jrotello’s gists

jrotello / GodMode.ps1

Created July 12, 2012 02:51

Creates the GodMode (control panel on steriods) folder on the current user's desktop.

	$godMode = "$env:userprofile\Desktop\GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}"
	if (!(Test-Path -Path $godMode)) {
	mkdir $godMode
	}

jrotello / DownloadTRWallpapers.ps1

Created October 1, 2012 15:38

Script to download the Thomson Reuters ecaldenar background images.

	param(
	[string[]]$targetDirectories = $(throw "targetDirectories parameter is required"),
	[string]$size = "1920x1280"
	)

	function getUrl ($imageNumber) {
	$monthNumber =[System.DateTime]::Today.Month
	$monthName = [System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo]::InvariantInfo.GetAbbreviatedMonthName($monthNumber).ToLower()
	$imageId = 4 * ($monthNumber - 1) + $imageNumber
	$urlFormat = "http://ecalendar.thomsonreuters.com/download.asp?size={0}&mo={1}&id={2}"

jrotello / volunteer.ps1

Created October 9, 2012 13:59

Select "volunteers" from a list or file.

	function Get-Volunteers {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param(
	[int]$count = 1,
	[array]$values = @(),
	[string]$file = ""
	)

	if ($file -ne "") {
	Get-Content $file \| % { $values += $_ }

jrotello / gitignore.io.ps1

Last active December 19, 2015 08:19

A couple of PowerShell helper functions to interact with http://gitignore.io. These functions will allow you to list the terms recognized by http://gitignore.io as well as generate .gitignore files.

	# Description:
	# A couple of PowerShell helper functions to interact with
	# http://gitignore.io. These functions will allow you to
	# list the terms recognized by http://gitignore.io as well
	# as generate .gitignore files.
	#
	# Install:
	# Save this file to your machine and dot source it in your PowerShell
	# profile.

jrotello / EnumerateSqlServers.cs

Created July 7, 2013 14:27

Enumerate over all available SQL Server instances.

	DataTable data = SqlDataSourceEnumerator.Instance.GetDataSources();
	foreach(DataRow row in data.Rows) {
	string server = row["ServerName"].ToString();
	string instance = row["InstanceName"].ToString();
	if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instance)) {
	server += "\\" + instance;
	}

	Console.WriteLine(server);
	}

jrotello / blink1-cpumonitor.ps1

Created July 14, 2013 03:14

A PowerShell script that lights a blink(1) LED based upon the CPU utilization of the computer. The CPU load is polled and updated every 3 seconds. Requires a ThingM blink(1). Assumes that the blink1-tool.exe is the the system path.

	$global:cpuMonitor = $null

	function Enable-CpuMonitor() {
	if ($global:cpuMonitor -eq $null) {
	$global:cpuMonitor = New-Object Timers.Timer
	$global:cpuMonitor.Interval = 3000
	$global:cpuMonitor.Enabled = $true

	Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $global:cpuMonitor -SourceIdentifier CpuMonitor -EventName Elapsed -Action {
	$processor = Get-WmiObject win32_processor

jrotello / blink1-batterymonitor.ps1

Created July 20, 2013 02:26

A PowerShell script that lights a blink(1) LED based upon the remaining battery level of the computer. The remaining battery level is polled and updated every 30 seconds. Requires a ThingM blink(1). Assumes that the blink1-tool.exe is the the system path.

	$global:batteryMonitor = $null

	function Enable-BatteryMonitor() {
	if ((Get-WmiObject win32_battery) -eq $null) {
	Write-Host "No battery found."
	return
	}

	if ($global:batteryMonitor -eq $null) {
	$global:batteryMonitor = New-Object Timers.Timer

jrotello / gist:6251742

Created August 16, 2013 17:18

Output encoding of current file in Sublime Text.

sublime.active_window().active_view().encoding()

jrotello / gist:8873462

Last active March 23, 2022 14:18

Powershell helper to ease Elasticsearch interaction without curl

	function Invoke-Elasticsearch {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	Param(
	[Uri]$Uri,
	[Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WebRequestMethod]$Method = 'Get',
	$Body = $null,
	[PSCredential]$Credential
	)

	$headers = @{}

jrotello / ConvertToAutomaticPackageRestore.ps1

Last active August 29, 2015 13:57

Convert from MSBuild NuGet Package Restore to Automatic Package Restore. Updates nuget.exe, removes nuget.targets, and removes the nuget.targets references from all .csproj files under the solution directory provided.

	[CmdletBinding()]
	Param(
	[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
	$SolutionDir
	)

	$SolutionDir = Resolve-Path $SolutionDir
	$nugetTargetsPath = Join-Path $SolutionDir ".nuget\nuget.targets"
	$nugetExePath = Join-Path $SolutionDir ".nuget\nuget.exe"

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