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What damage will powering down instead of shutting down do?
What is it that Windows is doing when it shuts down? Assuming I've saved everything, what negative impact does powering down instead of shutting down properly have? We've all done it at some point and personally I don't know anyone whose machine has died as a result. (Just to be clear, I know I shouldn't, I'm just not sure why.)
Copy Excel worksheet and maintain relative cell reference in formulas
Another copy problem in Excel: How can I copy a Worksheet from WorkbookA.xlsx into WorkbookB.xlsx without the copied Worksheet still referencing WorkbookA.xlsx e.g. the formula becomes when copied over. I want to maintain "relative" cell references instead of "absolute" cell references (i shall invent this terminology in Excel world if it does not yet exists). Another possible alternative that I cannot get it to work is the option to paste cell "values" only. Excel treats "values" as calculated values rather than the actual formulas in the cell. If I choose paste formula, it still gives absolute references. More About Why I Need This: I have a production xlsx in use for daily operations. We constantly need to make "upgrades" to this xlsx and so one person may create a copy and his changes there for a single sheet. Concurrently, another person may also be making changes to another sheet. Given that these sheets have no dependant cells on other sheets, like a summary report, it is desir…
How to search inside PDFs with Windows Search?
I'd like to use Windows Search for searching through multiple PDFs in one go, but I see that in the Indexing Options' Advanced Options screen, PDF files don't have a registered IFilter: What is an IFilter, and where can I get the appropriate one?
I declined a single meeting occurrence in Outlook. How do I get it back?
I mistakenly declined a single occurrence of a recurring meeting in Outlook. How do I undo this and get the meeting back? I also had a look at How to get back a declined outlook invitation. But that question does not relate to my problem. As I have declined a single occurrence in a reoccurring event. I'm using Outlook 2007 on Exchange.
Why don't you see binary code when you open a binary file with text editor?
Why don't you see binary code when you open a binary file with text editor? For example, when I open an image with text editor, I see some weird characters and also some human readable characters; but the image should be encoded in binary.
How can I sort all files by size in a directory?
How can I display the files in a unix directory sorted by their human readable size, going from largest to smallest? I tried but it does not seem to work.
Can I make SSH fail when a port forwarding fails?
If I do a remote port forward, a la when a binding already exists on the port on the remote host, I get this warning: Is there a way to have ssh fail (i.e. exit with a nonzero return code), rather than just emit a warning?
How to list folders using bash commands?
Is there any way to list just the folders in a directory using bash commands? ( as the command lists all the files and folders )
How to use two audio devices simultaneously with Windows 7?
I have an audio connector on board (Asus P8H67-I) and an USB audio card (Teufel). How can I use the two devices simultaneously? As far as I can see I have to set one device to the standard output device. I am looking for a way to set both to the standard output device in order to hear on both the same sound. Any ideas?
Are Domain Name Server and Name Server the same thing?
I am slightly confused between DNS and Name server. Are they the same thing or is there a difference between two?
OpenWrt vs DDWrt
I have a router and I want to install one of these two firmwares: I read that I can install custom packages and do much more than I can with the original firmware. I would like to ask someone with experience in using both OpenWRT and DD-WRT which he would recommend and why. And to give a few reference points I'm interested in: reliability – network stability both on cable and wireless and on the usb drive performance – network speed, very important also usb drive speed configurability – the possibility to add extensions such as a torrent client, FTP, SSH, WWW and SVN server directly ease of use – the ease of installation and configuration of the router support/docs – how much info there is if you stumble upon a problem and you have to find some documentation, or if there's any free support (but that's a longshot) Of course I don't imagine that I will find the perfect firmware and that one is vastly superior over the other. Also if there's anyone out there who uses one of these firmwar…
.tar files without directory structure
I'm ing some files with the path . The resulting looks like this: But I want the file to be like the following: Do you know how I can achieve this while still being in another directory?
What's the difference between Vimperator and Pentadactyl?
I've been using vimperator for a few months and loving it (although it makes it hard for me to go back to primitive mousery on others' computers). I've seen that there's a fork called Pentadactyl, but I can't tell what the difference is. Is there any particular reason to use one over the other? Why was it forked?
How do I change HOMEDRIVE HOMEPATH and HOMESHARE in Windows XP?
I have got a laptop which is configured to have the user profile in a network drive. This is causing me a lot of headaches since the connectivity to my company is very slow. I want to relocate the profile of my user into a local directory. How do I do that? Those are the settings at the moment: The drive P is a network drive mapped to HOMESHARE. I can't find where windows is setting those environment variables, not even in the registry. The laptop is running Windows XP.
How do I recover lost/inaccessible data from my storage device?
What steps can I take to try to recover lost or inaccessible data from any storage device? Answers: This applies to any computer storage device, e.g. internal/external hard drives, USB sticks, flash memory. The most important thing is to STOP using it until you have a plan. Any type of I/O can ruin your chances of a recovery. So no formatting, no chkdsk and no 3rd-party in-place repair tools! Start here. Click here in case you suspect corruption or bad sectors. Click here in case you suspect mechanical issues. Hard disk failed, no backup - how to proceed with data recovery? Partition RAW or LOST/DELETED SSD, SD, USB Flash Drive (NAND) data recovery specifics
Binding a command in tmux without using the prefix key
Is it possible to bind a tmux command to a key combination and use it directly without first pressing the prefix? I find too cumbersome to switch panes, so I was wondering whether I could bind for example, to switch to pane #1. Or perhaps there may be a way to make the shortcut in the terminal emulator to send when I press ? Thanks!
How to track url redirects in the browser?
When I type in my browser and press ENTER, this website redirects me to , from there to and then I finally landed on . These redirection happens at the website end, I am not aware where I am going. But I finally landed on this URL: . I want to track all the URLs my browser sees. I am not seeing it in my history as its redirect at website end. Is there any firefox addon or some tool which can track this for me?
How can I switch from forward to backward search in Vim?
In Vim, I know that will search forward from the cursor, with and repeating the search forward and backward, respectively. I also know that will search backward from the cursor, with and repeating the search backward and forward, respectively. My question is, if I've done a search, and I want to re-run that as a search (so I don't have to keep holding shift to move forward), is there a way to switch the previous search's direction without retyping the search term?
fsck an ntfs drive in Linux
Is there a way to fsck/chkdsk an NTFS drive from Linux?
Would like to change audio codec, but keep video settings with ffmpeg
I have a video for which I'd like to convert the audio codec to AAC 320 kbps / 44.100 kHz. What would I use for ffmpeg switches such that all the video settings and codec remain the same, but only the audio codec and settings change? Here's my video: Many thanks in advance! One thing with ffmpeg I've never been able to grok is how to just "tweak" files without having to regurgitate every little setting for things you don't want changed.