Photo Toolchain
Tools and practical techniques for organizing and bulk-renaming mixed photo collections on Windows.
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Windows
Windows Productivity Tips
Small Windows command-line and File Explorer shortcuts that reduce repetitive typing.
XMP Sidecar Metadata Handling
What Happens to XMP Sidecar Metadata When You Rotate a JPEG in Adobe Bridge?
Docker Containers on Windows
An overview of running Docker containers on Windows, including Docker Desktop, WSL2, Linux and Windows containers, filesystem performance, networking, volumes, resource allocation, and installation.
DevOps
Kill processes in bulk mode
How to kill multiple Windows processes by exporting process IDs with PowerShell, bulk editing them using a multi-cursor editor, and running the resulting batch file with taskkill commands.
OS
Resizing Screenshots for Blog Posts
A toolchain for resizing and renaming oversized blog screenshots, using Greenshot, Image Resizer, and Joe on Windows, with a similar workflow sketched out for macOS.
Blogging
Testing Connectivity to an SMB NAS Share from the Command Line
A step-by-step approach to diagnosing an unreachable SMB/CIFS NAS share, testing each layer from ping and TCP port checks through smbclient and an actual CIFS mount.
OS
Activating RDP access for Windows 10
Enable Remote Desktop access to a Windows 10 virtual machine hosted on XenServer and connect directly from macOS for a smoother experience.
OS
Installing redcar under Linux
How to quickly delete large folders and files from the Windows command prompt using rmdir and del as faster alternatives to Windows Explorer.
OS
Fast deletion of folders
How to quickly delete large folders and files from the Windows command prompt using rmdir and del as faster alternatives to Windows Explorer.
OS
Accessing GAC-files in Explorer without registry hacks
Shows how to access and copy assemblies from the .NET Global Assembly Cache (GAC) despite Windows Explorer's special shell view, using the command line or a mapped administrative network share
OS
Productive Toolset for C# Developer
An updated checklist of software, developer tools, Visual Studio extensions, version-control clients, utilities, productivity applications, and useful web services for setting up a Windows developer machine.
Development
Lenovo ThinkPad W530 problem to activate the optical/DVD drive
Troubleshoots a Lenovo ThinkPad W530 optical drive stuck in a powered-off state with Windows Device Manager Code 47, and shows how reinserting the UltraBay drive restores it.
Hardware
OneNote: Change location of Unfiled Notes
How to move the OneNote Unfiled Notes section to a new location and reconnect it through OneNote's Save & Backup settings without editing the Windows registry.
Office
Wise settings for Git
A practical Git configuration for Windows with useful aliases, colored output, line-ending settings, Notepad++ as editor, and KDiff3 or P4Merge for diff and merge operations.
Development
Modify properties of “Git Bash Here” shortcut in Explorer and Console Enhancement Project
Configuration notes for a more productive Git Bash and Windows console environment, including window and buffer sizes, transparency, copy-on-select, working directories, and Git Bash integration.
Development
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 crashes and hangs up often
Personal experiences with stability problems on multiple Lenovo ThinkPad W510 notebooks, including freezes, standby wake failures, crashes, and possible links to input, graphics, and temperature.
Hardware
Fix folder scrolling problem in navigation pane of Explorer
How to fix Windows 7 Explorer's annoying navigation-pane folder scrolling behavior using Classic Shell's Fix folder scrolling option.
OS
Current working path of batches evaluates to distinct folders for different users
Why a Windows batch file can have a different current working directory when started normally versus with Run as administrator, causing %CD% to point to a Windows system folder.
OS
Installation experiences with NDepend under Win7/64 with restricted user permissions
Notes on getting NDepend's Visual Studio integration installed on Windows 7/64 with restricted user permissions, working around repeated file-blocking errors.
DevelopmentDeveloper Environment
Diverse Shortcuts
A personal keyboard shortcut reference for Visual Studio, ReSharper, Windows, Outlook, Word, Chrome, and SRWare Iron, covering editing, refactoring, debugging, navigation, window management, and productivity.
Development
Default installation for developer machines
A personal checklist of must-have and optional developer tools, IDEs, Visual Studio add-ins, editors, utilities, and Quick Launch shortcuts for a Windows development workstation.
Development
Formatting removable media throws “You do not have sufficient rights to perform this operation.”
How to allow non-administrative Windows users to format and eject removable media by changing the appropriate Local Security Policy setting.
System Administration
Parsing argument line with a folder-parameter ending with backslash
How a trailing backslash in a quoted Windows folder argument can break parsing
Development
WinXP search problem
How to make Windows XP text search include files with unknown or unregistered extensions
OS
Starting an explorer as an admin
With the runas tool it is possible to start an application under an other account. But the explorer need the special parameter /separate to start. So the cor...
OS
Nice DOS commands
A collection of useful DOS and Windows batch scripting snippets
Programming
ClickOnce installation folder
How ClickOnce applications are referenced from the Start menu, where .NET stores their local files, and how to trigger the ClickOnce uninstall.
Deployment
SID eines Systems setzen/ermitteln
Wie sich die aktuelle Windows-System-SID schnell mit PsGetSid aus den Sysinternals PsTools ermitteln lässt.
OS
Installationsanleitung BizTalk 2004 in einer Multi-Computer-Landschaft
Wie man die Installation und Konfiguration einer verteilten BizTalk-Server-2004-Umgebung mit SQL Server, Enterprise Single Sign-On, SharePoint, MSDTC sowie den benötigten Benutzern, Gruppen und Berechtigungen durchführt.
BizTalk