ICYMI: PowerShell Week of 31-May-2019
Topics include the PowerShell 7 preview, exporting SCCM task sequences, integration testing, and cloud automation.
Content curated by Robin Dadswell, Prasoon Karunan V, and Mark Roloff.
Follow this step-by-step guide to use AWS Lambda with PowerShell
by Prateek Singh on May 27th
A great and detailed starting point for Lambda Functions, and all from the shell.
An Example Azure DevOps Build Pipeline for PowerShell modules
by Adam Rush on May 27th
If you’re looking to dip a toe into the current best practice for building modules, this blog from Adam is a good place to start.
Export Task Sequences, Packages, Baselines with Logging
by Gary Blok on May 25th
For those in the SCCM world, Gary’s script works through a handy process of exporting task sequences and comparing them to a backed up copy to determine if any changes have been made. There’s lots of nice little nuggets in here.
PowerShell – Testing endpoints that perform Anti-forgery verification
by Stephen Owen on May 29th
Testing is so hot right now, and Stephen has a pretty cool example of integration testing to validate that a web app is properly catching CSRF attacks.
PowerShell 7 Road Map
by Steve Lee on May 30th
PowerShell 7 is coming! The first preview version is out. The road map is here. There’re some exciting changes with this, including line continuation with the pipe at the start of a newline.
Reddit /r/PowerShell - Script Sharing
/u/atoomepuu shares a great little script with a WPF GUI for viewing and removing user profiles.
Podcast: CloudSkills.fm Ep.23: Cloud Development and Automation with PowerShell
If you haven’t listened to Mike Pfeiffer’s podcast, it’s well worth your time. This episode features MVP Adam Driscoll, of Universal Dashboard and PowerShell Pro Tools fame.
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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