Author Archives: Nerd

PowerShell: Move Windows Server 2008 Cluster Group

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Nerd

Where I work, we were a little behind finally getting to Windows Server 2008 R2.  Our Exchange Servers were running on Server 2003 R2 until recently.  Windows clustering is quite different on 2k8 vs. 2k3.  I wrote this function to … Continue reading →

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PowerShell: Get-Uptime for Computer(s)

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Nerd

I needed to check the server uptime for multiple servers, and well, I wanted to do it in PowerShell.  I found a sample from MSDN, and modified it, and threw it into a function. Here’s an alternative to this function … Continue reading →

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Notepad ++ Powershell Language Syntax Coloring

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Nerd

Notepad++ is my editor of choice for writing PowerShell code.  There is a built in language syntax for PowerShell, but it doesn’t include Exchange cmdlets in the syntax coloring.  So, I’ve created a custom user-defined language file for PowerShell, that … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Nerd

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PowerShell: Drive Space Info from multiple systems

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Nerd

With PowerShell 2 came Powershell remoting and jobs, both of which are REALLY cool!  I’m going to show you two ways to get drive space info from multiple systems, first with a normal foreach loop, and then with remoting (which … Continue reading →

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PowerShell: Change PS Window Size on the fly

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Nerd

First, my apologies for not posting ANYTHING to EverydayNerd since April 25, but hey, this is just for fun, and I DO have a day job I am going to be posting a LOT of PowerShell stuff here, as it … Continue reading →

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THIS is why you don’t leave your Wi-Fi open

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Nerd

I’ve said this for years.  It finally happened.  Man leaves Wi-Fi open, allowing a pedophile to use his internet to download images.  This prompted an FBI raid on the man’s house, and leaving the man a whole lot of explaining … Continue reading →

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