Dave’s Technical Journal

Dave Carroll

PowerShell developer with background in multiple scripting languages, identity management, and the Microsoft technology stack. PowerShell to the people!

Welcome to Dave's Technical Journal

In this journal, I write articles primarily about learning and using PowerShell, though my focus will largely be dictated by the technology du jour that has piqued my interest.

PowerShell 7 Experimental Features

6 minute read

Posted: March 12, 2020

New features that are not production ready are deemed experimental in nature. Users can choose to opt-in for an experimental feature on an individual basis.

PowerShell 7 Changes to JSON Cmdlets

12 minute read

Posted: March 09, 2020

We wanted to cover some of the changes that demonstrate the efficacy of adopting the newest, fastest, and best PowerShell. This article focuses on the JSON c...

Writing Windows Events with Smart EventData

4 minute read

Posted: December 07, 2019

Learn how to write events with structured EventData.

Get-History Lesson

6 minute read

Posted: November 29, 2019

Learn about the default PowerShell history cmdlets and concepts.

PowerShell Beginners Have to Start Somewhere

13 minute read

Posted: October 13, 2019

Learn basic PowerShell concepts and apply them to the beginner’s Iron Scripter challenge.