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May/13

Enable Remote Debugging From Tomcat 7 In Windows

Filed Under Java, Windows at 6th May 2013 0:01 by

Overview Tomcat Configuration Ensure Tomcat is not running before making any changes. Add the following in the first free line that’s not commented out to the file tomcat\bin\startup.bat: set JPDA_ADDRESS=8000 set JPDA_TRANSPORT=dt_socket For example from: rem $Id: startup.bat 895392 2010-01-03 … Continue reading →

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Jan/13

Removing Samsung Series 9 Recovery Partition

Filed Under Windows at 28th January 2013 0:01 by

There is potentially 24GB that can be freed for normal use. The recovery partition is protected so it cannot be deleted through Windows Disk Management. Before continuing make sure a disk backup is taken. It is advised to clone it … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

Convert PEM To PPK On Windows

Filed Under Windows at 24th December 2012 0:01 by

Download PuTTYGen Run PuTTYGen. Go to Conversions > Import key menu Select the PEM file Change the Key comment field to something descriptive. Add a passphase (optional). Press Save private key and save the file to a suitable location. Connecting … Continue reading →

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Dec/12

Increase Samba File Transfer In Ubuntu 12.04

Filed Under Linux, Windows at 10th December 2012 0:01 by

Overview There are 2 lines in the Samba configuration file which are commented out by default which can be uncommented out to increase read speeds. It is very easy to do and reversible as well. From personal experience it has … Continue reading →

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Sep/12

Install Android ADB In Windows 7

Filed Under Mobile Phone, Programming, Windows at 3rd September 2012 0:01 by

Overview Android SDK has a powerful too called Android Debug Bridge (ADB) for debugging application development. The tool is a shell for accessing device internal storage which allows users to upload and download files, access embedded database, install .apk programs, … Continue reading →

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May/12

Windows Explorer Not Refreshing

Filed Under Windows at 28th May 2012 0:01 by

After a crash I encountered an issue where Windows Explorer would not automatically refresh in Microsoft Windows 7. For example downloading a file using a web browser to the Desktop the file doesn’t appear until you Right click > Refresh. … Continue reading →

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Oct/11

Lock & Unlock Windows With Bluetooth

Filed Under Security, Windows at 11th October 2011 0:01 by

Overview I’d love to automate as much as possible and also get some great UIs along the way (Minority Report / Iron Man anyone?). An article I came across from How To Geek was a step closer to the dream. … Continue reading →

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Sep/11

Windows 8 Preview Unexpected Error Status: 0xc0000225

Filed Under Windows at 22nd September 2011 0:01 by

I tried installing Windows 8 Preview on Oracle VM VirtualBox but when it started it errored on a black screen with white writing and stopped. The error at the bottom says Status: 0xc0000225 Info: An unexpected error has occurred. The … Continue reading →