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PowerShell one-liners cheat sheet

PowerShell one-liners cheat sheet 2021-08-08 22 September 2021 | DevOps

Over 10 years of automating daily routine tasks, quite a few short scripts have been collected to perform various tasks with Active Directory, Cisco UCS, NetApp, VMWare vSphere/vCenter, etc. And I also found an interesting video on Channel9 about combining commands into one line. And here's my PowerShell one-liner cheat sheet: Get PowerShell version: Get-Host | Select Version Get your public IP address: (Invoke-RestMethod ipinfo.io/json).ip Get Windows uptime (-Since parameter will show you last boot...

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How to upgrade Ubuntu to 21.04 and kernel to 5.14

How to upgrade Ubuntu to 21.04 and kernel to 5.14 2019-05-14 22 September 2021 | DevOps

In this article, I will show you how to upgrade Ubuntu to 21.04 (latest) or 20.04 (LTS). As a bonus, we will also update the kernel to the latest release-candidate 5.15-rc2 or latest stable 5.14.7. The latest greatest Ubuntu Hirsute 21.04 contains the following improvements: WireGuard Support New processor cooling driver USB4 support Amazon Echo Support Improved hardware support VirtualBox Folder Sharing F2FS data compression using LZO/LZ4 And here is a short list of what's...

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Best Christopher Nolan movies

Best Christopher Nolan movies 2021-08-23 18 September 2021 | Movies

Best Christopher Nolan movies to watch on Amazon, Google or iTunes in 2021, which I rated from 8 to 9, rarely 10 out of 10, but there are best movies rated 9 or 10 by me, trilogies, quadrologies and pentalogies worth to watch

Best stocks to buy in 2021

Best stocks to buy in 2021 2021-01-01 17 September 2021 | Investing

In this article, I have selected a list of the most promising stocks to buy in 2021, consisting mainly of technology companies, but I also added companies from other sectors to diversify. For those who are just starting to invest, I recommend looking at social trading, and in particular at eToro, where you can copy transactions of successful investors. Here is my profile, and since May 2020 I have already earned 65%, overtaking the SP500...

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eToro review 2021

eToro review 2021 2020-05-11 17 September 2021 | Investing

Want to know how you can make money on trading, but for you this business seems too complicated and confusing? Or maybe they have already tried, but lost a deposit in one of the Forex kitchens? I advise you not to abandon this idea, because eToro has made the investment process as accessible as possible for everyone, and you are not required to constantly sit by the computer. If you want to know how to...

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How to run PowerShell in Docker with custom modules

How to run PowerShell in Docker with custom modules 2019-04-25 09 September 2021 | DevOps

The idea of launching PowerCLI with the necessary modules in the Docker container has long been brewing, and finally I have taken up this issue. One of the reasons was that PowerShell “broke down” on my Windows 10 machine, or rather, it works, but the Get-Credential command returns an error. The second reason is simply the desire to experiment on the topic. It turned out the truth is not so simple, details below. To run...

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Best long-term tech stocks to buy

Best long-term tech stocks to buy 2021-09-01 03 September 2021 | Investing

In this article, I have selected a list of the best stocks, read reliable, tech companies to buy in the long term. For those who are just starting to invest, I recommend looking at social trading, and in particular at eToro, where you can copy transactions of successful investors. Here is my profile, and since May 2020 I'm making 5%/month on average, you can copy me as well. Now let's move on to the list...

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Best 8K cameras 2021

Best 8K cameras 2021 2021-08-15 17 August 2021 | Photo

In this article, I'll cover the very best 8K cameras of all kinds and sizes, ranging from small action cameras to pro models that cost tens of thousands of dollars. So let's go! Best 8К camera phones Samsung S21 Ultra The Samsung S21 Ultra is a flagship in many ways, including 8K shooting. Compared to last year's S20 Ultra, the 8K frame rate has increased from 24 fps to 30 fps. Of the competitors, only...

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How to start investing

How to start investing 2021-08-01 15 August 2021 | Investing

Before carrying your hard-earned money, it is worth exploring the places where you can invest money in the first turn to focus on the minimum risk that diversification of investments gives. Below I will describe the meaning of each of the columns. Location Online - this includes any projects / places where we transfer money online, for example brokers and exchanges The Offline category includes deposits in banks, as well as investments in real estate...

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How to create custom ESXi image

How to create custom ESXi image 2020-10-10 11 August 2021 | DevOps

In this article, I will show you how to create a custom esxi image with PowerShell You will need 30 minutes to follow these steps: Go to VMWare downloads and download your vendor-specific image Swtich to Drivers tab and download required/additional/updated drivers if needed Go to VMWare patches and download latest ESXi build Go to your server's vendor drivers download page, in my case Cisco drivers and download latest drivers for your ESXi version Go...

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