[dfarm]

If you're stuck in windows like I am at work you really need to try MS Powershell. It works great. I'm just as comfortable with it as I am with bash at home. It's object based scripting is quite cool also; you can do COM automation in a very simple manner. I do traditionally file maintenance stuff and more slick MS Office automation with Powershell. Totally recommend it if you have to use Windows.

[Oompa]

I've heard of the product, but never anyone saying if it's good or bad, thus I never messed with it. Thanks for the heads up.

[iamelgringo]

I use PowerShell for over a year. Console2 makes a pretty nice wrapper for it as well, giving you multiple tabs and cut/paste.