More of you are getting used to Windows PowerShell and realizing its advantages. With that in mind, this month's column is going to be a long one. This is a lightning overview of Windows PowerShell ...

You've heard of variables in PowerShell, right? How about reference variables? Maybe not. The reason is because a scripter can generally get by without them, but they do still have a purpose.

Windows environment variables give system administrators access to a plethora of information about the Windows operating system. Separated into system and user-level scopes, default environment ...