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Quickly checking if a problem is a PowerShell problem or a module/snapin/proxy-function problem.

We all tend to customize our PowerShell environment via our Profile.ps1 script.  Whether we load up snapins, modules, our own functions, etc.  And with PowerShell 2.0, you can even “proxy” cmdlets such that you get to intercept calls to cmdlets … Continue reading

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XLinq PowerShell Module to Wrap XLinq API

This is pretty early stuff but I thought I would share it anyway.  I really like PowerShell as a .NET REPL.  It is the first way I’ll try an experiment with the various .NET APIs.  That doesn’t always work out … Continue reading

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Turning Off Blog Comments

I’ve had enough of the comment spam and I ain’t taking it no more.  I’ve been wasting too much time deleting (using Live Spaces rather lame blog management UI) comment spam.  I’ve seen enough “Wow gold” and “cheap laptop battery” … Continue reading

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MSH: Counting and Deleting Files

In my MKS Toolkit past I would have executed the following to delete a certain type of file:   find .  -name "~*.*" -exec rm -f {} ;   Actually before executing this I might have done a paranoid count … Continue reading

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I’m Back

I’ve been taking time off blogging for a while.  Work has kept me pretty busy and the last couple of weeks the pending arrival and then arrival of baby #3 has kept me really busy.  🙂  Hopefully I can get … Continue reading

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