Reddit reviews Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches

Powershell in a month of lunches by Don Jones...

http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Windows-PowerShell-Month-Lunches/dp/1617290211/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311721510&sr=8-1

I'm a big fan of Don Jones... That's a really good intro book imho.

batch coding is a good start, but ultimately limited. If you ever start messing with VMware, there are a ton of really awesome tools and utilities coded in Powershell that are far more efficient than any other solution out there.

Also check out a book called Learn Windows Powershell in a Month of Lunches. http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Windows-PowerShell-Month-Lunches/dp/1617290211

Also look into Python.

I put off learning PowerShell for a long time; felt like it didn't apply to my needs. Hit a quiet month and bought PowerShell in a month of lunches and suddenly realised I was wrong, oh so wrong.

/r/powershell is a nice place to begin and there are a number of links on the sidebar that can help get you started. When I was getting started I used the book Windows PowerShell Unleashed which I really liked. I have heard good things about Learn Windows PowerShell In A Month Of Lunches but I haven't had the chance to look in to it myself.

For free online resources I like ss64 and I also referenced computerperformance.co.uk when getting started.

I used this book. It has short, concise lessons and gives a good overview of things. There's also a followup book about scripting.

I'm sure a free powershell tutorial online would be fine to start with also.

http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Windows-PowerShell-Month-Lunches/dp/1617290211

I just ordered that, it is supposed to be pretty good.

I'm not sure why it's not running, but you should think about changing your if-elseif to a switch statement. Here is a link that will explain it more. In this script it won't make much of a difference, but eventually you will begin to do more things with Powershell, and it's better to start with good practices before making bad habits.

I recommend this book. I haven't read it, but I have heard many good reviews on it from many different people.

Hope that helps some, and enjoy Powershell. It will really assist you as an admin, and it is very powerful once you start to understand the basics of how to work with it.

I read the first few chapters to see if I wanted to read the whole book and I liked the approach so its on my list to read. Haven't dug into it yet I also got [Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches] (http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Windows-PowerShell-Month-Lunches/dp/1617290211/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325095521&sr=8-1) but haven't tried it yet since I enjoy my lunches lol

not a problem. Google and ms technet are your friends.

I have heard great things about

beginner level:
http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Windows-PowerShell-Month-Lunches/dp/1617290211/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323979474&sr=8-1


more of an intermediate/advanced:
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-PowerShell-Cookbook-Scripting-Microsofts/dp/0596801505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323979485&sr=8-1

Grab Don Jones' PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, it's well worth it, and an easy way to become proficient. That said, Ed Wilson's Hey Scripting Guy blog is also a fantastic resource.

Read this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Windows-PowerShell-Month-Lunches/dp/1617290211

This was a big help for me getting into Powershell.