Windows Command Line History in CMD.EXE

I just found out about these!

• F1: Pastes the last executed command (character by character)
• F2: Pastes the last executed command (up to the entered character)
• F3: Pastes the last executed command
• F4: Deletes current prompt text up to the entered character
• F5: Pastes recently executed commands (does not cycle)
• F6: Pastes ^Z to the prompt
• F7: Displays a selectable list of previously executed commands
• F8: Pastes recently executed commands (cycles)
• F9: Asks for the number of the command from the F7 list to paste

Installing Python nicely on Windows box

At the time of writing despite x64 Windows use Python 2.7 (not 3.0) and x86 (not x64).

• Install Python latest 2.7 from msi http://www.python.org/download/
• Install Setuptools from msi http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#windows
• Add C:\Python27\Scripts to %PATH% environment variable.
• cmd, run 'easy_install pip'
• cmd, run 'pip install virtualenv'
• cmd. run 'pip install virtualenvwrapper-win'

The Windows virtualenv wrapper notes are here: https://github.com/davidmarble/virtualenvwrapper-win

At this point ready to use VirtualEnv, along with requirements files etc. I suppose the process might look something like this:

• make project folder new_proj
• cd into new_proj
• make requirements.txt
• edit requirements.txt add say "flask"
• mkvirtualenv new_proj_env
• pip install -r requirements.txt

Additionally the postgres database driver might be required. This is in combination with a local installation of Postgres.

• This can be downloaded from : http://www.stickpeople.com/projects/python/win-psycopg/
• I like installing it as a global package.
• This does involve enabling pass through to global packages per:  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3371136/revert-the-no-site-packages-option-with-virtualenv

Useful Windows utilities and tools for Java and Python development

New SSD drive on laptop, new install of Windows 7. Recording tools as I install them:

General

• Rapid Environment Editor  http://www.rapidee.com/en/about
• Paint.Net  http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
• Notepad++  http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.0.html
• Agent Ransack  http://www.mythicsoft.com/page.aspx?page=download&type=agentransack

Development [General]

• IntelliJ  http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/index.htm
• Git for Windows   
• Install http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list?can=1&q=
• Add public key http://help.github.com/win-set-up-git
• TortoiseHg  http://tortoisehg.bitbucket.org/download/index.html

Development [Java]

• Java SDK  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
• Ant   http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi

Development [Python]

• Python  http://www.python.org/download/
• http://things-ive-learned-about-it.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/installing-python-nicely-on-windows-box.html
• Postgres  http://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/