Category Archives: Windows

It had to do with Windows! Gasp!

PowerShell is out

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Alexandre Gauthier

Microsoft PowerShell was just released. PowerShell is actually the only new technology coming from Microsoft that has gotten me excited. I have played around with the Betas and Release Candidates at work, now I can finally USE it. It will … Continue reading →

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Apple Hardware on microsoft.com?

Posted on December 6, 2005 by Alexandre Gauthier

I was browsing microsoft.com lately, and saw this. The stock photo used in there appears to be an Apple iBook. Mild amusement on my part. Update: Here is the link to a screenshot of the full page. You might also … Continue reading →

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Subversion: On fixing “can’t recode string”…

Posted on November 16, 2005 by Alexandre Gauthier

Well, I recently set up a subversion system where I work, on Windows. Clients are using Tortoise SVN, and everything works beautifully. However this morning, I checked out the trunk on my Mac OS X powered Powerbook, and the lawnmower … Continue reading →

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Bettering the Windows Command Prompt Part 1

Posted on September 17, 2005 by Alexandre Gauthier

A nice tutorial on how not to desire a quick, painless death while using cmd.exe. Some tips and tricks, configuration options and neat keys. In the next installment, we’ll see alternatives such as running a unix shell on windows and Monad (MSH).

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