If you navigate in windows explorer to a folder and type “CMD” in the address bar then the command prompt will start in that folder.

You can copy the output of a command (like dir /b) directory to the clipboard with the “| Clip” command.

The “wmic” command is the console version of the Windows Management Instrumentation and can give text outputs like listing all programs loaded with their version numbers is: “wmic product get name,version”.

Power shell commands to deal with hidden files created with MacOS on SD cards are the following: ls -Force lists hidden files, Remove-Item ..Spotlight-V100 -Recurse -Force removes spotlight directory and Remove-Item ..fseventsd -Force -Rec removes the File Events directory.

After getting a new Mac Book Pro, I have been trying to download gigabytes off my old Mac Book.

I had two problems with the Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter.  First it seems to stop working if the CPU goes in to less power state.  Secondly, in trying to get the file transfer to use the faster speed, I disabled the WiFi in the network preferences.  This worked for a little bit then stopped.  Using Sierra (10.12) this adapter showed disconnected in the network settings, until I re-added the WiFi network settings.  While it showed disconnected the router showed connection lights and the Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter showed up in the system report.

Even with the new Mac OS Sierra (10.12) the copy only uses one of the connected interfaces and never searches for a faster connection, or fails over in the event of a problem with one network interface.  This makes copying gigabytes of virtual machines difficult.