Category Archives: How to’s

Step-by-step guides mostly for general public.

How to load VirtIO storage drivers in Windows System Restore

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dae

If you need to load VirtIO block storage driver (aka viostor) in Windows System Restore (aka Windows Recovery Mode) to recover your Windows virtual machine, take the following steps. (Also please read my note below).

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How to add an existing virtual disk to Proxmox

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dae

It’s trivial to create virtual disks in Proxmox, but what if you want to add an existing disk to a new virtual machine?

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Run Django dev server with Gulp

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Dae

This is basically an extract from this excellent article by Caktus Group’s Calvin Spealman.

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Add a printer via command-line in OS X

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Dae

Goal: add a network printer via Remote Desktop’s command-line to numerous Macs.

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Concisest guide to setting up Time Machine server on Ubuntu Server 12.04, 14.04 & Debian

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Dae

“This worked much better than more recently published guides.” How to quickly set up Time Machine server on Ubuntu Server 12.04/14.04/16.04 and Debian without using extra repositories, unnecessary packages and redundant configuration. Backing up tested on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, … Continue reading →

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Word 2011: paste unformatted (plain) text with Cmd+V shortcut

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Dae

Update from 2018: for Word 2016 instructions, click here. The following video shows how to assign pasting as plain text (without formatting) to Cmd+V keyboard shortcut/hotkey in Microsoft Word 2011 for Mac OS X. Note that it is not the same … Continue reading →

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Receive “net send” messages in Mac OS X via Growl

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dae

Quick recipe to receive “net send” messages (usually sent from Windows) in Mac OS X via Growl. I worked it out while helping user kamlay @ habrahabr.

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WordPress network with any domains and paths, no plugins required

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dae

Goal: host several blogs from a single WordPress installation. Each blog should be reachable from a any domain and directory. For example: http://example1.com/blog http://example1.fr/blog http://example2.com/something-else http://example3.com … etc. It turned out to be possible without 3rd party plugins. You’d only … Continue reading →

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Switch input language by caps lock in Windows

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Dae

(Эта статья также доступна на русском языке). One and half years ago I wrote an article called “Select input language by Caps Lock in Mac OS X” and later it started appearing in Google results for users searching the same … Continue reading →

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Переключение языка ввода по caps lock в Windows

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Dae

(This article is as well available in English). Полтора года назад я написал статью «Переключение языка ввода по caps lock в Mac OS X», и так получилось, что поисковики в своей выдаче показывают ее не только макинтошникам, но и пользователям … Continue reading →

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