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杂记 20120820 | Misc Notes 20120820

1. ifuse & ideviceinstaller 可以很好的查看和管理iOS的程序和目录，比windows方便多了。

2. c:\users\USERNAME\appdata\local\vitualstore\program files (x86)\ 是对Program Files的虚拟映射。有的程序会试图在自己安装目录写入文件，但是win7中普通用户没有权限，所以大概是为了兼容搞了这么个目录

3. ssh-keygen -l  查看自己的fingerprint

4. testdisk 一个非常强劲的磁盘工具。之前我的硬盘分区表乱掉了就是用这个工具复活的。

5. chrome某个版本显示中文句号只能显示一半。一个临时办法是放大到110%



1. ifuse & ideviceinstaller are great tools managing Apps and folders of iOS devices, which are much convenient than accessing them in Windows.

2. c:\users\USERNAME\appdata\local\vitualstore\program files (x86)\ is a virtual mapping to the "program files" folders. In Win 7, a program run as a normal user cannot write to its installation folder, but probably for compatibility, this virtual folder is provided.

3. ssh-keygen -l : to view the fingerprint of your ssh keys

4. testdisk is a very powerful tool for hard drive. Last time I messes up the partition table of my hard drive, and then fixed it using this tool

5. In some version of Chrome, the period symbol in Chinese cannot be displayed correctly. A workaround is to zoom in to 110%.
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