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Month: February 2023

Using PSEdit as PowerShell editor

I like using Visual Studio Code as my PowerShell script editor, but alternative editors exist. The built-in PowerShell ISE is usually there for you on Windows, but there's a nice PowerShell module that you can use called PSEdit. In this blog post, I will show you how to use that as an alternative to VSCode.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell, PSEdit 10 Comments February 27, 2023May 3, 2023 2 Minutes

Visual Studio Code Snippets and PowerShell

You often repeat certain standard things when writing scripts in Visual Studio Code. Wouldn't it be nice if we could simplify that? This blog post will show you how to use VSCode Snippets to your advantage!

Harm Veenstra Formatting, PowerShell, Visual Studio Code 7 Comments February 20, 2023May 3, 2023 2 Minutes

Report on SMTP Send/Receive Logs from Exchange using PowerShell

I had to check many log files of an Exchange 2016 server to see which clients or applications were on which Exchange Send Connector and what emails were being received on which Receive Connector. A nice thing to do using PowerShell 🙂 This blog post will show you how to get a simple overview of the logs.

Harm Veenstra Microsoft Exchange, PowerShell Leave a comment February 13, 2023May 3, 2023 3 Minutes

Toot on Mastodon using API and PowerShell

I wrote blog posts about how to use an API for Slack and Twitter messages, but... Mastodon is also there now, and I thought... Ok, can I Toot in Mastodon using PowerShell? This blog post will show you how 😉

Harm Veenstra API, Mastodon, PowerShell, Social 2 Comments February 6, 2023December 21, 2023 2 Minutes

Export pipeline output to a MarkDown file using PowerShell

I like using MarkDown to format text and Obsidian to save my notes, and sometimes you want to export the output from cmdlets or scripts for future reference. This blog post will show you how to easily save that output to a new or existing MarkDown file.

Harm Veenstra MarkDown, PowerShell Leave a comment February 1, 2023May 3, 2023 3 Minutes

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    […] involving xargs and find. If your scripts depend on those pipelines, test them in cmd.exe first. PowerShell Is Fun…

  2. Harm Veenstra on My first experience trying to use the PowerShell beta module for Microsoft 365 BackupJune 12, 2026

    It's been a while 😊 It's just running in my tenant without any issues, but haven't checked the Powershell interface…

  3. Anne Maniaol on My first experience trying to use the PowerShell beta module for Microsoft 365 BackupJune 12, 2026

    Hello, just wanted to ask if there is an update on this? I am having issues with this 😦

  4. PowerShell SnippetRace 22-23/2026 | PowerShell Usergroup Austria on Using PSBoundParameters or IsPresent when checking PowerShell Switch or Parameters usageMay 30, 2026

    […] or not. PSBoundparameter is very commonly known, probably $isPresent is a little less known. Read Haarm Veenstras blog on…

  5. Harm Veenstra on Create executables of PowerShell scriptsMay 24, 2026

    Ah 😊 it should be "create an executable of a PowerShell script' perhaps 🤔 Oh well 😎 Perhaps even from…

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