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Self-tutoring about the Windows move command: the tutor continues… Following up yesterday’s post: From the premise that the directory newdirname already exists, let’s imagine the command move olddirname newdirname Now, olddirname will be moved to a subdirectory of its same …
Self-tutoring about Windows command prompt: the tutor mentions the move command. The following behaviour I’ve observed in Windows 7 command prompt: To move a directory to another, the command is move olddirname newdirname If newdirname already exists, olddirname will be …
Self-tutoring about bird watching: the tutor follows up about the black-capped chickadee. I mention a black-capped chickadee in my post from April 15, wherein I mention that some sources don’t acknowledge its presence here. Apparently, others report seeing black-capped chickadees …
Self-tutoring about graphics: the tutor mentions the concepts of aliasing and anti-aliasing. Aliasing refers to the jagged “stairway” pattern that can develop on a computer-generated curve or oblique line. It can occur when visual units are squares whose edges are …
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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Self-tutoring about biology: the tutor mentions the term relict. relict (noun): a population that was once included by a larger one, but has grown isolated due to changing conditions. Changing climatic conditions can cause relicts, as can changing geography (collapse …
Self-tutoring about bird watching: the tutor observes black-capped chickadees. Reading today about black-capped chickadees, numerous sources suggest they don’t live on Vancouver Island. While I don’t want to be controversial, I believe that they do live here, and that I …
Self-tutoring about Notepad++: the tutor mentions using regular expressions. Regular expressions can be used in Notepad++ Search and Replace. For instance, suppose you want to change the variable names test2 test39 test991 to test_2 test_39 test_991 . In Notepad++, such …
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Self-tutoring about the Bible: the tutor mentions a quote he remembers often. Perhaps Easter is the most noted time for some Christians, because it commemorates the actual sacrifice of Jesus and His subsequent return to life. As Jesus’s body yields …
Self-tutoring about Windows: the tutor mentions a way to minimize an app from the keyboard. Window key+down arrow, in my experience, will minimize an app. Source: cnet.com