Switching between multiple windows has always been an issue for me. The simplest solution is to use the Alt-tab key combination. That works pretty fine when I need to switch between two or three windows, but as soon as there are more windows, that becomes more difficult. Holding Alt and pressing Tab multiple times can… Poursuivre la lecture Functionality versus stability
Étiquette : Windows 8
Networking issues on an ultrabook
Since a few weeks, I was experiencing sluggish performance while connecting to some SSH servers. The problem happened when using SSH through the VPN of the company I am working for. This resulted in lags when typing commands on the SSH terminal, which was more and more problematic because of more and more command-line arguments… Poursuivre la lecture Networking issues on an ultrabook
Audio driver conflict causing slow startup
Since at least two months, Windows 8.1 startup is awfully slow. From UEFI boot to login screen, it takes a few seconds, which is perfectly reasonable and what I expect from a Core i7 computer equipped with a SSD. However, after I was typing my password to login, it was taking between 30 to 45… Poursuivre la lecture Audio driver conflict causing slow startup
Firefox and Chrome mixing up
Yesterday, when I started Firefox, I noticed that the Chrome’s interface shown up instead. I thought I picked the wrong icon, closed the window and tried to start Firefox again: no more Firefox icon in the start menu. I pressed the Windows key, typed Firefox, picked the Mozilla Firefox result and pressed Enter. I got… Poursuivre la lecture Firefox and Chrome mixing up
Problematic network file transfer
Yesterday, I wanted to transfer a VirtualBox VM from my main computer to my ultrabook, in order to have a basic Ubuntu VM on my secondary machine. That operation happened to be harder than expected. First, I booted my two computers. My main machine is hooked up permanently to my router, but my ultrabook usually… Poursuivre la lecture Problematic network file transfer
One SSD instead of two: simpler or not?
My Core i7 machine, named Drake, had two 120Gb SSD drives. I purchased the first one with the machine and put Windows 7 and Ubuntu on it. Then I needed more space to get Mac OS X, so I added a second 120Gb SSD. Mac OS X became a pain, almost unusable because everything was… Poursuivre la lecture One SSD instead of two: simpler or not?
Cascade of problems
It is unbelievable how things can go bad starting from a small number of problems. This afternoon, I was overwhelmed by several hurdles, but there were only two main root causes: keyboard instability and network bandwith issue. Everything started with the delivery of my new AZIO keyboard and Razer Taipan mouse. Well, these are low-risk… Poursuivre la lecture Cascade of problems
Bumpy Android upgrade
I recently joined the club of unfortunate owners of Galaxy Nexus that reached the down path of death. Many people told me bad things about these Nexus and about other Android smartphones in general. My brother’s device is slow and for some obscure reason, mixed up the sounds altogether. As an example, the device emits… Poursuivre la lecture Bumpy Android upgrade
Issues with NoMachine’s NX Client
I recently tried using NoMachine‘s NX Client to connect to a virtual machine at work running NX Server, and got an incredible number of problems. At the end, I gave up on NX and fell back to VNC, but this exploration is nevertheless interesting. The virtual machine at my work place is running NX Server… Poursuivre la lecture Issues with NoMachine’s NX Client