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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to Adam Driscoll about PowerGUI Visual Studio Extensions

News

Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency.

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·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running

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·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers

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·         Check mailbox settings

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·         Unlock user accounts

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·         Reset passwords

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·         Run custom scripts

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Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools.

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• VMware just released vSphere 4.1, and with it, a new version of PowerCLI!
  • blog post{#hw24}
  • new vDS features{#k-b_}
• Listener @sqlVariant just had his talk accepted to the SQL PASS summit! Title is: The Dirty Dozen: PowerShell Scripts for the Busy DBA
• Just released: VMware vSphere Pro Series 2{#r8ln} featuring PowerCLI goodies from Hal!
• User group news:
  • SQLSaturday #49{#af58} will be held Oct 16, 2010 at Seminole State College.
• Sapien will be giving a sneek peek of Visual PowerShell 2011{#n2q2} at SQLSaturday in S. Florida July 31st.
• Intel has released a vPro PowerShell Module{#wwor}
• PowerTab{#ag35} is back from the dead! They could use your help with testing and translations!
• Quest has just released{#syzh} a new version of the VMware PowerPack which now supports Visio 2010

Interview

This segment is brought to you by ConcentratedTech.com.

Links:

• Adam’s blog: http://www.csharpening.net/
• vWorkspace: http://www.vworkspace.com/
• PowerGUI Visual Studio Extension{#r100}

Questions:

Superhero: Batman

** Resources **

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This segment is brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies{#hbu4}.

• Quest has released version 1.4 of their AD Cmdlets{#b0dg}
• LucD talks about the New-VIProperty cmdlet in PowerCLI 4.1{#djpo}
• Don Jones’s 18.8 minute PowerShell Crash Course{#j1w6}
• A PowerShell Cookbook{#wbim} from John Cook
• Martin Zugec’s PowerShell-enabled business card{#j.uh}
• Need #poshhelp?{#ee.5}

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This segment is brought to you by Serverfault.com{#koax}!

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• Use PowerShell to get the Windows Experience Index{#h-d9}

• StackOverflow: How do I pass string parameters correctly?{#vabu}

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Gotcha

PowerCLI 4.1 has introduced a big change to the namespace of its .NET types. Listen to the show as we elaborate on the impact of this change to your scripts. You can also read more about this on [Poshoholic](http://poshoholic.com/2010/07/14/powercli-4-1-a -fork-in-the -road/) and the VI PowerShell blog.