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October 12, 2008
Power Scripting
Episode 45 - PowerScripting Podcast - Roundtable

 

Today we have a rockin' roundtable which includes:

 

  • Jeffrey Snover
  • Don Jones
  • Alex Reidel
  • Kirk Munro
And of course we'll throw in our other usual goodies.

News

The news is brought to you by iTripoli.
What can you really do with PowerShell?  With Admin Script Editor the question becomes what can't you do with PowerShell?  Besides all the advanced code generating tools this is the only tool offering a true PowerShell Forms Designer.  To illustrate what can be done the guys at iTripoli created a full-featured MP3/Podcast player written entirely in PowerShell and delivered as a single script.  Check it out at adminscripteditor.com/player.

Roundtable

This segment is brought to you by Quest:
Quest Software is offering Powerscripting Podcast listeners a free copy of Jeffery Hicks new book, Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM from Sapien Press. Visit quest.com/powerscripting to register for your copy, before they run out. While youâre there download their free graphical user interface, script editor and Active Directory commands.

  1. A Thousand Things 1% Better 
  2. What's most important for a posh newbie to learn?
  3. JeffHicks : ## What do you see as the biggest obstacles to PowerShell adoption?
  4. "PowerShell isn't complete?"
    1. <Jay> no admin worth his salt is going to go through and update hundreds of servers with yet another thing to patch, another to mantain, another security to worry about, reboots, touching things, etc, just to be able to run a non complete technology that they haven't learned yet because it is a pain in the ass, and oh, it's not complete 
    2. cartershanklin : ## Jeffrey, do you think user adoption of PS is faster or slower than you anticipated?
  5. Script vs. Shell 
  6. Coolest use of PowerShell that you've seen--and what's to come. 
  7. What third-party software is missing? 
  8. Is PowerShell useful for <insert concept here>?
    1. e.g. cloud computing 

Ustream Questions
  1. rfoust : ## what is the easiest way for non-developers to find .net methods to work with in powershell?  searching msdn is a pain
  2. JeffHicks : ## Where will PowerShell be in 3-5 years?
  3. JeffHicks : ## What will MS take responsiblity for in PowerShell and what do they expect 3rd parties to support or add?
  4. rfoust : ## whats a good bridge for scripters wanting to convert scripts into real c# compiled cmdlets
  5. rfoust : ## do you see cmdlet naming conflicts becoming a problem in the future?  not the namespace but the actual cmdlet name
  6. rfoust : ## do you see scripts running as a service anytime in the future?
  7. cartershanklin : ## script scheduling, same question.
  8. ye110wbeard : ## Can Powershell be used to email backup logs made in W2K8 Server backup?
  9. rfoust : ## is microsoft helping Pash devlopment any?
  10. JeffHicks : ## Is MS promoting PowerShell at the management level in orgs or letting it bubble up from the admins?
  11. makson : ## is there a cmdlet for powershell that is equivelent to sed in bash? 

Resources

This segment is brought to you by Idera.
Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master? Checkout Idera's PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center. Go to www.idera.com/PodcastPeople to get your copy today!

 

Gotcha

From Stephen Campbell:

Open a cmd prompt on a Win2003 server and type the following:
mkdir c:\test1
net share test1=c:\test1 /grant:everyone,full
Now type the name commands in Powershell
new-item c:\test2 -type directory
net share test2=c:\test2 /grant:everyone,full
When I do the net share command in Powershell, the /Grant returns a syntax error.  Until I remembered about the comma!!  The following works great.
net share test2=c:\test2 /grant:everyone`,full



October 10, 2008
Hacker Public Radio
Ep0204: EC Lug October 9th meeting
EC Lug October 9th meeting

October 09, 2008
Couple of Admins
Episode 70 - Sharepoint Go Boom
Recorded: October 8, 2008 Your Host: Keith Albright and Steve Murawski Show Length: 1:04:29 This show is sponsored by Idera; Download free tools to help manage your Windows world at Idera.com. Links mentioned in this show: Make you Mac phone home Cronnix - Mac OS X crontab editor Google Mail Goggles Cisco VPN Client roadmap Vista 3rd Party VPN client compatibility schedule SafeNet SoftRemote VPN [...]

Hacker Public Radio
Ep0203: Alpine: How to
Klaatu talks about the virtues of the Alpine (or Pine) email client, how to set it up, special settings for using it with IMAP servers, how to configure the reply-to address correctly, and much more. Alpine Official Site Pine Official Site OGG version

October 08, 2008
Hak.5
Hak5 - Packet Sniffing 101, Social Media with Boxee, and multiple Gordon Freemans with Synergy
Chris Gerling begins a three part series on Packet Sniffing starting with the fundamentals of packet structure, the OSI model, tools and terminology. Matt harnesses the social power of media with Boxee, a social media center based on XMBC. Shannon demos out Synergy, the Half-Life 2 co-op mod, and Darren check out Cron for Windows.

Hacker Public Radio
Ep0202: cpanel whitelisting
Deepgeek talks about using cpanel, a common web front-end for budget webhost accounts, to create spam-free mobile email via whitelisting. companion article

October 07, 2008
Hacker Public Radio
Ep0201: phreaknic
droops interviews skydog the lead organizer of phreaknic

October 06, 2008
Lab Rats
Episode 141: The Power of PowerLine Networking
In episode 141, Andy and Sean show off a technology that allows you to use your house's electrical wiring for networking your gadgets, and Cheryl helps tame Windows Vista's annoying authorization requests with Tweak UAC.

Hacker Public Radio
Ep0200: 200th Episode Special
Meet the Hosts of HPR

October 05, 2008
Power Scripting
Episode 44 - PowerScripting Podcast - with Tobias Weltner

Today we have an interview with Tobias Weltner the developer of PowerShell Plus as well as tips, resources and news. We also have some winners in our review contest.

News

Quest Software is offering Powerscripting Podcast listeners a free copy of Jeffery Hicks new book, Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM from Sapien Press. Visit quest.com/powerscripting to register for your copy, before they run out. While youâre there download their free graphical user interface, script editor and Active Directory commands.

Interview

This segment is brought to you by Idera:

We had a great time interviewing Tobias Weltner about PowerShellPlus. Hope you enjoy!
Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master?  Checkout Idera's PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center.  Go to www.idera.com/PodcastPeople  to get your copy today!


For listeners of this podcast only, Idera is offering a special price $79 per copy until October 12, 2008.   Don't wait!  Download your free trial and take advantage of this great offer today!

Resources

Tips

  • A question from Phactotum (a fellow IBMer with Hal) about how to take data in a CSV and act on it turned into a blog post by Hal.

Contest

We're happy to announce the winners of our SAPIEN book giveaway:

  • David Travis wrote a great review in iTunes!
  • David Moravec wrote a review on his blog. I thought it was cool to see that we have at least one listener in the Czech Republic!


Couple of Admins
Event Update - OLFU
Recorded: October 2, 2008 Your Host: Steve Murawski Show Length: 07:05 This show is sponsored by Idera; Download free tools to help manage your Windows world at Idera.com. I’m joined by Jesse Trucks, who is a Director of LOPSA,  who wanted to give us a little bit of information as to what will be happening at the Ohio Linux Fest University, which is training held [...]

October 03, 2008
Hacker Public Radio
Ep0199: EC Lug October 2 meeting
EC Lug October 2 meeting

October 02, 2008
Hacker Public Radio
Ep0198: Installing Windows
xoke installs windows in virtual box

October 01, 2008
Hak.5
Hak5 - Windows USB Booting, Fon Hacking Illustrated, DimDim, DeskSpace and Portals
Booting Windows from a USB key using the Windows Automated Installation Kit. Unlocking the Fon and Installing Jasager -- Illustrated. Desktop and meeting collaboration using DimDim, the free open source online collaboration software. Turn your Windows desktop into a 3D spaces cube, and more!

Hacker Public Radio
Ep0197: Vulgar Esperanto Part 2
klaatu continues his Vulgar Esperanto series

September 30, 2008
Hacker Public Radio
Ep0196: linux file managers
How to plug a tire, linux file managers, world's smallest linux distro, and what's in your bag? tkdesk; emelfm2; vifm; and slitaz.

September 29, 2008
Lab Rats
Episode 140: Mailbag #5
In episode 140, Andy and Sean answer another batch of viewer questions, and Cheryl takes a look at an audio ripping and conversion program.

Hacker Public Radio
Ep0195: Sourcecast Ep 3
original audio from sourcecast ep 5

September 28, 2008
Power Scripting
Episode 43 - PowerScripting Podcast - with Brandon Shell

Today we talk to Brandon Shell, PowerShell MVP and great thinker. We've also got news, resources, and tips! Also, we are going to give away two Sapien Press books. Be sure to listen till the end to hear how to win!

News

Quest Software is offering Powerscripting Podcast listeners a free copy of Jeffery Hicks new book, Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM from Sapien Press.

Visit quest.com/powerscripting to register for your copy, before they run out. While youâre there download their free graphical user interface, script editor and Active Directory commands.

 

 

 

Interview

This segment is brought to you by Idera:
Want to make Windows PowerShell easier than ever to learn and master?  Checkout Idera's PowerShellPlus Professional Edition which is now available for download! The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive Learning Center.  Go to www.idera.com/PodcastPeople  to get your copy today!
  1. rfoust : ## why don't you hang out in #powershell anymore???
  2. stuwee-3 : ## what about running scripts under different credentials?
  3. Kemis : ## I want to secure AD so my Domain Users can't see other user's names
  4. rfoust : ## still looking for a good "sudo" replacement for windows. Any ideas?
  5. rfoust : ## what's the latest powershell script/project you've worked on?
  6. ##  not a question but thank's for the replication latency script!  
  7. glnsize : ## what permisions are required to conduct these tests?
  8. rfoust : ## how much is posh used where you work?  Are other admins catching on?
  9. seaJhawk : ## what tools do you use when you're writing scripts
  10. Kemis : ## As an admin, how would I go about getting started writing my own cmdlets?
  11. rfoust : ## best poweshell book you've read?
  12. glnsize : ## which 3rd party has done the best job integrating powershell
  13. ustreamer-39627 : Sorry for the noob lesson. What exactly is a cmdlet? is that just a customscript which is complied into a "cmdlet" so it can just be called by typing the scriptname? 
  14. glnsize : ## my env is small enough to use quest, but I still use ADSI b/c of 3rd party dependancy... Am I an idiot?
  15.  rfoust : ## what do the unix admins think about posh
  16. rfoust : ## how would you explain to other admins what "object oriented" means
  17. glnsize : ## what superhero are you
  18.  rfoust : ## have you used powershell with web services much?
  19. seaJhawk : ## do you plan to keep writing cmdlets when you can use script cmdlets?
  20. Kemis : ## I work for a college where the CIS dept. chair never heard of PowerShell till I called her to ask if they have any plans to teach it soon.  How long do you think it'll take before colleges begin to include Powershell as a course?
  21. ustreamer-7480 : ## How do you organize your scripts?
  22. rfoust : ## what hardware vendor would you like to see powershell support for?  cisco? or something else?

Idera is offering a special price $79 per copy through the end of September...BUT for listeners of this podcast only, Idera will extend the offer until October 12, 2008.  Don't wait!  Download your free trial and take advantage of this great offer today!

Resources

Admin Script Editor (which recently received Windows IT Pro's top award) provides a true integrated scripting environment for PowerShell. The guys at iTripoli haven't done a great job getting the word out about Admin Script Editor so to make up for it they are offering a 50% competitive discount. Go to adminscripteditor.com to find out if you qualify.

Contest

Two of you can win your choice of books from SAPIEN Press. To win, you need to write a review of our podcast. The review must be at least a full paragraph, no "<3" entries please :)  .  We would prefer for you to post the review in iTunes because we get a lot of traffic that way, but if you don't use iTunes, that's ok.  You can post your review on PodcastAlley or any other forum or your own blog.

 

To send in your entries, just let us know how your name appears in iTunes, or the URL of the review you have posted online. We'll give away the books on Episode 44 (next week).



September 26, 2008
Couple of Admins
Episode 68 - Living In The Park
Recorded: September 23, 2008 Your Host: Keith Albright, Steve Murawski, and Rich Niemeier Show Length: 1:07:37 This show is sponsored by Idera; Download free tools to help manage your Windows world at Idera.com. Links mentioned in this show: Cisco buys Jabber Take Control Of Your Career Untangle gateway device Ethernet Wikipedia entry Time Domain Reflectometry PowerShell team seeks input Top Five Hurdles For PowerShell Series on Terminal [...]

Hacker Public Radio
Ep0194: EC Lug September 25 meeting
EC Lug September 25 meeting

September 25, 2008
Hacker Public Radio
Ep0193: What is Free Software
finux's talk from Software Freedom day

September 24, 2008
Hak.5
Hak5 - Not Found: Multi-Touch Mini, Virus Infection Analysis, Photosynth and Chrome
Building a mini multi-touch table. Analysis of a Virus Infection in Windows. Photo stitching to the extreme with Photosynth, and Google Chrome memory manager.

Hacker Public Radio
Ep0192: Linux User
threethrity talks about promoting linux.

September 23, 2008
Power Scripting
Episode 42 - PowerScripting Podcast - with Greg Shields

We are interviewing the author, speaker and IT Pro Greg Shields. We've also got news, resources, and tips! Also, we are going to give away two Sapien Press books. Be sure to listen till the end to hear how to win!

News

Do you have what it takes to be the ultimate script warrior? Find out with Questâs PowerPack Challenge â08.Quest Software is sponsoring a PowerShell Scripting contest where you can test your skills and get paid. Just create some cool PowerShell scripts using Questâs PowerGUI and then post them to our site. Youâll get a score and our celebrity judges will weigh in as well.Do you have the muscle to bring home the prize? Check out the details here.

Interview

Our interview is brought to you by iTripoli

Admin Script Editor (which recently received Windows IT Pro's top award) provides a true integrated scripting environment for PowerShell.  Advanced features include an integrated PowerShell debugger, advanced code generating tools for Active Directory, Databases, XML files and more.  Let's not forget about the exclusive PowerShell forms designer.  Come see for yourself-- Admin Script Editor v3.5 is availble for a 45 day trial at AdminScriptEditor.com.

Greg Shields joins us from http://concentratedtechnology.com Don Jones was also scheduled to join us but was not able to attend so the interview ended up being more of a Server 2008 and Terminal Services interview than a PowerShell interview but it is great stuff anyway.
Resources
This segment is brought to you by Idera
Whatâs better than getting the new version of PowerShellPlus for $79? ...... Getting it for FREE! ... Dr. Tobias Weltner, well-known PowerShell guru, has partnered with Idera Software to bring you PowerShellPlus Professional Edition. The new version has vastly improved code completion and a slick interactive help center. Idera is offering listeners of this podcast a special deal. Download the beta during the month of September and while supplies last, you will get PowerShellPlus for free! To get this offer, go to www.idera.com/podcastpeople to download the beta. 

Cmdlet of the Week

Our cmdlet this week is Stop-Process.

Contest

Two of you can win your choice of books from SAPIEN Press. To win, you need to write a review of our podcast. The review must be at least a full paragraph, no "<3" entries please :)  .  We would prefer for you to post the review in iTunes because we get a lot of traffic that way, but if you don't use iTunes, that's ok.  You can post your review on PodcastAlley or any other forum or your own blog.

To send in your entries, just let us know how your name appears in iTunes, or the URL of the review you have posted online. We'll give away the books on Episode 44, that's two from now.



Hacker Public Radio
Ep0191: EC Lug August 14 Meeting
EC Lug August 14th Meeting

September 22, 2008
Lab Rats
Episode 139: How to Mount a Flat Panel TV
In episode 139, Andy and Sean learn tips and tricks on hanging a flat panel television.

Hacker Public Radio
Ep0190: Media Centers for Linux
monsterb, klaatu, and Peter64 talk about Media Centers for Linux.Boxee,  Elisa,  Entertainer,  Freevo,  GeexBox,  LinuxMCE,  Miro,  MythTV,  XBMC

September 19, 2008
Hacker Public Radio
Ep0189: Source Cast Part 2
original audio from sourcecast 4.5 sourcecast website

September 18, 2008
Couple of Admins
Ep. 67 - True Confessions
Recorded: September 17, 2008 Your Host: Keith Albright and Rich Niemeier Show Length: 48:02 This show is sponsored my Idera; Download free tools to help manage your Windows world at Idera.com. Links mentioned in this show: 10 Ways You Might Be Breaking The Law With Your Computer Video: 3 Ways You Might Be Breaking The Law With Your Computer Dependency Walker VA Supreme [...]

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