The Scripting Games are open for 2013. You can register at the site to view the projects as they are released and to vote on the quality of submitted solutions.
http://scriptinggames.org/home.php
We will use the games at the May 14th meeting by picking a challenge or two and then working on scripts together during the meeting.
Last month's meeting was what a user group is all about - great presenter and sharing tips and tricks within the attendees. We have Ed Wilson's permission to make the recording of the session available - keep an eye on the website for news on when it's accessible.
This month we'll have Brian Caauwe presenting "PowerShell: The SharePoint administrator's best friend": Have you been looking for ways to utilize PowerShell in your SharePoint environment, but don't have any practical scenarios? In this session learn which cmdlets give you the best "bang for your buck" as well as common tasks that should be turned into valuable scripts.
Brian is a SharePoint 2010 MCM and has been working with the SharePoint platform since 2007. He typically walks the tight rope between administration and development as a Senior SharePoint Consultant with a focus on systems architecture, security, migrations and integration strategies with Avtex Solutions. Brian came to the SharePoint world from a network administration background working with Active Directory, SQL Server, Exchange, Citrix and many other proprietary applications. Armed with this administration baseline, and a pre-existing passion for web development, his skills were a perfect match for SharePoint.
If you spend time with SharePoint, this is a don't miss session!
The meeting is at Benchmark Learning, 4510 W. 77th Street, Edina. We'll be on the third floor - watch for the signs!
And do stop by to find out more about the O'Reilly User Group Program we've joined.
Hope to see you Tuesday!
Lu
Great meeting last night! We may have wandered off topic a time or two...
BUT the reason for this article to make sure you set a reminder for our March 12th meeting - it's one you won't want to miss.
I'm excited to let you know our presenter is Ed Wilson (yes, THAT Ed Wilson!). He will be talking about PowerShell Best Practices.
"Learn Windows PowerShell best practices as they apply to each stage of the script development lifecycle. See the differences between working interactively from the Windows PowerShell prompt, writing an inline script, adding basic function, advanced functions and finally the implementation of Windows PowerShell Modules. What is a local best practice for Windows PowerShell development is not the same as a global best practice, and this talk covers those differences."
In case you aren't familiar with him, here's his bio:
Ed Wilson is the Microsoft Scripting Guy and a well-known scripting expert. He writes the twice daily Hey Scripting Guy! blog (the number 1 blog on TechNet). He has also spoken at TechEd and at the Microsoft internal TechReady conferences. He is a Microsoft-certified trainer who has delivered a popular Windows PowerShell workshop to Microsoft Premier Customers worldwide. He has written 11 books including 8 on Windows scripting that were published by Microsoft Press. He has also contributed to nearly a dozen other books. He has two Microsoft Press Windows PowerShell 3.0 books: Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step and Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. Ed holds more than 20 industry certifications, including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Prior to coming to work for Microsoft, he was a senior consultant for a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner where he specialized in Active Directory design and Exchange implementation. In his spare time, he enjoys woodworking, underwater photography, and scuba diving.
There is a meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. The meeting will be at Benchmark Learning, 4510 W. 77th Street in Edina. We'll start gathering at 4:30 and get started at 5:00.
This month, bring in your favorite PowerTip from PowerShell.com to share.
Hope to see you there!
Please join us at Benchmark Learning on March 12th for Ed Wilson's presentation, Best Practices. Ed won't be able to join us in person but the content won't be lacking!
We'll be meeting in Classroom 1. We'll start gathering around 4:30 and get the meeting started promptly at 5:00.
If you're on the mailing list, look for a reminder with a link to join the meeting remotely.
See you on Tuesday!
Lu
Thanks to Kevin Remde for his presentation last month on using PowerShell with Azure's Infrastructure as a Service. You definitely want to check out his blog series on it.
Since Kevin was able to stop by and share, our scheduled topic on PowerShell profiles has been moved to the February meeting. As always, bring along your scripting tips & woes to share!
We'll be convening at Benchmark Learning, 4510 W. 77th Street in Edina. Look for Classroom 19. Start to gather about 4:30 and we'll get the meeting started at 5:00.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 12th!
Lu
