August 2015 - lewisroberts.com

Fri 28th August, 2015

Browser Extension Show External IP

I’ve recently written a very small browser extension for both Chrome and Firefox to allow you to see your external IP address with just a single click. No need to open a new tab...

General

Wed 26th August, 2015

PowerShell Parameters for Modules

One for the personal digital scrapbook. When writing PowerShell modules I always have to dig this up as reference material and I’ve added an example as well. about_Functions_Advanced_Parameters – https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847743.aspx

Function My-Function {

    param([parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string[]] $Computer,
          [string] $Username = "user",
          [string] $Password = 'password',
          [int] $Port = 443,
          [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
          [ValidateSet( "Enable", "Disable" )]
          [string[]]
          $Status

    )
    # Do stuff
}

Function My-Function {

param([parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string[]] $Computer,

[string] $Username = "user",

[string] $Password = 'password',

[int] $Port = 443,

[parameter(Mandatory=$true)]

[ValidateSet( "Enable", "Disable" )]

[string[]]

$Status

)

# Do stuff

}

Obviously you need...

Upgrading to Azure AD Connect from AADSS

Azure / Windows

Thu 13th August, 2015

Upgrading to Azure AD Connect from AADSS

Microsoft recently released to GA (Generally Available) Azure AD Connect which is a much simplified installation and replacement for DirSync and Azure Active Directory Sync Services. Under the hood, it’s the same as Azure...