Episode 247 – PowerScripting Podcast – MVP Joel Bennett on a PowerShell Package Manager

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to MVP Joel Bennett about a PowerShell package manager

Interview

Guests - Joel Bennett

Links

  [PowerShell Packaging Manager](https://github.com/PoshCode/poshcode) (on Github)

  Compared to: [PsGet](http://psget.net/), [Chocolatey](http://chocolatey.org/) (and [Ep 243](http://powerscripting.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/episode-243-powerscripting-podcast-rob-reynolds-on-puppet-and-chocolatey/))

  [How to create a nuget package](http://docs.nuget.org/docs/creating-packages/creating-and-publishing-a-package)

  [Module manifests (PSD1)](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd878337(v=vs.85).aspx)

  Call for action: [Download the beta](https://github.com/PoshCode/poshcode) and bang on it!

Chatroom Buzz-

<14ScriptingWife> ##Does that mean Python instead of PowerShell or in addition to PowerShell

Episode 244 – PowerScripting Podcast – Ned Pyle from Microsoft on DFRS, SMB 3.0 and More

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Ned Pyle about DFRS and SMB 3.0

News

Welcome new PowerShell MVPs!

Boe Prox [https://twitter.com/proxb](https://twitter.com/proxb)

Matthew Hitchcock [https://twitter.com/hitchysg](https://twitter.com/hitchysg)

Carlo Mancini [https://twitter.com/sysadm2010](https://twitter.com/sysadm2010)

[PowerShell Saturday #005 - Atlanta announced for Oct 26th](http://powershellsaturday.com/005/)

[PowerShell Saturday #006 - Singapore Oct 12th](http://powershellsatsg02.eventbrite.sg/)

DFW PowerShell user group is [meeting October](https://powershell.org/event/october-dallasfort-worth-powershell-user-group/) 19th

[The Scripting Guy on the PowerShell Summit](http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/09/27/the-powershell-summit-why-you-should-care.aspx)

Interview

Episode 243 – PowerScripting Podcast – Rob Reynolds on Puppet and Chocolatey

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Rob Reynolds about Chocolatey and Puppet

News

Welcome new PowerShell MVPs!

Michael Washam [@mwashamtx](http://twitter.com/mwashamtx)

Jonathan Walz [@jonwalz](http://twitter.com/jonwalz)

Jason Helmick [@theJasonHelmick](http://twitter.com/theJasonHelmick)

Aman Dhally [@AmanDhally](http://twitter.com/AmanDhally)

[PowerShell Saturday #005 - Atlanta announced for Oct 26th](http://powershellsaturday.com/005/)

[PowerShell Saturday #006 - Singapore Oct 12th](http://powershellsatsg02.eventbrite.sg/)

[Registration is now open for the PowerShell Summit 2014](http://eventmgr.azurewebsites.net/home/event/PSNA2014)

[PowerShell Hero program](https://powershell.org/2013/09/20/nominate-your-powershell-hero/)

Interview

Episode 242 – PowerScripting Podcast – Steven Murawski and Geoff Dalgas on DSC and Stack Overflow

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Steven Murawski and Geoff Dalgas about DSC & Stack Overflow

News

  [PowerShell Saturday #005 - Atlanta announced for Oct 26th](http://powershellsaturday.com/005/)

  [Registration is now open for the PowerShell Summit 2014](http://eventmgr.azurewebsites.net/home/event/PSNA2014)

  [PowerShell Hero program](https://powershell.org/2013/09/20/nominate-your-powershell-hero/)

  As mentioned on the show there are still plans for [Winter Scripting Games](https://powershell.org/2013/09/24/the-new-look-of-the-scripting-games/) events

  PowerShell.org it looking for [ebook curators](https://powershell.org/2013/09/23/seeking-curators-for-powershell-ebooks/)

  PhillyPosh is [turning one](https://powershell.org/2013/09/17/philadelphia-meeting-october-3rd-2013/)!

  The Charlotte PowerShell user group is [meeting October 3rd](https://powershell.org/event/charlotte-powershell-users-group-monthly-meeting-3/2013-10-03/), 2013

  [Podcasting for Cancer](http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/podcasting-for-cancer)

Interview

Guests - Steve Murawski, Geoff Dalgas

Episode 241 – PowerScripting Podcast – Microsoft PFE Matthew Reynolds on the Windows Performance Toolkit

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Matthew Reynolds about the Windows Performance Toolkit

News

[PowerShell Saturday #005 - Atlanta announced for Oct 26th](http://powershellsaturday.com/005/)

[Registration is now open for the PowerShell Summit 2014](http://eventmgr.azurewebsites.net/home/event/PSNA2014)

Interview

Guests - Matthew Reynolds

Links

[Windows Performance Toolkit](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/performance/cc825801.aspx)

[Windows ADK for Windows 8](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652)

[Event Tracing for Windows](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb968803(v=vs.85).aspx)

Chatroom Buzz-

Episode 240 – PowerScripting Podcast – Jeff Wouters on becoming an MVP, starting a usergroup and more

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Jeff Wouters about becoming an MVP

News

[PowerShell Saturday #005 - Atlanta announced for Oct 26th](http://powershellsaturday.com/005/)

Interview

Guests - Jeff Wouters

Links

Jeff"™s blog: [http://jeffwouters.nl/](http://jeffwouters.nl/)

[@jeffwouters](https://twitter.com/jeffwouters)

PowerShell Deep Dives book: [http://manning.com/hicks/](http://manning.com/hicks/)

[http://jeffwouters.nl/](http://jeffwouters.nl/)

[Jaap Brasser](http://www.jaapbrasser.com/), another prolific Dutch scripter

MS PFE [Stefan Stranger](http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_stranger/)

Chatroom Buzz

Episode 239 – PowerScripting Podcast – Rob Willis from Microsoft on the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Rob Willis from Microsoft about the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit

News

[PowerShell Saturday #005 - Atlanta announced for Oct 26th](http://powershellsaturday.com/005/)

The Twin Cities PowerShell user group [is meeting](https://powershell.org/event/twin-cities-powershell-user-group-meeting/) September 10th from 4:30-7:30PM

Atlanta PowerShell User group [is meeting](https://powershell.org/event/september-atlanta-powershell-user-group-meeting/) September 10th from 7:00-9:00PM

The Mississippi PowerShell User group [is meeting](http://mspsug.com/2013/09/03/honorary-scripting-guy-boe-prox-speaking-for-mspsug-on-tuesday-september-10th-at-830pm-cdt/) online September 10th from 8:30-10:00PM

The Dutch PowerShell Usergroup [will be meeting](https://powershell.org/event/3rd-dupsug-meeting-evening-sessions/) September 12 from 6:00-9:00PM

A Northern California PowerShell user group [is in the works](http://www.virtu-al.net/2013/09/06/north-california-powershell-user-group/). Initial meetup on October 2nd

Interview

Episode 238 – PowerScripting Podcast – Glenn Block & Jim Christopher on scriptcs

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Glenn Block & Jim Christopher about scriptcs

News

  No podcast next week

  MVA [Advanced Tools & Scripts with PowerShell 3.0 Jump Start](http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/advanced-tools-scripting-with-powershell-3-0-jump-start#fbid=XvTVyxieoRZ)

  MVP [Adam Driscoll is working a new project](http://csharpening.net/?p=1673) called PoshTools

  The Florida PowerShell user group is [meeting August 20th](https://powershell.org/event/florida-powershell-user-group-monthly-meeting-august-2013/)

  [PowerShell Saturday #005 - Atlanta announced for Oct 26th](http://powershellsaturday.com/005/)

Interview

Guests - Glenn Block & Jim Christopher

Episode 237 – PowerScripting Podcast – Shannon Bray on SharePoint Architecture

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode





 Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Shannon Bray about SharePoint Architecture

News





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    The Bangalore PowerShell User Group is [meeting on August 10th](https://powershell.org/event/powershell-bangalore-user-group-psbug-august-meet/).





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    The Atlanta PowerShell User Group is [meeting on August 13th](https://powershell.org/event/building-tools-take-your-powershell-scripts-to-the-next-level/).





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    The Mississippi PowerShell User Group is [meeting on August 13th](http://mspsug.com/2013/08/06/powershell-mvp-jeff-wouters-speaking-for-mspsug-on-tuesday-august-13th-at-830pm-cdt/).





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    [PowerShell Saturday #005 - Atlanta announced for Oct 26th](http://powershellsaturday.com/005/)

Interview





Guests - Shannon Bray

Links





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    [Channel 9 - breakout sessions from Shannon](http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Speakers/Shannon-Bray)





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    [Books by Shannon](http://www.amazon.com/Shannon-Bray/e/B004Y58HFW)





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    [@noidentity29](https://twitter.com/noidentity29)

The Question -





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    Hero/Power - Aquaman

Resources





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    [PowerShell v4 - Pipelinevariable Common Parameter](http://rkeithhill.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/powershell-v4-pipelinevariable-common-parameter/)





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    [DSC in depth article form Darren Mar-Elia](http://sdmsoftware.com/group-policy-blog/desired-state-configuration/an-in-depth-walkthrough-of-desired-state-configuration-in-powershell-windows-management-framework-v4/)





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    Follow up titled "[GPO vs DSC vs...](http://sdmsoftware.com/group-policy-blog/group-policy/group-policy-vs-desired-state-configuration-vs/)"

Episode 236 – PowerScripting Podcast – MVP Don Jones on PowerShell Desired State Configuration

A Podcast about Windows PowerShell. Listen:

In This Episode

Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast, we talk to Don Jones about PowerShell Desired State Configuration

News

  The [Getting Started with PowerShell 3.0 Jump Start](http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/getting-started-with-powershell-3-0-jump-start) videos are up

  [Advanced Tools & Scripting with PowerShell 3.0](http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/liveevents/Adv-PowerShell-Jump-Start?CR_CC=200226341) is August 1st

  PowerShell sessions, slides and demos from TechEd 2013 [have been posted](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2013/07/29/powershell-sessions-slides-and-demos-from-teched-2013.aspx)

  The [Philadelphia PowerShell group](https://powershell.org/2013/07/14/phillyposh-meeting-20130801/) is meeting August 1st

  The [Charlotte PowerShell group](https://powershell.org/event/charlotte-powershell-users-group-monthly-meeting-3/2013-08-01/) is meeting August 1st

  The [Arizona PowerShell group](https://powershell.org/event/arizona-powershell-azposh-user-group-meeting/2013-08-07/) is meeting August 7th

  [IndyPoSh is meeting August 7th](https://powershell.org/event/indyposh-the-road-to-azure-for-it-pros-goes-through-powershell/)

Interview

Guests - Don Jones