ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 22-March-2019
Topics include PowerShell IoT, Nmap in PS, and some livestreamed contributions to PSHTML.
Special thanks to Robin Dadswell and Mark Roloff.
List and change BIOS settings with PowerShell
by Damien Van Robaeys on March 19th
Methods covered are specific to 3 of the major hardware manufacturers, which makes this especially handy.
PoshNmap
by Justin Grote
Not a blog but this was announced a few days ago and seemed worth sharing. PoshNmap is a wrapper for the ubiquitous Nmap tool.
Getting Started With PowerShell (Core) on Raspian (Raspberry Pi) – Light Up a LED
by Daniel Silva on March 20th
I mean… The title really says it all. If you’re curious about IoT, this is a great little practical exercise to get you introduced to it.
PowerShell Crash Course
by jeikabu on March 15th
A different kind of crash course. It’s really more of a quick primer to PowerShell Core for *nix admins/developers.
SQL Database Backups using PowerShell Module – DBATools
by Rajendra Gupta on March 21st
There’s apparently plenty of different configurations for backing up databases with the DBATools module, and Rajendra demonstrates a good number of them here.
Youtube: Closing an issue in PSHTML to improve charting in HTML with PowerShell
Anthony livestreams his journey into writing an improvement to a public module.
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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