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March 14, 2013

Episode 219 – Alan Renouf from VMware on PowerCLI

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.** Listen:

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Alan Renouf about PowerCLI **

News





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  The Scripting Games are [coming in April](https://powershell.org/games/)


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  [UAE PowerShell User"™s group](http://powershellgroup.org/UAE)


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  [Mississippi PowerShell User group](http://powershellgroup.org/mississippi)


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  [March Madness in Rochester](http://powershellgroup.org/Rochester.NY/2013-03-14)


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  [PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step](http://www.amazon.com/Windows-PowerShell-3-0-Step/dp/0735663394/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363228540&sr=1-1&keywords=ed+wilson+powershell) is out now







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Interview





Guests - Alan Renouf

Links





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    [https://twitter.com/alanrenouf](https://twitter.com/alanrenouf)





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    [PowerCLI](http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/automationtools/powercli)





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    [The Get-Scripting Podcast](http://get-scripting.blogspot.com/)

The Question -





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  Mars mission - bring nothing, enjoy Parkour in zero gravity

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March 6, 2013

Episode 218 – PowerShell jokes and SQL talk with the MidnightDBAs

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.** Listen:

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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Sean and Jen McCown, the MidnightDBA duo!****

News





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  [PowerCLI 5.1 Release 2 is out](http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2013/02/12/powercli-5-1-release-2-is-released/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PowershellMagazine+%28PowerShell+Magazine%29)


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  MVP Jeff Hicks will be speaking at [SQL Saturday in Omaha, NE on April 6th](http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/2013/02/powershell-in-the-big-o/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JeffsScriptingBlogAndMore+%28The+Lonely+Administrator%29#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powershell-in-the-big-o)


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  MVP Jeff Hicks has posted his upcoming [speaking schedule](http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/2013/02/on-the-road/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JeffsScriptingBlogAndMore+%28The+Lonely+Administrator%29#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-road)


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  The Atlanta PowerShell user group will be [meeting on March 12th](http://atlpug201303-eac2.eventbrite.com/)







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Interview





Guests - Sean and Jen McCown

Links





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    Website: [MidnightDBA.com](http://midnightdba.com/)





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    Blog post: [Why is adopting PowerShell so hard](http://www.midnightdba.com/DBARant/?p=891) (for DBAs)?

The Question -





Sean superhero - tactile osmosis





Jen superhero - Firestar

Resources





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    [T-SQL Tuesday #39 is a PowerShell grab bag](http://blog.waynesheffield.com/wayne/archive/2013/02/t-sql-tuesday-39-wrapup/)





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    MVP Joel Bennett teaches how to get help for [modules you don"™t have installed](http://huddledmasses.org/get-help-for-modules-you-dont-have-installed/)









**The Scripting Guy shows us how to [easily find out how long a process has been running](http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/02/27/powertip-use-powershell-to-easily-find-how-long-a-process-runs.aspx)**

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March 4, 2013

Episode 217 – The Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about his new PowerShell books

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.** Listen:

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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Ed Wilson about his new PowerShell books****

Interview





Guest - Ed Wilson (The Scripting Guy)

Links





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    [PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step](http://www.amazon.com/Windows-PowerShell-3-0-Step/dp/0735663394/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361498762&sr=1-3&keywords=ed+wilson)





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    [Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps](http://www.amazon.com/Windows-PowerShell-3-0-First-Steps/dp/0735676151/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361498843&sr=1-1&keywords=ed+wilson+first+steps)









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The Question -





**favorite book - [Snow Crash](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowcrash), [The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing](http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-Crime-Mystery-Writing/dp/0195072391)**

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February 27, 2013

Up Next: Sean & Jen McCown – the MidnightDBA duo!

This Thursday night please join us as we chat with Sean and Jen McCown from MidnightDBA.com (and @MidnightDBA on Twitter)! Both Sean and Jen have long careers working with Microsoft SQL Server and they both have been awarded MVP for their efforts! We’re happy to be slumming with the T-SQL community once again. 🙂

You can read up on the pair’s history at MidnightDBA.com.

Join us in the chatroom or just listen in on Thursday Feb 21, 2013 at 9:30PM EST here.

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February 27, 2013

Episode 216 – Jake Robinson and Damian Karlson talk PowerCLI

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.** Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Jake Robinson and Damian Karlson about PowerCLI!**

News





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  The Arizona PowerShell user group is [meeting March 6th](http://www.azposh.com/2013/02/dont-forget-to-join-us-wed-2613-330pm/)


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  The Philadelphia PowerShell user group is [meeting March 7th](http://powershellgroup.org/philadelphia.pa/2013-03-07)


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  [SQLSaturday#220](http://www.sqlsaturday.com/220/eventhome.aspx) in Atlanta May 18th will have a PowerShell track


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  The [Events](https://powershell.org/events/) page over at PowerShell.org is a great tool

Interview





Guests - Jake Robinson and Damian Karlson

Links





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    [http://damiankarlson.com/2012/11/15/aws-glacier-sns-powershell-cmdlets/](http://damiankarlson.com/2012/11/15/aws-glacier-sns-powershell-cmdlets/)





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    [http://damiankarlson.com/](http://damiankarlson.com/)





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    [http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLIforTenants/PowerCLIforTenants51/html/index.html](http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLIforTenants/PowerCLIforTenants51/html/index.html)





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    [http://professionalvmware.com/](http://professionalvmware.com/)





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    [http://www.labguides.com/autolab/](http://www.labguides.com/autolab/)





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    [http://geekafterfive.com/](http://geekafterfive.com/)

The Question -





Jake superhero - Link from Legend of Zelda





Damian superhero - Gandalf

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February 19, 2013

Episode 215 – Lee Holmes from the PowerShell team talks about his new book

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.** Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Lee Holmes from Microsoft about his new book!**

Interview





Guests - Lee Holmes

Links





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    [Windows PowerShell Cookbook, 3rd Ed](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024132.do)





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    Selected recipes from the cookbook!








        [Supply default values for parameters](http://www.powershellcookbook.com/recipe/OzeI/supply-default-values-for-parameters)





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        [Send an email](http://www.powershellcookbook.com/recipe/yzfh/send-an-email)





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        [Interact with REST based web APIs](http://www.powershellcookbook.com/recipe/Vlhv/interact-with-rest-based-web-apis)





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        [Interactively View and Explore Objects (show-object)](http://www.powershellcookbook.com/recipe/bpqU/program-interactively-view-and-explore-objects)





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        [Manage PowerShell security in an enterprise](http://www.powershellcookbook.com/recipe/sOup/manage-powershell-security-in-an-enterprise)





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    Featured script: PowerShell + HTML5 prototype. Needs audio. Run ([source](http://www.leeholmes.com/projects/ps_html5/Invoke-PSHtml5.ps1)):








        iex (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString("[http://bit.ly/e0Mw9w](http://bit.ly/e0Mw9w)")








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    Book recommendations:








        [Learn Windows PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches](http://www.manning.com/jones3/)





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        [The Elements of Computing Systems](http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computing-Systems-Building-Principles/dp/0262640686)








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    Lee"™s 3D printing models:








        [PowerShell logo](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:19711)





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        [Kitchen Aid ice cream paddle adapter](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:26835)








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    [Twitter: @Lee_Holmes](https://twitter.com/Lee_Holmes)

The Question -





Computer: Apple ][e





Mission to Mars: minecraft

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February 11, 2013

Up Next: Microsoft Scripting Guy and author Ed Wilson talks about his latest book and more!

We took a week off, but we are back in the saddle today with the Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, to talk about his most recent book, Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step and other things going on in the Hey Scripting Guy world. Join us in the chatroom or just listen in on Thursday Feb 21, 2013 at 9:30PM EST here.

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February 5, 2013

Up Next: Damian Karlson and Jake Robinson talk about managing a VMware Cloud with PowerShell!

This week, Thursday Feb 7th, we will have as our guests Damian Karlson (@sixfootdad) and Jake Robinson (@jakerobinson). Topics to cover on the show include managing VMware vCloud Director with PowerShell, plus whatever ideas YOU ALL come up with during the live show!
As always, join us live at 9:30 PM EST Thursdays at http://live.powerscripting.net!

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February 5, 2013

Episode 214 – David Davis from TrainSignal on technical training and certifications

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.** Listen:

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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to David Davis from TrainSignal about technical training and certifications!****

News





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  [PowerShell Web Access and Restricted Remoting Endpoints](http://powershellgroup.org/Rochester.NY/2013-02-07) -Thursday, February 7, 2013 -18:00 - 20:30


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  [Philadelphia Meeting "“ Feb 7th, 2013 "“ 6-8pm](http://powershellgroup.org/philadelphia.pa/2013-02-07) - Thursday, February 7, 2013 -18:00 - 20:00


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  [Tampa-2/11/2013-Windows Azure/PowerShell Workshop "“ IT Pro](http://powershellgroup.org/Tampa.Fl/2013-02-11) -Monday, February 11, 2013 -18:00 - 21:00


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  Microsoft has posted the [Windows PowerShell Language Specification Version 3.0](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36389)


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  Lee Holmes"™ new book is out! [PowerShell Cookbook V3](http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/2013/01/22/powershell-cookbook-v3-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powershell-cookbook-v3-now-available)


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  The PowerShell Team gives us an [update on updateable help](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/01/17/updatable-help-speaks-only-english-whats-up-with-that.aspx)







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Interview





Guests - David Davis

Links





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    David Davis [@davidmdavis](https://twitter.com/davidmdavis)





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    [VMwareVideos.com](http://www.vmwarevideos.com/)





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    [Autolab](http://www.labguides.com/autolab/)

The Question -





Superhero: Batman

Resources





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    [Find Exoplanets with PowerShell](http://www.powershell.nu/2013/01/23/nasas-alien-planet-archive-using-powershell/)





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    [Build a Hyper-V test lab with Windows 8](http://tfl09.blogspot.com/2013/01/building-hyper-v-test-lab-on-windows-8.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)





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    [Block and Unblock keyboard and mouse input](http://www.powershell.nu/2012/10/08/block-and-unblock-keyboard-mouse-input-using-powershell/) with PowerShell





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    [Using PowerShell to Manage SharePoint 2013 Online](http://blog.falchionconsulting.com/index.php/2013/01/using-powershell-to-manage-sharepoint-2013-online/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AutomatingSharePoint+%28SharePoint+Automation%29)





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    [31 Days of Windows Servers in Azure blog series](http://blogs.technet.com/b/bobh/archive/2013/01/02/31-days-of-windows-servers-vms-in-the-cloud-series-for-the-it-pro.aspx)

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January 31, 2013

Episode 213 – Glenn Sizemore from NetApp on Enterprise Storage

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell.** Listen:

In This Episode





Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Glenn Sizemore from NetApp about Enterprise storage****

News





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    A [new version of PowerGUI](http://powergui.org/) has been released 3.5





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    Microsoft has announced a [PowerShell V3 class](http://tfl09.blogspot.com/2013/01/microsoft-powershell-v3-course-10961.html)





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    PowerShell has been named one of [Infoworld"™s 2013 Technology of the Year Award](http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/80986/infoworlds-2013-technology-of-the-year-award-winners-210419#slide24) winners

Interview





Guests - Glenn Sizemore

Links





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    [https://communities.netapp.com/people/sizemore](https://communities.netapp.com/people/sizemore)





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    [https://communities.netapp.com/community/netapp-blogs/msenviro](https://communities.netapp.com/community/netapp-blogs/msenviro)

The Question - Mars Mission: XBox

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