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Resolve UninstallString from Partial DisplayName
I want to automate the removal of an application using a query to the registry using Visual Basic Script (VBS) to get the Uninstall string (the command that would be executed if you went into Control Panel Add/Remove and Un-installed a specific application). I have...
Cygwin startxdmcp.bat – Displays Blank/Black X Window
Cygwin on a Windows 7 Box. Start Cygwin Bash Shell and issue startxdmcp command: startxdmcp.bat 10.12.13.14 # where 10.12.13.14 is the IP of the remote Linux Box # you are trying to get a login window from # try it raw aswell, no change XWin.exe -ac -query 10.12.13.14...
Getting CakePHP working in your Home Directory
This presumes you know about the security implications of having pages served from you home dir and have taken appropriate precautions to stop unauthorized access: # add a new directory section to apache sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default Alias /mapp/...
Cygwin GNU Utils as a Work-a-round for Broken Windows 7 Search
Remember in XP when you could press F3 type in the file contents you were searching for and be confident you would be able to find all the files that contained a search term. That is no longer the case. You can dig around the W7 Search menus and tell Windows 7 to...
The 5th Anniversary
They really made her... Perfect. I know. Just had a wonderful anniversary weekend with my Beautiful Wife: Friday Night: Anniversary Dinner at the thevintage.com.au. This is where we had our reception 5 yrs ago. Saturday Night: Chris Isaak concert at...
Managing Dockable Dialogs with GIMP
GIMP is a great program. Once you start using more of it's features you can have a lot of peripheral dialog windows cluttering up your screen. Here is a short video I made on how to combine GIMP dockable dialogs into one dialog box and lay them out so you don't need...