Like almost everyone in the DevOps world, I use GitHub, not because I like it, but because everyone uses it. In fact, I dislike it, because it’s confusing by design. Its misleading language excludes users, rather than welcoming them. To…
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Since installing PowerShell 5.0, I’ve been using the PowerShellGet cmdlets to install and examine many of the new modules on PowerShell Gallery.
Unfortunately, this is often quite a chore. While many have some help for cmdlets, few have an About…
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Applies to PowerShell Studio 2016, PrimalScript 2016, and later.
I write lots of scripts — for production, for research, for testing, and for demonstrations. And, inevitably, I hit a bug. I’m actually relieved when I do, because no code is…
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UPDATE: Added a -Search parameter that searches all SAPIEN forums for the term that you specify and then opens the page with the results. Thanks to Prasoon V. Karunan for the contribution.
I love helping people learn Windows PowerShell and…
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Like most things, once you know the basics, it’s really easy to build GUI applications with Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Studio. And, like most things, it’s hard to learn the basics. We’re here to help.
We just posted a two-part…
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Applies to:
— Windows PowerShell 5.0.10586.63
— PowerShellGet 1.0.0.1
I’m a huge fan of sharing Windows PowerShell modules and making them easy to find (Find-Module), view (Save-Module), and install (Install-Module). So, I truly love the new PowerShellGet module.
However, you…
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In January, I had the honor of presenting to the Mississippi PowerShell User Group (MSPSUG). I’ve known the organizers, Mike Robbins and Rohn Edwards for years, and truly respect them. The PSUG is online-only, which makes it a challenge for…
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The Group-Object cmdlet, one of the original provider cmdlets, is as old as Windows PowerShell. It was introduced in version 1.0 and hasn’t changed at all since then. But, it is one of my favorites. (You can tell when I…
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Always committed to starting the New Year right, I’m heading to Scottsdale, Arizona on Tuesday, January 5 at 5:30 PM to meet with the newly revived Arizona PowerShell User Group. We’ll meet at the Microsoft Store in Scottsdale Fashion Square.…
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This post discusses the DialogResult property of buttons, which often confuses beginning PowerShell GUI app designers.
When I first started learning how to write PowerShell GUI applications, I thought of the DialogResult property of buttons as the “evil property.”
What…
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