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September 29, 2008Sep 29, 200809/29/08
Hey, Scripting Guy! At my office I access the corporate network by using a wired ethernet connection. However, when I come home, I have a wireless connection. Since our security guys do not allow us to have multiple network connections active at the same time,
September 26, 2008Sep 26, 200809/26/08After nearly 20 hours in airports and planes, the giant Boeing 747 aircraft touched down on the runway at Sydney International airport-my scripting eyes were glued to the insides of my eye lids. It is rather evil the way they give you a test to see if you are qualified to enter the country…not Australia,
September 22, 2008Sep 22, 200809/22/08Three o’clock in the morning is early for anyone, even a scripting guy. Yet there was this persistent annoying ringing sound that kept trying to interrupt my short-lived sleep. At last I was able to put a name to the intrusion.
September 16, 2008Sep 16, 200809/16/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to write information to an Excel file. I do not want to install Microsoft Office Excel on my server, but the spreadsheet format is a nice way to store information. I can then give it to my pointy-headed boss,
September 12, 2008Sep 12, 200809/12/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I have an Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet with server names in it, and I would like to be able to use this in a Windows PowerShell script. The thing is, I do not have Microsoft Office or Excel installed on the server.
September 9, 2008Sep 9, 200809/9/08Hey, Scripting Guy! When I use WMI to query for network cards on my laptop, it comes back with 32 network cards. 32! I am not lying. My laptop does not even have 32 slots, so how does it have 32 network cards in it?
September 5, 2008Sep 5, 200809/5/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I came into work this morning and my computer was running, and it was logged in. Of course I have a locking screen saver, and the screen was locked, but I am positive that I logged out and shut down my computer last night before I went home.
September 3, 2008Sep 3, 200809/3/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to run the same WMI queries against multiple computers on our network. Can I do this with Windows PowerShell?
– KB
Hi KB,
Not only can you do this with Windows PowerShell, but you will be surprised at how easy it is to do.
