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  • A PowerShell Session Challenge

    Today’s challenge is targeted at advanced PowerShell users, but The Chairman hopes you will tackle as much of it as you can. Even solving a few pieces of the challenge…

  • Another PowerShell Math Challenge

    The Chairman is back with another set of math-related challenges. These types of challenges are a good way to get your brain looking at a problem from a different angle.…

  • A Memory Reporting Challenge

    The Chairman is back with another PowerShell scripting challenge. He would also like to remind you that all of his challenges are open-ended. There is no deadline and he hopes…

  • A PowerShell Conversion Challenge

    PowerShell’s flexibility and raw power stem from a fundamental concept of working with objects in a pipeline. Experienced PowerShell scripters and toolmakers should be experienced in creating custom objects, including…

  • A CIM-ple PowerShell Challenge

    The Chairman has commissioned a new PowerShell scripting challenge targeted for advanced users. But as with all challenges, everyone is welcome to try their hand. The best way to improve…

  • A PowerShell Linking Challenge

    Back in the day when The Chairman was first managing IT, the cost of storage mattered and there was no cloud. It might also matter what kind of storage you…

  • A Registered PowerShell Challenge

    The Chairman feels it is is time to give up and coming PowerShell warriors a chance to prove themselves. This challenge is targeted for beginner PowerShell scripters with a few…

  • A Wide Open PowerShell Challenge

    Way back in the DOS world, there was a very handy way of displaying only directories. In PowerShell, we can approximate this behavior with an expression like The Chairman has…

  • A PowerShell Session Challenge

    PowerShell Remoting is a key management tool. But just because you’ve turned it on, doesn’t mean you are done. The Chairman thinks it should still be managed. To that end,…

  • PowerShell Back-to-School Scripting Challenge

    For many people, it is back-to-school time. This time of years always makes The Chairman nostalgic, so he has commissioned a new set of PowerShell scripting challenges. These tasks are…