Podcast appearances and mentions of doug finke

How can OpenAI help you with PowerShell? Richard talks to Doug Finke about his experiences with ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to help him write PowerShell and how he incorporated the OpenAI API into a PowerShell library to create a conversational interface in his PowerShell scripts! Doug talks about his productivity gains using OpenAI to write better quality PowerShell faster - helping him understand the code, automate test writing, and explore aspects of PowerShell he had never dug into. But beyond writing code for him, adding the conversational interface to a PowerShell script opens a whole new interactive opportunity to make it easier for folks to use scripts and do more with them!LinksGitHub CopilotPSAIGPT-4oDoug's BlogDoug's YouTube ChannelRecorded August 7, 2024

In this episode, Doug shares his preference for composition over inheritance in object-oriented programming and his strategic use of design patterns in Visual Basic consulting. He challenges commonly held beliefs about language performance and productivity, arguing that faster languages do not always yield faster results. The conversation also explores the offline benefits of large and small language models (LLMs and SLMs) and highlights Doug's innovative use of PowerShell to create autonomous agents.Doug shares fascinating insights on prompt engineering, the evolution of AI models, and the potential of personal AI as the next technological inflection point. Despite facing resistance from critics and the tech community, Doug remains a staunch advocate for leveraging cutting-edge tools and maintaining an unscripted, adaptive approach to technology.Show NotesTime Stamps07:32 Discovering GPT chat and its incredible capabilities.14:25 Expect announcement at OpenAI Day in November.19:41 Initial confusion, but eventually realized cross-platform potential.25:31 Colleague makes fun of me, but impressed.30:07 Experience of being a non-traditional engineer.35:10 Prefer using PowerShell over Python for coding.40:36 Discussing hallucination problem and algorithms in AI.43:19 Using AI to generate better function names.47:46 "Creating forms quickly with impressive results."54:58 Recall story of new guy at whiskey distillery.01:01:06 Microsoft focuses on smaller, efficient language models.01:08:12 Data-driven podcast explores PowerShell and AI's fusion.LinksPSAI (PowerShell AI module): https://github.com/dfinke/PSAI PSWeave (PowerShell module bringing OpenAI's GPT): https://github.com/dfinke/PSWeaveImportExcel (PowerShell module to import/export Excel spreadsheets): https://github.com/dfinke/ImportExcelNew York PowerShell Meetup: Meetup https://www.meetup.com/nycpowershellmeetup/

In this episode, we are joined by the creator of the popular PowerShell module ImportExcel, Doug Finke. Doug shares the story of how he got into PowerShell, the Monad Manifesto, and the PowerShell AI module. He also dives into the details of how ImportExcel works and provides plenty of tips on how to make the most of it. Tune in to learn more about the power of PowerShell, ImportExcel, and PowerShellAI!  Guest Bio and links: Doug has been a Microsoft MVP since 2009 and has been working with PowerShell since it was called Monad. He wrote a book, 'PowerShell for Developers,' and loves to play with new technology. Doug's first experience in the computer industry was with the Mainframe, after punch cards. He got his first exposure to scripting and its power with TSO/CLIST, and watched the progression to Unix sed/awk/grep, Tcl/Tk, Excel VBA, bat files, vbscript and many more. When Doug first saw Monad, he was impressed and knew it would be around for a few decades, so he decided to dive in.  https://dfinke.github.io/  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uoqS92stXiW1xcAyMa7BMGgX-wdl_KV  https://www.meetup.com/nycpowershellmeetup/  https://github.com/dfinke  https://twitter.com/dfinke    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APhlRKQP0hg

My guest today is Doug Finke, Publisher and managing editor of the Quantum Computing Report. Doug and I spoke about export licenses and regulations in quantum computing, avoiding the quantum hype, about the growing importance of business translators, and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode. Please let us know how we did by emailing hello@classiq.io

Illinois politics and statehouse hi-jinks from the perspective of two journalists covering the news in Springfield. Political columnist Bernard Schoenburg and statehouse reporter Doug Finke have left their positions at the State Journal-Register - both have decades of observation covering Illinois politics. What are their thoughts about the current players, former administrations, and those whose political career might be ending sooner that anticipated. Bill is joined in the Round Table discussion by Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune, Greg Hinz of Crain’s, Heather Cherone of WTTW, Fran Spielman, and Lynn Sweet from the Chicago Sun-Times. On topic this week: Is the end near for Illinois House Speaker, Mike Madigan? In Washington, will there be a compromise deal for a stimulus bill that might help local government agencies with COVID relief funding. Illinois veterans at the state-run LaSalle Veterans Home have been hit hard by COVID-19. Who is to blame for the reportedly 90% infection rate and 31 of the home's residents. John Dempsey reviews the facts, accusations, and demands regarding the outbreak. Who is to blame for the reportedly 90% infection rate and 31 of the home's residents. John Dempsey reviews the facts, accusations, and demands regarding the outbreak.

On their final episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke take a walk down memory lane to reminisce over their 70 years of combined coverage of Illinois politics for the State Journal-Register.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they break down the indictment of Michael McClain, one of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s oldest and most trusted confidants, along with three others that are charged with orchestrating an elaborate bribery scheme with utility giant Commonwealth Edison. They also take a look at what this all means for his tenure as speaker as more House Democrats say that can't support Madigan for another term as speaker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this week's episode they break down the cancellation of the fall veto session and what it means for the Illinois Legislature as COVID-19 spreads across the state.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Doug and Bernie have survived election night and are breaking down the results and what it all means for Illinois. The results have top Illinois Democrats, including Gov. JB Pritzker, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, saying that the party should consider replacing House Speaker Michael Madigan as chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois. They also dive into Gov. Pritzker saying that “deep and painful cuts” are coming to the Illinois budget now that his plan to bring a graduated income tax to the state has failed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they discuss the Illinois High School Association rejecting Gov. JB Prtizker's order to move high school basketball to the Spring after the sport was reclassified as high risk for COVID-19 transmission. They also discuss that in the same week nine of the 11 regions in Illinois will have COVID-19 mitigation measures put in place as the state smashed the previous record for the number of new cases in a 24-hour period with 6,363 cases as the virus surges across the state.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they discuss the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases across all of Illinois and mitigations being put in place by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in four regions in the state. Gov. Pritzker has also said the Illinois State Police have been alerted to be on patrol in areas with coronavirus mitigation efforts in place. They also dive into election messages heating up as political advertisements are bombarding the airwaves and mailboxes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they discuss Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grishow giving attorneys until Oct. 23 to submit final paperwork that could be used in her decision on arguments for three issues, the biggest being whether lawsuits filed in six counties challenging Pritzker’s authority to issue stay at home orders and other measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic should be dismissed. They also look at the issue of the graduated income tax amendment on the ballot and how that factors into the size of the state's workforce in arguments for or against the change in tax rates.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they discuss the announcement by Rep. Emanuel “Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, delaying the hearings into House Speaker Michael Madigan until after the November election to prevent the committee from being used “as a stage for political theater.” They dive into the continuing battle for the graduated income tax amendment including this week's canceled press conference by State Treasurer Michael Frerichs to "address misinformation" about taxing retirement income.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they discuss the House committee investigating Speaker Michael Madigan showing strong partisan divisions after arguing over whether House Republican Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs would be allowed to give an opening statement or question witnesses as it investigates Madigan's role in the bribery scandal involving Commonwealth Edison. They also discuss the announcement from Rep. Stephanie Kifowit that she will challenge Speaker Madigan for leadership of the chamber, trying to unseat the longest serving speaker in the history of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they discuss Gov. Pritzker standing firm on the decision to delay fall sports that are high risk for COVID-19 to the spring despite rallies of supporters in Chicago and Springfield. They also take a look at where the state stands financially as state agencies have been ordered to identify steep budget cuts that can be made if Congress fails to come through with more COVID-19 relief money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode, I’m joined by Doug Finke (@dfinke) to discuss book publishing options. We get pretty deep into the finances, the logistics, and the pros… Continue reading → Listen: Ready to Publish Your Own Book? Do You Self-Publish or go the Traditional Route?

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they take a look at the new coronavirus mitigation rules put into effect for Kankakee and Will counties by Gov. Pritzker and the controversy over why they were stricter than those put in place for the Metro East area. They also look into the conflict over prisoners with COVID-19 and the State's policy of not allowing them to be transferred from county facilities to state facilities while infected.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they reminisce about covering former Gov. James R. Thompson, the state's longest serving governor from 1977 to 1991, who passed away last Friday. They also take a look at the decision of the board of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to remove the statues of Stephen Douglas and Pierre Menard from the Illinois Capitol grounds and what that means for the other artwork and statues inside the Capitol.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they take a look at Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate proposing a nine-bill package of ethics legislation that they want the General Assembly to take up during the veto session later this year. They also break down Gov. Pritzker announcing new emergency rules for businesses to enforce rules requiring face coverings and limiting crowd sizes or they could face fines of up to $2,500 if they fail to do so.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they break down Gov. JB Pritzker traveling across the state to sound the alarm on the resurgence of COVID-19 cases including launching a $5 million mask awareness campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they break down Gov. JB Pritzker announcing the state will be "restricting youth and adult recreational organized sports," including changes to high school based sports. They also discuss members of the Illinois General Assembly calling for Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan to resign in the wake of the alleged bribery scheme by ComEd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they dive into federal prosecutors in Chicago charging utility giant Commonweath Edison with bribery. They allege that the utility awarded jobs and contracts to associates of a top state official, that was identified as Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, “with intent to influence and reward” the official. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this episode they breakdown Gov. Pritzker's announcement that Illinois will be divided into 11 regions rather than the four in the original Restore Illinois plan so that mitigation efforts can be focused on areas where the virus is spreading the fastest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this episode they dive into Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan calling for the removal of statues and portraits of the 19th century U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas from the Statehouse, they discuss Kristin Richards, the current Chief of Staff to the Senate President, being named the new director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security and lastly they dive into the Vote No on the Progressive Tax Coalition an organization representing small businesses and farmers that added their voices to the fight to defeat Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to bring a progressive income tax to the state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this week's episode they breakdown the latest announcement that the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair have been canceled for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and what that means economically for the communities that host the events. They also look at the hotel industry’s push for larger gatherings in the next phase of reopening as well as news that the Bank of Springfield Center employee who was thought to have COVID-19 during the special session of the Illinois House of Representatives actually tested negative for the virus.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they talk about Gov. Pritzker signing the $43B Illinois budget which includes borrowing $5 billion from from a federal reserve program designed to help states during the pandemic and Pritzker calls for police accountability, more community investment at a roundtable in Springfield while visiting young organizers of Black Lives Matter protests.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they they talk about Gov. JB Pritzker's response to the protests throughout the state in response to the death of George Floyd by law enforcement and they also try break down what the Illinois General Assembly managed to pass in the budget while they were in session during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rick converses with Doug Finke, statehouse reporter for the State Journal-Register of Springfield about his take on lawmakers coming back in session. Doug touches on the various items that will be addressed this week, the precautions being taken in order for everyone to meet safely, and much more.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they talk about how Gov. JB Pritzker and his Chicago office staff will be working from home after a senior staff member in the governor’s office tested positive for COVID-19 and they also break down what it means economically for Springfield after the governor announced that it was 'highly unlikely' that the Illinois State Fair would happen this year.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they breakdown Gov. JB Pritzker's five-phase regional plan to reopen the state for business, education and recreational activities.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they the dive into the ruling from Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney issuing a temporary injunction allowing Illinois State Rep. Darren Bailey, and only Bailey, to ignore the governor’s stay-at-home order and Gov. Pritzker's response to the ruling. The also take a look at the Workers' Compensation Commission repealing the emergency COVID-19 rule after a Sangamon County judge granted a temporary restraining order against the new rule that would have made benefits available to essential employees who contracted COVID-19 without having to prove the illness was contracted at the workplace. 

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they discuss Gov. JB Pritzker considering a regional approach to reopening the state during the pandemic while weighing factors like hospital capacity in the area and Illinois Senate President Don Harmon sends a letter to Illinois' Congressional Delegation requesting $41 billion to help the state recover from the damage done to Illinois' economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they take a look at Gov. Pritzker's announcement that the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission has approved new rules that will provide automatic workers’ compensation benefits to some essential workers, House minority leader Jim Durkin spoke on behalf of lawmakers receiving daily constituent calls about difficulties applying for unemployment benefits and lastly Comptroller Susana Mendoza issued a list of what the state has been spending on the COVID-19 pandemic that currently totals $174 million.  

The founder of The Quantum Computing Report, Doug Finke offers listeners a perfect distillation of the basics of quantum computing alongside the latest advances. He describes The two twentieth century physics advancements quantum computing uses, namely entanglement and super-positioning and what they are, The challenges of quantum computing including the error rate, qubit de-coherence, and crosstalk alongside physical requirements such as the intense cooling, and  Current quantum computing industry issues, including the lack of a shared computing language and the attempts to reach a  "quantum advantage," a step that will bring quantum computing into the commercial field.  Doug Finke has been involved in computing for over 30 years, following industry elements such as semi-conductors, the storage industry, and more. His research and reporting have helped drive the growth of quantum computing. In this podcast, he discusses the differences between classical computing and quantum technologies.  First, he explains that our classic computers are based on the physics of the 1800s. He adds that in the 20th century, scientists like Einstein and Heisenberg came up with quantum mechanics—physics that involves entanglement (where two things are linked) and super positioning (can hold a mixture of 0 and 1 at same time). Classic computers of today don't take advantage of that phenomena, he explains, but quantum technologies and quantum computing do.   He adds more about the probabilistic form of the answers derived from quantum computing, the need therefore for carefully crafted algorithms, and the accompanying issues of error rates and why. Along the way, he describes the special nature of a qubit and how it holds all of these technologies. He finishes by addressing current industry directions, the possibility of quantum computing commercialization, and what type of access the average user may have. For more see the website, https://quantumcomputingreport.com/, where you can sign up for his weekly newsletter that summarizes quantum news with applicable links. 

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they dive into Gov. Pritzker's announcement that the state has acquired the former Vibra Hospital for an alternative COVID-19 care facility, Pritzker scoffs at the suggestion that the best way to fight the virus is to let people contract it and build up a herd immunity and lastly they jump into what the legislature might be able to accomplish and when they might actually come back in for session. 

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they dive into Gov. Pritzker extending the stay at home order to the end of April, he acknowledges his budget proposal is out the window at this point and the projected spending plan will need revisions, what will legislators focus on when they are able to come back to the Statehouse including the budget and ethics reforms, a US bankruptcy judge rules against Bill Brady and his brothers and lastly how is the COVID-19 pandemic going to effect the Census in 2020.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This week they dive in to the latest numbers for Illinois cases of COVID-19,  Gov. Prtizker's announcement that the state is extending the income tax filing and payment deadline and a new package of emergency assistance programs to benefit small businesses in need, totaling more than $90 million. 

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates on Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They dive into how Gov. Pritzker and the state have responded to the crisis as well as how this is effecting the operations of state government and what this means fiscally for the state's budget with the possible losses in sales tax revenue. Lastly, they dive into the results from the Illinois Primary Election, which at this point feels like it was a year ago. 

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke discuss the ongoing efforts to combat the coronavirus across Illinois; Rep. Tim Butler and Rep. Avery Bourne are calling for an outside audit and suspension of the state’s automatic voter registration program, following another system glitch; four Illinois sheriffs have filed suit in federal court to overturn the state’s Trust Act they believe interferes with law enforcement’s ability to deal with undocumented immigrants.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke discuss the upcoming Illinois primary in the wake of Super Tuesday, the Illinois House GOP believes efforts to enact property tax relief have stalled in the General Assembly, how Illinois and Gov. Pritzker are responding to the novel coronavirus with public health officials in Illinois reporting that a fifth person in the state has been infected and lastly the Illinois Municipal League voices their concerns over Gov. Pritzker's plan to hold 5% of income tax revenues for local governments in reserve in case the graduated income tax isn't approved by voters in November.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke discuss the results of an early poll showing which candidate is leading going into the Illinois primary, Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich skips a hearing dealing with his law license and what that means for his future practicing law, Illinois Sheriffs go the Statehouse to make their case about a new policy that they say "aids and abets" undocumented immigrants.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke get into Gov. JB Pritzker's budget address including a large portion of spending increases that could be reduced or outright disappear if voters don’t approve the graduated income tax proposal in November. They also touch on President Trump commuting the prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke discuss what to expect from Gov. JB Pritzker's upcoming budget address, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is scheduled to meet with Illinois House Republicans in regards to the tax structure for a Chicago casino, Illinois lawmakers push for a "Fair Maps" redistricting amendment, how the field for the primary election for the democratic presidential nominee is shaping up in Illinois and Illinois Supreme Court Justice and former Chicago Bears kicker Robert R. Thomas announces his retirement.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg is solo as Doug Finke has the day off, so he breaks down the week that was in Illinois politics starting with Gov. JB Pritzker making the case that Illinois should take the spot as the nation's first primary election in the wake of vote-counting debacle around the Iowa caucuses. He also dives into the current legislative session with hearings being held on the problems with the automatic voter registration system and the announcement that the state logged $39.2 million of adult-use recreational marijuana sales in January.

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the programming error the occurred in the Secretary of State’s office that inadvertently led to more than 500 possible non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote, Senator Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, was elected as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday after hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Gov. JB Pritzker to sign bill capping insulin costs and his upcoming State of the State address. 

On this week’s episode of the Under the Dome podcast the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the resignation of Illinois Director of Agriculture John Sullivan after it was revealed he had received the controversial 2012 email from former top lobbyist Mike McClain, who are the front runners going into Sunday's election for a new Illinois Senate President and why former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and former Republican member of Congress, says he will "absolutely not" vote for President Donald Trump in 2020.

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss lawmakers from both parties calling for an investigation of a 2012 email exchange between a government insider and then-Gov. Pat Quinn’s staff regarding a possible cover-up of rape and other criminal activity, the draft report prepared by the property tax relief task force formed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, how the rollout for the sale of legal marijuana went in Illinois and where the current race for Senate President stands going into a vote on January 19th.

On the final episode of Under the Dome for 2019 the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discus Gov. J.B. Pritzker signing the bill consolidating downstate police and fire pensions, the new laws, taxes and fees that are coming on to the books in 2020, the Food-A-Rama at the Illinois State Fairgrounds is getting a facelift and a new name thanks to a big donation and the results from the initial report on the structural integrity of the Capitol's dome are in. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss ethics at the Statehouse as House Republicans called on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to call a special session to address the issue, State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, and Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady of Bloomington clash over ethics appointment, details on the new Illinois parking excise tax set to start Jan. 1st and how it involves parking around the Illinois State Fair and the display from The Satanic Temple returns to Capitol rotunda.

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss Illinois Senate President John Cullerton’s announcement that he plans to retire in January after almost four decades in the General Assembly and who is in the running to be the next Senate President, a ComEd lobbyist lined up contracts for disgraced ex-aide to Madigan and why authorities are interested, Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education react quickly to take emergency action to end the the use of “isolated timeout” rooms in schools.

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the veto session ending with bills passing involving the consolidation of downstate police and fire pension funds, capping of out-of-pocket expenses for insulin and ethics reform in lobbying issues. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the appeals court decision that says former state worker Mark Janus is not entitled to a refund of fair share fees he paid to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, next phase of road improvements have begun on the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Illinois Sate Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, to introduce a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier announces he will retire next year and what’s coming up in the next round of the veto session. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the fallout from Illinois State Rep. Luis Arroyo, D-Chicago, being arrested on a federal public corruption charge that he sought to bribe another state lawmaker, legislation introduced for Gov. Pritzker’s plan to pool police and fire pensions, status of the bill to ban flavored vaping products during the veto session and the Illinois House passes a bill that would allow college athletes to be compensated for their names and likenesses.

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state road officials unveiling the details of a $23.5 billion road plan that is being fueled with higher gasoline taxes and various vehicle fees approved by lawmakers last spring, the state’s bill backlog will soar to $19 billion in five years if additional tax revenue isn’t found according to an annual report from the governor’s office and what could be coming in the upcoming veto session. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the continuing fallout from the federal investigation of Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval for possible bribery and fraud involving state construction, UIS Poll says 92% approval for mental health background checks for gun sales, report says funding revamp has helped Illinois’ poor school districts and Gov. Pritzker releases his tax returns. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to consolidate around 650 local pension funds for suburban and downstate police and firefighters, the poll by NPR Illinois and the University of Illinois Springfield showing that 67 percent of registered voters in the state favor moving to a graduated state income tax and Republican U.S. Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois denouncing President Donald Trump’s decision to remove U.S. troops in Syria. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker demanding Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval step down as chairman of the Transportation Committee while he is under federal investigation for possible bribery and fraud involving state construction work, Legislative Inspector General releases reports on Kevin Quinn and Tim Mapes, Illinois releases social equity map to identify areas harmed by the war on drugs, will college athletes get endorsement deals in Illinois and the Illinois GOP members of the U.S. House and the impeachment of President Trump. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss why FBI agents raided the offices of Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval, D-Chicago, Alan Lowe fired as director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the move towards banning flavored e-cigarettes in Illinois.

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg discuss the Illinois State Fair breaking its all-time record for revenue raised in this year and what that means for the success of the fair, the Illinois Department of Revenue tax amnesty program that begins Oct. 1st, Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, sponsoring a bill to cap the out of pocket expenses for insulin to $100 a month and the details of the state’s Office of Executive Inspector General report dealing Springfield lawyer Don Tracy and the Illinois Gaming Board.

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke returns to the podcast with Bernard Schoenburg to discuss Gov. J.B. Pritzker joining a dozen Democratic governors signing a letter urging President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to embrace “sensible” gun control legislation, Justice Anne Burke named the Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and why that’s an issue in Illinois, former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joins the private sector and why Illinois was voted the "sexiest state." 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Bernard Schoenburg is joined by Brenden Moore as he fills in for Doug Finke this week to talk about the details of legalized use of marijuana in they city of Springfield, the state of gambling in city, DNR set to make new hires and how the graduated income tax may play in the upcoming election. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome the State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg break down Gov. Pritzker’s broken leg and the scope of what has happened this year with nearly 600 bills signed including recent bills dealing with small pharmacy protections and outlawing smoking in cars with children. They also dive into the state’s Department of Central Management Services announcement that they will issue a request for proposals seeking “an array of technical and project management expertise” to sell the state’s Helmut Jahn-designed James R. Thompson Center. 

On this week’s episode of Under the Dome, The State Journal-Register’s Doug Finke and Bernard Schoenburg break down the Madigan report about sexual harassment complaints connected to the speaker; the controversy around photos from a fundraising event for Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval; Vistra Energy closing coal burning power plants in Canton, Havana, Hennepin and Coffeen; and Gov. Pritzker signs legislation raising the minimum salary for teachers in Illinois to $40,000.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago announced Friday that state Sen. Tom Cullerton was under indictment for embezzeling from a local branch of the Teamsters union. He’s accused of collecting more than $274,000 in pay and benefits for “little or no work.” Cullerton denies the charges.Meanwhile, House Speaker Michael Madigan is demanding that the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against him offer evidence of his power and influence. Former primary election opponent Jason Gonzales is suing Madigan for allegedly mudding the primary field by putting up two sham candidates with Latino-sounding names.Also this week, ProPublica Illinois and the Wall Street Journal separately reported that scores of wealthy Illinois families are exploiting a loophole to get need-based financial aid for their college-bound children. The parents transfer guardianship of the child to another person, and the child then declares financial independence. Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed an investigation into the practice, which he called “fraud.”Finally, Chicago resident Candace Gingrich has a new job with Revolution Florida — a sister company to Illinois-based Revolition Enterprises, which sells a variety of cannabis products. The hire made the news because Gingrich is married to state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, one of the leading legislators behind this year’s legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois.Sean Crawford hosts with regular panelists Charlie Wheeler and Brian Mackey, and guest Doug Finke of GateHouse Media and The State Journal-Register.Commercial free edition of live broadcast from August 3, 2019 on the Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, online at heartlandnewsfeed.com, Spreaker and other platforms.Listen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/listenliveFollow us on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlnfradionetworkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/HLNF_BulletinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandnewsfeedMastadon: https://liberdon.com/@heartlandnewsfeedDiscord: https://discord.gg/6b6u6DTSupport us with your financial supportStreamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/heartlandmediaPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/heartlandmediaSquare Cash: https://cash.app/$heartlandnewsfeedPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandnewsfeedCrypto via 1UpCoin: https://1upcoin.com/donate/heartlandmediaBusiness contact: jake.leonard@heartlandnewsfeed.com

On this week's episode of the Under the Dome Podcast, the SJ-R's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke talk about the new laws being signed this week, including the legalization of marijuana, sports gambling and Tobacco 21.

The spring 2019 session of the Illinois General Assembly is in the books, and some people are calling it "historic." Lawmakers accomplished a great deal, and The State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke review it all on this week's special post-session wrap-up episode of Under the Dome.

We're down to the final two weeks of the spring legislative session for the Illinois General Assembly. And there's a big to-do list -- a state budget, marijuana legalization, sports betting, a capital spending bill and more. Will it all happen? The State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke talk about it.

On this week's episode of Under the Dome, State Journal-Register political writer Bernard Schoenburg talks with SJ-R health reporter Dean Olsen about Dean's recent trip to Boulder, Colorado, to see how the legal marijuana industry works there. Dean will have a three-part series about his trip starting Sunday in The State Journal-Register. Also, Schoenburg talks with SJ-R Statehouse reporter Doug Finke about the ongoing effort to approve a graduated income tax in Illinois.

On this week's episode of Under the Dome, SJ-R reporters Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke talk about efforts to get a discussion about legalized sports gambling kick-started at the Statehouse, a big anti-abortion rally that happened this week at the Capitol, the ongoing talks over legalizing marijuana and a new set of advertisements coming out that seek to influence you about the graduated income tax.

The State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg, Doug Finke and Angie Muhs break down Tuesday's Election Day results, including the Democratic sweep of statewide offices and Republican sweep of our two local U.S. House seats.

We're almost to Election Day. The State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke round up how the candidates are winding down their campaigns. 

This week, Bernie Schoenburg and Doug Finke take a look at some interesting political ads in the gubernatorial race. Also, as Election Day nears, they talk about some interesting developments in the gubernatorial race and in the race for state attorney general.

On this week's episode of Under the Dome, Bernard Schoenburg, Doug Finke and Angie Muhs talk about the latest debate between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker. They also give an update on the hotly contested U.S. House race between incumbent Republican Rodney Davis and Democratic challenger Betsy Londrigan.

On this week's episode of Under the Dome, Bernard Schoenburg, Doug Finke and Angie Muhs recap Wednesday night's debate between Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker. They also talk about other campaign news and step increases for state employees.

The State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke review the week that was in Illinois government and politics. 

Doug Finke on his new book, Windows PowerShell for Developers!

James Brundage, Joel Bennett and Doug Finke about Show-UI News This segment is brought to you by PowerGUI Pro with MobileShell, Version Control, and Easy Remote Script Execution.At Quest we are passionate about Windows PowerShell. PowerGUI Pro enables organizations to harness the power of PowerShell without the expense of training and custom scripts and applications. PowerGUI Pro solves issues regardless of the time and place by using MobileShell to remotely manage your infrastructure. Ensure scripting best practices by leveraging integration with popular Version Control systems. Automate against thousands of computers using Easy Remote Script Execution. Get PowerGUI Pro at quest.com/powerguipro PowerGUI 3.0 has been released! PoshPAIG 1.6 has been released The Singapore PowerShell User Group is having their first event July 30th! You can now edit PowerShell scripts from you iPad Interview This segment brought to you by Start-AutomatingStart Scripting to Your Fullest Potential.  At Start-Automating, we can help you unleash the full Power of PowerShell V2.  You can use our deep PowerShell expertise to build rich PowerShell solutions, or we can train you to use PowerShell like a pro. Isn’t it time you Save-Time, Save-Money, and Start-Automating?  Find out more at www.www.Start-Automating.com.Links: http://showui.codeplex.com/ http://huddledmasses.org/ - Joel Bennett http://dougfinke.com/blog/ - Doug Finke http://blog.start-automating.com/ - James Brundage http://www.Show-UI.com Questions: First Computer: Doug - IBM 360 (Mainframe)      Joel - Atari 800XL (8-bit goodness)      James - Mac Finder?

Dave Kennedy on ethical hacking using PowerShell   News Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency. ·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running ·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers ·         Check mailbox settings ·         Unlock user accounts ·         Reset passwords ·         Run custom scripts Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools. Usergroup news: Atlanta PSUG next meeting is Nov 16th with Ed Wilson speaking November Arizona PowerShell User Group meets Nov 3rd. Topic is building GUIs using PrimalForms New PowerShell Usergroup: Minneapolis and Saint Paul PowerGUI Pro and PowerGUI 2.2 are out! Doug Finke will be doing a PowerShell session at the Westchester Code Camp Nov 6th Intel vPro Expert Center Blog: Version 2 of the PowerShell Module for Intel vPro Technology released A reminder that the PowerGUI Challenge 2010 is underway until Nov15th Jonathan Medd posted a discount code for PowerShell in Practice Announcing the New PowerShell Virtual Chapter of PASS!   Interview Our interview is brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies, makers of PrimalScript and PrimalForms.   Links:   Social-Engineer.org podcast Book choice: Pro Windows PowerShell: http://apress.com/book/view/9781590599402 Chatroom Buzz   ## favorite linux distros? Backtrack/ubuntu ## Scripting language/Programming language history Python ## how about how SET came to be? ### what did you develope for backtrack? Q: how simular do you see python and psh? ## this sounds like a n00b question probably, but has dave used python 3 or stuck with python 2.x? i've struggled with the ctypes he mentioned with 3.x. Q: do you use psh automation scripts to do system tests? ## would you say most networks are turtle shells? ## thoughts on Certified Ethical Hacker cert? ### great description on what the tool is and some backround on it but did you just say one day "hey i want to be able to do something like this automaticaly" or was it someone who wanted the tool? CISSP = if you didn't know how to secure a machine before the cert.. you still don't after.. ## best ways to sell security to decision makers? Opportunity cost?  Disaster scenarios? ## how has dave used powershell in a test? i have not listened to his defcon talk. i can see where powershell can be handy since it's almost on every server. like wmi via powershell? Q: is a recorded session or powerpoint slides available for posting in the notes from his defcon session ## Have you looked at attacking winrm or did you play with remoting at all? ##By a weak SA password are describing a brute force attack on the SA, to the SMO? ## how often do new security tools come out? Or are there more updates to existing tools? Q: How often is he using psh for testing? ## Q what resouces has Dave used to learn more about powershell scripting and how to use it?  ## how 'powerful' is PS compared to linux/bash? ## What did you not like in PowerShell when learning it? ## What would you do to secure powershell from people like you? ## He's mentioned execution restriction policy twice... what makes them so weak? but flash can't see through....walls     Hero - Superman Resources This segment brought to you by ServerFault.com   The Scripting Guy has two great guest posts from listener Tome: Tap into the PowerShell Community for Fun and Education Learn How to Load and Use PowerShell Snap-ins Intel vPro Expert Center Blog: PowerShell Module for Intel vPro Technology: PowerShell Drives Beta - Part 1   Don Jones has released a 4 chapter PowerShell "crash course" Manage WSUS with PowerShell Tips     From Rob C. $list = @" "@ $col = $list.split("`n") |% {$_.trim()}

Matt Royer from Intel! News Execute commands and scripts from anywhere including the office and remote locations, as well as from a Web browser or smart phone with PowerGUI Pro from Quest Software. With the MobileShell feature, administrators can quickly run commands to troubleshoot problems or make changes, even when away from your desk! This gives teams more flexibility to work remotely while traveling, and to leverage admins from other offices in case of an emergency. ·         Execute queries remotely to determine if services or processes are running ·         Restart services, processes, or entire servers ·         Check mailbox settings ·         Unlock user accounts ·         Reset passwords ·         Run custom scripts Visit quest.com/powerguipro and see why PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI are the ultimate Windows management tools. Gregg Britton's tip is "go to SQL Saturday #49 in Orlando October 16th" Doug Finke will be presenting a PowerShell session at the Pittsburgh Code Camp October 16th As Lee Holmes mentioned on the show the PowerShell Cookbook scripts are now on PoshCode.org If you are making it to VMWorld 2010 Copenhagen, be sure to catch TA 6944 vSphere PowerCLI is for Administrators Thomas Lee has some more PowerShell Master Classes coming up Interview Our interview is brought to you by SAPIEN Technologies, makers of PrimalScript and PrimalForms. Links: Intel vPro Expert Center Hero - Batman Resources This segment brought to you by ServerFault.com   PowerShell cmdlets for the Microsoft iSCSI Target 3.3 Jonathan Medd's excellent series PowerShell 2.0 One Cmdlet at a Time is now available as a PDF Use PowerShell to trip text from PDFs (from @Toenuff) Emmett Lynch shared a starter resource for getting started with PowerShell and Sharepoint Mapping Cluster.exe Commands to Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Failover Clusters - Extended Edition Custom PowerShell Objects and Performance Contest If you would like to be entered to win a copy of Lee Holmes' PowerShell Cookbook, 2nd Ed., all you have to do is send in your PowerShell tips! We want to hear what YOU think is cool, or what you have in your profile, or some of your favorite one-liners! Send in your entries to feedback@powerscripting.net, and tell a friend! We have FIVE copies to give away. Contest ends October 7th, so send in your entry today!

Richard and Greg talk to Doug Finke about the OData PowerShell Explorer. The OData PowerShell Explorer makes it easy to make OData part of your PowerShell scripts. And with OData providing access to all sorts of data, the combination opens huge possibilities. Check out the OData PowerShell Explorer at http://psodata.codeplex.com/.

Doug Finke, software developer and blogger