ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 7-September-18
Topics include Azure Stack Infrastructure Backup, SharePoint Online Module Availability in PSGallery, Script for Updating Sysinternals Tools, Understanding While Loops, and the PowerShell Explorer module.
Special thanks to Mark Roloff, Brett Bunker, and Robin Dadswell for weekly contributions.
Blogs
Configure Azure Stack Automatic Infrastructure Backup With PowerShell
by Charbel Nemnom on September 3rd
For those of you working with Azure Stack, Charbel has released a handy little script that you can use to configure your infrastructue backup settings from PowerShell.
Announcing availability of SharePoint Online Management Shell from PowerShell Gallery
by Vesa Juvonen (Microsoft) on September 3rd
Announcent, installation instructions and FAQ on SPO Management Shell.
Downlaod Newest Sysinternals Tools
by Dave Carroll on September 3rd
Need a quick way to download or update the Sysinternals tools? Dave provides a couple of nicely-written functions that will get the job done!
PowerShell While loops explained for Absolute Beginners
by Dan Franciscus on September 4th
If while loops have ever been a fuzzy area for you, Dan wrote a great article about how they work using slot machines as an analogy.
Managing Files over SFTP with PowerShell
by Adam Bertran on September 5th
Learn how to use a few of the the SFTP commands from the posh-ssh module.
Forums
PowerShell.org Challenge - Unanswered Post
Lack or reporting in DSC by Charlie on September 4th
Charlie has a question on the capability of Azure Automation DSC. Can you provide any guidance?
Reddit /r/PowerShell - Most Popular Post
Help your users help the helpdesk. Introducing Show-Systeminfo. by u/premtech on September 6th
The top post of the week covers a tool that the Help Desk can use to diagnose issues and cature important PC information.
Media
PowerShell Explorer by Adam Driscoll on September 5th
Check out an interesting tool that shows information about the PowerShell environment on your machine!
Youtube
Creating Dynamic Commands with DatabaseReporter PowerShell Module by Rohn Edwards on September 5th
Rohn’s presentation at the Mississippi PowerShell User Group covers a framework that lets you write advanced PowerShell function to interact with databases.
Related Articles
PowerShell Escape Room
PowerShell Escape Room by Michiel Hamers
by Michiel Hamers
https://about.me/michielhamers/
Why on earth you want to create an Escape Room with PowerShell as backend?
I’ve always been a fan of escape rooms, so I decided to create my own for my kids. I wanted to make it something that would be challenging and fun for them, but also educational. I decided to use PowerShell as the backend for the escape room, as I’m a PowerShell developer and I thought it would be a great way to learn more about the language.
The first step was to design the rooms. I wanted to make sure that there were a variety of puzzles and challenges that my kids would have to solve. I also wanted to make sure that the rooms were visually appealing and engaging. Once I had the rooms designed, I started building them.
I used a variety of materials to build the rooms, including wood, cardboard, and fabric. I also used a few electronic components, such as a USB extension cable with a switch and a 3-button keyboard. The USB extension cable with a switch was used to create a physical button that my kids could press to solve one of the puzzles. The 3-button keyboard was used to enter the code that my kids had to find to solve another puzzle.
I also used a few websites to create rebus puzzles that my kids had to solve. I printed out the rebus puzzles and placed them around the rooms. Once my kids had solved all of the puzzles, they were able to enter the code on a single screen to escape the room.
In this blog post, we’ll delve into the process of creating an engaging PowerShell escape room for the global PowerShell community. We’ll emphasize the significance of storytelling and provide a detailed breakdown of the PowerShell structure used for the escape room.
Microsoft Graph PowerShell Module: Getting Started Guide
Microsoft Graph PowerShell Module: Getting Started Guide
by Jeff Brown
Microsoft is retiring the Azure AD Graph API sometime after June 30, 2023 (announcement). This retirement includes the Azure AD PowerShell module. In its place, Microsoft has released the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module. The Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is the next-generation way of managing Microsoft cloud services using PowerShell. If you have used MSOnline or Azure AD PowerShell in the past, you’ll need to read on to learn about this new module.
ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 08-October-2021
Topics include VMWare, Windows 11, Web Reports and more…
Special thanks to Robin Dadswell, Prasoon Karunan V, Kiran Patnayakuni and Kevin Laux
How to gather your vCenter inventory data with this VMware PowerShell script
by Scott Matteson on 7th October
Inventory reports are a common request when administering a VMware vCenter environment. Learn how this VMware PowerShell script can make such requests quick and easy
Building a Web Report in PowerShell, use the -Force Luke
by Chris Noring on 8th October