Install the Package
sudo apt update && sudo apt install numlockxTurn on Num Lock
numlockx onWindows 11 License / Serial Number – How to transfer
Moving Your Windows 11 License to Another Computer
1. Verify Your License Type
- Retail keys can be transferred.
- OEM keys are tied to the original hardware—not transferable.
- Digital entitlement licenses link to your Microsoft account and may auto-reactivate on new hardware.
2. Extract Your Product Key
Open an Administrator Command Prompt and run:
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKeyIf that returns blank, try in PowerShell (Admin):
(Get-WmiObject -Query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKeyIf still blank, you likely have a digital-only license—no key is needed; just sign in on the new PC with your Microsoft account.
3. De-register on the Old PC
In an elevated Command Prompt, run:
slmgr.vbs /upkThis uninstalls the key from the old machine, freeing up the license.
4. Install & Activate on the New PC
Option A: Command Line
Open Admin Command Prompt and run:
slmgr.vbs /ipk YOUR-25-CHAR-KEY-HERE
slmgr.vbs /atoOption B: Settings UI
Go to Settings > System > Activation > Change product key, paste your key, and follow the prompts.
If activation fails, confirm you have a Retail license (Settings > System > Activation) or contact Microsoft support for a manual transfer.
PDF OCR
This website does a great job of converting a PDF to an OCR PDF so you can search for text.
Docker Ask Gordon
From the command line, sample
docker ai can I containerize this application?Docker has an Docker MCP Toolkit
https://www.docker.com/blog/announcing-docker-mcp-catalog-and-toolkit-beta/
Cursor Generate Cursor Rules
Automated and improved rules
You can now generate rules directly from a conversation using the /Generate Cursor Rules command. This is useful when you want to capture the existing context of a conversation to reuse later.
dBeaver Script Cleanup
Click on Projects and Choose "Scripts" folder and delete all of the old scripts.
dBeaver-CE Exports
Remember when you export dBeaver settings some of the files are hidden, which means they start with a period.
New AI Tools
AI Search Enging
https://www.perplexity.ai/search
AI IDE Editor built on Visual Studio Code
https://www.cursor.com/
Macbook Closing Windows with Mission Control
You can cmd+tab, and then while still holding command press Q over any app you want to quit, and then tab onto the next
Refresh local applications in Ubuntu 22.04
When using menu libre you want it to pickup the new application settings, right away.
#!/bin/bash
# Show a notification that the app is launching
notify-send "Refreshing ~/.local/share/applications/"
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/