Josh King is a PowerShell developer and automation enthusiast known as the creator of BurntToast, sharing practical projects and tools around PowerShell, notifications, and home automation through his ToastIT blog.
116 articles from this blog
A guide to using the PowerTrello PowerShell module to generate reports and automate tasks from Trello boards.
A guide to synchronizing DHCP reservations across multiple non-clustered servers using PowerShell for reliable client addressing.
A PowerShell developer shares his 2017 New Year's resolutions focused on blogging, community involvement, and improving his open-source project.
IT professional Josh King shares his daily work habits, tools, and routines in a 'How I Work' style blog post.
A tech blog post republishing two old IT articles: one on injecting drivers into Windows WIM images and another on a humorous 'oven fix' for an HP printer.
A developer's troubleshooting journey with PowerShell's Updateable Help system, detailing pitfalls and solutions for hosting help files.
An experiment testing if Windows 10 VMs can avoid forced reboots after updates, with results after three weeks.
A technical guide testing methods to prevent Windows 10 from automatically rebooting after updates, using PowerShell and VMs for validation.
A guide to using PowerShell and the Plex API to automatically shut down a home server when no media is being streamed, saving power.
A developer's experience purchasing and setting up the special edition Octocat Yubico U2F security key for GitHub two-factor authentication.
A guide to improving PowerShell's ValidateScript attribute by creating custom validation functions for better error messages and user experience.
A guide listing 20 creative PowerShell script ideas for generating custom system alerts and notifications using the Pulseway monitoring platform.
Explains how to use PowerShell scripts with Pulseway monitoring software to create custom alerts based on system events.
Explains how to use PowerShell splatting to improve code readability and reduce duplication when calling cmdlets with many parameters.
A guide to fixing Windows domain trust relationship issues using PowerShell without requiring a system reboot.
A guide explaining why the Get-Help cmdlet is the most crucial resource for learning and using Windows PowerShell effectively.
