSc)





 ScriptingWife: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0)





 This just hit the YouTubes today [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAMzAIH12yc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAMzAIH12yc)





 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0GtRI4Ulo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0GtRI4Ulo)





 [https://powershell.org/events/](https://powershell.org/events/)

The Question - Hero/Power





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    SuperMan

Resources





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    [Working with Active Directory dates with PowerShell](http://blogs.technet.com/b/ashleymcglone/archive/2013/12/20/back-to-the-future-working-with-date-data-types-in-active-directory-powershell.aspx)





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    [From Cmdlets to Scripts to PowerShell Hero](http://blogs.technet.com/b/ashleymcglone/archive/2013/11/25/dogfoodcon-2013-from-cmdlets-to-scripts-to-powershell-hero-an-essential-session-on-the-scripting-process.aspx)





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    [Which device is locking out an AD user?](http://mikefrobbins.com/2013/11/29/powershell-script-to-determine-what-device-is-locking-out-an-active-directory-user-account/)

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December 12, 2013 • 2 min read

Episode 250 – PowerScripting Podcast – Julian Dunn from Chef on Configuration Management and PowerShell

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Julian Dunn about configuration management and Chef

Interview





Guests - Julian Dunn

Links





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     here's the "marketing" entrypoint for Windows - [http://www.opscode.com/solutions/windows/](http://www.opscode.com/solutions/windows/)





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     and here's the "tech person's reference manual entrypoint" to Windows - [http://docs.opscode.com/windows.html](http://docs.opscode.com/windows.html)





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     random chef code example i found on the internet: [http://cookingclouds.com/2012/06/23/chef-simple-cookbook-example/](http://cookingclouds.com/2012/06/23/chef-simple-cookbook-example/)





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     here's another: [http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Chicken/Detail.aspx?evt19=1](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Chicken/Detail.aspx?evt19=1)





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     [http://community.opscode.com/](http://community.opscode.com/)





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     this article isn't new but seems interesting, talks about when they first went windows. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/24/opscode_chef_does_windows/](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/24/opscode_chef_does_windows/)





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     [https://www.google.com/search?q=decadal&oq=decadal&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4531j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8#es_sm=91&espv=210&q=decadal+definition](https://www.google.com/search?q=decadal&oq=decadal&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4531j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8#es_sm=91&espv=210&q=decadal+definition)

Chatroom Buzz-





<13Stuwee> ## If DSC and Chef are simular and I haven't used either, why would I learn Chef over DSC at this point?





<0halr9000> ## tell us more about configuration management of some "non-traditional" nodes like the network and storage hardware that you mentioned earlier





<13Stuwee> ## Do you use PSH within Chef?





<13Stuwee> ## please igonre if already asked.  Does it work with clients or just servers. Does it have a client install piece?





<13Stuwee> ## what about "what clients are supported", XP, Win7 Server 2003 etc...





<0organicit> ##As an enterprise why should I consider Chef over Puppet.  Sorry if this has been addressed





<13Stuwee> ## what about cost?





<13Stuwee> ## if you have a run list and one thing fails, how is the admin notified that it failed, how easy is it to recover?





<13Stuwee> ## how many cookbooks exist today and how ofter do new ones get added/updated?





<13Stuwee> ## if the cookbooks are community created/driven, how is the quality of the cookbook verified?  Does anyone validate the cookbook?





<13Stuwee> ## how long has Chef been "in the business".  In other words can I trust it to be around for the long term in light of DSC?





<13Stuwee> ## does it maintain a "state" or is it primarly used for installation of software?





<13Stuwee> ## wait wait.... just kidding

The Question - Hero/Power





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    Superman

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December 1, 2013 • 4 min read

Episode 249 – PowerScripting Podcast – Distinguished Engineer Jeffrey Snover for the PowerShell v4 Launch Party

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Jeffrey Snover about PowerShell Version 4

News

  The PowerShell team has been doing a series of blog posts on DSC



  * 

      [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/01/configuration-in-a-devops-world-windows-powershell-desired-state-configuration.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/01/configuration-in-a-devops-world-windows-powershell-desired-state-configuration.aspx)



  * 

      [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/05/understanding-configuration-keyword-in-desired-state-configuration.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/05/understanding-configuration-keyword-in-desired-state-configuration.aspx)



  * 

      [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/15/hungry-for-more-windows-powershell-desired-state-configuration-resources.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/15/hungry-for-more-windows-powershell-desired-state-configuration-resources.aspx)



  * 

      [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/19/resource-designer-tool-a-walkthrough-writing-a-dsc-resource.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/19/resource-designer-tool-a-walkthrough-writing-a-dsc-resource.aspx)



  * 

      [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/21/powershell-dsc-resource-for-configuring-pull-server-environment.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/21/powershell-dsc-resource-for-configuring-pull-server-environment.aspx)



  * 

      [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/26/push-and-pull-configuration-modes.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/26/push-and-pull-configuration-modes.aspx)

  [Ops All The Things Podcast](http://www.opsallthethings.com/)

Interview

Guests – Jeffrey Snover

Chatroom Buzz-

<0halr9000> ## centralized package management support for v5?

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November 13, 2013 • 2 min read

Episode 248 – PowerScripting Podcast – Tommy Patterson from Microsoft on PowerShell and Azure

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Tommy Patterson about PowerShell and Azure

News

The PowerShell Summit agendaÂ [has been released](https://powershell.org/2013/11/10/the-n-a-2014-powershell-summit-agenda-is-released/)

The PowerShell team is looking forÂ [session suggestions for the Summit](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/11/05/seeking-input-on-powershell-summit-sessions.aspx)

Interview

Guests - Tommy Patterson

Links

[aka.ms/tp](http://aka.ms/tp)Â - virtuallycloud9.com - my site.

[aka.ms/qsk](http://aka.ms/qsk)Â - yung's powershell IAAS quick start kit

[aka.ms/r2dsc](http://aka.ms/r2dsc)Â - Keith Mayer's post on DSC with PowerShell 4.0

[aka.ms/hypervsweepstakes](http://aka.ms/hypervsweepstakes)Â Â - win a Surface Pro

[aka.ms/virtsq](http://aka.ms/virtsq)Â Â - Â 2 Day free online class with free test voucher

[aka.ms/boostcareer](http://aka.ms/boostcareer)Â - Main topic - Azure and uploading virtual machines/disks

[TechNet Radio: Delivering Results - Deploying Unified Device Management at Microsoft](http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/TechNet+Radio/TechNet-Radio-Delivering-Results-Deploying-Unified-Device-Management-at-Microsoft)

[Microsoft Cloud "“ Learn It Now, Boost Your Career "“ Virtual Machines "“ Step-by-Step Guide](http://www.virtuallycloud9.com/index.php/2013/10/microsoft-cloud-learn-it-now-boost-your-career-virtual-machines-step-by-step-guide/)

Chatroom Buzz-

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