January 20th in Rochester -- Introductory PowerShell

January 21, 2010 - 12:45pm — Jaykul

Post Event Edit: We had a good meeting, and I wanted to share some of the MSDN links which contained much of the content from the presentations (as well as attaching the presentation decks -- although I realize they are so minimal that without the presentation text they serve only as a reminder):

Original Announcement: It's a new year, and a new opportunity to get started with PowerShell. With the new year, we're going to put a renewed focus on trying to make our meetings valuable to everyone. With that in mind, the first Rochester meeting of the upstate New York PowerShell users group in 2010 will feature two separate presentations:

Getting Started: The PowerShell Pipeline (100 Level)

Different types of commands in PowerShell
Variable assignment and Pipeline arguments
Understanding the Pipe
Why PowerShell's pipeline is different
Exploiting pipelines for fun and profit

Creating PowerShell script Modules (300 Level)

Turning your script or function into a module
What makes a function an "advanced function"
Providing in-line help for functions
Controlling what functions and variables your module exports
Why you should use Module Metadata files

Everyone is welcome, from beginners to pros! Bring a friend and introduce them to PowerShell. As always, our meeting will be at New Horizons' in Henrietta, 50 Methodist Hill Drive, Suite 50 (click here for directions).

In order to keep things on time, we'll be starting our presentations at 6:30 exactly, after a short pizza, wings, and networking time starting at 6pm. We only ask that if you can come early for the food you let us know ahead of time, and come ready to pitch in a few dollars to help cover the cost.

P.S.: There will be giveaways. I've got copies of Windows 7 Ultimate, and Office 2007, and an Arc Mouse, and some good books...