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Running program every 2 minutes with crontab
What does means in crontab context? I want to run my program every 2 minutes; is that what 2 * * * * means?
Outlook does not show desktop notifications on a message receive if e-mail is transfered to another folder with a rule
I have a number of accounts in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, a folder for each and a rule which moves message for appropriate folder. Also it has to show a desktop notification. But it doesn't! I have enabled an option to showing notification for root incoming folder but 99.99% of my messages goes to sub-folders and absolutely quietly.
Hibernating and booting into another OS: will my filesystems be corrupted?
IMPORTANT If you came here looking for an answer to this question, please read all the answers below. There are some testimonials from people who have lost data doing this. If you plan to do this regularly, I highly recommend that you test for yourself. Original Question Suppose I have Windows and Linux installed on the same computer. If I hibernate Windows, can I boot into Linux without corrupting the Windows filesystem when I resume Windows? What about the other way around? What if I hibernate one, boot into the other, and mount the hibernated filesystem read/write? Read-only? If this is unsafe, is there any way to detect the hibernated state of the other OS and prevent mounting its filesystem? Basically, how far can I push this before it breaks, and how dangerous is it near the edge? I think I know the answers to some of the above questions, but for other ones, I have no idea, and for obvious reasons I have not tested this on my own computer. If someone has tested these, please enl…
Is there a way to find out what application using most of bandwidth in Linux?
I'm looking for an utility that could show me how much of a bandwidth each process are using. It should just print the data and exit as I want to feed that list into conky.
How to UNIX sort by one column only?
I know that the -k option for the Unix sort allow us to sort by a specific column and all of the following. For instance, given the input file: Using , I get an output sorted by the 1st column and then by the 2nd: However, I want to keep the 2nd column ordering, like this: Is this possible with the command?
How can I prepend a line number and tab to each line of a text file?
How can I append a line number and tab to the beginning of each line of a text file?
What is the closest thing to Windows notepad on the Mac?
What is the closest thing to Windows notepad on the Mac? I'm using Leopard.
What is the longest file path that Windows can handle?
What is the longest file path that Windows can handle?
Can I paste plain text by default?
I regularly copy and paste text between spreadsheets, emails, browser windows, etc. I can't think of a single time when I've wanted to keep the formatting from the source text. I already know about the following workarounds: Use “Edit” → “Paste Special” → “Unformatted text” Paste to Notepad and copy from there Install a program that takes over the clipboard What I want is to tell Windows to just do this by default. Is this possible?
Which duplicate files and folders finders exist for Windows?
I need a free duplicate file finder/remover app, with ability to find duplicate files/folders by name and/or by size and to remove one of duplicates.
How do I reduce the size of a huge MP4 video?
I have a 4GB MP4 video file that I shot with the HD Flip Mino. How do I reduce it to no more than 1GB without losing too much quality?
Sublime Text 2: how to force all files to open in a single window?
I like using a single Sublime Text 2 window with multiple tabs. Currently, when I click on files in Finder that are openable via ST2, they open in separate ST2 windows. How do I force ST2 to open tabs in a single ST2 window for new files?
How to get shift+arrows and ctrl+arrows working in Vim in tmux?
This is all in iTerm2 on OS X. I used to have in my . This meant Vim in tmux did use 256 colors. And once I added then keyboard shortcuts with modifiers worked fine in Vim. Namely: that I mapped to switch Vim tabs, that I mapped to move ("bubble") lines, and which worked out of the box to jump by word in the command-line mode (e.g. when typing something like ). However, this setup had the problem that the Vim background color only shows behind text, as mentioned here. So I removed from my and instead put this in my : That fixed the Vim background color, but broke the keyboard shortcuts - they do unexpected things (move the cursor, delete text) instead. By using to insert the verbatim output from the key combinations (as described here), I was able to work around it: This makes the shortcuts work, but it doesn't feel like the right solution. Could anyone tell me what's happening here and how to fix it?
Explorer does not auto-refresh
When I create a folder or copy files, after the operation finishes I have to manually refresh the Explorer window (F5). For example, when I create a folder, I don't see the "New Folder" until I hit F5. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?
How to run a regex search on Google Chrome or Firefox?
How can I search for expressions like 'foo|bar' on webpages using browsers like Google Chrome or Firefox?
Is a file system just the layout of folders?
I have used Windows since childhood, and when I hear the phrase "Windows filesystem" I think of directories (folders) within directories, a folder called SYSTEM, a folder called PROGRAM FILES etc. Is this what the system is? Just the layout of the folders? And then I recently started using Linux, and my reference book says in the linux filesystem everything starts at root and branches off from there. How is that really different from Windows? I mean, it seems the linux system and the windows system are just two ways of setting up a directory tree. Is this what file system means?
Chrome: Hide Extension Errors in JavaScript Console
Is there a way to prevent extensions from showing up in the console of the developer tools window? It's annoying to be looking for JavaScript errors and have to ignore errors that are always there. I know from this question you can use Incognito mode, but I don't want to have to develop in a separate browser window with all of the shortcomings of Incognito mode. If there isn't a good answer to this, how do I run down the offending extension, short of turning them off one at a time?
Is keeping a KeePass file in Dropbox safe?
Is it safe to keep KeePass password database file in Dropbox? Database can have long (14+ alpha, numeric, special character) password and local Key file on machine or on mobile which is not shared in Dropbox?
How to rename a partition in OS X?
I'm able to erase a partition using the Disk Utility, but I want to change the name without losing data. How is it possible?
How do you check how much power a USB port can deliver?
Some laptops have a special USB port that can deliver more power than the other ones. However it is not always easy to identify which one is the good one, nor how much power it can deliver. So is there a good way to figure it out? I'm open to any software or hardware solution.