Dave Carroll
@thedavecarroll.com
#PowerShell #Developer and enthusiast with a side of #DevOps, #Python, infrastructure, and #RetroComputing. Lifelong #cinephile and #punster.
#Aspie #INTJ #9w1
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https://thedavecarroll.com
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Dave Carroll
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· Apr 13
It's been nearly two years since I've written an article for my technical journal. While it's not exactly directly related to #PowerShell, it is related to community and mentorship.
#tsql2sday #CareerDevelopment #TechCommunity #TechMentoring #Mentorship
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#tsql2sday #CareerDevelopment #TechCommunity #TechMentoring #Mentorship
thedavecarroll.com/powershell/m...
Mentorship - T-SQL Tuesday
This past weekend, I attended my first SQL Saturday event in Atlanta and I had a blast. One of the lightning talks was on The Benefits of Mentoring, and the speaker invited bloggers to write about the...
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Have you been part of #mentorship, either as #mentor or mentee? If a framework or guideline used, I would be interested in learning more about it.
Please comment below or send me a DM. Thanks!
#Community #DevOps #PowerShell
Please comment below or send me a DM. Thanks!
#Community #DevOps #PowerShell
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Did you know #PowerShell has a load of built-in PEBKAC repellent? Learn all about it on Wednesday at the Pacific PowerShell user group where I teach you all you will hopefully need to know to add parameter validation to your code.
🔗 Link:
🔗 Link:
Cliff diving with PowerShell (And other bad ideas) (by Stephen Valdinger), Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Much like you wouldn't go BASE jumping without a parachute, you wouldn't hand a script to someone with validation, right? Right??? In this session, we'll cover some tips an
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November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Did you know #PowerShell has a load of built-in PEBKAC repellent? Learn all about it on Wednesday at the Pacific PowerShell user group where I teach you all you will hopefully need to know to add parameter validation to your code.
🔗 Link:
🔗 Link:
Reposted by Dave Carroll
“PowerShell was, is, and always will be about the user community… whatever tool makes you successful, that’s the tool you should use.” - @jsnover.com , inventor of PowerShell
This mindset is what makes the PowerShell community so special. It’s never been about one tool or one way.
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This mindset is what makes the PowerShell community so special. It’s never been about one tool or one way.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“PowerShell was, is, and always will be about the user community… whatever tool makes you successful, that’s the tool you should use.” - @jsnover.com , inventor of PowerShell
This mindset is what makes the PowerShell community so special. It’s never been about one tool or one way.
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This mindset is what makes the PowerShell community so special. It’s never been about one tool or one way.
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Reposted by Dave Carroll
BurntToast turns #PowerShell into lovely toast notifications
Here’s @toastit.dev creating a toast notification with a button that launches Notepad. Use your imagination and think of the possibilities!
Try it yourself:
Install-Module BurntToast
New-BurntToastNotification
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Here’s @toastit.dev creating a toast notification with a button that launches Notepad. Use your imagination and think of the possibilities!
Try it yourself:
Install-Module BurntToast
New-BurntToastNotification
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November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
BurntToast turns #PowerShell into lovely toast notifications
Here’s @toastit.dev creating a toast notification with a button that launches Notepad. Use your imagination and think of the possibilities!
Try it yourself:
Install-Module BurntToast
New-BurntToastNotification
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Here’s @toastit.dev creating a toast notification with a button that launches Notepad. Use your imagination and think of the possibilities!
Try it yourself:
Install-Module BurntToast
New-BurntToastNotification
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Reposted by Dave Carroll
If you are a big #PowerShell fan and new to Bluesky, take a look at the PSBluesky module. Install from the PowerShell Gallery and then run Open-BskyHelp to launch a PDF help file. The module requires PS7, and works cross-platform. Please post cross-platform issues in the GitHub repo.
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If you are a big #PowerShell fan and new to Bluesky, take a look at the PSBluesky module. Install from the PowerShell Gallery and then run Open-BskyHelp to launch a PDF help file. The module requires PS7, and works cross-platform. Please post cross-platform issues in the GitHub repo.
Reposted by Dave Carroll
Thanks again to @andrewpla.tech for having me on #PowerShell Wednesday and the PowerShell Podcast recent. Had a blast, always love talking about toast (and catching up with a mate!)
BurntToast turns #PowerShell into lovely toast notifications
Here’s @toastit.dev creating a toast notification with a button that launches Notepad. Use your imagination and think of the possibilities!
Try it yourself:
Install-Module BurntToast
New-BurntToastNotification
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Here’s @toastit.dev creating a toast notification with a button that launches Notepad. Use your imagination and think of the possibilities!
Try it yourself:
Install-Module BurntToast
New-BurntToastNotification
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November 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Thanks again to @andrewpla.tech for having me on #PowerShell Wednesday and the PowerShell Podcast recent. Had a blast, always love talking about toast (and catching up with a mate!)
Reposted by Dave Carroll
I published the first version of the PSPlaywright PowerShell module. After switching to Claude, I was able to fine tune the help and tests and feel pretty good about it. I’m sure there are issues but give it a play and open issues if you find stuff!
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSP...
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSP...
PSPlaywright 0.1.0
PSPlaywright is a PowerShell module for browser automation using Microsoft Playwright. It enables scripting and automation of web browsers from PowerShell.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I published the first version of the PSPlaywright PowerShell module. After switching to Claude, I was able to fine tune the help and tests and feel pretty good about it. I’m sure there are issues but give it a play and open issues if you find stuff!
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSP...
www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSP...
Greetings #PowerShell community! It's been a while since I've been active here and, while I may not be around as much as I was when Bluesky was just a fledgling site, I do plan on dropping by time to time.
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Greetings #PowerShell community! It's been a while since I've been active here and, while I may not be around as much as I was when Bluesky was just a fledgling site, I do plan on dropping by time to time.
Reposted by Dave Carroll
Remember when people thought #PowerShell would take away jobs?
@allwayshype.com draws a great parallel between that moment and the current wave of AI anxiety.
Her reminder: “You’re not getting paid to write code. You’re getting paid to think. You’re getting paid to solve business problems.”
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@allwayshype.com draws a great parallel between that moment and the current wave of AI anxiety.
Her reminder: “You’re not getting paid to write code. You’re getting paid to think. You’re getting paid to solve business problems.”
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October 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Remember when people thought #PowerShell would take away jobs?
@allwayshype.com draws a great parallel between that moment and the current wave of AI anxiety.
Her reminder: “You’re not getting paid to write code. You’re getting paid to think. You’re getting paid to solve business problems.”
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@allwayshype.com draws a great parallel between that moment and the current wave of AI anxiety.
Her reminder: “You’re not getting paid to write code. You’re getting paid to think. You’re getting paid to solve business problems.”
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Reposted by Dave Carroll
Had such a great time chatting with @andrewpla.tech on the #PowerShell podcast about #Intune, #PowerShell, IntuneStack, #DevOps and getting started on your #automation journey.
Remember when people thought #PowerShell would take away jobs?
@allwayshype.com draws a great parallel between that moment and the current wave of AI anxiety.
Her reminder: “You’re not getting paid to write code. You’re getting paid to think. You’re getting paid to solve business problems.”
1/2
@allwayshype.com draws a great parallel between that moment and the current wave of AI anxiety.
Her reminder: “You’re not getting paid to write code. You’re getting paid to think. You’re getting paid to solve business problems.”
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October 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Had such a great time chatting with @andrewpla.tech on the #PowerShell podcast about #Intune, #PowerShell, IntuneStack, #DevOps and getting started on your #automation journey.
Reposted by Dave Carroll
Keep up-to-date with the latest episodes from The PowerShell Podcast? Install the PSPodcast module from the #PowerShell Gallery.
October 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Keep up-to-date with the latest episodes from The PowerShell Podcast? Install the PSPodcast module from the #PowerShell Gallery.
Reposted by Dave Carroll
🚀 The wait is over! Tickets are officially live for PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 — April 13–16.
🎟️ Secure your spot now before early-bird tickets sell out!
🔗 www.powershellsummit.org/tickets/
#PSHSummit2026
🎟️ Secure your spot now before early-bird tickets sell out!
🔗 www.powershellsummit.org/tickets/
#PSHSummit2026
Tickets | PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit
Register for the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit. Choose from General Admission or the On-Ramp program for beginners.
www.powershellsummit.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚀 The wait is over! Tickets are officially live for PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2026 — April 13–16.
🎟️ Secure your spot now before early-bird tickets sell out!
🔗 www.powershellsummit.org/tickets/
#PSHSummit2026
🎟️ Secure your spot now before early-bird tickets sell out!
🔗 www.powershellsummit.org/tickets/
#PSHSummit2026
Reposted by Dave Carroll
New #PoshBytes episode is live!
In this one, we explore PowerShell’s Get-Clipboard and Set-Clipboard. Two tiny cmdlets that make copy/paste automation ridiculously easy.
youtube.com/shorts/rEKMc...
#PowerShell #Automation #Scripting #DevOps
In this one, we explore PowerShell’s Get-Clipboard and Set-Clipboard. Two tiny cmdlets that make copy/paste automation ridiculously easy.
youtube.com/shorts/rEKMc...
#PowerShell #Automation #Scripting #DevOps
PoshBytes: Copy, Paste, Automate!
YouTube video by Matthew Dowst DevOps
youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
New #PoshBytes episode is live!
In this one, we explore PowerShell’s Get-Clipboard and Set-Clipboard. Two tiny cmdlets that make copy/paste automation ridiculously easy.
youtube.com/shorts/rEKMc...
#PowerShell #Automation #Scripting #DevOps
In this one, we explore PowerShell’s Get-Clipboard and Set-Clipboard. Two tiny cmdlets that make copy/paste automation ridiculously easy.
youtube.com/shorts/rEKMc...
#PowerShell #Automation #Scripting #DevOps
Reposted by Dave Carroll
PowerShell Weekly for October 10, 2025 is out now with all the tips and tricks you need to automate your day. Check it out!
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8283
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8283
DOWST.DEV |
October 10, 2025
psweekly.dowst.dev
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
PowerShell Weekly for October 10, 2025 is out now with all the tips and tricks you need to automate your day. Check it out!
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8283
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8283
Reposted by Dave Carroll
Have you finished spending a few months of lunches learning #PowerShell? Next on your plate should be one of the most comprehensive scripting books written by the original PowerShell experts. Includes PowerShell 7 content.
October 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Have you finished spending a few months of lunches learning #PowerShell? Next on your plate should be one of the most comprehensive scripting books written by the original PowerShell experts. Includes PowerShell 7 content.
Reposted by Dave Carroll
Want to improve your #PowerShell game? Become a premium supporter of Behind the PowerShell Pipeline. You get deep technical content delivered to your inbox. Premium supporters have complete access to the entire archive going back to 2022.
September 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Want to improve your #PowerShell game? Become a premium supporter of Behind the PowerShell Pipeline. You get deep technical content delivered to your inbox. Premium supporters have complete access to the entire archive going back to 2022.
Reposted by Dave Carroll
September 20, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Reposted by Dave Carroll
PowerShell enthusiasts, rejoice! PowerShell Weekly for September 12, 2025 is out now. Discover new ways to streamline your tasks and boost productivity.
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8198
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8198
DOWST.DEV |
September 12, 2025
psweekly.dowst.dev
September 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
PowerShell enthusiasts, rejoice! PowerShell Weekly for September 12, 2025 is out now. Discover new ways to streamline your tasks and boost productivity.
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8198
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8198
Reposted by Dave Carroll
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
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8174
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
DOWST.DEV |
September 5, 2025
psweekly.dowst.dev
September 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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
psweekly.dowst.dev?p=8174
#PowerShell #Automation #TechNews
Reposted by Dave Carroll
Here's a chance to save a bundle on a bundle. jdhitsolutions.com/y... #PowerShell
Master PowerShell Scripting
Become a PowerShell scripting master.
jdhitsolutions.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Here's a chance to save a bundle on a bundle. jdhitsolutions.com/y... #PowerShell
Reposted by Dave Carroll
We have an amazing animated trailer for our weird west horror #TTRPG! Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already 🤠
youtu.be/vpWRaa2eDTE
Edited by Tim Weinell
Art by David Neri
Voices by Ify Nwadie
youtu.be/vpWRaa2eDTE
Edited by Tim Weinell
Art by David Neri
Voices by Ify Nwadie
Weird West Horror RPG Cinematic Trailer
YouTube video by Tales from Elsewhere
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
We have an amazing animated trailer for our weird west horror #TTRPG! Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already 🤠
youtu.be/vpWRaa2eDTE
Edited by Tim Weinell
Art by David Neri
Voices by Ify Nwadie
youtu.be/vpWRaa2eDTE
Edited by Tim Weinell
Art by David Neri
Voices by Ify Nwadie
Reposted by Dave Carroll
I grabbed my copy! I'm hyped for this one, y'all.
NOW ON KICKSTARTER!
Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld!
A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld!
A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
September 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I grabbed my copy! I'm hyped for this one, y'all.
Reposted by Dave Carroll
fun system, managed to scrape in as the 10th person after it went live =P
Help get all that cool art done!
Help get all that cool art done!
NOW ON KICKSTARTER!
Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld!
A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld!
A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
September 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
fun system, managed to scrape in as the 10th person after it went live =P
Help get all that cool art done!
Help get all that cool art done!
It's been a while since we've talked but I'm hoping that you could check out TFE. I've played a session and it's really awesome.
@snarkandbourbon.bsky.social
@tidesofaisling.bsky.social
@bombclancy.bsky.social
@deeker.bsky.social
@outofprintgm.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
@snarkandbourbon.bsky.social
@tidesofaisling.bsky.social
@bombclancy.bsky.social
@deeker.bsky.social
@outofprintgm.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld - Action Horror RPG
An action-horror, post-apocalyptic, weird west tabletop roleplaying game with a brutal injury system and dynamic, math-lite combat.
www.kickstarter.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
It's been a while since we've talked but I'm hoping that you could check out TFE. I've played a session and it's really awesome.
@snarkandbourbon.bsky.social
@tidesofaisling.bsky.social
@bombclancy.bsky.social
@deeker.bsky.social
@outofprintgm.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
@snarkandbourbon.bsky.social
@tidesofaisling.bsky.social
@bombclancy.bsky.social
@deeker.bsky.social
@outofprintgm.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
Reposted by Dave Carroll
NOW ON KICKSTARTER!
Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld!
A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld!
A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
September 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NOW ON KICKSTARTER!
Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld!
A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
Face the horrors of the Ruination in Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld!
A new action-horror weird west TTRPG that features visceral combat, immersive character creation, and a huge roster of nightmarish creatures.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
I've playtested this game and it was amazing. If you are a TTRPG player, consider helping to make Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworlda a reality. #TTRPG #TFE #TFEClockWorld #TFERuination
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld - Action Horror RPG
An action-horror, post-apocalyptic, weird west tabletop roleplaying game with a brutal injury system and dynamic, math-lite combat.
www.kickstarter.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I've playtested this game and it was amazing. If you are a TTRPG player, consider helping to make Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworlda a reality. #TTRPG #TFE #TFEClockWorld #TFERuination
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tal...