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 [...]
Great Free Software
I’ve compiled a list of the great free / open source software that I use over at the PeopleSoft Wiki. This list is categorised and updated regularly. I’ve used all the software on the list personally and recommend them all. Remember if you like any of the software, try to support (or contribute to) the [...]
Sending Reminders through OpenGoo
OpenGoo is in my opinion the best Project management software out there. Seriously, go try it out. Software doesn’t get much better! One thing that I have been stuffing around with though is getting OpenGoo to send out reminders through a cron job. This page on the OpenGoo wiki goes through the fine details, however [...]
Recycling Bin in Windows 7 Explorer
If you hide the recycling bin icon from your desktop, then it also won’t appear in the side bar of windows explorer. Turns out that this makes it really quite hard to get to the recycling bin! Fortunately there’s a quick fix to make it display in the side bar: Right click on the side [...]
Testing Portable USB Drives
Large USB drives are becoming very commonplace 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB etc. One thing to watch out for with these larger drives is that they may have defects or if you happen to get one at a very good price, it may turn out to be fake. One of the first things you should do [...]