Windows Settings I Like
- Select which icons appear on the taskbar - right-click on the taskbar and choose "Taskbar settings". Scroll down and choose "Select which icons appear on the taskbar"- Dark Mode for the Win
Beyond Compare
Set the diff tool and merge tool by right clicking on the parent repo folder, choose TortoiseGit->Settings. For the Diff Viewer and the MergeTool setting use the following. C:\Program Files (x86)\Beyond Compare 4\BCompare.exe
Notepad++
Instructions on how to install the Obsidian Notepad++ theme.
- Open "%AppData%\Notepad++\" in windows explorer
- From \RichA\Work\CBRE\ComputerSettings\Apps\Notepad++\Themes, copy the Obsidian.xml file into the "Themes" subfolder. Create it if necessary.
- Close Notepad++, Reopen it.
- Settings->Style Configurator, select the Obsidian style.
Visual Studio
Since I run applications in IIS and not IIS Express, we need to run Visual Studio as an administrator.
- Right click the program
- Right click on Visual Studio in the taskbar.
- Right click on "Visual Studio 2019" and choose Properties then the Advanced button
- Check the "Run as administrator" checkbox
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, "Change the size of text, apps, and other items "125%
Programs
Here is a list of programs I like to use at work. Someday I may need this list to install some of my favorite apps.
Prioritized 2021-03-12
7-Zip
Beyond Compare
Calendar 2000 CNET Link
CutePDF Writer
DS Clock - Time format "h:mm t", Arial (9 pt.), disable sound, pale green background, black text
Eye Saver - choose overlay from the mode. click on the gear icon next to the Overlay checkbox. Set Opacity to 30%. change the color to black.
Prioritized 2021-03-12
7-Zip
Beyond Compare
Calendar 2000 CNET Link
CutePDF Writer
DS Clock - Time format "h:mm t", Arial (9 pt.), disable sound, pale green background, black text
Eye Saver - choose overlay from the mode. click on the gear icon next to the Overlay checkbox. Set Opacity to 30%. change the color to black.
FastResolver
f.lux
FogBugz
IntelliJ IDEA (Java IDE)
Internet Download Manager
Large Text File Viewer - View very large files.
MS Visual Studio 2013
MS SQL Management Studio
Notepad++
Add JSToolNpp for JSON viewing support. In the Notepad++ installation folder add the NPPJSONViewer folder and its dll to the plugins folder. You can find this in the Apps folder Rich has.
f.lux
FogBugz
IntelliJ IDEA (Java IDE)
Internet Download Manager
Large Text File Viewer - View very large files.
MS Visual Studio 2013
MS SQL Management Studio
Notepad++
Add JSToolNpp for JSON viewing support. In the Notepad++ installation folder add the NPPJSONViewer folder and its dll to the plugins folder. You can find this in the Apps folder Rich has.
Change Theme to Obsidian Settings > Style Configurator
Increase font size by one, View > Zoom (Ctrl + Num +, Ctrl + Num -, Ctrl + Num + /) Num=Number pad)
Increase font size by one, View > Zoom (Ctrl + Num +, Ctrl + Num -, Ctrl + Num + /) Num=Number pad)
- Git GUI
TightVNC
TortoiseGit
VLC Media Player
WinDirStat
Crimson Editor 3.70 - Has column mode editing [Edit/Column Mode Alt+C ] and it is open source
Also has Convert Tab to Spaces (Document/Tabs & Spaces/...)
Cygwin
Subversion
-- TortoiseSVN
Log Parser 2.2
NeoShooter, 4.0.3b*
Regex Coach
Simple-Adblock.com (Ad Blocking for Internet Explorer)
AdFender
If your menu toolbar is not visible you get to these settings by clicking on the "Firefox orange button in the title bar and then choose AddOns.
Change the Alt+Tab behavior to the FF and Chrome default. In the "Tab Opening" tab, uncheck Location under the "Open new tabs for". This will allow the same behavior as before where Alt+enter opens in a new tab.
Adjust the appearance given to unread tabs. Under the Appearance button, choose Tabs. In the Tab Highlighting section, click Unread. Uncheck enabled. I do not need to be so distracted just because one of my tabs refreshed itself. For the "Current" Tab uncheck the color. It is also distracting.
- Omnibar Instead of Omnibar, customize what is shown in the navigation tool bar. Right-Click in the tool bar and choose customize. Drag the items you do not want into the Customize toolbar dialog. I drag everything except the address bar, the refresh button, the stop button, Ad-Block Plus and favorites. The address bar in FF seems to behave like the omnibar in Chrome. There is no need for the search box.
IECookiesView
Blank screen saver
- path "C:\WINDOWS\system32\scrnsave.scr"
- Shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+F
- Put the shortcut on your desktop and you can always hit the shortcut to quickly eliminate the screen and the distraction while on a phone call and then instantly return to your work.
Foxit Reader (PDF), 2.0*
Dropper - get the color of any pixel on the screen
Chocolatey - a command line download and installation utility for windows
The following commands use Chocolatey to download and install stuff
"choco install 7zip.install" "choco install 7zip.install" install 7zip and put 7zip in the path.
"choco install gow" installs Gnu On Windows, lightweight alternative to Cygwin
* Older or hard to find version. I may have to login to pages.google.com to get these through a web filter.
TightVNC
TortoiseGit
Typora for Windows (MD document editor) - Check Auto Save in File > Preferences > General
Unlocker 1.9.2VLC Media Player
WinDirStat
Crimson Editor 3.70 - Has column mode editing [Edit/Column Mode Alt+C ] and it is open source
Also has Convert Tab to Spaces (Document/Tabs & Spaces/...)
Cygwin
Subversion
-- TortoiseSVN
Log Parser 2.2
NeoShooter, 4.0.3b*
Regex Coach
Simple-Adblock.com (Ad Blocking for Internet Explorer)
AdFender
If your menu toolbar is not visible you get to these settings by clicking on the "Firefox orange button in the title bar and then choose AddOns.
Change the Alt+Tab behavior to the FF and Chrome default. In the "Tab Opening" tab, uncheck Location under the "Open new tabs for". This will allow the same behavior as before where Alt+enter opens in a new tab.
Adjust the appearance given to unread tabs. Under the Appearance button, choose Tabs. In the Tab Highlighting section, click Unread. Uncheck enabled. I do not need to be so distracted just because one of my tabs refreshed itself. For the "Current" Tab uncheck the color. It is also distracting.
- Omnibar Instead of Omnibar, customize what is shown in the navigation tool bar. Right-Click in the tool bar and choose customize. Drag the items you do not want into the Customize toolbar dialog. I drag everything except the address bar, the refresh button, the stop button, Ad-Block Plus and favorites. The address bar in FF seems to behave like the omnibar in Chrome. There is no need for the search box.
IECookiesView
Blank screen saver
- path "C:\WINDOWS\system32\scrnsave.scr"
- Shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+F
- Put the shortcut on your desktop and you can always hit the shortcut to quickly eliminate the screen and the distraction while on a phone call and then instantly return to your work.
Foxit Reader (PDF), 2.0*
Dropper - get the color of any pixel on the screen
Chocolatey - a command line download and installation utility for windows
The following commands use Chocolatey to download and install stuff
"choco install 7zip.install" "choco install 7zip.install" install 7zip and put 7zip in the path.
"choco install gow" installs Gnu On Windows, lightweight alternative to Cygwin
* Older or hard to find version. I may have to login to pages.google.com to get these through a web filter.
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