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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 20

Join Josh King for a look at his BurntToast PowerShell module! BurntToast acts like a personal chef for your Windows notifications Josh will recap BurntToast’s history and reveal what lies ahead for this fantastic module. #powershell @toastit.dev

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BurntToast v1.0: Celebrating a Decade of Windows Notifications (Josh King), Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

The BurntToast PowerShell module acts like a personal chef for your Windows notifications — delivering those small pop-up messages in the corner of your screen, but with fa

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 11

WTF??? Who knew dial-up was still supported...
#AOL #WTF

End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the online world will be retired in September

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Andrew Pla @andrewpla.tech · Aug 11

Day 1 at #TechMentor is here and I’m kicking things off by diving into "Become Immediately Effective with PowerShell" with Steven Judd, Jason Helmick, and Sean Wheeler.

If you’re at TechMentor this week, I’d love to talk device management, PDQ, automation, and (of course) all things PowerShell.

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hey #PowerShell peeps! Did you miss @dotdot.horse awesome demo last week on how to make CertUtil.exe easier to use with PowerShell and #Crescendo ? You're in luck! The demo is up on YouTube! Enjoy! #PKI #Certificates
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAix...

Overcoming Certutil Challenges in PowerShell using Crescendo with Jake Hildreth

YouTube video by Research Triangle PowerShell Users Group

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 10

I hear you... But then I would argue just use curl.exe ... What you're saying about PWSH is normal behavior for us. Give me more and let me decide what I want back. You don't HAVE to use PWSH to run curl... But I get your point.

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 10

You might be interested in this...
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Chrissy LeMaire @funbucket.dev · Jan 20

For those of you looking to avoid the news today, check out @mutesky.app, which mutes political and distressing keywords. Temporarily set it to Complete filtering which adds about 1500 mute keywords. Performance will be impacted a bit but worth it. After the hubbub, set it back to Minimal.

MuteSky — Mute in Bulk on Bluesky

MuteSky helps you efficiently manage your Bluesky experience by providing powerful bulk muting capabilities. Filter your feed, manage content, and customize your experience with ease.

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 10

It's actually not; Invoke-WebRequest is just more verbose, meaning it's gives you MORE detail in the default output. With a simple addition of just returning the content, you get the exact same output. #PowerShell

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 10

Why?

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 10

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hey #PowerShell friends! Just wanted to say... I haven;t felt like being my usual social media self for ... like a while now.. but that seems to be changing... so for better or worse.. get ready for more of me soon... 😜

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Stephen Valdinger (aka steviecoaster) @steviecoaster.dev · Jul 7

Hey #PowerShell folks! Friendly reminder that THIS Wednesday (2 more sleeps!) I'm going to be talking the PNW PSUG about abusing callstacks for ill-gotten gains.

This one is going to be pretty fun!

Details: www.meetup.com/pacific-powe...

Stacked for Success: PowerShell Callstacks in Everyday Scripts, Wed, Jul 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Unlock the power of PowerShell callstacks to track and manage the execution flow of your scripts. This talk goes beyond debugging, showing you how to use callstacks to unde

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Jan 7

Join Steven Valdinger aka Steviecoaster of Chocolatey fame this Wednesday for a look into how IIS can actually help #PowerShell be more accessible in your environment.

We welcome all skill levels. Come learn a thing or two and have some great laughs at the same time!

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IIS: Diabolical, Deception, or Downright Useful for PowerShell?, Wed, Jan 8, 2025, 8:00 PM | Meetup

Join Steven Valdinger aka Steviecoaster of Chocolatey fame for look into how IIS can actually help PowerShell be more accessible in your environment. **Meeting Overview**

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Jan 7

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#PowerShell

IIS: Diabolical, Deception, or Downright Useful for PowerShell?, Wed, Jan 8, 2025, 8:00 PM | Meetup

Join Steven Valdinger aka Steviecoaster of Chocolatey fame for look into how IIS can actually help PowerShell be more accessible in your environment. **Meeting Overview**

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Dec 27

Get ready for the launch of #PowerShell 7.5! 🚀 With hundreds of fixes and updates, you'll want to catch up on all the exciting new features. Check out my article for a summary of the major changes!

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Dec 5

I was going to reach out to you as well to get you on the calendar for q1 2025 if you can us in. got the idea as well :)

Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Nov 16

....and just when I thought bluesky would be different... Let's hope this doesn't become the norm.

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Nov 16

You missed nothing with the #tyson fight except for father time showing up as expected... Age is a bitch #netflix

a man with glasses says back in my day in red letters

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hope is a powerful drug. Reality is a buzz killer...

Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Nov 16

So how would I describe the fight #tyson fight?

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with the word boring written on his face

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Nov 16

You missed out on an amazing fight between the women. Absolute brawl!

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Nov 16

I really do feel for the #netflix engineers, but it just feels like this whole broadcast has been a hot mess. This is just not enjoyable when every 2 minutes is a buffer issue. You can literally tell when the action is getting ready to start and when people return to the feed... #tyson

Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Nov 16

Attempting to watch the #netflix #tyson broadcast...

So many issues... Buffering, crappy analysts, mics dropping out... Not a premium experience ...

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Nov 9

That looks miserable. 40's and rain is literally the weather I hate the most....

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Oct 31

What the...???

a bald man with a mustache wearing a suit and tie is making a funny face .

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Mike Kanakos [MVP] @mikekanakos.bsky.social · Oct 27

Hey @deadlydog.bsky.social ... I set you a dm. Not sure how well you get notified on Blue sky, so I wanted to make sure you were aware...