Create an Oracle Free VPS
Register for Oracle Cloud Free Tier, create an Always Free eligible Ubuntu compute instance, configure its VCN and SSH access, then connect and maintain it.
Linux
Upgrade Go in WSL/Linux Without Breaking go.mod
Upgrade Go in WSL or Linux side by side or as a replacement, verify the official archive, and keep go.mod and go.sum under control.
RDP and SSH Hosts: RDCMan for Windows, Tabby for Linux
Use Sysinternals RDCMan for Windows RDP hosts and Tabby for Linux SSH hosts, with practical host-group layouts and launch scripts.
Vim E45 Readonly: Save with sudo tee Without Losing Your Work
How to save a read-only file in Vim with sudo tee, handle the W12 reload warning, and avoid losing a long configuration file.
Upgrade WSL Ubuntu In-Place Without Losing Data
How to upgrade an existing Ubuntu-24.04 WSL instance to Ubuntu 26.04 in place while keeping its files, packages, configuration, and project data.
How to Detect If a Host Is Windows or Linux
Use ping, PowerShell, Windows built-in tools, WinRM, CIM, and SSH to determine whether a remote host is running Windows or Linux.
Windows Scheduled Tasks vs Linux Cron Jobs
A practical comparison of Windows Task Scheduler and Linux cron jobs, including pros, cons, examples, and what each scheduler can and cannot do well.
WSL Cron to Task Scheduler: Trigger Windows Tasks
How to use cron inside WSL to trigger Windows scheduled tasks on the local computer and remote Windows servers, and how to start and keep WSL alive after boot.
WSL Cron to PowerShell: Copy Files, Restart Services
How to run PowerShell from a WSL cron job to copy files between Windows and WSL, run Windows scripts, restart WSL services such as Hugo, and restart Windows services such as IIS.
Fix VS Code WSL Server 404
How to fix VS Code Remote WSL failing to download the VS Code Server with HTTP 404 after an update, and why WSL can still work from the command line.