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Occasionally people ask us about our resolutions... not the New Year's kind, but rather, the video kind. As you probably know, SAPIEN has produced several PowerShell training videos. These videos come in two formats: on DVD and as a download. The DVD videos are not "true" DVDs, i.e. if you pop them into your DVD player they will not play like a movie. Rather, these videos are packaged as .MOV files for viewing on your computer  using Apple QuickTime. These .MOV files have a vertical resolution of 720 pixels (HD quality.) They play great on computers and other devices that…   More »

This month we are celebrating our 25th year in business and *you* are receiving the gifts! Everything in our online catalog—software, books, DVD, even our fabulous Infiniti pens (as featured in Battlestar Galactica)—is 25% off retail prices. For our silver anniversary, we thought about giving you something made of silver but then we realized that you would probably enjoy upgrading to our 2011 versions and saving some money instead. If you haven’t checked out all the fabulous, new features and tools that our 2011 versions have, you are definitely missing the boat! This would be the perfect time to upgrade.…   More »

Under normal circumstances, this would be considered a shameless plug but, since we know that you love our tools and support, just consider this an affirmation of our commitment to each other!  WindowsIT Pro is conducting a technology survey and we are up for *awesome* in several categories.  They are: Best Scripting Tool (question # 21) SAPIEN Technologies PrimalForms 2011 SAPIEN Technologies PrimalScript 2011 Best Training & Certification Product or Service (question # 27) SAPIEN Technologies Windows PowerShell Class-On-Disc Best Free or Open Source Tool (question # 29) SAPIEN Technologies iPowerShell SAPIEN Technologies PrimalForms Community Edition SAPIEN Technologies PrimalPad Community…   More »

We released our PowerShell Video Training as a download and the response was overwhelming!  Once again, you asked for it, you got it! Our VBScript Video Training set is now available as a download! This is the perfect way to learn VBScript with these self-paced videos.  Each set contains our VBScript 101, VBScript 201, VBScript 301, and full set of Electives!  You can read all about the set at http://sapien.com/training.  Purchase yours today at ScriptingOutpost.com. But that's not all! We put together the Complete PowerShell and VBScript Video Training set as well. If you are ready to dive into all the…   More »

You asked for it, you got it! The complete Windows PowerShell Class-on-Disc set is now available as a download! Are you a beginner? Then your PowerShell learning starts with our Fundamentals class. This self paced learning model is the perfect way to begin. Follow along, take quizzes to advance, and complete the first class confident and ready for our Intermediate course.  The Intermediate video starts where the Fundamental class leaves off. You already have the basics and are ready for the fun stuff. Covering subject such as learning to use PowerShell’s error handling and debugging capabilities, and much more. Once you…   More »

We have put together the perfect summer learning bundle. No time for classrooms? No budget for travel? Get our PowerShell "Summer Learning" bundle and learn PowerShell at your own pace. The bundle consists of our hugely popular PrimalForms 2011, Windows PowerShell 2.0 ebook, and the complete Windows PowerShell Class-on-Disc set, available for the first time as a download!  Use your summer hours wisely, and start the fall at the top of your game. Visit the SAPIEN Store and get your bundle today! Not available through resellers.  Offer expires August 31, 2011.…   More »

This is your last week to sign up for our New York PowerShell class July 11-14.  Registration is closing July 6, 2011. This is a four day course covering beginning PowerShell through advanced practices. These are some of the topics that will be covered: Running Commands and Using the Pipeline Commands in Detail and Using the Online Help Core Cmdlets: Sorting, Grouping, Comparing, and More Administering Active Directory (in 2003, 2008, and 2008R2+) Working with Background Jobs Windows PowerShell security Basic and Parameterized Scripts Advanced Operations, Dot-Sourcing, and More Utilizing the Underlying .NET Framework Types Debugging Techniques Creating Custom Formatting…   More »

SAPIEN PowerShell live training! Don't be left behind! PowerShell is THE tool for Windows IT today. Plan now for your summer training.  We are offering PowerShell training July 11-14th, in White Plains, NY. Four days of the most current PowerShell training available. Offered in a small classroom setting to maximize your learning experience, this is the training you need to make yourself invaluable at the work place. Don't delay reserving your spot for our comprehensive PowerShell training. To read more visit our training page. If you have any questions contact sales@sapien.com.…   More »

For the month of February, Scriptingoutpost.com is offering #PrimalScript 2009 Universal for the unheard of price of only $500. PrimalScript Universal includes EVERY SAPIEN software product, EVERY one of our e-books and EVERY one of our training videos plus additional materials. This is a $1500+ value if purchased individually. And YES, this includes a free upgrade to the 2011 versions of the software when available. Take advantage of this offer TODAY as it is good only as long as supplies last. Click here to order NOW.…   More »

Every now and then we need to provide our customers with files that fix a problem. For our software products we usually do that with our monthly service builds. Most of our training products come on discs though, so there are no service builds. While we update the discs we ship almost continuously, some discs that you may already have can stop working if new software is installed on your computer. If you experience problems with our training products that utilize Adobe Flash, you can navigate to http://downloads.sapien.com and look at the "Support Files" folder.  The files f10updater-1.0.811.2510.zip and flashfixinstructions.pdf…   More »