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PowerShell Examples in my GitHub Repo

I just uploaded a few of my PowerShell samples to GitHub at https://github.com/Jose-Barreto/PowerShell. Many were mentioned in previous blog posts: PowerShell Examples: Calculating the value of Pi PowerShell Examples: Calculating Prime Numbers PowerShell Examples: Generating Random Names PowerShell Examples: Counting words in a text file PowerShell Examples – Random words and their popularity via Bing PowerShell Examples: Using Bing to … Continue reading PowerShell Examples in my GitHub Repo →

Brazilian Saying: Soft water on hard stone

Portuguese: Água mole em pedra dura tanto bate até que fura Literal translation: Soft water on hard stone hits until it bores through English equivalent: Little strokes fell big oaks Meaning: If you persevere long enough, the desired effect will eventually be achieved. Note: This blog is part of a series on Brazilian Sayings (in … Continue reading Brazilian Saying: Soft water on hard stone →

Brazilian Saying: Without papers

Portuguese: Sem lenço, sem documento. Literal translation: Without a handkerchief, without papers. English equivalent: Without a care in the world. Meaning: Having no concerns or worries. This assumes that someone that bothers to carry papers and a handkerchief is worried about what lies ahead. Mentioned in (originated from?) the 1967 Brazilian song "Alegria, Alegria" by … Continue reading Brazilian Saying: Without papers →

PowerShell script to check my backup by comparing file hashes

This sample PowerShell script compares the files in two different paths by calculating and comparing hashes for each file. I use it to compare my backup to the source data, after the backup is complete.   $SourcePath = "D:" $BackupPath = "F:Backup 2018-05-27" Write-Progress -Activity "Getting File List" -PercentComplete 0 $FileList = DIR $SourcePath -Recurse … Continue reading PowerShell script to check my backup by comparing file hashes →

Links about OneDrive Ransomware Detection and OneDrive Files Restore

Blogs and Announcements Office Blogs: Defend yourself from cybercrime with new Office 365 capabilities By Kirk Koenigsbauer, Corporate Vice President for Office, Microsoft https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2018/04/05/defend-yourself-from-cybercrime-with-new-office-365-capabilities/ OneDrive Blog: OneDrive Files Restore and Windows Defender takes ransomware protection one step further By Aaron Rimmer is the OneDrive Product Marketing Group Manager, Microsoft https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/OneDrive-Blog/OneDrive-Files-Restore-and-Windows-Defender-takes-ransomware/ba-p/188001 OneDrive UserVoice: Provide Ransomware detection … Continue reading Links about OneDrive Ransomware Detection and OneDrive Files Restore →

Open sourcing SuperDir, a file manager for CP/M written in the 1980s

Microsoft has open sourced the 1990s File Manager for Windows 3.0 this week. You can check it out at https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile/ So I went even further and open sourced my 1980s File Manager for the CP/M OS written in Turbo Pascal, which is called SuperDir: https://github.com/Jose-Barreto/SuperDir Back then, the OS had only 6 resident commands: DIR, ERA, REN, … Continue reading Open sourcing SuperDir, a file manager for CP/M written in the 1980s →