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My current screenrc file

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Since it was requested, below are the contents of my current .screenrc file for use with GNU screen. It’s got a hardstatus and a caption. I like it simple, but high contrast so that I don’t have to squint to see what it says, hence the bright colors. Feel free to customize and provide some [...]

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My 10 Tips for Using GNU screen to Improve Productivity

Sunday, February 21, 2010

People have told me about GNU screen and praised all its glory for a long time, however I never really got it going until now. I guess it might be one of those tools to you grow to use, but after getting the hang of it, I wish I had made the leap much sooner. [...]

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Use Xming on Windows to view X11 forwarded apps

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Recently, I have had a need to use Windows more frequently (Windows-only games and ActiveSync!), but still have a high demand on my network at the same time. I have sought to be able to combine the best of both worlds. I previously relied heavily on Web-based applications, but my favorite Web Development IDE was [...]

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