Entries by Laszlo Bocso

Simple System Health Monitor

This System Health Monitor includes: This tool provides a quick overview of essential system health metrics. It’s useful for: This script is suitable for users who want to perform basic system health checks without needing to navigate through multiple system tools or commands. It provides a simple interface for accessing important system information quickly and […]

Simple Network Diagnostics Tool

This simplified Network Diagnostics Tool includes: This script provides a straightforward set of tools for basic network diagnostics and troubleshooting. It’s suitable for beginners or for quick checks of common network issues. The tool uses familiar commands like ping, nslookup, and ipconfig, which are widely recognized and easy to interpret. This simplified version is more […]

Advanced Network Diagnostics Tool

Description: This PowerShell script creates a simple network diagnostics tool. It allows users to perform basic network troubleshooting tasks such as pinging a host, checking DNS resolution, viewing network adapter information, and performing a traceroute. The script demonstrates working with network-related cmdlets, handling user input, and presenting network information in a readable format. Full Script: […]

Task Manager and Process Monitor

Description: This PowerShell script creates a simple task manager and process monitor. It allows users to view running processes, sort them by various criteria, and perform basic actions like stopping a process. The script demonstrates working with processes, user input handling, and basic data manipulation in PowerShell. Full Script: This script includes: The script provides […]

System Information Gatherer

Description: This PowerShell script is designed for beginners to learn how to gather and display basic system information. It demonstrates how to use various PowerShell cmdlets to retrieve information about the computer’s hardware, operating system, and current user. The script also introduces basic formatting techniques to present the information in a readable manner. Full Script: […]

Simple File Management Tool

Description: This PowerShell script is designed for beginners to learn basic file management operations. It provides a menu-driven interface that allows users to perform common tasks such as creating directories, listing files, copying files, and deleting files. The script demonstrates the use of functions, user input handling, and basic PowerShell cmdlets for file system operations. […]

The Evolution of PowerShell and Automation

Over the past decade, PowerShell and automation have undergone significant development, revolutionizing IT infrastructure management and system administration. This article reviews the evolution of PowerShell and the rise of automation in the IT world. Birth and Early Years of PowerShell Microsoft introduced PowerShell in 2006 as a combination of command-line interface and scripting language. Initially […]