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I recently switched to Mac OS X as my primary desktop operating system after spending over a decade on Linux. Although Apple’s operating system supplies practically all of the command line tools I ...

PowerShell modules allow you to combine multiple scripts to simplify code management. Learn step-by-step instructions for creating and using these modules.

More of you are getting used to Windows PowerShell and realizing its advantages. With that in mind, this month's column is going to be a long one. This is a lightning overview of Windows PowerShell ...

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