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Find packages installed from a certain repository with aptitude
I'm in search for something analog to this question: Zypper: How do I display all packages from a certain repository? Since I'm on Ubuntu, I need an aptitude based solution: How can I get a list of installed packages from a certain repository?
Is there a Windows equivalent of the Unix "strings" command?
in Unix and Linux extracts printable strings from a binary file. Is there a version of this for Windows? I couldn't find one.
Can you disable the Ctrl-S (XOFF) keystroke in Putty?
I do a lot of ssh-ing, and periodically I hit Ctrl+S, which naturally sends an , and causes all kinds of problems (not to mention it takes a while for me to figure out what happened, then another while to remember that I need to press Ctrl+Q to recover. I would much rather instruct Putty to never e…
Can a Mac be used by multiple users at same time?
Can a Mac be used by different users at the same time? I mean to say that we have a single Mac but 3 users. Can they access the same machine remotely at the same time for developing applications on iPhone or Mac? Does Mac OS X server allow us to do this? If so, how do I configure it for that?
Freeze row and columns in Excel (at the same time)
How can I lock both column and rows at the same time using the 'freeze panes' in Excel? I can manage to freeze either columns or rows, but not both. I can do a similar thing with "split panes", but this isn't quite what I want.
How to add an empty folder in a Mercurial project?
In my project, I am using Mercurial and a folder in when the user can upload file. But since the user will upload files, the folder is empty. I don't know how I can add this folder to my project without putting any file inside. Do you know how I can do ?
Apply template to an existing Word document file
I have a bunch of really old system manuals that need to be updated, but I can't for the life of me imagine opening each one up and applying the styles, ensuring font remains same, size color, etc. I have a template saved (header and footer with logo, etc) and want to apply the standard header and …
How to open a browser from terminal
Can anyone tell me how to open a browser from the Terminal on a Mac?
How do I send SMSes from my computer through an Android phone?
I have an HTC Hero Android (European version) unlocked phone. Is there an app that will let me type away all my text messages on my PC and send the SMSes directly from the PC through my phone? I'm basically looking at something like a Nokia PC Suite's equivalent.
tee for Windows?
Does Windows provide the basic facility for copying standard input to an arbitrary set of files and then back out to standard output? I generally download a generic program, but curious if something like this exists in powershell or something like that?
Convert Unix line endings to Windows
I recently moved back to Windows from Linux. I have some files with CRLFs, some with LFs and some that are mixed. Is there a utility that will help me find all my Unix-touched files and convert them to proper CRLF terminated files? The utility must run on Windows, not Linux. I have already moved. I…
How do I press the Fn key using a PC keyboard on a Mac?
I am in a bit of a pickle. I am using a Dell keyboard with Mac OS X, and I would like access to my function keys while I'm using Terminal. A friend of mine has a new Mac keyboard which has a Fn key right on it, but when I press the same location on my keyboard my cursor simply turns into a question…
Change the spell-checking language on a PowerPoint presentation
I received a PowerPoint presentation with dozens of slides, each of them with a number of text boxes. Although the presentation is written in English, the language for spell checking is set to Canadian French. I’m trying to change the language to English, but even if I select all the slides and sel…
How do I connect to a network share via the Windows Command Prompt?
Is there any way to connect to a network share via ?
Make rsync use less bandwidth?
I use rsync to backup and synchronize network shares and my computer. I have this figured out. The problem is, when using rsync to transfer files, it uses all the bandwidth it can. I want to cap it's speed, so that I can use my connection for other things. Specifically, right now I am listening to …
How can I get Thunderbird to check subfolders on IMAP?
I have Thunderbird set up to use my Gmail account through IMAP. All works well and good, except for one problem: I have a group of gmail mail filters set up to redirect mail into different labels based on what it's for. However, by default, it seems Thunderbird only checks the Inbox for new message…
Keyboard shortcut to hide/show Explorer navigation
Does Windows Explorer in Windows 7 have a keyboard shortcut that hides or shows the navigation pane? It's pretty annoying each time to click Organize|Layout|Navigation pane...
Can you explain how to understand what the 'iwconfig' command displays in Ubuntu-9.04?
I'm having trouble making my wireless connection work, and I realized I don't really know how to use the tools I have, in this case, the iwconfig command in Ubuntu-9.04. Here is what I get when I run : "Network" is the name of my wireless network, by the way. But what does this all mean? How can th…
List all files in all subfolders
In windows, is there any way to get a list of all files in a folder, including all the files within all the subfolders?
Remove "Libraries" from Windows 7 Explorer
Windows 7 has this feature called Libraries. I do not use them and I am quite annoyed by the fact that they are the default "start location" in Windows 7 Explorer. How can I remove them?