Category: Tips & Tricks
Dev Drive and Dotnet Tools
I recently tried out Dev Drive of Windows 11, where a ReFS partition can be created for your code and packages. It went smoothly and most of my projects were built successfully until it came to my…
How to integrate Teamcity and GitLab CI
I note down the step I did to integrate TeamCity build server and GitLab CI pipeline. I am using TeamCity 2017.1.15 and GitLab 10.0.3. What you will get with this integration: Small green tick for…
Kinect on Windows v2 keeps restarting
I have been playing with the Kinect for Windows v2 for a while, but I met a strange problem in the recent months: the Kinect kept restarting after 5 or 6 seconds. The RBG and depth channel looked…
Error! Can't initialize plug-ins directory
I tried to install the new version of IntelliJ IDEA today and I got this strange problem.
How to fix OneDrive crashes and manually reset its index
I am using OneDrive to store all my photos, documents, some portable software, PowerShell scripts, and many other things. I was quite happy with it (especially the Smart File features where I can see…
Steps to install WordPress on Azure Virtual Machine running Ubuntu
I have moved my blog to Azure Website for a while and I am quite happy with it. However, recently I have decided to move my blog to an Azure VM running Ubuntu. I have to say Azure Website is very…
One more way to setup NTU’s VPN in Windows 8.1
If you are working or studying in NTU (Nanyang Technological University), you may want to connect to NTU’s VPN from home sometimes (for some remote desktop for example). I have tried to follow the…
Windows Store and error 0x80080206
Recently I have reinstalled Windows 8.1 on my laptop and had to reinstall all Windows Store apps. The process with Windows Store apps is much easier than reinstalling "legacy" Desktop app. Basically…