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Here, you’ll find a collection of articles that will help you become a PowerShell pro. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced user, you’ll find valuable information and techniques to improve your productivity and automate your tasks. With the help of our blog, you’ll be able to streamline your workflow, troubleshoot issues more efficiently and discover new ways to use PowerShell. So, stay tuned and keep an eye on this category for our latest posts!

Install PowerShell on Mac OS X
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How to install PowerShell on Mac OS X

20 January 2023 Richard Wallace 0

Installing PowerShell on Mac OS X is a relatively simple process that can be done in a few easy steps. Please note: these instructions are for Mac OS X version after 10.13 and above, as […]

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PowerShell tips: How to customise your PowerShell profile

19 January 2023 Richard Wallace 0

PowerShell is a powerful command-line interface (CLI) that allows you to automate and manage Windows systems. One of the best ways to customise your PowerShell experience is by creating a custom profile. A profile is […]

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PowerShell tips: 10 tips and tricks to get the most PowerShell

18 January 2023 Richard Wallace 0

PowerShell is a powerful tool for Windows administrators, developers, and power users. It allows you to automate tasks, manage Windows systems, and access a wide range of functionality through its built-in commands and modules. In […]

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Exploring the benefits of using Windows Terminal

17 January 2023 Richard Wallace 0

Windows Terminal is a powerful and versatile tool that can be used to manage your Windows operating system. It is a command-line interface (CLI) that allows users to access and control their Windows systems from […]

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Download photos from Rightmove using PowerShell [updated]

11 August 2022 Richard Wallace 5

Whether you are interested in buying, or selling, property via Rightmove, you might want to download the images. Now sure, you can do this one-by-one, by right clicking on each photo (when viewed full screen) […]

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PowerShell – loop through files using wildcards in the filenames

22 December 2021 Richard Wallace 0

If you need to work with multiple files (e.g. log files) and want to identify them by using wildcards, you can take the below approach: 1 Identify the folder to work in, and add it […]

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How to set the PowerShell Window Title

26 October 2020 Richard Wallace 0

When running multiple scripts, either at the same time, or sequentially, it’s nice to know which script is running.  An easy way to do this, it to set the title of the PowerShell window, when […]

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How to see what channel your wireless networks is using PowerShell or Command Prompt

16 July 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you want to see what channel your wireless network, or the neighbouring networks, then you can run the below script in either PowerShell or the Command Prompt. netsh wlan show networks bssid Why look […]

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Manage DHCP Filters via PowerShell Script

6 July 2017 Richard Wallace 0

If you operate a list of allowed mac addresses on your DHCP server to prevent unauthorised users/devices from obtaining an IP address, it can be a pain to have to constantly open the DHCP console […]

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How to delete files by age with PowerShell

24 April 2017 Richard Wallace 0

You can easily use PowerShell to delete files that are older than x minutes/hours/days.  This is useful if you have a temporary folder which you would like to regularly clear down.  Please see the below […]

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