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I tried to learn Dvorak keyboard layout a few years ago, and got reasonably good at it, but I couldn’t get past the fact that command-key shortcuts were no longer in the … Windows – Is there a way to use Dvorak keyboard layout, but with command keys mapped to qwerty?Read more

I recently learned a neat trick. To join mp3 files together, you simply use the command (in Windows) copy /b *.mp3 joined.mp3 and voila, you have one large mp3 file. My question: … Windows – Is there an easy way to split mp3 files?Read more

Is there a way to keep the cmd command history between sessions? Solution: Switch to using PowerShell, and follow the instructions at the following site to enable history: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/perserving-command-history-across-sessions/ (archived) Alternatively, in … Windows – Keep cmd.exe command history between sessions?Read more

I really like keeping up to date with the latest updates for my software. I have Windows set to automatically download and install updates. But what about my other programs? How do … Windows – Keeping up to date with updates?Read more

Using Microsoft Remote Desktop Client in Windows 7 in full screen, is there another way to switch from the remote machine (which captures all input from the keyboard) to the local machine, … Windows – Keyboard-Only navigation between Full-Screen MS Remote Desktop remote system and local systemRead more

Is there a command line utility that kills all processes with a specific command line? E.g. kill all processes named “java.exe” with a command line that contains “-jar selenium-server.jar”. This is possible … Windows – Kill a process with a specific “Command Line” from command lineRead more

I’m looking for a lightweight CPU usage monitor, something that can sit in a corner of my screen telling me how much of my CPU is getting used. Anyone know of one? … Windows – Lightweight CPU usage monitor?Read more

I’ve looked at the answers to this question, and unfortunately none of them has helped me so far. Not to beat about the bush, the second edition of C# in Depth is … Windows – Line-length-tolerant XML diffRead more

It’s kind of funny, there are a lot of ways in which Linux command line tools are vastly superior to Windows ones, but one thing I have not found an equivalent to … Windows – Linux equivalent to robocopy?Read more

In windows, is there any way to get a list of all files in a folder, including all the files within all the subfolders? Solution: List all Files Recursively   C:>dir /s … Windows – List all files in all subfoldersRead more