PowerChumby 1.0 Released

After doing some cleanup one evening I found my Chumby sitting between my nightstand and my heater. It had been long neglected due to the unstable wireless in my bedroom. I decided it was high time I moved it next to my computer and workspace to assist me in my daily tasks. I found it [...]

Hey Scripting Guy! Articles Published

While it’s probably a safe bet that if you follow my site you also follow Hey Scripting Guy!  I can’t help myself from taking the opportunity to place a highlighter over my work.  I have had two articles published by Ed Wilson this past week on his site.  If you didn’t get a chance to [...]

Corporate Powershell Module Repository – Part 2 – Developer Guide

This article continues the last one about architecting a corporate module repository. Developer Guide I put a formal submission process in place to ensure that all modules meet certain standards.  Developers are given a complete set of documentation that outlines best practices that are enforced via a review process.  When a developer submits a module [...]

Corporate Powershell Module Repository – Part 1 – Design and Infrastructure

Modules – Modules – Modules If you’ve ever had a Powershell conversation with me the chances are high that you’ve heard my agenda around modules.  I think that the 2.0 module cmdlets were exactly what Powershell needed.  I come from the land of Perl where modules are an integral part of the community.  Well-formed reusable [...]

Open a file in Powershell ISE via cmdlet

Today I found myself annoyed at the process I have to go through to open a script while working in ISE.   I decided to put together a quick cmdlet that will make this very easy.  I used the technique from my last post to ensure that I could pipe in a collection of scripts [...]