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Really? Oh come on! Yes we had an iPad at our booth which we were using to show iPowerShell and our training videos. But, NO, it was not a prize. We know you all want one. But it WAS a Microsoft show. They probably would not have been thrilled if we were handing out competitive prizes. On the other hand... that does not rule out us giving away an iPad for some other occasion. Stay tuned to this blog and see what happens...…   More »

SAPIEN Technologies, Inc. is proud to sponsor some of the prizes for the 2010 Napa County Science Fair. The fair is held on Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Napa County Office of Education, 2121 Imola Ave. We are happy to participate in our local community. …   More »

SAPIEN Technologies is going to Tech Ed 2010 in New Orleans, June 7th-10th! We would love to see you there, so we are giving away three Tech-Ed passes! This includes one all-inclusive pass worth $2000, and two show floor only passes worth $500 each. All you need to do to qualify for this fantastic giveaway is to create a PowerShell GUI application using PrimalForms 2009. Send your script files (no EXE's please!) in zipped form to scriptcontest@sapien.com no later than April 23, 2010 to be considered for the contest. Please describe the intent of the script in your email and try not…   More »

CEO Ferdinand Rios is off to Columbus Ohio to speak at The Central Ohio PowerShell user group on 11/12/2009 at 6:30pm. Location: 1275 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH  43212 phone: 614-675-3711 They will be discussing PowerShell Profiles.  Dr. Rios will be presenting PrimalForms and how to create GUI interfaces in PowerShell. If you are in the area come on by! For more information please visit http://centralohiopug.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/reminder-november-powershell-users-group/…   More »

Our own CEO Ferdinand Rios is going to be in Austin, Texas 11/6/2009. Dr. Rios will be speaking at The Central Texas Systems Management User Group (CTSMUG). This a community of IT Professionals that share a comment interest in Systems Management. It will be held at: Microsoft Corporation 9606 Mo-Pac Expressway Stonebridge Plaza, Building One, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78759 Recommended attendees are IT Managers, IT Professionals, IT Directors, Microsoft Partners, and Solution Architects. This meeting will cover the basics of PowerShell 2.0, as well as a demo from Ferdinand Rios. Dr. Rios will demonstrate PrimalForms 2009, showing how to…   More »

If you didn't make it to Techmentor this year, you missed out on some great stuff. As promised, here are a collection of zip files with my conference demos. If you didn't make it to the show you are still welcome to download, although they may not all make sense to you out of context. I think I've gathered everything but if there as a particular demo you can't find, let me know and I'll either check my library or attempt to re-create it.   More »

This week, Alex Riedel and SAPIEN alumus Don Jones will sit down (virtually speaking) at a roundtable discussion on the PowerScripting Podcast. They will be joined by PowerShell architect Jeffrey Snover, and PowerShell MVP Kirk Munro. Scheduled topics include: A Thousand Things 1% Better What's most important for a posh newbie to learn? Script vs. Shell Coolest use of PowerShell that you've seen--and what's to come. What third-party software is missing? Is PowerShell useful for <insert concept here>? You can catch the show live on UStream at 9:00PM EST. There is a lively chat room that is actively involved…   More »

I finally make the big leagues and get interviewed by Hal and Jonathon Walz. You can check it out at the PowerScripting site. I was afraid my Ironman comment would come back to haunt me :-) But seriously, I had a great time and I hope you find it informative. Of course there's more to the session than just my interview, in fact some really cool stuff with data visualization and PowerShell.…   More »

I've posted a few zip files with my slides and demos from Techmentor NYC. You'll find the files in the Essentials section of ScriptingAnswers.com.  Click here to get them. Some of these sessions will be done again at Techmentor Las Vegas next month, plus a whole lot more.…   More »

I'm afraid a dangerous precedent has been set last night on the PowerScripting Podcast. I had a great time with Hal and Jonathon but there was a super hero question and I'm afraid I've started something I won't be able to control.   More »