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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Kirk Munro from Quest Software about automating Visio with PowerShell

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• User group news:
  • Atlanta: 4/19, Scripting Games review{#ptsy}
  • Arizona: 5/4, Don Jones{#px3s}
• The Scripting Games 2011 are here!{#o7sd}
• A new version of PrimalForms Community Edition has been released{#kb7s}
• Article: The Disappearing Windows Server GUI: The PowerShell Takeover{#j-_l}
• Episode 23 of the Get-Scripting Podcast talks about the new PowerCLI book{#fbxg}
• Don Jones is on tour{#c_-x}
• MVP Shay Levy wants your vote on this PowerShell suggestion: native support for zip archiving{#nk13}
• Thomas Lee is looking for PowerShell stories{#b4ze}

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Interview **

This segment is brought to you by PowerGUI Pro with MobileShell, Version Control, and Easy Remote Script Execution.

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At Quest we are passionate about Windows PowerShell. PowerGUI Pro enables organizations to harness the power of PowerShell without the expense of training and custom scripts and applications. PowerGUI Pro solves issues regardless of the time and place by using MobileShell to remotely manage your infrastructure. Ensure scripting best practices by leveraging integration with popular Version Control systems. Automate against thousands of computers using Easy Remote Script Execution. Get PowerGUI Pro at quest.com/powerguipro{#q7ty}_

Links:

• VMware vSphere Management PowerPack{#tbw4}

Chatroom Buzz:

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Resources  

PowerShell Team blogs: Scaling and Queuing Background Jobs

Technet blogs: Using SCVMM 2012, NetApp SMI-S provider, and Visio to visualize storage

• How to get started with Office365 + PowerShell{#x_3.}
• Xen Desktop 5 PowerShell Primer{#n5m1}
• SQL MVP Allen White has a great getting started with PowerShell & SQL Server article on Technet{#p63w}
• More info on DSLs{#eyq9} 

** Tips **

This segment brought to you by ServerFault.com

• The new menu parameter for Connect-VIServer{#iqwa}
• Use the Add-WindowsFeature to install DHCP Server{#lvl-}
• It is easy to work with UNC paths in PowerShell!