Sharing folder between guest OS and the host OS is very easy in VMware. But in VirtualBox, I have to run the mount command ..
I ran into this problem at work. When cloning a RedHat Linux VM and imported to a different host (thus, likely different hardware). This helpful
VMware KB entry helped big time!
VMware ESXi is an operating system-independent hypervisor based on the VMkernel operating system interfacing with agents that run atop it.
At work, we use VMware ESXi to host the VMs but I run VirtualBox on my development machine. Luckily, fine folks at Oracle thought of this and make it quite easy.
I’ve read about Node.js and finally had a chance to test it out. After 30 minutes, I found it easy to use and very powerful, and would definitely explore some more in the future. This blog documents my short experiment with Node.js
I’ve started to use Windows 8 about one year ago and do enjoy it and below is a list of tools to make the Windows 8 experience more enjoyable.
My compiled list of WordPress tricks that I wish I would have knonw earlier:
Use post name versus default. Default is shallwelearn.com/blog/?p=123 , and postname-based permalink is shallwelearn.com/blog/sample-post/
I can drag and drop the images from my desktop (Windows) to the post in FireFox (tested with version 25)
Install Akismet plugin (http://akismet.com/) or just go to Plugins and search for Akismet
I installed “Simple Custom Post Order” plugin, which provides drag and drop reordering of the posts.
Install the plugin by following the instruction from this plugin site http://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/
This posts documents the steps I took to set up Django on my Windows 8 box.
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.
Disqus, Instagram, Mozilla, Pinterest, and many more
InkScape is a “Linux, Windows & OSX vector graphics editor (SVG format) featuring transparency, gradients, node editing, pattern fills, PNG export, and more. Aiming for capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, Visio, etc.” (description taken from InksScape SourceForge site: http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscape/)
Version: 0.48
In this post, I’d like to share the tips that I use all the time while using InksScape to write a game programming book