program notes

March 25, 2017

Windows 10 Notes

Note: I’ve trimmed down this post for a couple of reasons: I’ve migrated to Fedora as my main OS. Microsoft seems to change and move options around between major updates of Windows 10, so anything…

September 9, 2016

XMPlay is a free and lightweight media player for Windows, with support for a wealth of custom audio formats and Winamp-compatible plugins. One of XMPlay’s best interface features is configurable global-focus shortcut keys. You can configure volume up/down,…

August 13, 2016

VirtualBox Administration Notes

(Note: This post probably won’t be touched again due to my switching to KVM.) This is a placeholder for some notes about command-line installation and administration of VirtualBox, Oracle’s free virtualization suite. Most tasks can be handled…

August 13, 2016

Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free and open-source text editor for Windows, and a great substitute for the standard text editor that ships with Windows. It’s packed with features, and supports 3rd party plugins — the following are some…

August 12, 2016

AutoHotKey

AutoHotKey is a free and open-source macro utility for Windows. It can help greatly with automating repetitive, one-off tasks, especially with GUI programs that don’t have built-in CLI automation or batch scripting. Your mileage may vary,…