How to use the Windows 11 virtual desktop feature. This is very useful indeed.

Windows 11 has a very useful feature, the Windows 11 virtual desktop. This allows a user to create virtual desktops and have different applications open on each one. To use this, the shortcuts are listed below. Windows+Tab: Open Task View. Windows+Ctrl+D: Create a new virtual desktop. Windows+Ctrl+Left or Right Arrow: Switch between virtual desktops. Windows+Ctrl+F4: … Read more

How to script an artillery piece to fire on a certain position in Arma 3.

To make an artillery piece to fire on a certain spot in the editor, firstly, place the Scorcher unit, name it “arty1” and put this code in the init. this addeventhandler ["fired", {(_this select 0) setvehicleammo 1}]this addeventhandler ["fired", {(_this select 0) setvehicleammo 1}] This will give it unlimited ammo. Then place a car wreck, … Read more

Comparison of virtualization server platforms.

Some popular virtualization solutions The two competing virtualization solutions, VMware and HyperV both allow virtualization to be installed on a server or client machine to allow the creation of virtual machines to test operating systems and/or use spare computing resources to run a virtualized server instance without requiring the user to install more physical hardware … Read more

How to use the virtual console on modern Linux distributions.

The virtual consoles are six virtual terminals that allow the Linux user to administer their Linux system in a text-only environment. If you are on your Linux desktop, press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the first virtual terminal. Use the Alt-F2 key combination to get to the next virtual console. Or you may hold Alt and … Read more

Ubuntu switching to a rolling release distribution and copying the contents of a terminal to a file.

The Ubuntu Linux distribution is planning to become a rolling release distribution; this would make it simpler to upgrade as the user incrementally upgrades to the next version instead of having to constantly install new versions of Ubuntu as they are released. You can edit the /etc/apt/sources.lst in Ubuntu and change all instances of the … Read more

Using the text console in Linux Mint 13. How to use Linux the proper command-line way.

Using the text console in Linux Mint is very easy. Access it by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1. Get back to Xorg by pressing Alt-F9. Some Linux distributions use the virtual terminal tty7 as the one reserved for Xorg, but this can vary. You may open many virtual consoles by pressing Alt-2, Alt-3, or pressing Alt and using … Read more

Windows 1.0 in Virtual PC. A look at Windows 1.0 and the new features it offered.

http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2011/052611-windows-1.html [http://www.networkworld.com] This is an interesting article where someone has gotten Windows 1.0 installed in a Virtual Machine on a modern Windows machine and taken a look at the applications that were shipped with the release of this ancient operating system. Now this is a blast from the past, Windows 1.0 would run fine on … Read more