Presentations
A collection of my presentation material.
2020
| Date | 12/1/2020 |
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| Event | Southern California PowerShell User Group - December Remote Meeting |
| Title | BluebirdPS: A Twitter Automation Client for PowerShell 7 |
| Abstract | In this discussion, we will take a look at BluebirdPS, a new PowerShell module for Twitter. We will examine some of the functions, including live tweeting, and then dive into use cases and an overview of the module design. If time permits, we will deep dive into the helper (private) functions that interact with the Twitter API directly and provide output including tailored errors. |
| Video | Recording |
| Date | 10/7/2020 |
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| Event | Research Triangle PowerShell User Group - October Presentation |
| Title | Automating Twitter: Using PowerShell to Call the Twitter API |
| Abstract | Dave Carroll is a DevOps engineer who blogs regularly about how to use PowerShell to get your job done easier. Over the last 20+ years, he has focused on automation with half of that time spent honing his PowerShell skills, from the first command to his open source modules. Dave has created a Twitter module for PowerShell that allows him to automate his tweets from his cmd prompt. Join Dave for a look at how he figured out how to use the Twitter API, handle the authentication requirements and deal with errors while tweeting. We'll wrap this all up with some live tweeting! |
| Video | Recording |
2019
| Date | 9/21/2019 |
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| Event | Research Triangle PowerShell User Group - PowerShell Saturday |
| Title | Crossing the Divide - A System Administrator's Path to DevOps |
| Abstract | Sysadmins and programmers have been divided for years, not just in job duties, but also organizationally, culturally, and philosophically. We will examine one systems administrator’s journey to see how they acquired some of the prerequisite skill sets and changed their mindset on the path to DevOps. |
| Video | Recording |