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What is the difference between the default groups on Mac OS X?
Two questions: What's the difference between the groups "wheel", "staff", and "admin"? What do they do? specific use case: I'm trying to setup a local CVS repository as stated in the Apple webpage so I can download a remote source tree... and I have to get myself permission to use a new directory . It gets created by default as owned by "root" under group "wheel"... but I don't have membership in "wheel", I do have membership in "admin" and "staff" and am just wondering if I should the directory to admin or staff instead of wheel.
How do I hide the System Reserved partition?
How do I hide the System Reserved partition from the Windows Explorer? On the above screenshot, I want to get rid of . How do I do that? I will never need to access it from there, why would I need the entry then? PS: I want to hide it, not delete it.
On Windows 7, is there any way to make the scrollwheel's focus follow the mouse?
On Mac OS X I can mouse over something (without clicking on it or giving it complete focus) and use the scroll wheel to scroll it. On Windows (7 at least) which I'm forced to use in my new job, it does not work this way. Is there any way to change this behavior? I notice that Firefox does this within the app: if any Firefox windows have focus then you can scroll any other Firefox window that doesn't. (So at least the Firefox people think this is a useful feature! And so anyone not familiar with how it works on OS X can see what I'm talking about.) I remember TweakUI (which does not seem to be available for Windows 7) having a setting for "Focus follows mouse", but I don't recall if it allowed setting that only for the scroll wheel. I don't want the full X-Windows style focus-follows-mouse setting, just the ability to scroll whatever I mouse over. UPDATE: According to @Mikey's comment, this is now built into Windows 10. UPDATE: it has been suggested that my question is a duplicate of t…
How can a linux kernel be so small?
An ordinary stable 3* kernel is about 70 mb now. But there are little linux distributions of 30-10 mb with software and other stuff running out of the box. How can the linux kernel be so small in these distros? Can stripping down only unneeded modules and drivers dramatically reduce the size? What else is done to reduce the kernel size?
Boot from USB using GRUB
My friend's laptop was in a car accident (he's fine!). However the laptop is very old its an Acer Aspire 1520 the CD-rom drive is broken and there is no floppy drive. I made him a USB boot before I took a look at it and found that his BIOS cannot boot from USB. The only thing I have is a GRUB console but he is keen to just install XP (on USB) and use it just for Movies. Is it possible using the GRUB console to get access to the USB and start the windows install? It's a tall order but I think this may be the way, or trying to install via LAN which I don't think will be achievable.
Remotely turning on or rebooting a frozen computer
I use a remote desktop program (usually Microsoft's Remote Desktop) to connect to a Windows machine everyday. The remote computer has a fixed IP address, and if the computer is on and responsive, I can access it and even reboot the computer remotely if necessary. Unfortunately, if the remote computer freezes (for example, if it gets a blue screen), as far as I know, I can't use a remote desktop solution to restart it. Similarly, if my computer is off, I can't use remote desktop to boot it. I know that one solution is to ask somebody who is physically near the computer to press the reboot or power on button, but I am opening this thread because I am interested in solutions that do not require the physical presence of people to turn on or reboot a remote frozen computer. Is this possible? If so, what are my options?
How do I delete all but 10 newest files in Linux?
I'm trying to keep a directory full of log files manageable. Nightly, I want to delete all but the 10 most recent. How can I do this in a single command?
Mac OS change command to control key
is there any way to change the use of command key to control, somewhat globally in the system? for example instead of cmd+S, to use ctrl+S, but everywhere in the system
What is the difference between .Xresources and .Xdefaults?
These two files seem to have the same function. What is the difference between the two if any?
How does one install an extension for Chrome browser from the local file system?
How does one install an extension for Chrome browser from the local file system?
Setting UTF8 as default Character Encoding in Windows 7
is there a way to set Windows 7 to globally use UTF-8 as standard? its really annoying to set every single text editor to use it.
How do I create a Windows Batch file that does not show the Command Prompt when executed?
I have installed a ruby gem called Redcar, which is launched from the command line. When it runs, it steals the shell until it terminates, so I have to create a new shell window to continue doing command line work. The shell I'm using is the GITBash shell from MySysGit. I found a Redcar.bat file which is meant to launch Redcar as a shortcut, I presume, but I don't want the extra command prompt window to open whenever I launch the BAT file. How do I just run the BAT without seeing the prompt?
Wget HEAD request?
I'd like to send the request using . Is it possible?
Case sensitive searches in Google Chrome
Is there a way to perform case sensitive on page searches in Google Chrome? Say I'm searching for "Tree" and I want to exclude all variants such as "tree" or "TREE" which don't match the case I'm looking for. Is this possible?
How to recover a removed file under Linux?
By accident, I used on a file I didn't want to delete. Is there a way that I can get it back under Linux?
Stopping Microsoft Search from eating my hard drive
I have Windows Vista on a machine and I noticed quite a bit of hard drive was disappearing. I ran a utility to show me where it all went. I found the following directory consumes over 2GB of space: . The Microsoft Search service is now disabled, but I want it removed completely. I see nothing on Add/Remove Programs. Also, will I get blue screens if I delete this directory?
How to run program from command line with elevated rights
Is there a way to run a program or command with elevated rights when I am already in a non-elevated command line? Exactly the same action that would be performed when I click on the program shortcut and select Run as administrator. The runas command is probably not a solution - it asks for a password, but I just want the UAC dialog.
Can't copy text from a pdf file
I am using foxit PDF reader to view my text book. I would like to copy the text from the pdf file into a word document but it won't let me. I can select the text fine but the option to copy text is not available. I can copy text from other documents but not some. Is there a way to get around this protection in windows?
What exactly happens when you browse a website in your browser?
What happens behind the scenes when we type www.cnn.com in a browser and how does information gets displayed on the screen? A technical explanation would be highly appreciated.
How do I play audio through a Bluetooth headset in Windows 7?
I recently did an in-place upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 RTM. For the most part, things have gone brilliantly. The only issue I've been facing is regarding my Bluetooth headset, a Dell BH200. The laptop is an Inspiron 1720. I can get Windows 7 to pair with the headset, and even get the Bluetooth settings to show that there is stereo audio available. The problem is that the Bluetooth headset never shows up in my sound output devices list. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the Bluetooth drivers from Dell, tried turning on/off all of the features of the headset, removing the Bluetooth driver and letting Windows re-detect and install, but nothing has worked so far. I guess I should mention that the headset worked fine in Vista. How can I make it work?