ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 14-September-18
Topics include log file notifications, checking uptime, AWS Lamda support for PowerShell Core, organizing code, and episode 3 of PowerHour!
Special thanks to Brett Bunker, Robin Dadswell, and Mark Roloff for weekly contributions.
Blogs
Get Log File Changes
by Stephanos Constantinou on September 7th
Inspired by a recent post on Reddit, see how Stephanos creates a solution to notify with changes to a log file.
Showing the Uptime of all Windows Servers
by Patrick Gruenauer on September 9th
Check out a simple function that provides the uptime of all your servers in the domain!
Amazon announces AWS Lambda Support for PowerShell Core 6.0
by Melisha Dsouza on September 12th
Exciting news about AWS Lambda PowerShell Core 6.0 Support.
Don Jones on Everything You’re Doing Wrong in PowerShell
by Becky Nagel on September 12th
Here’s a short Q&A with Don Jones and Redmond Magazine on guidance for being efficient with PowerShell.
Windows Administration with PowerShell #3: Organizing Your Code
by Nicholas Almiron on September 12th
Some small tips and tricks to organization of PowerShell Code
Forums
PowerShell.org Challenge - Unanswered Post
ProcessID Using RunspaceID and Logs by Deep Droid on September 10th
There’s a challenging question on the forums that needs a response. Topic is related to event logging and runspaces.
Reddit /r/PowerShell - Most Popular Post
Give Your Clients SLAPS by u/Pietovic on September 7th
Check out a scripted approach to a serverless local administrator password solution using Azure Functions, Azure Key Vault, and Microsoft Intune. This solution was published by John Seerdeen on his blog.
Media
If you know PowerShell, you just became more valuable by Jeffrey Snover on September 11th
Jeffey’s tweet links to Amazon’s announcement to support PowerShell Core with AWS Lamda!
Youtube
The PowerShell PowerHour_Episode 3 by PSPowerHour on September 13th
The third edition of PowerHour includes lightning demos on troubleshooting basics, managing Docker in Visual Studio Code, customizing a Windows desktop, infrastructure testing, WPFBot3000, advanced BurntToast notifications, and a walkthrough on the PSLogging class.
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