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Sun, Oct 30 2011 21:39

Clearing hosts file

We seen how to delete a single entry from the hosts file – this is how we clear all entries function clear-hostfilecontent { [ CmdletBinding ( ) ] param ( ) $file = Join-Path -Path $( $env:windir ) -ChildPath "system32\drivers\etc\hosts" if...
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Wed, Oct 26 2011 20:51

Remove a host file record

Next up is removing a record from a hosts file function remove-hostfilecontent { [ CmdletBinding ( ) ] param ( [ parameter ( Mandatory = $true ) ] [ ValidatePattern ( "\b\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\b" ) ] [string] $IPAddress , [ parameter...
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Mon, Oct 24 2011 21:07

Hosts file - add a record

We’ve seen how to read the Hosts file – this is how we add a record function add-hostfilecontent { [ CmdletBinding ( SupportsShouldProcess = $true ) ] param ( [ parameter ( Mandatory = $true ) ] [ ValidatePattern ( "\b\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\....
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Sun, Oct 23 2011 18:07

Reading the hosts file

Normally I ignore the Hosts file but my development laptop isn’t a member of my test domain – a number of reasons for this which I won’t go into. This means that when I want to RDP to a machine in the test domain I have to use the IP address. A bit awkward...
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Wed, Sep 21 2011 21:23

select-object quirk

I was working with the new CIM cmdlets in PowerShell 3 CTP and mistyped a command (as I thought) Get-Cimclass win32_operatingsystem | select -ExpandProperty methods | select -f 1 select -ExpandProperty Qualifiers   My surprise was because of the...
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Wed, Sep 21 2011 19:09

PowerShell Deep Dive speakers

Some more sessions have been announced for the Deep Dive http://www.theexpertsconference.com/europe/2011/powershell-deep-dive/session-abstracts/ The speaker line up includes: Aleksandar Nikolic Shay Levy Kirk Munro Dmitry Sotnikov Jeffery Hicks James...
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Sat, Sep 17 2011 16:44

UK User Group–Alexsandar

Quick reminder about the UK User group Live Meeting on remoting and end points presented by PowerShell MVP Alexsandar Nikolic. Details and link to join from http://msmvps.com/blogs/richardsiddaway/archive/2011/09/08/powershell-user-group-20-september...
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Mon, Sep 12 2011 19:57

Create a calendar item

Continuing the occasional look at Outlook automation its time to see how we create a calendar item function new-calendaritem { param ( [string] $mailbox , [datetime] $start , [datetime] $end , [string] $subject , [string] $location , [string] $body )...
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Sun, Sep 11 2011 15:37

Process information

Recent forum question got me thinking about retrieving process information. In this case it was about a processes Working Set   Standard response is PS> Get-Process powershell | select *working* MaxWorkingSet    : 1413120 MinWorkingSet   ...
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Thu, Sep 8 2011 20:39

PowerShell User Group–20 September 2011

When: Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 7:30 PM (BST) Where: *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Aleksandar Nikolic presents on PowerShell remoting and the customisation of remoting end points. Aleksandar's presentation at the PowerShell Deep Dive was excellent - don't miss...
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Mon, Sep 5 2011 21:11

Timer

In this post I showed how to set a count down timer http://msmvps.com/blogs/richardsiddaway/archive/2011/08/02/a-count-down-timer.aspx but what if you want to go the other way i.e. see how long something takes The count down function can be modified Import...
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Fri, Sep 2 2011 21:08

Controlling Firewall Rules

I decide that for this module I wanted some functions that control specific rule that I could be working with often e.g. Enable/Disable WMI rules and then I want a generic function for everything else. Lets start with some specifics. If we look at the...
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Thu, Sep 1 2011 18:46

Firewall rules (OK)

The really important thing about our firewall is the rules that are configured. function get-rule { [ CmdletBinding ( ) ] param ( ) BEGIN { } #begin PROCESS { $fw = New-Object -ComObject HNetCfg.FwPolicy2 $fw . Rules | foreach { $profiles = @( ) $ruleprofile...
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Thu, Sep 1 2011 18:26

PowerShell Deep Dive abstracts

With the Deep Dive just over 6 weeks away the programme is shaping up.Abstracts of some of the sessions can be viewed http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2011/09/01/8-abstracts-for-the-powershell-deep-dive-in-frankfurt.aspx   I will also be...
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Wed, Aug 31 2011 23:23

Windows firewall

I normally leave the Windows firewall enabled in my test environment. It ensures I don’t forget it when testing. My recent session for the TechEd:Australia PowerShell conference involved me disabling various firewall rules on the subject machine to set...
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Mon, Aug 29 2011 10:04

Deal of the Day–PowerShell

PowerShell and WMI is Manning’s deal of the day – 50% off print or e-book.   The deal also extends to PowerShell in Practice and PowerShell in Action 2E See www.manning.com for details
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Sun, Aug 28 2011 20:30

Reminder: TechEd Australia PowerShell conference

The TechEd Australia PowerShell conference starts tomorrow at midnight UK time (9am in Australia).  Details from http://msmvps.com/blogs/richardsiddaway/archive/2011/08/22/teched-australia-powershell-conference.aspx   I will be presenting on...
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Mon, Aug 22 2011 22:05

TechEd Australia PowerShell conference

Tuesday August 30th 2011 at 9am EST there is a PowerShell conference at TechEd Australia.  Details from http://powershelldownunder.com/featured/teched2011/ The sessions will be available via Live meeting please register at above URL
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Wed, Aug 17 2011 20:05

Path cmdlets: 6 Convert-Path

The last of the path cmdlets is Convert-Path.  The Convert-Path cmdlet converts a path from a Windows PowerShell path to a Windows PowerShell provider path. I can’t remember using this one.  Building on the examples in the help file we can expand...
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Wed, Aug 17 2011 8:24

Half price PowerShell books

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