Sure, you can just type "wevtutil el | % { wevtutil cl $_ }" whenever you feel like it, but how fun is that?!

Even though it doesn't take long to add a folder to %Path% by clicking through Windows, I prefer to do this using a little PowerShell instead.

Here's a set of scripts to make it easier to view the items in the "BackConnectionHostNames" registry key, as well as add and remove hostnames.

Here's a set of scripts to make it easier to view the hostname mappings in the hosts file, as well as add and remove hostnames.

Here's a pair of PowerShell scripts for quickly setting and verifying the MaxPatchCacheSize registry setting.

Are you familiar with the "tfpt scorch" command? Have you ever used PowerShell to quickly cloak/uncloak folders in your TFS workspaces? If not, here are a couple of tips that could save you a little time.

Here's a little PowerShell script I whipped up to import the TechnologyToolbox.com log files into a SQL Server database for some "quick and dirty" analysis.

Here is the PowerShell script I developed to avoid accidentally including "junk" in code samples I create for my blog.

There are a couple of options for creating a zip file for a specific folder. You can either use a third-party solution (like the PowerShell Community Extensions) or do it all with "out-of-the-box" functionality.

This PowerShell script makes it much easier to perform code coverage analysis in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 3.5 solutions (e.g. SharePoint 2010).

In my previous post, I described the PowerShell script used to rebuild the Development environment for TechnologyToolbox.com on a daily basis. This post explains the subtleties of running the script -- or, more generally, any PowerShell script -- using the Windows Task Scheduler...

In this post, I describe the PowerShell script used to rebuild the Development and Test environments for TechnologyToolbox.com. From a high-level perspective, the script deletes the IIS website (if it exists), creates a new website (including the corresponding application pool), and then copies the files for the main site as well as the Subtext files for the /blog application...

This morning I thought I'd share one more very useful PowerShell script for SharePoint Server 2010. When using Central Administration and/or the Farm Configuration Wizard to create and configure the Search Service Application, the resulting databases...

In my first post today , I provided a number of scripts for deploying custom solutions and features in SharePoint Server 2010. However, those certainly weren't all of the PowerShell scripts that I currently use when working with SharePoint 2010. Here...

A couple of years ago, I shared the scripts I created for deploying solutions based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007, or what I like to refer to as the " DR.DADA approach to SharePoint ." Well, I probably should have done this long...

I thought it would be helpful to share my step-by-step procedures for manually configuring claims-based authentication in SharePoint Server 2010 using an "ASP.NET database" and corresponding membership and role providers. Note that the following TechNet...

In a previous post , I described how I format code for my blog (i.e. by copying it from Visual Studio or SQL Server Management Studio and then running a simple console application to convert the RTF clipboard text to HTML). I recently started doing...

When using the "DR.DADA" approach to SharePoint development , I often find myself deleting sites (in DEV and TEST environments) and subsequently re-activating features or running some migration utility to recreate the site hierarchy. In fact, a few...

In one of my posts last month , I provided the following steps to "reghost" all of the pages in a Team Foundation Server (TFS) project site: Browse to the Site Settings page for the site (e.g. http://cyclops/sites/Demo/_layouts/settings.aspx )....

Update (2010-05-20) I made some changes to correct a few issues and also to include the final version of the XML input file that I used to update my TFS project sites. In my previous post , I showed how you can use PowerShell to export the quick...

In the part 1 of this series , I described how to enable the dashboard functionality in Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 on project sites upgraded from TFS 2005/2008 (i.e. sites originally created with the MSF Agile v4.x process templates). I noted that...

Suppose that you need to update a few SharePoint team sites to add a couple of links to the quick launch navigation. Assuming the number of sites to be updated is relatively small, then it is reasonable to manually apply the configuration changes via...

In part 1 of this series , I showed how you can add new Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 dashboard functionality to project sites originally created in TFS 2008 (or TFS 2005). Another feature that you might want to add to upgraded project sites is...

Another essential resource for those (like me) upgrading from Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010: Index of SharePoint Server 2010 Windows PowerShell cmdlets http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff678226...

Here is an essential resource for those (like me) upgrading from Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010: Stsadm to Windows PowerShell mapping (SharePoint Server 2010) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621084...

In one of last week's posts , I provided details on upgrading from Team Foundation Server 2008 to TFS 2010, including some information about updating your TFS project sites. I also provided a reference to the following MSDN article for more information...