101 useful, customizable, and fun Linux, Mac OS X and UNIX shell scripts that you can use to solve common problems and personalize your computing environment. Includes an interactive calculator, a spell checker, a disk backup utility, a weather tracker, a web logfile analysis tool, and much more. The cookbook style examples are all written in Bourne Shell (sh) syntax.

Master advanced scripting topics and take your scripting skills to the next level! Learn to work with databases, e-mail, and other enterprise technologies, and learn the tools and techniques needed to make powerful, self-contained scripting tools quickly and easily. You’ll even learn how to apply your scripting skills to create graphical scripts, called HTML Applications (HTAs). Select modules are followed by a self-assessment opportunity, and all samples are attached directly to the presentation for your convenience.

Extend your VBScript skills to include powerful Windows administrative technologies like Windows Management Instrumentation, Active Directory Services interface, and much more. You’ll also learn best practices that help make scripting easier and more effective in both small business and enterprise environments. Assumes that you already understand the VBScript core language (or have completed our VBScript 101 course). Select modules are followed by a self-assessment opportunity, and all samples are attached directly to the presentation for your convenience.

Go from zero to sixty in just eight 30-minute modules. Starting with no prior VBScript experience, you’ll learn everything you need to know to start writing your own administrative scripts, including login scripts, basic configuration scripts, and more. This course provides the essential knowledge you need to master intermediate and advanced VBScript topics. Select modules are followed by a self-assessment opportunity, and all samples are attached directly to the presentation for your convenience.