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Cirzen / WordleAnalysis.ps1

Last active January 17, 2022 19:31

Run analysis on your Wordle game post completion to see how you performed compared to a (possible) optimal strategy

using namespace System.Collections.Generic;

$sortedWords = @("aback", "abase", "abate", "abbey", "abbot", "abhor", "abide", "abled", "abode", "abort", "about", "above", "abuse", "abyss", "acorn", "acrid", "actor", "acute", "adage", "adapt", "adept", "admin", "admit", "adobe", "adopt", "adore", "adorn", "adult", "affix", "afire", "afoot", "afoul", "after", "again", "agape", "agate", "agent", "agile", "aging", "aglow", "agony", "agora", "agree", "ahead", "aider", "aisle", "alarm", "album", "alert", "algae", "alibi", "alien", "align", "alike", "alive", "allay", "alley", "allot", "allow", "alloy", "aloft", "alone", "along", "aloof", "aloud", "alpha", "altar", "alter", "amass", "amaze", "amber", "amble", "amend", "amiss", "amity", "among", "ample", "amply", "amuse", "angel", "anger", "angle", "angry", "angst", "anime", "ankle", "annex", "annoy", "annul", "anode", "antic", "anvil", "aorta", "apart", "aphid", "aping", "apnea", "apple", "apply", "apron", "aptly", "arbor", "ardor", "arena", "argue", "arise", "armor", 

Cirzen / GetDeviceLocation.ps1

Last active January 16, 2020 16:34

	function Get-DeviceLocation
	{
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param (
	[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
	[TimeSpan]
	$TimeOut = [timespan]::FromSeconds(5),

	# The accuracy of the reported location. Default relies on Network location (but can still be quite accurate). "High" requires GPS or similar to produce results
	[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]

Cirzen / InterfaceTree.psm1

Last active March 18, 2019 12:09

Get InterfaceTree module

	function Get-InterfaceTree
	{
	<#
	.SYNOPSIS
	Displays a tree of interfaces for a given type
	.DESCRIPTION
	Recursively runs the "GetInterfaces() method on a type and its interfaces to build a picture of all the interfaces that are applied to a type"
	.EXAMPLE
	PS C:\> Get-InterfaceTree hashtable

Cirzen / New-SecurePassword Functions.ps1

Last active October 18, 2021 10:16

Code to support blog post: https://poshhelp.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/why-you-should-stop-using-generatepassword


	# Add required types for below functions
	Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Web \| Out-Null

	Try
	{
	# Define [RequiredChars] enum type
	Add-Type -Language CSharp -TypeDefinition @"
	[System.Flags]
	public enum RequiredChars

Cirzen / Function_GetNetBiosName.ps1

Last active October 10, 2015 10:04

	<#
	.Synopsis
	Gets NTBiosName for a given domain
	.DESCRIPTION
	Uses .Net framework and COM objects only. No reliance on AD Cmdlets
	Adapted from 'http://rlmueller.net/NameTranslateFAQ.htm#Powershell%20example' by Richard L. Mueller
	Adapted by David Johnson https://gist.github.com/Cirzen
	.PARAMETER Domain
	Text string to use as the search criterion
	.PARAMETER Credential

Cirzen / Function_Get-SysCorpInfo.ps1

Created September 11, 2015 22:36

My attempt at the July 2015 Verified Effective practice question

	<#
	.Synopsis
	Get simple Bios and OS info
	.DESCRIPTION
	Queries Win32_BIOS and Win32_Operating system over WsMan (default) or DCom protols to obtain Bios Serial, Service Pack Version and OSVersion info

	.EXAMPLE
	PS> Get-CorpSysInfo -ComputerName win81 -Protocol dcom

	BIOSSerial ComputerName SPVersion OSVersion

Cirzen / Wordinian.ps1

Created August 11, 2015 08:36

Wordinian word search.


	#Find Wordinian words. See www.wordinian.com
	#E.g. Stage: Stag, age, ta, a

	$wordlist = Get-Content C:\Users\DJ\Downloads\TWL06.txt #Downloaded scrabble dictionary
	$Searchwordlength = 12

	Function Test-Word ($word, $wordlist) {
	Return $wordlist -match $word -as [bool]
	}

Cirzen / gist:4364d59742fba9b5ce5c

Last active August 29, 2015 14:25

SumProduct, Exponential arrays and weighted averages

	Function Get-ArrayProduct {
	<#
	.SYNOPSIS
	Returns the multiplication product of two equally sized numerical arrays.
	e.g (1,2,3) * (4,5,6) causes (14,25,3*6) and returns (4,10,18)
	#>

	[CmdLetBinding()]
	Param(

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