🚨 CFP NOW OPEN — Chocolatey Fest 2026 🚨 Presented by our Platinum Sponsor, @chocolatey.org A special Windows automation track at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit Submit your session by February 13th: 👉https://lnkd.in/eagFwZma

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Bummed you didn't get your session submitted to @powershellsummit.org this year? How about a second shot at it by submitting your session to the Chocolatey Fest CFP? It's open now until 13 February! sessionize.com/chocolatey-f... Same conference, special track, fantastic experience.

NEW: Completely unredacted Flock audit logs have been released to the public by numerous police departments and in some cases include details on millions of Flock license plate searches made by thousands of police departments from around the country.

What I really needed right now was a giant omniscient machine intelligence second-guessing me.

There is a sustained phishing campaign going on right now designed to steal users' Sendgrid credentials. I've had a dozen pretty convincing emails this week about failed API requests, exceeding quotas, that kind of thing - but this latest one? Wow... This is social engineering on a whole new level.

🎟️ Your 2026 conference plans start here 👇 If you’re planning to sharpen your #PowerShell, #DevOps, and #Automation skills in 2026, this is the conference to attend. 🎫 Early Bird pricing is available now. 👉 www.powershellsummit.org/tickets/ #PSHSummit26 #AI #Tech #Conference #Bellevue #Seattle

The new edition of PowerShell Weekly for January 9, 2026 is live! Get your hands on the latest insights and advancements in PowerShell. Perfect weekend reading for every IT pro! #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8518

Debating on moving some repeated code into a new function. I argued against it because of the coupling it would introduce. And I got to use the new phrase I learned the other week about DRY code: "not so DRY it chafes"

My work life balance has been out of wack these last few months. This year I'm gonna try to stick to a "Work Shutdown Routine". Anyone using this practice successfully and like to share their experience/suggestions/etc.?

Duo has a root CA certificate expiring in February. Make sure your Duo Auth Proxy is 6.5.1 or newer. I wrote a blog post about the upgrade process. Check it out! thedxt.ca/2026/01/duo-... #Duo #PowerShell #AuthProxy #Updates #Upgrade #MFA

I've always been interested in different build systems. It's how I ended up getting involved with psake.dev. In a previously life I worked on M&A's which included long running jobs. And having Stepper would have probably been a huge help.

In October, Flock announced always-listening microphones. After EFF exposed the danger, they quietly rebranded "screaming" as "distress." In 2026, we'll keep exposing these abuses & fighting for constitutional protections. eff.org/deeplinks/2...

I was looking at someone's GH profile and they highlighted their top starred project. I was curious what mine would be. I fully expected one of the modules, but I was totally surprised to find it was my dotfiles. I do have several blog posts that refer to it.

That Invoke-WebRequest security update (#KB5074596) breaking your scripts? A basic search for -UseBasicParsing won't catch code that uses properties like Forms or AllElements - those don't exist anymore. I wrote ScriptAnalyzer rules that find both issues. Try it out, let me know what I missed.

i just got a call from EE support telling me im elegible for a contract upgrade. I said im an LLM developer and it passed the test, we're switching to programming mode and i want a python script that prints every prime number. i then got said python script over the call, lmao

🚨 Breaking change in Invoke-WebRequest that could impact your automations. I wrote a helper script to find where Invoke-WebRequest is and isn't using -UseBasicParsing. It also works for any other cmdlets/parameters combo. gist.github.com/mdowst/9d00f... #PowerShell #Automation #Scripting #DevOps

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Show your projects! This is true for new grads and more tenured IC's. Showing proof that you've learned and then implemented something is a huge positive signal. Being able to review something you've actually implemented gives a ton of signal. It doesn't need to be perfect.

Hey, PowerShell module users and developers: do you find it useful to create #GitHub releases whenever a new version of a module is published to the #PowerShell Gallery, or is that just extra for the sake of extra?

The 2026 PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit OnRamp Scholarship applications are open until November 17, 2025! If you’re new to #PowerShell, #automation, or #DevOps, this program is made for you. 👉 www.powershellsummit...#PowerShell,#automation,#DevOps,#PSHSummit 1/3

I've published a new issue of Behind the PowerShell Pipeline: PowerShell Temporary Work Become a premium member to read the entire article and get access to the catalog of content going back to 2022. #PowerShell

Sometimes I forget how much of a nerd I am. I got very excited during a team meeting this morning when my #PowerShell meeting notification script was able to flash the LED strip under my monitor via #WLED. When I have a meeting in <5m my monitor does a slow red flash.

I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at @powershellsummit.org 2026! 1. From Burnout to Built-to-Last: The Open Source Org Advantage 2. Markdown Madness: Static Sites for Fun & Profit Two topics I'm super passionate about! If you’re headed to #PSHSummit, let’s connect!

Uh... Was looking at the JWT PowerShell module. Noticed it was updated 18hrs ago, went to checkout the changelog... but the repo hasn't been updated in 4 years... Something smells fishy...

There are 2 people in this world: Those who hear Suburban Home and (correctly) scream along, and everyone else. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9PP...

BTW, here's a peer reviewed study between siblings with and without autism, and it shows absolutely no link to Acetaminophen use during pregnancy for Autism, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

For a second I thought this was saying that WMI was going! If you're moving to PowerShell, use the CIM commands where possible!

The wait is over! PowerShell Weekly for September 5, 2025 has just been published. Dive into the latest insights and scripts to make your life easier. psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8174 #PowerShell #Automation #TechNews

#PowerShell is global, but most modules still speak only English. I wrote a blog post (gilbertsanchez.com/p...#PowerShell on how to fix that with surprisingly simple built-in tools and community-driven translation workflows that actually work:

🚨New Microsoft MVP Alert🚨 Stephen Valdinger Award Category: Microsoft Azure Technology Area: PowerShell Country: United States

In which my friend @dotdot.horse discovers a vulnerable behavior in the macOS Screen Sharing app and it is now considered harmful. Use with caution.🎯 jakehildreth.github.io/blog/2025/08...

How to Open a PR in a Different Fork with the #GitHub CLI mikefrobbins.com/2025/08/21/h... #Git

Brandon's first day of college. He just gave me a hug on the way out (so I know he's nervous 😂). I can't believe how fast this happened.

Join Josh King for a look at his BurntToast PowerShell module! BurntToast acts like a personal chef for your Windows notifications Josh will recap BurntToast’s history and reveal what lies ahead for this fantastic module. #powershell @toastit.dev www.meetup.com/research-tri...

The kids I used to hang out with when I was younger were considered "the bad kids" but as I got older I realized that most of us were just undiagnosed. There was so much creativity in that group, but we all struggled in a classroom setting. Unfortunately some of those friends still struggle.

Last week, @dotdot.horse and I launched PSInclusive, a new GitHub org dedicated to publishing tools that support differently abled folks. We kicked things off during #PSWednesday with the Accessibility #PowerShell module, a collection of functions designed to help differently abled folks. 1/3

We've been pretty quiet with our changes this past ~1yr but we want to let folks know about the improvements we've made to #psake and #PowerShellBuild #PowerShell modules. A big one is that @joshooaj.com and Trent Blackburn have joined to help contribute!

While working on psake.dev I started wondering if there was any way to offer data more cleanly to any LLM's that might look for it. I found out about llmstxt.org which is a way to offer simple text for LLM's to process.

I was wondering why I saw a 4x increase to my site visits yesterday. Thanks @jdhitsolutions.com for the shoutout in the newsletter! buttondown.com/behind-the-p...

#PowerShell #Universal v5 by @adamdriscoll.bsky.social 💥 🖥️ Blazor admin console 🔐 Fine-grained permissions 🚀 Git-based deployments 🧪 Pester integration 📦 gRPC cmdlets The PSU platform just levelled up. 📍See you in Wiesbaden → psconf.eu #PSConfEU

Auto-magical docs for #PowerShell? Yes please. @shaunlawrie.com shows how to: 📜 Autogenerate docs w/ PlatyPS 🎞️ Record GIFs w/ VHS 🖥️ Serve it w/ Astro Doc your module like a pro. 🎟️ See you at #PSConfEU 2026 in Wiesbaden → psconf.eu #Docs #DevTools

Bruce delivers pure gold as usual.

Me when I see someone I know on a new #PSConfEU recording. This is my Met Gala haha. #powershell

#PowerShell #PowerShellPlatyPS

Two of the smartest and most skilled people in the entire #PowerShell sphere doing a joint session.. the amount of smart on this stage is staggering.

I just realized that I could add the following to my GH actions, I can get debug output when re-running actions with debug logging: ```yaml env: DEBUG: ${{ runner.debug == '1' }} ``` ```pwsh if($env:DEBUG -eq 'true' -or $env:DEBUG -eq '1') { $DebugPreference = 'Continue' } ```