Tag Archives: Vista

PuTTY + Launchy = FTW

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

I had some problems using Launchy on Vista a while ago (slow, crashed), but the latest version has been working like Ajax on the plains of Scamander. I won’t go into the details of Launchy here, as much has been … Continue reading →

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Exposé on Vista

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

A handy Exposé clone for Vista: Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (unless you have Visual Studio installed) Install My Exposé Once installed, just press F9 to get something almost like Exposé! If you have any funny mappings on … Continue reading →

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Tortoise and SSH key authentication

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

While setting up Tortoise recently, I couldn’t easily find how to tell it I wanted to use keys for SSH authentication. This post helpfully described how Tortoise actually uses PuTTY for its SSH connections, and how to get key-based auth … Continue reading →

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Handy background config for Vista

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

When I switched to using Vista, I also had the good fortune to start using 2 24″ monitors. Four feet of desktop. Now, with all those eager pixels, I needed some beautiful backgrounds. I am rather a background fiend, so … Continue reading →

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Apple keyboard with Vista

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Samuel Huckins

I have taken a definite liking to the newer style Apple keyboard. On the whole, this keyboard works just fine OTB on Vista. But some of the special keys, media ones for instance, do not. This guide introduced me to … Continue reading →

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