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Convert VDI to VMDK with VBoxManage
Cloning virtual HDs First, make sure you have enough HD space to store both hard drive (images) so you can maintain original in case of failure/conversion corruption/power outage during conversion etc. If this is on an external HD or remote drive, make sure both VM HDs on same drive otherwise the process will be slow…
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Keep Batch File Open to enter more commands
Typically the solution you will see to this question upon googling is to add “pause” to the end of your batch file. This will keep the batch open, but it will not allow you to enter additional commands and after hitting a key will close the window immediately. Alternatively, if you would like to keep…
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.NET Map Drive in C# (WPF)
Complete class reference updated for WPF (not yet tested). For backwards compatibility, previous Win32 code maintained in code comments (and just replace ‘Window’ with ‘Form’). References StackOverflow (blog), http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3465182/how-to-map-a-drive-using-c PINVOKE (code references and snippets), http://pinvoke.net/default.aspx/Structures/NETRESOURCE.html MSDN (info on class types and structures), http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa385341%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
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WPF Quick Reference
get window handle bring to front common resource dictionaries for skinning (this blog) References wpf get window handle (stackoverflow) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1556182/finding-the-handle-to-a-wpf-window wpf bring to front (stackoverflow) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/257587/bring-a-window-to-the-front-in-wpf
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Is your brain faster than your PC?
Computer vs the brain I wrote a post quite some time ago illustrating methods that humans can use to solve multiplication faster than you can lookup on a PC.The methods are very simple and involve practice over a weekly (or monthly) period of time, with time varying depending on the last time you had any…
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