__git_ps1() function ?
or create my own wrapper function?
Category: otherSw
2 advantages: underscore over dash
wells_planA is better than wells-planA
— Reason: click-to-select would select both parts as one word
works on all devices.
— reason: the underscore is a more visible delimiter of the two parts, and better resembles the space.
— reason: in short title for a file or blogpost, I often use q( + ) or q( = ). The dash becomes confusing.
minimize-to-tray: enhance focus@work
Why bother — during some busy projects, I end up with too many programs piling up on the task bar. Instinctively I want to close unneeded programs and leave only the active programs on task bar. The number of programs on task bar becomes a to-do list for me. Therefore, I want to “hide” the permanent fixtures like Outlook, Chrome, Firefox etc.
Preference — I prefer the built-in support of the app itself (designed in by the original creator). I don’t prefer an external program like RBTray. External programs have limited, best-effort compatibility.
Preference — I like hot keys
RBTray is a decent external program. It supports “WinKey-Alt-Down” hotkey
- Shift-Right-Clicking on its title bar
- Right-Clicking its minimize button
- Using the Windows-Alt-Down hotkey
notepad++ font size and zoom
Pref -> styleConfig -> fontStyle:
fontSize, then EnableGlobalFontSize
— notepad++ zoom:
- screen pinch (not reliable!) or
- Ctrl / the-big-PLUS-key-on-far-right. The minus key also works.
- .. On Acer299, it is the blue PLUS key
Note Ctrl / other-PLUS-keys work in Chrome, not in notepad++
create a large file in git-bash: contig.exe
This quick command is useful on computers shared with kids, as they could accidentally delete my land grab files.
— Note if free disk space is 10.2 GB, then the 10GB command below may fail with “File Exists”
This warning msg is harmless — “Error getting volume bitmap: STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED”
— the command
./contig64.exe -v -n /c/0x/landGrab/contig_100mb.1.dat 104857600
./contig64.exe -v -n /c/0x/landGrab/contig1_GB.1.dat 1073741824 # 1GB in bytes
./contig64.exe -v -n /c/0x/landGrab/contig10_GB.1.dat 10737418240 # 10GB in bytes
./contig64.exe -v -n /c/0x/landGrab/contig100_GB.9.dat 107374182400 # 100GB in bytes
Copying a ten-GB file takes quite a few seconds, so it’s advisable to create new.
— download:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/contig is the official microsoft download site
In office: prefer Opera to Chrome
In most companies, Chrome (perhaps IE too) is fully supported meaning low risk of failure/limitation.
When I use Opera on a full-time basis, I can iron out some of the issues early. Opera is a valuable alternative to Chrome.
teamViewer: cheatsheet
- initial password — is auto-generated for you. You can change it any time
- TeamViewerId + password — are all your partner need to remote-control your computer
- remoteControl^meeting — are the two main usage modes. I think remoteControl is the #1 most popular. Conceivably screen-sharing had better use meetings.
- manuals — teamviewer.com has online documentation and downloadable manuals
- cost — monthly fee for commercial use. Free for non-commercial
git-bash showing Chinese as garbage
1. Sugg: top-left -> right-click -> options -> text
- Locale set to en_US
- characterSet set to UTF-8, not GBK
2. restart git-bash
don’t close research results #tabbed browser4memory-building
For many search results, the information is worthwhile. If we leave the webpage open until we come back to the browser, we will do a 5-second review and give our memory a “lite refresh”, without stress.
Sugg: collect these lite-fresher tabs into a separate Window, possibly an IE window
Opposition — keeping too many tabs open is unnecessary multi-tasking and hampers my tab-switching efficiency
chrome history: delete 1 or more typo URLs
History -> …. list of all URLs -> choose 1 or more -> Delete
already moved to dhost.. 