My normal operating system of choice is Ubuntu Linux which has a nice little frequency scaling applet. Normally I leave the frequency switching scheme set to “On Demand” which will alter the speed according to the load. Sometimes, when I really need to save on power I will set the scheme to lowest [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Windows'
Laptop Frequency Scaling
March 3, 2008 by Isaac
Virtual Desktops for Windows
February 13, 2008 by Isaac
I love working in Linux and find that I am far more productive than when I work in Windows. One of the many things I love is the ability to have multiple desktops; something I have missed on Windows.
I found VirtuaWin - Virtual Desktops for Windows that allows me to do the same thing [...]
Die, you nasty file!
January 8, 2008 by Isaac
I am all about efficiency. In conversations I try to cut right to the chase. At work I try to sort through all the cruft people tell me and find what is really important. Years ago I came up with a little law that has yet to be proven wrong. The [...]
Who is holding my file open?
August 11, 2006 by Isaac
I cannot count how many times I have thrown my hands up in frustration as Windows keeps yelling at me about a being unable to delete a file because it is still open. Who is holding it open? Enter Process Explorer. For a sampling of its many cool features you can read [...]
Resize your Windows/Linux Partitions Without Spending a Dime: A free alternative to PartitionMagic* and the likes
July 28, 2006 by Isaac
I’ve always been an Open Source fan, but I must say that I am particularly impressed by the quality of GParted. GParted allows you to non-destructively resize and manipulate hard drive partitions. Many Live CD’s contain GParted and allow you to resize various filesystems such as: FAT, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, XFS, and more. [...]
Creating a drop-down list in Excel
June 22, 2006 by Isaac
What? An Excel tip in a software testing blog? It seems I spend way too much time creating reports for my managers, so I do rely heavily on Excel. While creating a generic risk assessment spreadsheet I wanted to only allow certain values in some of the cells. After a quick [...]
Mounting an ISO image under Windows
June 19, 2006 by Isaac
I’m a big fan of the KISS principle, so when I run into a utility that is simple, yet effective, I jump all over it. Recently, I found one such utility from Microsoft of all places.
The problem is that occasionally I need to mount an ISO image so I can access it like a [...]
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