Scripts are great for automating tasks that you need to perform on a regular basis. With a few lines of code you add the ability to send an email from within your scripts to notify you of a particular event. From a programming standpoint, there are...

I discovered how easy it is to control virtual machines with a script this weekend. I have one server that I use to run virtual machines that I keep running all the time. When I patch this server, I need to shut down all VMs before it is restarted and...