Recently I've needed to backup some sensitive files to online storage; my requirement was simple: work on local files and when they change encrypt. As I'm working on a windows machine that means powershell, I could schedule a task but I'm just manually running this as and ...
Apple Magic Mouse - Fixing Windows 10 scrolling
If you're a fan of Apple's Magic Mouse you can use it on Windows, however after pairing via Blue Tooth (the code is
0 0 0 0) you'll find that the touch scrolling doesn't work.It's easily fixed however,
- Download Boot Camp Support Software and ...
SSH Server on Windows, the Microsoft Way
An SSH server for windows, it's the kind of thing only a Linux/OSX user would ask for. The current defacto standard is Cygwin but if you fancy something a bit more native, something a bit backed by Microsoft then take a look at PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH on github.
Installation ...
Installing Paramiko (Python and PIP) on Windows
Following the release of crassh; the 1st FAQ was, great how do I make this work on windows?
Steps as follows:
- Download and install Visual Studio C++ 2008 Express
Edition
(do not install SQL) - Install Python 2.7.8 - Select the correct MSI for your architecture
- Download get-pip.py (Don ...
- Download and install Visual Studio C++ 2008 Express
Edition
RTFM: Aero in Virtualbox
Yes there are loads of "how to enable Aero in Virtualbox" posts out there, but they are all long too long ;)
- Install VirtualBox > 4.1
- Install Windows 7
- Install Guest Additions
- DURING the install, manually select 3D Support
- Select Yes WDDM video driver
- Ignore the warning about safe mode and ...
MacBook Pro UK Keyboard Layout for Windows
I've imported my windows box into VirtualBox (howto) and noticed that the keyboard layout is all screwed up.
My Googling suggests that a German and Swedish bloke/bird/person have fixed this issue but no-one in the UK.
Attached is my UK Keyboard layout, also the source file so ...
VBS Script to clean up old files when folder is x Mb
Security kit creates logs, aparently some people use something called windows server instead of linux as their file & log servers :)
Recently I had a requirement whereby if a folder was larger than 30Gb (approx 95% of a partition) then the oldest files should be deleted, usually bash would be the ...
How to replace Vitsa's Defrag with JkDefrag
My work laptop is a Vista machine, a random conversation came up the day about fragmenting (Defraging) the hard drive; since switching to linux at home "pc maintenance" hasn't really been on my mind, I know that vista does "stuff" in the background and internal IT install a heap ...
Tomboy on Windows
Recently the Tomboy Notes has been released for windows. This is great news, as my current work build is windows and I have a shed load of notes stuck on my linux box at home.
Installing.
I found this didn't work 1st time, so these are the steps.- Install ...
Another Dropbox Link
After reading this from Ma.tt, I've downloaded dropbox, I've had it installed for less than an hour, but I figure they're worth a post purely for the kudos of releasing a true multi-platform application.
Finding something that can sync between my home linux box and work ...
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