Powershell custom prompt & some coloring. Here's how it looks: http://bran.name/dump/powershell-prompt.png

profile.ps1

# Aliasses
Set-Alias l ls
Set-Alias e explorer

# Force coloring of git and npm commands
$env:TERM = 'cygwin' # windows-ansi | cygwin
$env:LESS = 'FRSX'

#
# Custom prompt
#
# bran at ubuntu in ~/Source/techradar on docker node v0.11.12
# $ _
#
function prompt
{
    # Grab git branch
    $git_string = "";
    git branch | foreach {
    	if ($_ -match "^\* (.*)") {
            $git_string += $matches[1]
    	}
    }

    # User (orange)
    Write-Host ("")
    Write-Host ([Environment]::UserName) -nonewline -foregroundcolor DarkRed

    # Host (yellow)
    Write-Host (" at ") -nonewline -foregroundcolor White
    Write-Host ([System.Net.Dns]::GetHostName().ToLower()) -nonewline -foregroundcolor DarkYellow

    # Dir (green)
    Write-Host (" in ") -nonewline -foregroundcolor White
    Write-Host ($(get-location)) -nonewline -foregroundcolor DarkGreen

    # Git (purple)
    if ($git_string) {
        Write-Host (" on ") -nonewline -foregroundcolor White
        Write-Host ($git_string) -nonewline -foregroundcolor Cyan
    }

    # Node (cyan)
    if (Test-Path ".\package.json") {
        Write-Host (" node ") -nonewline -foregroundcolor White
        Write-Host (node -v) -nonewline -foregroundcolor Blue
    }
    Write-Host ("")

    Write-Host ("λ") -nonewline -foregroundcolor White
    return " "
}