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How to use SSH comfortably from the terminal
Marco Franssen
Set up SSH keys, an SSH agent, host aliases, and Bash autocompletion to connect to servers and use Git from macOS or Git Bash on Windows.
How to add a network driver to Windows 10 PE
Marco Franssen
Find your Ethernet driver, add it to a Windows 10 PE image with DISM, and start Windows setup from a network share on a laptop without an optical drive.
Switch between Hyper-V and VirtualBox on Windows
Marco Franssen
Set up separate Windows 10 boot profiles with bcdedit to switch between Hyper-V for the Windows Phone emulator and VirtualBox for Linux development.
My online year in 2012: blog posts, articles and GitHub projects
Marco Franssen
A personal look back at my 2012 blog posts, favorite technical articles and starred GitHub projects, covering JavaScript, .NET, CQRS and Windows.
Unblock downloaded files with PowerShell
Marco Franssen
Unblock downloaded files in Windows with PowerShell, preview changes with WhatIf, and use Recurse to include files in subfolders.
Install Windows 8 from an old 256 MB USB stick with Windows PE
Marco Franssen
Use an old 256 MB USB stick to boot Windows PE, connect to a network share, and install Windows 8 without storing the full ISO on the USB drive.
Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a VHD
Marco Franssen
Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a virtual hard disk alongside Windows 7, from creating a bootable USB drive to configuring the first boot.
Install and boot Windows 8 Developer Preview from a VHD
Marco Franssen
Install Windows 8 Developer Preview on a virtual hard disk and boot it alongside Windows 7, using a bootable USB drive and diskpart.
Install Windows 8 Developer Preview in VirtualBox
Marco Franssen
Try Windows 8 Developer Preview in VirtualBox with this walkthrough of hardware requirements, virtual machine settings, and the installation wizard.
Install Microsoft Kinect on a Windows PC with OpenNI
Marco Franssen
My 2011 guide to installing Microsoft Kinect on a Windows PC using OpenNI, PrimeSense NITE and sensor drivers in the required installation order.