It is common notion that the more you use the terminal (as opposed to the GUI), the more efficient you are. Typing out commands is much easier and faster than clicking around the screen. However, to someone who has just begun using the terminal, it may not be so. Over time, as administrators grow more and more comfortable with the terminal, they learn to configure it for speed and efficiency, much like a trained horse. Further, most efficient administrators like automating several parts of their workflow—customising .bashrc and Vim scripts  are examples of it. In this chapter, we will familiarise ourselves with the different consoles and tools that work with PowerShell, and will also look at a few simple recipes which would help customise our workspace, so that we can be more efficient.