Windows 7: Set GVIM as Default Text Editor

I love VIM.  It’s my favorite IDE.  I also hate notepad.  It’s extremely primitive and in no-way intuitive.  For that reason, I set GVIM ( Graphical VIM ) as the default text editor in my Windows environment — here’s the command: ftype txtfile=”C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim73\gvim.exe” –remote-tab-silent “%1” Please note, this command must be run as […]

Linux: Duplicate a Structure with Symbolic Links

Question:  WHY??? Answer:  In my case, I’d like to copy the default adminhtml theme but have everything linked back to the original theme… Weird, I know… but my reasoning makes sense.  I want to be able to replace specific files/etc without having to worry about the upgrade process replacing or when it comes time to […]

Gentoo Linux: Keeping the system up-to-date

I’m a Linux nut.  Gentoo is my flavor of choice for the high level of configurability ( if that’s not a word, I just made it one. 😀 ).   I also love automation, that’s why my .bashrc file has a good amount of aliases and a full bin directory that does just about everything I need. […]