Faster Web Cmdlet Design with Chrome 65
If you've been following my blog for a while, you know that I LOVE making PowerShell cmdlets, especially ones that consume an API or scrape a web site. However when it comes to tools that peruse the web, this can get a bit tricky, especially if a site doesn't publish an API because then you're stuck parsing HTML or loading and manipulating an invisible `Internet Explorer -COMObject` __barfs in Japanese_._Â And even this terrible approach is closed to us if the site uses AJAX or dynamically loads content. Continue Reading...
Making an Azure Function Reddit Bot
Around the time I was celebrating my 100th post, I made a big to-do about opening my own subreddit at /r/FoxDeploy. I had great intentions, I would help people in an easier to read format than here in the comments...but then, I just kind of, you know, forgot to check the sub for four months. But no longer! I decided to solve this problem with the only tool I know...code. Continue Reading...
Backing up your Testlab with Altaro VM Backup
Sponsored post. This post shows off my shiney new home testlab specced to the gills with ridiculous hardware and walks you through configuring automatic hyper-v backup using Altaro, who sponsored this post. Continue Reading...
Glorious PowerShell Dashboards
I've covered the topic of dashboards on this blog a few times before, from layering CSS on PowerShell's built-in HTML capabilities, to hacking together HTML 5 templates with PowerShell, as the hunt continues for the next great thing in PowerShell reporting. Guys, the hunt is OVER! Time to ascend to the next level in reporting... It's the motherlode! Adam Driscoll's AWESOME PowerShell Universal Dashboard, a gorgeous and dead-simple dashboard tool which makes it super easy to retrieve values from your environment and spin them into adaptive, animated dashboards full of sexy transitions and colors. Continue Reading...
Ignite, decompressed
Ignite Orlando WAS AWESOME! In this post, I'll give you some of my fun memories and commentary about the event, and then end with a bunch of the best videos from Microsoft Ignite 2017. Continue Reading...
At Microsoft Ignite? Come find me!
I'm speaking at Microsoft Ignite again this year (2017)! Come find me at the PowerShell Community Meetup and the Intro to PowerShell sessions to talk code, scripting, OSD, automation or beer! Continue Reading...
