PowerShell Dot Sourcing

My career in IT started in Software Development and most of the time I take for granted some of the common practices and basics of programming that I learnt are also clear for every one of my IT Pro colleagues.

In brief, as developers, when we try to solve problems we define objects and writing source code we describe them into classes. That class definition has attributes and methods that let us interact with that object. Continue reading “PowerShell Dot Sourcing”

Time Management for System Administrators: Book Review

I truly believe that often I read books at the right time,  some of them resonate with me in many ways, helping me looking things from a different perspective or simply realise that I share so many experiences with the author that make me feel involved with the whole story.

Time Management for System Administrators is exactly this type of book, peculiar for the focus on applying time management to a specific role in IT with the right amount of fun and analytic approach.

It was written a few years ago, but 99% of the content is still applicable and relevant today.

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How To Modify Your Proxy Settings with Powershell

Proxy servers are everywhere and used for more than one purpose. Frequently a bad configuration of a proxy server on the device can be the root cause of users navigation problems or negative experience, needless to say, that companies use group policies to manage proxy settings or transparent proxy in a router/firewall to avoid this problem.

But in general, a proxy server has a positive impact on the user experience and sometimes the user is not even aware of it. Continue reading “How To Modify Your Proxy Settings with Powershell”