howtos

I would like to use this page to keep it populated with tons of useful howtos

• Eclipse
• How to get github or any other git repo plugged-in with Eclipse for version controlling your code while developing it in Eclipse
• http://www.vogella.com/articles/EGit/article.html#git 
• Android Development
• Coming soon
• HTML5 and jQuery
• Coming soon
• iPhone App development
• Coming soon
• Python Frameworks
• Django
• Download and install 
• Download the Django from here - https://www.djangoproject.com/
• Download and install Python - e.g. 2.7 -  http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.2/
• Set the env variables/paths to point to the Python installed dir
• Go on your command shell, go to the directory where you downloaded Django and type "python setup.py install"
• Google App Engine
• https://developers.google.com/appengine/

• Virtual Machine and infrastructure
• How to mount an ISO image as a virtual drive on Windows 7
• Download and install this Freeware - Virtual Clone Drive (VCD)
• http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html
• Right click on your .iso or any such image and mount it as a drive using the VCD
• Run Virtual Machine software on Win7 
• Among several available, I would pick the freeware - Virtualbox 
• Download it from here -  https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
• Get the Virtualbox for Windows - as pointed by the link on teh page above
• Get the extension pack
• Install both of above. It is quick and easy
• How to use it - a nice example here: 
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKnMRdAH4R8