Self-tutoring about Windows: the tutor mentions its find command. Li|U|nix users love grep, which finds lines in a file that contain a certain string. Does Windows command prompt have a similar utility? The answer is yes: find /n “detail” file0.txt …
Self-tutoring about Windows file system: the tutor mentions a discovery. Today, checking a backup directory, I noticed that, in Windows Explorer, the backup folder for Desktop (desktop_backup) isn’t there. Rather, Desktop is. Yet, in command prompt, Desktop isn’t there, but …
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Tutoring programming, you might still use Notepad (I do). The tutor shares an observation. Some text editors have the option to display line numbers, so you can see the exact line you’re on. Since compilers often mention problems in code …
Researching file permissions can mean self-tutoring. The tutor relays the idea of Bypass Traverse Checking. Bypass Traverse Checking (file permission) This permission allows a user to access a specific file that is not protected, but which resides in a folder …
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The tutor shares a hint he noticed recently. When I started with computers, I don’t believe you could have a folder name like this folder: as I recall, you couldn’t have a space in the name. (You could have an …
The tutor brings up a couple of “emergency procedures” for stopping a program. I don’t write many big programs; rather, I’ll often write a page or so of code (with lots of white space) to test a utility from a …
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The tutor shares a discovery he made while researching Windows 10. In my June 26 post I began about the possibility of upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7. I’ve heard the deadline to do so for free is July …
The tutor brings up a useful command for Windows. The 2015-2016 academic year over, I’m looking into the Windows 10 upgrade. Today I began gathering information: For example, when was Windows 7 installed on this computer? Searching the internet, a …
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The tutor brings up another great find from the Windows Start menu. I’ve rediscovered the Windows 7 calculator. It can be opened by typing calc.exe into the search box (Start Menu), or else at the Command Prompt. It’s also available …
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Amid a busy life and Bitdefender’s solid reliability, it wins again. Coincidentally, on this first day of Christmas break, my Bitdefender 2015 subscription finally expired. Back in my Dec 6 post, I told of plans to get out to check …
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