The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

A Holiday Special: Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter, Part 5

December 25, 2015 Dec 25, 2015 12/25/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Rusty discovers the power of classes and enums in Windows PowerShell 5.0. Note This is a five-part series that includes the following posts: When last we ran into our good friend Rusty, he had encountered the infamous Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, and listened to his introduction about the ConvertFrom-...

A Holiday Special: Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter, Part 4

December 24, 2015 Dec 24, 2015 12/24/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter learns how PowerShell can convert raw string data to an object. Note This is a five-part series that includes the following posts: Yesterday, our good friend Rusty found his head spinning with ideas after getting shown some new PowerShell cmdlets—cmdlets he could ...

A Holiday Special – Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter: Part 3

December 23, 2015 Dec 23, 2015 12/23/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter learns how to unblock files and tweak event logs with Windows PowerShell 5.0.Note This is Part 3 in a five-part series. To catch up, read: Our story continues as we observe Rusty and getting his first real taste of Windows PowerShell 5.0 and discovering the power and ease-of-use it brings.Rusty and ...

A Holiday Special: Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter, Part 3

December 23, 2015 Dec 23, 2015 12/23/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter learns how to unblock files and tweak event logs with Windows PowerShell 5.0. Note This is a five-part series that includes the following posts: Our story continues as we observe Rusty and getting his first real taste of Windows PowerShell 5.0 and discovering the power ...

A Holiday Special: Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter, Part 2

December 22, 2015 Dec 22, 2015 12/22/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter discovers how Windows PowerShell 5.0 can pull modules from a central repository. Note This is Part 2 in a five-part series. To get started, read Rusty the Red-Eyed Scripter, Part 1.We return with Rusty sitting beside his new friend Thomas from Edmonton, all invigorated to check out Windows...

Scripting Blog [archived]

2015 Holiday Series - Scripting Blog [archived]