global hotkey in Maya

Here is some nice work with Maya UI environment and python scripting. Forward this useful tutorial from bindpose.com here:

https://bindpose.com/custom-global-hotkey-maya/

Latest tip for converting PySide ui Qt user interface code to python

Here is one way recommended for Autodesk Maya 2018 to convert your PyQt ui files to python class code:
http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-FAD0F6CC-15D0-4489-9372-028146B70F49

Here is also tips for using PySide in Maya 2017:
http://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2017/ENU/Maya/files/GUID-0617A132-1B57-474F-A656-6E71A002CA28.htm

Face capture in mobile phone

This is great and I hope more mobiles will come with this technology:
http://www.bannaflak.com/face-cap/index.html

You can capture face performance with pretty good quality using iPhoneX and export is supported for applications like Maya, Blender, Cinema4D or Houdini.

Online text tools for programming

This one is quite handy - for removing line breaks or empty spaces:
http://removelinebreaks.net/

 And this one:
https://codebeautify.org/remove-line-breaks

 

Custom Character Toolkit for download

Great tutorial on building simple rigging pipeline is available here. Long lost, no more available to buy anywhere now available at this link.

Maya - Custom Character Toolkit (2004)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t2x5C7NKr10we_r5AHwGh_f4HoRZFX7V/view?usp=sharing

 

Skype login problem on Windows 10

Recently I had some problem with signing in to Skype on Windows10. Here is a way to solve the problem, it worked for me.
Basically you make sure first Skype is not running (exit app, remove from Start apps list, restart PC). Then this tutorial will guide you how to disable or delete your user cache saved in Skype app folder. There is some bug with not deleting some lock file, so you get rid of it this way. Then Skype starts clean from scratch. More on thi link:
https://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2013/04/solution-unable-to-open-skype.html