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What is an .so file?
I'm having problems with Flash under ubuntu and was going to try and upgrade to the Alpha release of Flash 10.1. The problem is that it came as a .so file, and I can't find any information as to what this is.
Why is System process listening on Port 80?
I am running Windows 7 RC1. I have multiple issues getting IIS to work on my system and today when I installed a new application and I tried to load it using http:\localhost\MyApplication I get absolutely no errors and I get no page load. Just a pretty, white blank page. I did some digging and I found something about some other process listening on port 80 so I did a scan using and discovered that PID 4 was listening on that port. PID 4 does not show in task manager so I fired up Process Explorer and it showed me that PID 4 is the System process. (Multiple google searches seems to indicate that System always uses PID 4). Since then I am basically stuck. I have no idea why System needs port 80 and what to do about it. If you google the following strings you will find two helpful Experts-Exchange articles at the top of the search results and you can read them for some helpful information. (If I gave the direct URL to the pages then Experts-Exchange would ask you to pay...but when you cl…
How to install Windows 7 from the network?
Is it possible to install Windows 7 (Current RTM Version) on a computer without using removable media like DVD or USB? The first thing that comes to my mind is through the network, but I don't have experience of doing a fresh install of Windows 7 via the network. How to install Windows 7 via the network without any removable media? P.S. I know some may think that doing so, is just a waste of time and it's easier to do it with removable media, but in the current situation the target PC neither has CD/DVD Drive nor supports booting from USB. And in addition to that, the target computer is connected to the network via a wireless connection (I don't know if it will cause any problems with the installation).
How do I enable Automatic Logon in Windows 7 when I'm on a domain?
When Windows 7 is joined to a domain the option to automatically login is no longer available in the advanced User Management console. Since I am running a small home domain because of SharePoint and TFS, how would I go about enabling this setting? The HowToGeek Article here covers it however the options are disabled when joined to a domain.
Convert many images to one PDF on Mac
How can I convert about 100 PNGs to one PDF on a Mac? I'm open to using the command line if it helps. I have tried using iPhoto, but it quits, not sure why. Saving from Preview doesn't quite do what I want. Thoughts?
htop isn't returning CPU or memory usage!?
I think that top is great application to monitor a Linux system. I really like it, but top doesn't look so good on Mac. I know that Mac have a system monitor to do it, but I prefer using a terminal. I have installed htop by running: . Here is what it looks like: The problem is that both CPU and MEM aren't returning the real values of either on my system. Has anyone else experienced this? Or, could some one point me in the right direction?
How to remove the print preview lines in Excel 2010?
Somehow or other I have managed to switch on the print margin lines in Excel 2010. I cannot seem to turn them off. I went to Page Layout->Page Setup->Print Area->Clear Print Area but the lines remain on my screen. Any ideas to get rid of them?
Problem recreating BCD on Windows 7 64bit - The requested system device cannot be found
NVIDIA drivers upgrade crashed my Windows 7 installation, so I'm working to undo the damage. What I can do: I can boot Windows install from the USB drive, and I can boot the Hiren's Boot CD. Although automated Windows repair fails, I can get to command prompt when I boot Windows install from USB drive, and I can see my drive and all my data. What I cannot do: I cannot boot into Windows - I get this message: It seems that something is wrong with my /Boot/BCD, so I'm trying to recreate it from scratch. I've tried all the methods detailed here (including Windows repair which fails), and I'm left with the last one (near the bottom of that page). When I type the following command as in the tutorial: ...it fails with the following error: Many Google results say that I must use diskpart to set my partition active, however it's already set as active. Also, when I try this: It fails with similar message: Does anyone know what does that error message mean, and what is the requested system devic…
Disable the status bar in tmux?
I want to disable the default status bar on tmux. I prefer to treat screen/tmux as persistant session managers, and deprecate the menu/window stuff in favor of my system window manager. I suspect Tmux could be better for this role than screen. And if that's possible, can I do it at runtime with a chord?
Open file from the command line on Windows
On Mac OS X and GNOME on Linux, there are commands that can be used to open files from the command line in their associated GUI editors: and , respectively. Is there any command like this for Windows?
Sort files by date modified, but folders always before files in Windows Explorer?
I can sort files and directories in Windows Explorer by . I always let recent files display first. But when I sort by date modified, directories are always displayed after the files. Is it possible to sort files by date modified, but display directories before files?
How to rate-limit a pipe under linux?
Is there a filter which I could use to rate-limit a pipe on linux? If this exists, let call it rate-limit, I want to be able to type in a terminal something like in order to send a a stream of random bytes to foo's standard input at a rate (lower than) 3 kbytes/s.
How to verify that file2 is newer than file1 in bash?
How can I verify that was last modified after ? In this example, was modified more recently than . Is there a bash or Linux command that can compare these files based on the modification time?
How do I get ls --color=auto to work on Mac OS X?
I'm trying to move my bash configuration from Ubuntu to Mac OS X and it looks like ls is slightly different. For instance, it won't accept the option. How do I get this to work?
How can I remap windows and alt keys in OS X?
I sometimes hook up my macbook to a windows keyboard. The annoying thing is that on windows keyboards the modifier keys at the lower left are layout as while apple keyboards use The windows key functions as the apple key, the problem is that they are located at a different location, and my muscle memory is so set on finding the 'command' key next to the spacebar that I keep executing my shortcuts with alt i.s.o. apple key (and vice versa) Short of buying an Apple keyboard, does anyone know a way to remap both keys in osx?
Sharing the same `ssh-agent` among multiple login sessions
Is there a convenient way to ensure that all logins from a given user (ie me) use the same ssh-agent? I hacked out a script to make this work most of the time, but I suspected all along that there was some way to do it that I had just missed. Additionally, since that time there have been amazing advances in computing technology, like for example this website. So the goal here is that whenever I log in to the box, regardless of whether it's via SSH, or in a graphical session started from gdm/kdm/etc, or at a console: if my username does not currently have an running, one is started, the environment variables exported, and called. otherwise, the existing agent's coordinates are exported in the login session's environment variables. This facility is especially valuable when the box in question is used as a relay point when ing into a third box. In this case it avoids having to type in the private key's passphrase every time you ssh in and then want to, for example, do or something. The s…
How can I get a script to run every day on Mac OS X?
Cron? Launchd? iCal?? If so, how?
What is the conventional install location for applications in Linux?
I'm currently installing NetBeans, and the default install directory is . I'm not a fan of that location, so I'm looking at , , , and . Does Linux have a place that, by convention, is the same as Windows' directory?
How to disable the Option-Space key combination for non-breaking spaces?
How to disable the annoying Option-Space key combination for non-breaking spaces? This is very very annoying in Eclipse or the terminal as I often type the non-breaking space instead of a regular one.
Why do I get files like ._foo in my tarball on OS X?
When I tar certain files in OS X: It produces an extra file in the tarball: which only shows up if I extract it on a non-Mac operating system. But doesn't exist on my file system! What's going on? How can I get rid of it?