New Desktop Setup

I have certain tweaks that I like on all of my Windows setups.  I'm blogging these down now that I've got my Amazon Workspace (Windows 10 Experience powered by Windows Server 2016):

• Create a folder for my favourite utilities
• create a d:\bin folder
• add d:\bin to PATH
• Run | sysdm.cpl
• Environment variables
• download utilities to d:\bin
• putty
• Select Default Settings
• Category | Window | Lines of scrollback 9999
• Category | Window | Appearance | Font settings | Change | Consolas, 12-point
• Bypass password prompt in Putty for common servers
• Download pageant.exe to your path.  
• Available from https://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/pageant.exe
• This allows plink.exe to log in via without typing in your password every time.
• Follow the instructions in Section 9.1 at http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.58/htmldoc/Chapter9.html. to generate and add a private key.
• Follow the instructions in Section 8.3 at http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.58/htmldoc/Chapter8.html#pubkey, but use the private key instead of the public key.
• Set the auto login username to your cedev1 username to prevent being prompted each time you log in. (Putty -> Connection -> Data).
• Set the background to a dull black or grey
• Set Dvorak as the default keyboard
• Chrome as the default browser
• Notepad++ as the default text editor

Useful Linux Performance Tools

To help diagnose Linux performance, try these colourful tools:
dstat
htop

For some other useful tools:
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-cool-hacks.html

Welcome to Full Time Work

A good read and reminder for noobs and veterans alike:
http://blogs.atlassian.com/wp-content/uploads/HelloWorldEbook.pdf?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jira-insiders-newsletter_july

Remove Hidden NICs

I was always annoyed when creating new VMs that the NIC would enumerate to #2. To reset the NIC numbering:

http://networkats.com/blog/march-2012/vmware-converter-p2v-(physical-to-virtual)-tips

Remove Hidden Nics

You will probably run into issue where windows complains about the IP already being assigned to a network card yet no other network card shows up. Sometimes you end up with a hidden NIC that you have to manually remove:

1.     Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then press ENTER.

2.     Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1, and then press ENTER.

3.     Type Start DEVMGMT.MSC, and then press ENTER.

4.     Click View, and then click Show Hidden Devices.

5.     Expand the Network adapters tree.

6.     Right-click the dimmed network adapter, and then click Uninstall.

Follow Your Bliss

http://broughtonadvisory.com/2012/04/follow-your-bliss/

Programmer Joke #1

Q: Why do programmers always confuse Halloween with Christmas?
A: Because 31 OCT = 25 DEC.

Recover Lost Photos

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download