PowerShell Resources
If you're interested in learning about PowerShell, here are some resources you might want to check out.
March 6, 2007
Articles
"Command Line Makes a Comeback" by Jason Brooks in eWeek (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1895%2C2087030%2C00.asp)
"Introducing Windows PowerShell: UNIX Administrators Won't Be Laughing Anymore" by Paul Robichaux in Windows IT Pro (http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/50565/50565.html)
"Monad becomes 'PowerShell': Next-gen Windows command line to ship in Q4" by Scott M. Fulton III in TG Daily Publications (http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/04/25/powershell_windows_command_line_to_ship_q4)
"Understanding PowerShell Security: Don't Let Tighter Security Features Trip You Up" by Alex K. Angelopoulos in Scripting Pro VIP (http://www.scriptingprovip.com/articles/articleid/94624/94624.html)
Books
Microsoft Windows Powershell Programming for the Absolute Beginner by Jerry Lee Ford Jr., Thomson Course Technology, December 2006 (http://www.course.com/catalog/product.cfm?isbn=978-1-59863-354-2&CFID=29643666&CFTOKEN=87821441)
Monad: Introducing the Microsoft Command Shell and Language by Andy Oakley, O'Reilly, December 2005 (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powershell/index.html)
Windows PowerShell in Action by Bruce Payette, Manning Publications, February 2007 (http://www.manning.com/payette)
Windows PowerShell: TFM by Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks, SAPIEN Press, December 2006 (http://www.sapienpress.com/powershell.asp)
Microsoft Documentation
Windows PowerShell 1.0 Documentation Pack, which includes the "Windows PowerShell Getting Started Guide," the "Windows PowerShell Primer," the "Windows PowerShell Language Quick Reference," and the PowerShell 1.0 release notes (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B4720B00-9A66-430F-BD56-EC48BFCA154F&displaylang=en)
Windows PowerShell SDK (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714469.aspx)
Webcasts
"The DFO Show - Introducing Windows PowerShell" by David Aiken (http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=201005)
"HanselMinutes: Jeffrey Snover, PowerShell Architect" by Scott Hanselman (http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=47)
"TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 Management Shell and Scripting" by Vivek Sharma (go to http://msevents.microsoft.com and search for 1032293397)
"TechNet Webcast: Next-Generation Command Line Scripting: Windows PowerShell" by Jeffrey Snover (go to http://msevents.microsoft.com and search for 1032306183)
"TechNet Webcast: Next Generation Command Line Scripting with Monad (Part 1 of 2)" by Jeffrey Snover (go to http://msevents.microsoft.com and search for 1032277851)
"TechNet Webcast: Next Generation Command Line Scripting with Monad (Part 2 of 2)" by Jeffrey Snover (go to http://msevents.microsoft.com and search for 1032277853)
Newsgroups, Blogs, and Other Online Resources
Windows PowerShell Newsgroup (http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.powershell)
Windows PowerShell Scripts in the TechNet Scripting Center (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx)
Windows PowerShell Team Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell)
Windows PowerShell Wiki (http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.WindowsPowerShellWiki)
Products
/n software (http://www.nsoftware.com)
PowerShell Analyzer (http://www.powershellanalyzer.com)
SAPIEN Technologies' PrimalScript 4.1 (http://www.sapien.com)
ScriptInternals' PowerShellIDE (http://powershell.com)
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