Tag Archives: Windows

Launching Windows programs on AWS

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Justin

A friend of mine is using Studio 2.0 from Bricklink to create digital models in Lego. He is particularly interested in rendering (creating real-looking images of models that only exist in the computer). The models are complex, and include transparent … Continue reading →

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Cygwin and the unreadable files

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Andy

I have a PC which has been upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. At some point during one of the upgrades, some accounts have been “upgraded”. It all looks seamless until you take a look with Cygwin, which I … Continue reading →

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Windows enhancements to improve useability

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Dom Watkins

There are plenty of user-interface enhancements for Windows, including tools to display useful information on the desktop background, automatically resize windows, mount network drives via ssh and write disk images, and each has its place – more on those in … Continue reading →

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