Git caused (among other things) python 2.4-2.5 update. python-updater caused a bunch more updates (including cyrus! AAAA!! Hates it bagginses!). After the dust settled, an emerge-world still wants 60+ more packages. Not now.
I only have simple needs – access Oracle databases, really – and I love using this free tool to do it. This version is simple to install in Eclipse Ganymede:
- Help->Software Updates->Available Software->Add Site->[ http://eclipsesql.sourceforge.net/ ]
- Open Perspective [ SQL Explorer ]
- Right click in the Connections area->New Connection Profile
- To use the oracle JDBC driver, see these instructions I’ve posted in the past
- Select Oracle Thin Driver once you’ve enabled it
- Fill out your database connection info, you’re good to go!
I’ll repeat this as often as I get the chance:
- The mouse is for CONSUMERS.
- The keyboard is for PRODUCERS.
- The only exception is for ARTISTS, who should be using TABLETS anyway.
Get your hand off that mouse! 😛
Here’s how to stay mouse-free using Clearcase version control in Visual Studio. To get to the place where you can set up your own “tools” to fire off via the keyboard, for VS2008, use Tools->External Tools, and if you’re still chugging happily along with VC6, use Tools->Customize->Tools.
| Purpose | Command | Version | Arguments | Initial dir |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compare with previous version | #ccpath#\bin\cleardlg.exe | VS 2008 FP1 | /diffpred “$(ItemPath)” | $(ItemDir) |
| VS 6.0 SP6 | /diffpred “$(FilePath)” | $(FileDir) | ||
| Show the version tree | #ccpath#\bin\clearvtree.exe | VS 2008 FP1 | “$(ItemPath)” | $(ItemDir) |
| VS 6.0 SP6 | “$(FilePath)” | $(FileDir) | ||
| Show checkouts (from 2 levels up) | #ccpath#\bin\clearfindco.exe | VS 2008 FP1 | “$(SolutionDir)\..\..\” | |
| VS 6.0 SP6 | “$(WkspDir)\..\..\” | |||
| Update view (from 2 levels up) | #ccpath#\bin\clearviewupdate.exe | VS 2008 FP1 | “$(SolutionDir)\..\..\” | #ccpath#\bin |
| VS 6.0 SP6 | “$(WkspDir)\..\..\” | #ccpath#\bin |
Then add keyboard shortcuts for the tools, and you’ll be that much farther from reaching for the mouse.
I cloned this site for my pop’s blog, and I had to change the colors in the rounded corners graphics. I needed to set the color outside the corners to the site’s background color, while colorizing the inside. Gimp once again made it a snap.
- Get the “http” RGB colors for the before-and-after corner colors
- Open the image, convert to RGB, select all
- Colors->Map->Color Range Mapping
This is sweet – use beforecolor-to-white above, and aftercolor-to-white below. - Select the magic wand, and Ctrl-click in the corner to exclude only the solid corner color
- I used Colors->Hue Saturation->Lighten to lighten everything but the corner (which had to match)
I’ve posted a few different ways to do this already, but they are out of date now. Here’s the two-minute instructions:
- Set up a Putty session that uses your proxy to ssh to your remote server
- Use the PROXY SESSION NAME for the server name in the TortoiseCVS ssh server field
Thanks to the authors for keeping these great tools up-to-date and robust! Man, they make my life easy. :>
