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Had a Great Time at TechEd!

halr9000 — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:25:35 +0000

I was only able to attend one full day of the show, but it was a pretty productive day for me. I gave a “birds of a feather” session to a packed room on Tuesday that was really well received. That was followed up with meeting with folks from Train Signal, Sapien, Cisco, amd several others. Then, I hung out at the Powershell and Scripting Guys booths for a while. After lunch with Jason Shirk from the Powershell team, I met with Kirk Munro to get the skinny on PowerGUI Pro 3.0. I did record it for the podcast, so look for that to be published to the site very soon.

Speaking of the podcast, I was able to meet some very interesting people who have committed to coming on the show to talk about what they are doing with Powershell! As always, follow our website for show news about upcoming guests.

While taking a break in the Connect Zone, I met up with my MVP lead. Garth put up a short video where we talked about TechEd. I hope you find it interesting, or at least good fodder for making fun of me.

Man, I need to blog more. Spoiled by Twitter!

TechMentor is coming soon!

halr9000 — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:50:14 +0000

I’m not speaking this year, but I was really impressed when I spoke at TM Orlando a couple of years ago. You should check it out, and here’s a discount!

You’re not too late for TechMentor Orlando (http://www.techmentorevents.com/orlando2011), March 14 – 18, 2011 at Disney’s Yacht Club.
TechMentor is offering you the best discount so far – $400 discount off the 5 Day Best Value Conference Pass (discount applies to the Standard rate and new registrations only)! Register at http://bit.ly/TMReg with the code UGTM10 for the discount.
If you’ve never attended it, TechMentor is 5 intensive and informative days of immediately-applicable training on today’s critical IT topics – everything from Active Directory to Virtualization – with a specific track and several sessions on PowerShell. Go to http://bit.ly/TMPwrShl if you want to know more about sessions and speakers.

How to Create Great Reports

halr9000 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:17:37 +0000

Just thought I’d share this slide (draft) to see if the ‘net peoples have any interesting thoughts to share on the topic. Here’s my opening salvo:

Out of all of the above statements, I think the last is the most overlooked. Discuss.

XKommunication – (Noun)

halr9000 — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:00:15 +0000

XKommunication – (Noun) The process of attempting (and usually failing) to explain an XKCD webcomic to your non-geek friends and family.

I saw this comic a couple of days ago and what was so hilarious was later that day after I returned home from work, my wife was explaining Poe and The Telltale Heart to my 11-year-old son. Naturally, I wanted to share this particular comic, and I got that excited feeling you get when you have something neat to share and you are looking forward to seeing the other person smile or laugh along with you. But then, just a moment later, it hit me. Crap, this is XKCD! There is no chance in hell that my wife will appreciate the joke, and my son won’t either! My face fell with the realization. I had a choice–attempt the xkommunication, or just look at the comic once more by myself and move on.

For some reason, I decided to make the attempt. You can guess the results. It went something like this:

Me: Honey, I overheard you talking to our son about The Telltale Heart. You know what is so funny? I saw a comic today about the same story! Here, check it out! [Hal shows his wife the comic on his phone, smiling tentatively.]

Wife: [long pause] Who is Daft Punk? This doesn’t make sense!

Me: I don’t know, it doesn’t matter, really. See, by the context you can tell they must be a techno band or something. Oh, I forgot to show you the hover text, it gets even funnier! Usher! House/Trance band? [Hal giggles a few times, obviously enjoying the comic all over again.]

Wife: That is the stupidest thing ever.

Hal: [Sighs.] Nevermind, sorry. I though it was funny.

I really should have known better.

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A PowerShell Birthday

halr9000 — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:27:23 +0000

From my Facebook wall:

June posted something on your Wall and wrote:
"function birthday
{
$bd = [datetime]"04/19"
if ((get-date) -eq $bd) {"Happy Birthday!"}
}
PS C:\> Happy Birthday from the PowerShell Team"

Twitter Updates for 2009-10-01

halr9000 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:48:00 +0000

heh, "Down Under" by Men at Work came up on the ipod. #
Happy Birthday to @jsnover! http://www.facebook.com/jsnover #
Incompatible Browser | Facebook http://ff.im/-92L1A #
writing some docs for ganglia #
Just got my renewal notification: I'm a Microsoft PowerShell MVP for another year! #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-30

halr9000 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

PoshBoard 2.0 Available http://ff.im/-8Vug2 #
PoshBoard 2.0 Available http://ff.im/-8Vug1 #
RT @ryanblock: Okay. I've been here friggin' 20 minutes and I've already spotted Ron Jeremy in my hotel. #
RT @GetScripting: Next week we will be talking to the man behind PoshBoard who has been working on an updated release. #
Inbox ZERO! #fb #
PowerShell Code Repository – Get Network Utilization http://ff.im/-8Wkrp #
useful little #powershell v2 function: function bg { icm { $args } -comp . -asjob } #
RT @JamesBru: #PSV2QuickTip – Watch for mass storage devices in #PowerShell V2 – Register-WmiEvent Win32_VolumeChangeEvent #
PowerShell dev James Brundage @JamesBru finally joined twitter and needs followers #
on a webex with people in Texas and Italy. gotta love the internet #
we have a linux server here with a load over 70. seems high #
If you were forced to pick, which would you prefer: A) US Federal power is drastically reduced (returning power to… http://ff.im/-8YQYV #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-29

halr9000 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

RT @Lee_Holmes: Last week's PowerScripting Podcast: http://bit.ly/3L5mY7. Eventing, transactions, and V2 stuff that nobody ever mentions! #
Precision Computing – PowerShell Cookbook Now Available on iPhone http://ff.im/-8RWXH #
Been reading Stephenson's "Anathem" past couple of weeks. I think it's making me smarter, or at least I feel that way. #
listening to The Doors tonight while writing some powershell training material #
RT @cmille19: RT @dfinke: Try PowerShell – An Interactive Tutorial http://bit.ly/2R0zxE #
Try PowerShell – An Interactive Tutorial http://ff.im/-8TvsO #
Try PowerShell – An Interactive Tutorial http://ff.im/-8TvsP #
listening to #twist podcast on the way into work #
Linux geeks in the next aisle are bashing SQL Server. Sadly, I have no ammo to defend it. #
bug'd: Access denied error when attempting to enable remoting with enable-psremoting cmdlet http://bit.ly/aONek #powershell #
PoshBoard 2.0 Released http://bit.ly/4tJKMx #powershell #
Access denied error when attempting to enable remoting with enable-psremoting cmdlet | Microsoft Connect http://ff.im/-8UPgE #
Conditional Select – PowerShellCommunity.org – Windows PowerShell Discussion Forums – Using PowerShell – General… http://ff.im/-8UPgH #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-28

halr9000 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

boys are outside collecting lizards. they are up to 3 different species so far #
Epic #powerCLI master! RT @LucD22: New blog post. The Onyx alternative ? See http://lucd.info/?p=412 #
hehe care for aggro lizards: "Use a UV light(Ultra Violent) during the day." http://bit.ly/hNI5s #
LucD notes The Onyx alternative ? http://ff.im/-8Ozwo #
Confirmed for the podcast: @jsnover 3rd week of Oct #
had to pay for washing machine fix this morn, then on way to work I get a nail in my tire. Monday score: -3 #fb #
on the plus side, my car has a tire pressure indicator which warned me before tire went flat so that's awesome. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-27

halr9000 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

up to 3 in. rain today. because atlanta _needs_ more rain #
I tip my hat to the new constitution #
Wow, that was not meant to be a political statement, only a song lyric, which is playing but…yeah. #
RT @stephenkruiser: "…greatest things about being Progressive is that you get to operate without reference to history" http://bit.ly/Jaaw4 #
Oh good, I just found that typing "http://microsoft.com/powershell" will take you to a very reasonable starting page. #
If Sanctions Don’t Work The First 1000 Times, Try, Try Again | Stephen Kruiser http://ff.im/-8MdLs #
Windows PowerShell Blog : V2 Quick Tip: Monitoring Performance Counters with PowerShell http://ff.im/-8Mrgh #
Just started Think as a Brick — please do not disturb for the next 43 minutes #
Yes–I know all the words #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-26

halr9000 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

VMware Communities: Serial number ? http://ff.im/-8IjYW #
VMware: vSphere PowerCLI Blog: How to run PowerCLI scripts from vCenter Alarms. http://ff.im/-8Iwsk #
sorry–i'm rocking out, TTYL #
We just had someone tell us that their application doesn't need monitoring because it works fine #
listening to some "Yes" while working on a powercli article #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-25

halr9000 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

RT @MicrosoftPress: The Russinovich virtual roundtable just started: http://ow.ly/qTyr #
Microsoft Press : Author news: Mark Russinovich virtual roundtable on September 24 http://ff.im/-8EGyN #
apparently I've been here long enough at work to start accumulating hardware #
listening to TWIT on way into work #
now playing: Silverchair #
went through a bit of keyboard adjustment, having some ergo issues I think with my wrist #
TGIF #
RT @mattroblin: Has anyone else managed to get the Serial Number from an HP server using #PowerCli? http://bit.ly/2swyNM #
at a datacenter tour at work looking at a tape library that is twenty-one tiles large #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-24

halr9000 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

Having one of those moments where my brain is full. #
powerscripting Podcast will be recorded TONIGHT! guest: Lee Holmes from the PowerShell team. 9:30PM EDT be there! #
Looking forward to tonight's podcast. #
Headed to @jonwalz to record podcasat #
About to start recording, please join us! #powershell http://bit.ly/15QmtB #
Now talking with Lee Holmes from the PowerShell development team http://bit.ly/15QmtB #
epic powershell v2 newness: Get-Help New-Object -Parameter property #
You Had Me At EHLO… : What's New in the Exchange Management Console for Exchange Server 2010 – Part 3 http://ff.im/-8DRQJ #
Really tired for some reason. Could be staying up till midnight recording the podcast had something to do with it #
installing powershell on Windows Embedded Standard (XP) #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-23

halr9000 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

New series on PowerCLI – Virtualization Pro http://ff.im/-8x4kX #
RT @jonathanmedd: New Blog Post: Find the BIOS Version of an ESX Host http://bit.ly/SLSeK #powershell #powercli #
BSonPoSH » Heads up on an upcoming codeplex project. http://ff.im/-8xO7Y #
Getting Process Windows Titles – Power Tips – PowerShell.com http://ff.im/-8xO7Z #
Scheduling VMware’s FT (Fault Tolerance) http://ff.im/-8xO7T #
Break not working in ForEach « Dmitry’s PowerBlog: PowerShell and beyond http://ff.im/-8xO7W #
powerscripting Podcast will be recorded TONIGHT! guest: Lee Holmes from the PowerShell team. 9:30PM EDT be there! #
Oops ignore me–we record podcast Wednesday! sorry! we do still have Lee Holmes though! #
I feel like a dweeb–one who doesn't know what day today is #
Doing schlotzky's with the boys http://yfrog.com/0rgp3ej #
PowerShell Code Repository – Get-SerialNumber http://ff.im/-8Ax6C #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-22

halr9000 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

uh oh, friend's house is flooding in Rose Creek #fb #
headed home due to flooding :< #fb #
#gaflood road closed: bells ferry rd SB right before hwy 575 #
#gaflood pic of bells ferry at hwy 575 in cherokee cty #fb http://yfrog.com/2tn0mj #
Hwy 75, 92 closed due to flooding. #
Looks like my house is fine. At least one neighbor is not as lucky #
Installing vmware workstation 6.5.3. I need to get the v7 beta I think #
grooving to some Radiohead and writing blog posts #
PowerWF http://ff.im/-8uYSY #
Posted. RT @SearchVMwareTT: Hal Rottenberg joins the SearchVMware.com writers with his first blog post: http://bit.ly/frb50 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-21

halr9000 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

RT @jonwalz: Posted PowerScripting Podcast, no interview this week. Enjoy as @halr9000 and I talk about PowerShell (and Zune?) #
What do you think of this idea? RT @xcud: PowerWF – PowerCLI Stack http://retwt.me/3ZX1 #
Sitting in dr office waiting…and reading tweets #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-20

halr9000 — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

on a mini-vacation at a lake house near charlotte,nc #fb #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-19

halr9000 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

PowerShell 3.0: Why wait? Importing typed objects with typed properties from a CSV file « Poshoholic http://ff.im/-8lNe7 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-18

halr9000 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

for sale, two "classic" computer books! act fast! [pic] http://ff.im/-8hkmN #
If you ever want to derail a software developer, ask him to explain his version numbering scheme http://bit.ly/LiQ7h #
Software versioning – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://ff.im/-8hECi #
RT @jonwalz: Things I want: Zune HD, Kindle DX … <– me too #
Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast: Hal and Jon go solo! Last time that hpnd we did listener interviews, so who knows? #
headed to @jonwalz to record podcast #
Trolling the news feeds for powershell stories http://bit.ly/15QmtB #
Now recording: http://bit.ly/15QmtB #
Thanks to those that hung out with us last night at PowerScripting Live, had fun #
PowerShell Cute: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dani3l3/3924854309/ #
RT @VMBlogcom: Citrix Releases Workflow Studio 2.0 http://bit.ly/3sTMPk <- much #powershell goodness here #
PS> Get-Milk on Flickr – Photo Sharing! http://ff.im/-8kHe1 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-17

halr9000 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

Now here's a little story I got to tell about three bad brothers you know so well… #
Ronald Reagan – Wikiquote http://ff.im/-8dWZj #
Precision Computing – More advanced HTTP scripting: Facebook Photo Album Downloader http://ff.im/-8fbsT #
PowerShell Function Factory http://ff.im/-8fbsU #
Spelunky World http://ff.im/-8fc2t #
http://ping.fm/p/vsNBL – for sale, two "classic" computer books! act fast! #