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SSH server in Windows
Developing and testing remotely via RDP is challenging, especially through half the globe. Still deployment can easily be automated without fancy commercial programs. Here is how I installed and configured OpenSSH on a Windows station.
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Multicast DNS
Multicast DNS greatly improves local area networking experience. It takes installing another package and adding a word to a configuration file in Arch linux: wiki page.
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Android phone reset checklist
Upgrading crdroid on my LG G2 means wiping cache, data, system, thus effectively doing factory reset every time.
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Booting laptop in UEFI mode
I’ve just bought a new laptop HP Notebook 15 and spent an hour installing Arch linux on it. Modern computer presses on UEFI boot even more intensely. So it has to be given a try. Turned out to be easy on a fresh installation though.
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Testing GUI with TestFX
Apparently, UI can be tested too. I mean JavaFX’s TestFX. I’m not an adept of test driven development, but automatic tests do aid development and support.
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Plain text accounting with ledger
After ten years of everyday use of GnuCash, I finally came to the true Unix technology: plain text for the log, and command line utilities to query it.
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HTTPS with Let's Encrypt
I got to it finally: set up HTTPS on my sites using free, automated, and open Certified Authority Let’s Encrypt.
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Notes on desktop virtualization
Hardware assisted virtualization shouldn’t necessarily be better than dynamic translation just because “hardware” in it. My experiments concluded that the best solution for desktop virtualization has been VirtualBox so far.
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Automatic update of YouCompleteMe
How to keep YouCompleteMe functional and updated after breaking system updates (of course, if YCM is itself stable).
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C++ code navigation in vim with rtags
The most useful vim plugin for C++ coding, in my opinion, is vim-rtags, which utilizes clang-backed rtags. Rtags parses code, builds index for precise navigation.
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