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The PowerShell Podcast is a weekly show about building your career with PowerShell. Each episode features the tips, tech, and modules that make PowerShell the premier automation and scripting tool for IT professionals. Join us as we interview PowerShell experts to discover what makes PowerShell and its community so amazing and awesome.
Episodes
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
In this exciting episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we dive deep into the realm of PowerShell with our esteemed guest, Fred Weinmann. We explore the strengths and weaknesses of VS Code and the ISE, as well as discuss crucial topics like script block logging, Windows Event Forwarding, and the importance of code signing. Fred also gives us a sneak peek of his PSConfEU topics, highlighting JEA and parameter binding while providing valuable insights on the dos and don’ts of PS Remoting. Security aficionados won't want to miss our discussion on the biggest threats to PowerShell security and PowerShell profiles. Lastly, we catch up with Fred on his latest projects and developments in the PowerShell world. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and laugh with us!
Guest Bio and links:
Friedrich Weinmann might be the most enthusiastic advocate of PowerShell we have ever met, and coming from a community where enthusiasm is the norm, that is a bold claim. He is a fantastic teacher and has helped many PowerShellers get started, including Andrew Pla. He is a Premier Field Engineer at Microsoft. Most importantly to him, he creates modules to simplify daily PowerShell.
See the PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHb_m9hSL8s
Jordan’s amazing short - https://youtube.com/shorts/ITlyTCffGVM
PowerShell Profiles event - https://discord.gg/Jpes23pg?event=1115707267552133270
Miriam Weisner - https://twitter.com/MiriamXyra
PowerShell Automation and Scripting for CyberSecurity: Hacking and Defense for Red and Blue Teamers - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWKZCNK9
Cheat Sheet: Console Experience - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell-community/cheat-sheet-console-experience/
Fred Twitter - https://twitter.com/FredWeinmann
PSFramework - https://psframework.org/
ConvertTo-PSFHashtable - https://psframework.org/documentation/commands/PSFramework/ConvertTo-PSFHashtable.html
PSMD.OpenAI - https://github.com/PowershellFrameworkCollective/PSMD.OpenAI
Fred's GitHub - https://github.com/FriedrichWeinmann
Fred's Website - https://allthingspowershell.blogspot.com/
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we are joined by community member Christian Ritter. We talk about PSConfEU and the importance of community. Christian shares his blogging secrets and insights into his growth in PowerShell over the years. From using Microsoft Graph to teaching PowerShell at work, this episode has all that and more!
Links and Bio:
See the PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocdYDOqO2aU
- https://github.com/HCRitter
- https://twitter.com/blackboxcoder
- https://hcritter.devdojo.com/
- https://devdojo.com/hcritter/powershell-technique-switching
- https://hcritter.devdojo.com/powershell-technique-update-typedata
- https://hcritter.devdojo.com/powershell-performance-test-file-reading
- https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/NTFSSecurity/4.2.6
- https://automatedlab.org/en/latest/
Christian Ritter
He/Him, father of one, PowerShell lover, automation fan, blog author, and nerdy by nature. Founder of PSUGFFM. Opinions are my own.
Location: Germany
URL: https://hcritter.devdojo.com
Repositories: 6
Followers: 13
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
In this episode, we talk to the Microsoft docs team (Sean Wheeler, Mike Lombardi, and Mike F. Robbins) about the success of docathon at Summit. We then talk about the value of contributing to docs, and all of the ways the barriers are being lowered for contributing. Last, we find out that Mikey will spend his weekends creating documentation on unrelated products, so he can come in fresh writing documentation for his job…..true dedication. A lot of links in this one. We encourage you to click away. In an unsurprising twist, the experts of docs have relevant docs for everything we talked about.
Bio and links:
Sean Wheeler - For the past 6 years, I have been the lead documentarian for PowerShell. I ensure that users have the content they need. I also support and encourage the PowerShell Community to add value via open-source contributions to the documentation. In my 24 years at Microsoft, I have taught many workshops on scripting, debugging, and advanced troubleshooting. Using my scripting expertise, I created tools to help customers collect and analyze data used to support and optimize their environments.
Mikey Lombardi is a Senior Content Developer at Microsoft, working on PowerShell Learn content. Always a gentleman, Mikey has been a positive force in the community for a long time. You like PowerShell? Awesome Documentation? Amazing tabletop campaigns? You found them, my friends. Follow him. FOLLOW HIM NOW!!!!!!
Mike F. Robbins is the Lead writer for Azure PowerShell at Microsoft. He is a regular speaker at PowerShell conferences and has an active blog, which is successful enough to make him a six time MVP. He is an Author, Editor of the PowerShell Conference Book: Volume 1, and an overall swell guy.
See The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgxHqNb29to
https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/learn/shell/optimize-shell
https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/community/contributing/using-github-codespaces
https://github.com/PowerShell/Community-Blog/blob/main/Docs/README.md
https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/azure/az-predictor
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSStyle/1.1.3
Introduction - PowerShell | Microsoft Learn
https://learn.microsoft.com/training/modules/azure-command-line-tools-intro/
https://sqlsaturday.com/2023-07-29-sqlsaturday1060/
https://dlvhdr.github.io/gh-dash/
https://www.powershellchatt.com/
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
In this episode, we are joined by Brock for an enlightening discussion filled with insights and practical tips for PowerShell enthusiasts. In this episode, they reflect on their first PowerShell for beginners class they ran and the significance of establishing a strong foundation. They delve into the world of learning through blogging, emphasizing its benefits and sharing tips for aspiring bloggers. We also address the challenges of comparing oneself to others and offer strategies for maintaining focus on personal growth. Additionally, join in celebrating Andrew's birthday and learn about the power of pair programming as a means to learn new things. Tune in and empower your PowerShell journey with this enriching episode!
Born in the '80s and raised by his NES, Brock quickly fell in love with everything tech. With over 15 years of IT experience, Brock now enjoys a life of luxury as a renowned tech blogger and receiver of many Dundie Awards. In his free time, Brock enjoys adventuring with his wife, kids, and dogs, while dreaming of retirement.
See the Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUEP2FdM1Vk
Links:
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
It is the last of the bar sessions from the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit. We talk about everyone's experiences at Summit with Steve Judd, Poshwolf(Anthony Howell), Phil Bossman, Dan Hill, and Geoff Schram. Catch our final interviews from Summit.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/psreadline-2-3-1-beta1-release/
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/completion-predictor-version-0-1-1-release/
https://discord.gg/PwmdK8S9?event=1096186535667302443
https://twitter.com/stevenjudd
https://twitter.com/ThePoShWolf
https://twitter.com/Schlauge
https://twitter.com/gschram83
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
We are back with another set of PowerShell after dark interviews at the PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit. We discuss the major takeaways from Summit with Jon Junell, Clayton and Nick, Gordon and Sammie, and we finish it off with Scott. Catch the vibe from Summit in this interview-filled episode!
Links
https://github.com/PowerShell/GraphicalTools
https://www.youtube.com/live/OaNkHnWWpCs?feature=share
https://github.com/vexx32/PSKoans
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleGuiTools/0.7.2
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
In this special episode, we bring you two exciting interviews.
First up, we talk with Josh King, who needs no introduction. In this interview, we dive into Josh's background, his travels from New Zealand, and his contributions to the PowerShell community, including his popular module, BurntToast. He also gives pro tips on giving a successful talk. We also get to know the man behind the keyboard and learn about his favorite tools and hobbies.
Next, we chat with Steven Bucher, a PowerShell Product Manager at Microsoft. Steven shares with us his approach to product management. We also discuss the recent improvements to PSReadline and what PowerShell users can expect in the upcoming releases. Finally, we get to know Steven beyond his work at Microsoft and learn about his interests outside of PowerShell.
Tune in to this special episode of the PowerShell podcast to hear these two insightful interviews!
https://github.com/Windos/BurntToast
Mastodon: @josh@toastit.dev
https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
What happens after dark at the PowerShell & DevOps Summit? Find out as Andrew and Jordan chat with Summit attendees and organizers during the PowerShell Podcast bar sessions. Jordan and Andrew discuss the major takeaways from Summit with Josh Hendricks, James Petty, Ryan Spletzer, and Kevin and Reese. Enjoy this mid-week edition of the PowerShell Podcast.
See additional updates from the Summit on our blog: https://www.pdq.com/blog/powershell-summit-2023-recap/