Author: Ian

Colebrook, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  Number four on my list is Colebrook. Colebrook was incorporated in 1779 and has a population of 1,361.  We’re well into four digits now!  I

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Warren, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  My third town is Warren. Warren is a town of 1,351 residents, located in Litchfield county.  Named for Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren, it was

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Canaan, CT

Town number two in my project to visit every small town in CT. This one took me two trips, because the town of North Canaan tricked me a little.  Canaan and North Canaan used to

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Union, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  Today I began with Union. Union has a population of only785 people, making it Connecticut’s least populous town.  However, it has an area of 28.71

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Find and Replace Text in Files

There may be occasions where you need to search for something in a text file, and if found, replace it with something else.  I have found this very handy for when we need to globally

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The Powershell Profile

The Powershell profile file allows you to create custom functions for common tasks.  These functions are loaded automatically when you launch a shell, so they are always available to you. The PowerShell console supports four

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Copy-Item

If you are copying a folder, the Copy-Item cmdlet always assumes you want to create the folder in the destination.  Let’s say you wanted to copy the “trek” folder from a server, to your local

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Heublein Tower via The Hazen Trail

The Hazen Trail is a less-known route up to the Heublein Tower.  If solitude is your thing, you won’t find many other hikers here, but you’ll pay for that solitude with a strenuous climb.  It’s

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