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Windows 7 Administrator Command Prompt "Start in" Path
So, I know you can create a shortcut to an administrator-level command prompt (as described in this question), but what I'm seeing is that whenever I use such a shortcut, it always drops me into c:\windows\system32\ path. I've tried specifying that shortcut's properties to set the "start in" path I…
Trigger Task Scheduler in Windows 7 when computer wakes up from sleep/hibernate
I don't want task scheduler or whatever to wake the computer, but when I open the laptop back up and the machine wakes I'd like that to be the trigger that task scheduler or something uses to run an app.
Remote desktop connection without locking the remote computer
Is it possible to connect via Remote Desktop Connection to a windows 7 machine without locking the remote computer (I want to use the same logged in user)? Or is it possible to release the lock after the remote desktop session is closed?
In bash, how to sort strings with numbers in them?
If I have these files in a directory how can I list them in Bash so that they are in ascending numeric order based on the number part of the string. So the resulting order is , etc. What I'm ultimately trying to do is concatenate the pdfs with with something like the following but that doesn't work…
Make wget convert HTML links to relative after download if -k wasn't specified
The option (or ) will convert links in your web pages to relative after the download finishes, such as the man page says: After the download is complete, convert the links in the document to make them suitable for local viewing. This affects not only the visible hyperlinks, but any part of the docu…
How do you file a bug report for Windows?
I have come across an issue that I feel is a bug in Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7. What is the official process for submitting an issue to Microsoft from a consumers perspective as an end user of Windows?
Which trusted root certificates are included in Java?
Which trusted root certificates are included in Java, specifically Sun Java and IBM Java? How can I get the list myself? Does Java on Windows use certificates from operating system?
Set tab size in Microsoft Word
For some reason, on a document I have, the size of a tab has been reduced to almost nothing. This means that it is hard to determine the indentation level of a line. Is there anyway to change the sizes of the tabs for this section of the document?
Is there a way to determine the decompressed size of a .bz2 file?
Is there a way to print the decompressed size of a .bz2 file without actually decompressing the entire thing?
Video players that have frame by frame playback feature
What video players out there exists that have frame by frame playback feature ?
Bash command to cut output after x number of lines
I'm looking for a bash command, which I can use to limit the number of lines of a file or another command output. E.g. would limit the output of the ls command to 10 lines (in the example, the command "limit" is naturally a imaginary command, whose equivalent I'm looking for). Is there such command…
Why doesn't echo support "\e" (escape) when using the -e argument in MacOSX
When I try to print out some colored text using ANSI escape sequences via the built-in command, it seems that the escape sequence in the string I provide is interpreted literally instead of as the "escape" it's supposed to represent. This only happens in Snow Leopard -- the examples below work as i…
How do I stop services from starting on boot on Ubuntu?
I have lots of servers installed (Apache, MySQL, etc.), but I don't want them all to start at boot time (they drain power, and I'm on batteries most of the time). How do I configure this?
How to declutter and organize the cables on and under my desk?
Computer cables and external devices are a continuous source of frustration for everybody who likes a clean working environment. The more devices you add to your home office, the more disastrous the situation under the table becomes: cords falling behind the desk, ugly cables running along the side…
Time machine backup on S3
Is there any possibility to use Amazon S3 for Mac OS X time machine backups? Or in other words: Use S3 rather an external hard disk for time machine backups?
VirtualBox: using physical partition as virtual drive
Background: I am using VirtualBox installed on Windows 7. From within VirtualBox I am using Xubuntu as a virtual OS. The reason I chose this approach is so that I don't have to keep turning off Windows and rebooting from Xubuntu every time I needed to switch OSes. And VirtualBox's seamless mode is …
How do I write code of more than 1 line in the Python interpreter?
I have a problem coding Python in terminal. I'm just learning basics so I have no need to create .py files. In terminal I can run one line of code in the Python interpreter, but how do I write more than one line? Obviously if I hit enter, it enters the command and doesn't go down a line. I just wan…
Mac OS X (Lion) Chrome: shortcut for "Search With Google"
Under Keyboard Shortcuts : Application Shortcuts I've already tried with either "Search With Google" or "Google Search..." as the Menu Item (both of these for Application set as Google Chrome, of course). Also, even with Chrome as the default browser, the Search With Google (under Services : Search…
How can I find hard links on Windows?
I've created some hard links on my Windows 7 file system using mklink. It was some time ago and I can't remember for sure where, or which files. When I use Explorer, all files look the same. When I use the command line and type "dir", they all look the same. How do I find hard links? Or how do I de…
Automatically login and lock
I want to configure Windows 7 to login automatically after the computer is switched on. That's not because I'm lazy and don't like typing passwords. That's because I want programs that are configured to run on startup run automatically. But I don't want everyone to see my desktop, so I want my comp…