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pip fails to run on Windows 10 E build 10074

Installed Windows 10 E 64-bit build 10074, followed by Python 2.7.9 32-bit. Running pip fails the with message Fatal error in launcher: Job information querying failed Issue is open in Github, see below https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/2748 This issue is also reported in Python.org, see https://bugs.python.org/issue24127 Workaround: C:\>python -m pip install comtypes

Updating Eclipse Kepler shows 'Backup of file eclipse.exe failed'

Tried to update Eclipse Kepler but failed with message below. An error occurred while uninstalling session context was:(profile=epp.package.testing, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Uninstall, operand=[R]org.eclipse.rcp.configuration_root.win32.win32.x86 1.0.0.v20130521-1847 --> null, action=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.touchpoint.natives.actions.CleanupzipAction). Backup of file D:\eclipse\eclipse.exe failed. Can not remove : D:\eclipse\eclipse.exe The workaround? Rename existing eclipse.exe to say eclipse1.exe Run eclipse1.exe Do Eclipse update 

Change Tfs scrum working days

By default Tfs scrum template sets Monday to Friday as working days, and Saturday/Sunday as excluded. To change the days or include Saturday/Sunday for the work, do: Click on the " Administer Account ", this is the gear icon. Navigate to Control Panel > [CollectionName] > [Project] > [Project] Team . Click on Settings , then change as appropriate. Notes: Tested on Tfs 2013/Visual Studio online (as of 04/25/2015)

Fix corrupted console font on Ubuntu 15.04

My tasksel looks like below. To fix this do: $: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup Then select:  UTF-8 Guess optimal character set Terminus 8x16 Select different font type as appropriate. Keywords: tty;console;command line;cli install Refs: http://askubuntu.com/questions/173220/how-do-i-change-the-font-or-the-font-size-in-the-tty-console