FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...

PowerShell has come a long way from its early days as a Windows-only automation tool. With the advent of PowerShell 7 and its cross-platform capabilities, IT professionals are being asked to do more ...

When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...

Web scraping tools are helpful resources when you need to gather data from various web pages. E-commerce teams often track competitor pricing this way, while marketing teams may pull contact details ...

Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has ...

Creating arrays in PowerShell is a common occurrence for any scripter. Arrays are an important data structure in any language and PowerShell is no different. However, not all arrays are the same. In ...

A simple PowerShell script can inventory installed applications and help determine what stays and what goes during a PC refresh.

When automating a ton of tasks, creating a visual cue on the activate is helpful in knowing that things are running smoothly. No one likes to wait. We all want stuff done now but, unfortunately, ...