PDF Software
The following is a categorised list of useful for software for working with PDF (portable document format) files in Microsoft Windows. PDF Readers Foxit Reader (freeware) Sumatra PDF Viewer (freeware) Adobe Acrobat Reader (freeware) Cool PDF Reader (freeware) This refers to programs that install themselves as virtual printers and allow you to print anything to [...]
Pomodoro Technique
The pomodoro technique is a time managed technique based on 25 minute time boxes with a 5 minute break. You can read all about it by visiting the web site and downloading the free ebook (PDF format). Its simple and very effective, particularly if you tend to procrastinate.
Fonts
Software Development Fonts Consolas is my favourite development font. It is also the one that Jeff Atwood uses. Also check out his article on Programmer Fonts for some other good development fonts. Consolas comes with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005+ but who’s going to install that to get a font? You can get the font here. [...]
Copying Files in Restartable Mode
If you’re copying files across a network, always use the command line, it just minimises the use of your system resources. If you use the copy command, make sure you include /Z so that it copies across the network in restartable mode – i.e., if something goes wrong it will start from where it was [...]
VMware client on Linux
Under Linux systems, configure VMware tools by issuing the command: vmware-config-tools.pl. Note that when you select VM -> Install VMware Tools, the VMware tools RPM and .tar.gz files will be mounted on your CD-ROM drive. Note you might need to unmount your current CD, which means either a real CD or ISO image you have [...]