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save in insert mode (VIM)
I am new to vim, Usually, I find myself wanting to save and stay in insert mode, rather than hit escape, and back into insert mode.
Running bat file at startup as administrator in Windows 7
I'm currently running a startup script in form of a bat file successfully in Windows 7 (I've inserted a new registry key entry with the bat file path as value in . Now I need to run another bat file at startup, but with elevated rights (as administrator), and without manually confirming a prompt. H…
How to fill fill-in forms inside Microsoft Word documents
Ever had to fill in a form electronically to apply something? Here is the scenario: You open must apply electronically for something You download a Microsoft Word document You open it and see that the document contains 'greyed-out fields' that you can only replace, write before or after, or double-…
How does VirtualBox's memory usage work?
I've been running several VM's with VirtualBox, and the memory usage reported from various perspectives, and I'm having trouble figuring how much memory my VMs actually use. Here is an example: I have a VM running Windows 7 (as the Guest OS) on my windows XP Host machine. The Host Machine Has 3 GB …
How to list encrypted files in Windows 7?
I somehow encrypted some files without meaning to, and because of it I can't backup my user folder to Mozy. Is there a way to remove the encryption from all the files or at least find out which one are encrypted? I'm runnin windows 7 ultimate 64bits
What is a subnet mask, and the difference between a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and 255.0.0.0?
My DSL/WiFi router provided by my ISP has an internal IP address of , the addresses provided by DHCP are in the format of . Now, I want to start using static IP addresses on my local network, and I don't know what to provide for the subnet mask. What is a subnet mask? Should I be using or as my sub…
JPEG vs PNG vs BMP vs GIF vs SVG
I would like to know which one of these formats requires less memory for the same quality of the picture, and what are the main differences between these formats.
Does Notepad++ have a minimap feature?
I'm not really sure what to call the "minimap" feature of a text editor. For example, Sublime Text has what I would call a Minimap feature. A skinny map on the left side where you can click to get to different parts of the file. Seems like there would be a Notepad++ plugin for this. Anybody know?
Find all user-installed packages
Is there any way to get a list of all user-installed packages on an Ubuntu system, i.e. the packages that were installed on top of the default installed packages? (The idea is to get a comprehensive list that can be used to install the same packages on a clean Ubuntu installation)
Windows file copy dialog: Why is the estimation so... BAD?
xkcd I know that the Windows copy dialog (in Windows XP) stores the copy in memory first, and it is still copying after the dialog closes, so the time is off, but why is the estimation of the time it will take to make a copy so inaccurate, even when memory copying has been disabled (in Vista and Wi…
How to install man pages for C standard library functions in Ubuntu?
In my university, I can do such things as: man strlen man strcpy man msgget man msgctl and a nice manual page appears. On my PC I get Any help on how to get those documentation pages into my computer?
How do I use 7-zip to backup files, but exclude some directories
I would like to use 7-zip to backup a directory, but I would like it to exclude all directories named ".svn" (anywhere in the source tree). Does anybody know if this is possible and in that case how?
Is Mac OS X/macOS open source?
I learned recently (on Super User) that Mac OS X uses the bash shell. I also know that OS X has a UNIX core. I was searching for information about OS X and Open Source on google, but what I found was this site which seems to include the source code for OS X. For instance, one of the links reads: Ma…
Why doesn't Ctrl+F4 work in Notepad++?
Why does Ctrl + F4 not close a document that has been opened in Notepad++? Is there a way to enable it? I have started using Notepad++ today and I expected Ctrl + F4 to close the current document as in most other applications on the Microsoft Windows platform (both non-Microsoft and Microsoft appli…
How to copy file path to clipboard?
Is there a way to copy the currently selected filename, including the path, to the clipboard? Ideally this would be through the right-click menu. Some degree of flexibility would be useful, like the ability to copy just the filename, path+filename, filename minus extension, etc. This isn't essentia…
What is the best way to turn off the Ubuntu beep permanently?
I've seen different ways to turn off the annoying Ubuntu beep but what is the best way to turn it off permanently through software?
What does the "Bitmap Caching" option do in the Remote Desktop Client?
This setting has always confused me: What exactly does the Bitmap Caching option in the Windows Remote Desktop Client do? I understand that it is supposed to improve connection performance, but how? Is it really that much of a difference?
How can I use ssh to run a command on a remote Unix machine and exit before the command completes?
How can I use ssh to run a command on a Unix machine and exit before the command completes? For instance, if I type ssh hangs on my terminal until sleep completes, even though sleep is run in the background.
How to determine the user and group of a daemon in Ubuntu?
How can I check the user and group for the daemon in Ubuntu? Or what's the syntax to find the user and group for a daemon running in Ubuntu?
How to remove a plain text protecting single quote from all the selected cells in LibreOffice Calc?
I've imported a CSV file having the first column to be date-time values in ISO 8601 format like for the first moment of the year 2012. Then, willing to make LibreOffice to recognize the format (as I was looking forward to plot a diagram), I've selected the column, chosen and entered the custom time…