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Episode 112 – Scripting Games 2010 Roundup with Ed Wilson and Joel Bennett

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
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  Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Ed Wilson and Joel Bennett for a Scripting Games roundup!

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  User Group News 


      Atlanta - [May 18th](http://powershellgroup.org/content/atlanta-powershell-user-group-monthly-meeting)


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      [NYC - June 14th - guest Ed Wilson](http://powershellgroup.org/content/nyc-powershell-user-group-meeting-june-14th-ed-wilson)






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  Local conferences 


      [Codestock in Knoxville TN](http://codestock.org/Sessions/Default.aspx) happens June 25th & 26th and there will be 4 PowerShell sessions including some from [Hal](http://halr9000.com/) and [@SQLVariant](http://twitter.com/sqlvariant).






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  Book news: [Luc Dekens](http://www.lucd.info/) and [Al Renouf](http://www.virtu-al.net/) are writing a PowerCLI book! It is due to be out from Sybex in 1Q 2011 and the title is to be "VMware vSphere PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere Administration".


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  [PowerShell Community Extensions](http://pscx.codeplex.com/) v2 is out! 


      [announcement](http://keithhill.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5A8D2641E0963A97!7208.entry)


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      [download](http://pscx.codeplex.com/releases/view/45101)


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      [list of cmdlets](http://keithhill.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!5A8D2641E0963A97!7210.entry)






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  [Citrix has released the XenApp 6 PowerShell SDK](http://www.out-web.net/?p=794)


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  New suite of PowerShell-related software products from /n Software: [PowerShell Inside](http://www.powershellinside.com/)


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  [iPowerShell is out for the iPad](http://blog.sapien.com/index.php/2010/05/04/ipowershell-comes-to-ipad/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+SapienBlog+(SAPIEN+Technologies+Blog))


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  [Free 2-hour video training class aimed at developers](http://www.jasonhelmick.com/journal/2010/5/11/free-powershell-for-developers.html)

Interview





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Links





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  Ed's series on [error handling](http://blogs.technet.com/heyscriptingguy/archive/tags/error+handling/default.aspx)


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  PoshCode: [http://2010sg.poshcode.org/](http://2010sg.poshcode.org/)


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  [PowerShellGroup.org](http://powershellgroup.org/)


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  Ed's site: [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/default.aspx)/


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  Joel's blog: [http://huddledmasses.org/](http://huddledmasses.org/)

Questions





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  rfoust: ## has scripting games been your full time job for the past few weeks







**Resources**





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  Richard Siddaway was kind enough to post [a review](http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!43CFA46A74CF3E96!2863.entry) of Hal's VMware PowerCLI book.


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  MVP Sean Kearney has a new site up: [PowerShell.ca](http://powershell.ca/)


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  Don Jones posted a [PowerShell Training Roundup](http://concentratedtech.com/item/view/id/482)


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  The Scripting Guys have a great series on [scripting PowerPoint](http://blogs.technet.com/heyscriptingguy/archive/tags/Microsoft+PowerPoint/default.aspx)


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  [Don's new PowerShell site on WindowsITPro](http://www.windowsitpro.com/categories/category/Scripting/DonJonesonPowerShell.aspx)


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  [IP subnet math in PowerShell](http://www.indented.co.uk/index.php/2010/01/23/powershell-subnet-math/)**

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This Week"™s Interview: Scripting Games 2010 Roundup

This week on the show we will have:

Please join us this Thursday 5/13 @ 9:30 EDT on the live stream as we talk about The 2010 Scripting Games! We will discuss the history of the games, the activity this year, some of the cool features of Joel"™s website, and whatever else YOU come up with. That"™s right"”you can post questions to the guests live during the interview, and chat with your fellow scripters. We hope you can make it, we have a great time.

No Show Thursday

Hal and Jon have had a rough week and both need a night off from podcasting. We will resume normal activities next week, 5/13.  Be there!

P.S. We need more interview ideas! Leave comments or email us please with your suggestions.

Episode 111 – Buck Woody from Microsoft on SQL Server and PowerShell

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we have Buck Woody from Microsoft to talk about SQL Server and PowerShell.

News

PowerWF is a business process automation tool based on Windows Workflow and fueled by PowerShell.  Visualize, Extend and Reuse PowerShell scripts and easily leverage the efforts of your domain experts.  Get a live demo and meet the PowerWF development team at Tech-Ed.  Or download a 30 day trial today at PowerWF.com

Episode 110 – Andrew Mason From Microsoft on Server Core

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
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In This Episode {#tiap}

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast have a Windows Server Core discussion with Andrew Mason from Microsoft  

News

Before you acquire power, you must acquire knowledge ““ and Quest Software has what you need! In Jeffery Hicks”™ e-book, “Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell,” learn how PowerShell helps you master local accounts and groups, password management, security and permissions and much, much more. You"™ll also learn about the PowerShell extras and out-of-the-box features that will help you control Active Directory. Don"™t wait ““ visit quest.com/powershellbook to register for your free copy or quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

Tonight "“ Andrew Mason talks about Windows Server Core

Andrew Mason is a Principal Program Manager Lead in the Windows Server division at Microsoft and has been working on Server Core since the beginning. Andrew has been involved with Windows Server in one way or another since the early days of Windows NT.

We can"™t wait to meet and talk with Andrew and we also hope you join us for the live show. Be there at 9:30 PM EDT (GMT-5) tonight!

Episode 109 – v2 Expert Panel

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
Listen:

In This Episode {#p13-2}

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast have a great panel discussion with tons of experts

Interview

Before you acquire power, you must acquire knowledge ““ and Quest Software has what you need! In Jeffery Hicks”™ e-book, “Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell,” learn how PowerShell helps you master local accounts and groups, password management, security and permissions and much, much more. You"™ll also learn about the PowerShell extras and out-of-the-box features that will help you control Active Directory. Don"™t wait ““ visit quest.com/powershellbook{#od7t} to register for your free copy or quest.com/powerguipro{#jqf7} and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

PowerScripting Live "“ Open PowerShell v2 Panel Tomorrow!

Tomorrow (Thursday the 8th of April), we are going to do something new. We will have an open panel where we"™ll discuss such topics as:

  • PowerShell 2.0 adoption
  • Are you happy with version 2?
  • Favorite v2 resources: books, bloggers, tools, etc.
  • PS v2 Remoting vs administering remote PCs without PowerShell installed (lead into PowerShell myths?)
  • And anything else YOU can come up with by show time.

We have one or two MVPs who plan on making it, but what I"™d really like to see happen is a couple of listeners with opinions on their minds step up to the mic as well.

Episode 108 – SharePoint 2010 with Gary LaPointe

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.
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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Gary LaPointe about SharePoint 2010

News

Version 2.1 of PowerWF Studio has just been released. PowerWF is a Visual PowerShell development tool allowing users to build PowerShell scripts as workflows, which are similar to a flowchart or Visio diagram.  Once created, workflows can be deployed as applications, run as a scheduled task, or back to PowerShell as a script.  You can even push data to System Center with the click of a button. To get your free 30 day trial go to PowerWF.com{#j2hk}._
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