Change directories much in PowerShell? Here’s a handy quick command to change directory to what’s in the clipboard. I use a command “ccd” for Clipboard Change Directory to change directory to what’s in the clipboard. Usually I’ll copy a file or directory path from Windows Explorer, then just ccd to change to its directory.function Get-Clipboard
Global Hotkey to Instantly Play Music in iTunes
I’m usually too distracted by other work to remember to kick-off some music in the background. Usually because it’d mean launching iTunes, waiting for it to load, finding a playlist to start, and kicking it off. So here’s a single global hotkey to instantly load iTunes and start playing music. Here’s how: Hotkey: Win+Alt+P Get
Global Hotkey to Rate an iTunes Track
Do you rate your tracks in iTunes? Ever find it a slight pain to swap back over to iTunes while working on something important just to rate a playing track? Here’s how to set up global hotkeys to rate a track from anywhere (Windows XP or newer). Like Win+Alt+1 for one star, Win+Alt+2 for two,
PowerShell Startup Auto-Load Scripts
It’s very handy to have a PowerShell script automatically load when PowerShell starts up to configure your environment, like an AutoExec.bat in the old DOS days. Here’s how I have mine set up. Tools Dir & Env VarI keep a general Tools directory on my machine with command line tools, scripts, etc and so set
