Improving the PowerShell editing experience can greatly improve your productivity. PSReadLine, in a line, is a PowerShell module that does just that - it provides improved syntax coloring, better multi-line editing, autocomplete, etc. INSTALL PowerShell ships with PSReadLine, but run the following command to install the latest version: Install-Module -Name PSReadLine -AllowClobber -Force CONFIGURE PSReadLine … Continue reading Configure PowerShell autocomplete using PSReadLine
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Search Open Browser Tabs
TL;DR: On Chromium-based browsers like Edge and Chrome, press Ctrl+Shift+A. On Firefox, press Ctrl+L (or Alt+D) to focus on the address bar, then type % and then tap the Spacebar. I have a lot of browser tabs open all the time, sometimes going to a hundred or more, and it's often not very easy to … Continue reading Search Open Browser Tabs
Windows Sandbox: Run unknown apps confidently
Running unknown apps is risky: Not immediately obvious what a program does. Unintended side effects (change the file system, send emails, etc.) Resource intensive, slow startup, blocking I/O, ... But if you are like me, you frequently try downloading and running a lot of stuff you see on the internet. How do you run these … Continue reading Windows Sandbox: Run unknown apps confidently