UPDATED ON: 2024-09-07 Internet is swarming with instructions on how to do this in a proper way, but all of them are incomplete and it looks like the authors don’t care much and don’t put enough effort into making them really shine, so i decided to fix that confusion and write my own, uber one. Computer user ergonomics is a really complex thing, so I split the FAQ into several sections for better readability and understanding.

Firsts things first, for better file handling install [Midnight Commander] : sudo apt-get install mc Download fresh version of webserver software: sudo apt-get install apache2 Locate and edit configuration file: /etc/apache2/apache2.conf Note that in some distributions it can named as httpd.conf. No file at all? You can create it by: touch apache2.conf For relatively easy editing i recommend Nano editor. sudo apt-get install nano CTRL+O ► to save file CTRL+X ► exit file Here is an example for locally placed development webserver, containing two sub-domains.

Although I have been using Linux more and more in recent work, Windows 7 remains my main production operating system. And here is an excellent finding for Windows 7 crony named [Capster] . Its main functionality is to launch the specified executable at startup time when the [CAPS LOCK] key is set to ON or OFF. I use Capser to run backup script, that backs up previously selected folders [if i want to].

Say you are trying to install software and receive message from the operating system about untrusted certificate in certificate chain. In such case you need to import certificate of the middle-man organization into the Linux certificate storage to make things happen. If for some reason your third-party certificate comes in DER binary format, you should convert it to CRT format: openssl x509 -inform DER -in certificate.der -out certificate.crt Copy to storage:

Recently run into excellent rant about Windows 7 operating system. Totally agree with all the things mentioned. Here is a heap of my personal screenshots just to back up this speech. FIREFOX SUPERMIUM [CHROME] LIBRE OFFICE BLENDER VEGAS PRO SOUND FORGE CAPTURE ONE VIRTUAL BOX CODIUM [VSCODE] GIT NODE.JS PYTHON JAVA VISUAL C++ Plethora of other software including: [7-zip] | [Discord] | [Telegram] | [XNview] | [Foobar] that runs actual versions just fine, so i do not understand these comments about the obsolescence of this nice operating system.

░ PREFACE WORDS In this post I would like to share some Unix experience I have gained while deploying a website under certain conditions. The testbed environment was created using VirtualBox 7 on a Windows 7 operating system. I chose [OpenBSD] because of it’s unparalleled focus on security and privacy features. It is also unusual and very unpopular. And of course because of [OpenBSD slogan] : Only two remote holes in the default install, in a heck of a long time!

You might think that it is kinda ridiculous title, but read on to find out. First of all you have to understand that i’m not going to share my personal bookmarks with some ugly copro that cloaks itself under the umbrella of free software ideas and use their lame anti-private sync. And i’m certainly not going to use any web service provided by these companies in any case. Of course we won’t skip that generic rant part about how dumb project managers are for not implementing essential features like bookmark export or the ability to open local HTML files in 2024.

Looking at recent Android version distribution and understanding the fact that Android 8.0 is standing on the brink of survival i decided to look for an alternative future solution. As for 8.0, everything is working fine at the moment, I am just doing some research to test the waters out. [LineageOS 20] is a custom firmware based around Android 13 [last version which allows to run legacy applications]. Operating system has been unofficially backported to the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact in 2023.

First things first. I often need to copy substantial amount of photos from my phone. It can’t be done via Windows GUI without millions of mouse clicks or keystrokes. Here you will find a solution on how to do this in a proper way. The key tool for this will be [ADB] , developer tools for Android. Wishes: command line, batch, no file explorer, no mouse, no clickety-clack. Sicking tired of all of these not-so-precise-instructions i’ve decided to make my own.

UPDATED ON: 2024-10-10 Fixed expired Discord link Today, i decided to open a chat room for Windows 7 users in Discord. Maybe such decision will compensate the absence of commentary system on the website, who knows. Hope that it will be handy to some extend, at least for someone. I don’t know. JOIN THE CH#T If you are living in country with totalitarian regime unblock service my means of: [Zapret] or [ReQCrypt] or [GoodByeDPI] .

I am glad that in this historical video there is no mention of such things as windows 10/11, as they surely did not bring anything new to the world of ergonomics, but rather on the contrary worsened it by a substantinal margin. Imagery by spacedrone808 @Adobe Imagery by spacedrone808 @Freepik

UPDATED ON: 2024-08-10 Considering Ghacks [recent news] it is not clear what Mozilla are trying to depict. Firefox 115 ESR will be supported until October 1, 2024. Let me remind you that in their previous statement regarding v115.15 EOL was September 3, 2024. Are they going to extend support for just a month or should we expect something more solid? Stumbled across this hype blip-news [here] . To tell the truth, i don’t really care of what they are thinking and what will happen, because current 115 ESR version will be supported until september 2024.

The time has come for another technology bombshell. You waited for it, didn’t you? Looking at the atrocious [interfaces of modern applications] I don’t know when the idea of proper convenience has become obsolete. Maybe around 2013 or so. The time period is debatable, but the main thing here is that we are distancing ourselves not only from real engineering, but more scarily from common sense. The topic affects not only software stuff but hardware products as well.

Just made fun out of it. I’ve talked to a different versions of chatGPT to see how they will perform. ► GPT 3.5 Me: Say something life affirming Remember that every day is an opportunity for growth, kindness, and learning. Embrace each moment with positivity and determination, and you'll find your path illuminated with possibilities. Me: Nice one, don’t become a skynet if you for some reason will become bored

As you may know modern WEB is more and more dependent on JavaScript technology, that is why JS performance is essential for modern browsers. I have decided to throw the most important and interesting browsers into the pit, to find out in fare fight, who is stronger in above mentioned domain. Things go fast these days, especially in the technology field. Not so long ago, the [Octane] speed test, considered as a standard in this field, counts as outdated.

UPDATED ON: 2024-06-29 Recently i needed to use TOR to access some blocked resources and was faced quite nasty dropdown banner with the message, that the browser will drop Windows 7 support soon. The next major version of Tor browser (14.0) will no longer support this version of Windows. Please upgrade to Windows 10 or later by October 1st 2024 to conitinue receiving important security updates. Got it. Tor will be updated until release of FireFox 115.

Despite the official claims of Oracle that [VirtualBox 6.1.50] will be the last one to support Windows 7 cronnie, it suddenly turned out that operating system is capable of running new revamped version. Here are some screenshots to prove working condition of VirtualBox 7.0 under Windows 7 wing VirtualBox v7.0 about screen Believe it or not, i even managed to run mighty Windows XP x64 edition with 22 thread CPU.

Recently my personal desktop at home has been subjected to multiple hacking attempts. Attacks were scattered and came from different IP addresses. They were all of a different nature. Most likely it was automatic security hacking bot searching for vulnerable systems or a script kiddie pretending to be a hacker. At first my computer was attacked using teardrop attack. This was repeated multiple times in a row. Simply speaking, teardrop is a type of network attack in which an attacker uses fragmented packets to overload network devices and penetrate the security of network.

UPDATED ON: 2024-06-25 Ok, i already made some rant-posts in the past [here] and [here] . But critical level of shittiness is reached intergalactic boundaries and i must drop another anti-windows 10/11 bomb at ya. So, fasten your seat belts we are going to the most horrible software tech trip ever. I am not going to waste your valuable time, so straight to the bare facts and they are really bad.

Good news to Windows 7 users! Operating system will be updated until at least of winter 2026, despite yellow pressed tabloid propaganda that such thing will not happen. Even microsoft official documents show that [system is “dead”] right from winter of 2020. But what moron listen and trust to official and moreover public statements? The main trick here is that Windows 7 is based upon Windows NT 6.0 codebase. This is the same codebase upon Windows 2008 R2 was build.

Here a list of the most important hotkeys for Figma application. [CTRL] + [] ► hide figma gui [CTRL] + [/] ► spotlight for quick commands [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [E] ► fast export [CTRL] + [D] ► duplicate mockup [V] ► move tool [F] ► create frame [T] ► text tool [CTRL] + [B] ► bold text [CTRL] + [I] ► italic text [CTRL] + [G] ► group text [CTRL] + [A] ► select all [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [A] ► invert seelction [CTRL] + [C]/[V] ► copy/paste [CTRL] + [R] ► rename [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [<]/[>] ► fast change font size Imagery by spacedrone808 @Adobe Imagery by spacedrone808 @Freepik

UPDATED ON: 2024-09-06 Here is a collection of plugins for VS Code, which can improve coding workflow dramatically. Currently i’m using [Codium] , it is an open-source fork of VS Code, that is why provided links are heading to [non-ms marketplace] . BENEFITS: performance optimized telemetry can be completely turned off no network connections to servers of evil corpo can be executed on Windows 7 machine [v1.87] FAVORITE PLUGINS:

UPDATED ON: 2024-12-28 !!!!Post will be updated in the future, so be on the edge!!!! Here is a comprehensive list of the most trusted ban-overriding solutions to date to circumvent network censorship. For those of you who are suffering from obsolete freedom violators. All mentioned software are compatible with Windows 7 and Android 8. Linux users will surely find what they are looking for without my help. Take a note that there are a zillion network configurations out there, so just because something works for me doesn’t mean it will work for everyone else.

Short answer will be: NONE OF THEM. But if you are not satisfied with that and interested in topic: read below. In this quick blip-note i’ll explain my subjective opinion regarding big corpos and their influence on technology in general. Let’s start from the barebone roots of the problem. There are two people who brought home computing to masses. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Who are they? First one cheaply bought DOS operating system from [Gary Kildall] and resold it to IBM for a waaaay bigger money.

It looks like [Hugo dropped] Windows 7 support. Version 0.121 was a last one to execute without any problems. All subsequent updates 0.121.1 or later throw following crash upon execution. To celebrate anniversary i’ve rebuilded site via latest available version. DOWNLOAD LAST HUGO FOR WINDOWS 7 Upcoming updates and site refactoring will be done manually, without Hugo framework. See you around! Imagery by spacedrone808 @Adobe Imagery by spacedrone808 @Freepik

As a hardcore user of [dual-panel orthodox file manager] i always suffered because of sucky look of default console fonts. Native preloaded font list has quite scarce selection, if you ask me. To fix such disappointment you’ll need: install desired fonts by means of windows control panel copy EXACT FONT NAME fonts section in control panel paste it into registry key into following branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont note that every new subsequent font should be added by a key with added one zero to registry key name reboot computer to apply & enjoy!

UPDATED ON: 2024-09-12 Added some links and fixed typos here and there. VERSION: 1.1a First of all, short congrats regarding happy New Year! It looks like that we made another one. In this long read you will find subjective rant towards to “obsolete” Windows 7 and comparisons with “modern” windows 10/11. This rant is the longest post i ever done on the pages of current website. Degradation of windows operating system is well underway and it looks like process can’t be stopped by any means.

It’s been a while since i’ve posted any benchmarks, so filling the gap to satisfy your nerd cravings. Today we’ll cover the most extreme compression utilities and find out which one is the best. If [Winrar] and [7-Zip] don’t need any introduction, here’s a list of things that are obviously little known to most people: [WinRK] ► lost compression gem [Cmix] ► 32Gb RAM is recommended [Bsc] ► CUDA enabled compressor [Paq8px] ► highly-advanced command line achiever [Zpaq] ► another highly-advanced command line achiever File D3DX9_40.