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Flipping the Removable Media bit -- alternatives to BootIt?
There's a utility called the Lexar BootIt utility that flips the Removable Media Bit on certain USB flash drives. I want to flip the bit on my USB flash drive (it's supported) but really am not too comfortable downloading this utility from random file-sharing sites, nor do I see a license anywhere …
How to draw truly vertical or horizontal lines in PowerPoint
I use PowerPoint for drawings and diagrams. When I try to add a vertical straight line, it is always slightly tilted (~2 degrees). I have the same problem when I am trying to draw a horizontal line (88 or 92 degrees rather than 90 degrees) I would like to force the line to be 0 degrees (truly verti…
How can I hide the toolbar in Notepad++?
I never use the toolbar in Notepad++. Is there any way I can hide it? I'm talking about this part:
Permanently delete files from a flash drive
I heard some people mention that files are deleted from flash drive for good, there is no tracing back. Is that really true? If not, how do I permanently delete files from it? I have a sensitive file on a flash drive and before passing the flash drive around, I want to make sure nobody will be able…
How do you remove MacPorts and all the packages it has installed?
I have installed MacPorts on my Mac OS X Lion, and I would like to remove it. There should be no more trace of MacPorts? Is there a way to do this?
How do I tell what version and edition of Windows is on the filesystem?
I am attempting to recover an old computer that won't boot and I'm not sure what version of Windows it is running. How do I tell simply by examining the file system? I am fairly confident it is either Vista or Windows 7. There is a small chance it is Windows Server 2008.
Can I rename a Vagrant box?
I misspelled the name of a box when I added it to my box list: Can I rename the box without repackaging it?
Command-line video editing in Linux (cut, join and preview)
I have rather simple editing needs - I need to cut up some videos, maybe insert some PNGs in between them, and join these videos (don't need transitions, effects, etc.). Basically, would do what I want - except, I use 640x480 30 fps AVI's from a camera, and as soon as I put in over a couple of minu…
Selecting whole word using keyboard only
Suppose that I'm writing some text and the caret is in the middle of a word. I would like to be able to select that word without using my mouse. (Using the mouse, simply double-click on the word.) I have found the following, but it's kind of clunky: Ctrl + ←: to go to the beginning of the word Ctrl…
How do I use 7-Zip CLI for Windows to create .tar.gz archives?
How can I use the 7-Zip CLI (7za.exe) on Windows to create .tgz archives, as I use on Linux?
Is it possible to wipe SSD with strong magnetic force?
I know it is possible to wipe a hard disk, but I'm wondering if something similar can be done to SSD disks as well?
How do I stop Apple Mail from opening because of iCal appointments?
I use only webbased Gmail for mail, but Mail.app keeps popping up as a result from iCal-appointments that have a e-mail reminder setting. I also get these reminders from Gmail anyway and I would like to disable the Mail.app program altogether. I'm kind of fed up of doing "forcequit Mail.app" from A…
Linux command to concatenate a file to itself n times
I've taken a plain text file book from Project Gutenberg (around 0.5MB) which I want to concatenate to itself times in order to generate a large text file that I can benchmark some algorithms on. Is there a linux command I can use to achieve this? sounds ideal, but doesn't seem to play too nice wit…
How can I customize keyboard shortcuts in Thunderbird?
I would love to get hjkl movement and some other vim-like keybindings, like / for search, if possible. I'm aware of Dactyl's thunderbird project, but it looks like it's in alpha. Similarly, Mutterator looks like it's not being actively developed anymore, and doesn't work with Thunderbird 7, which i…
What is the difference between &> and >& in bash?
What is the difference between and in bash? did not mention the latter one. Is it really a redirection operator? Or does someone know a more complete tutorial?
Can you change the location of the Desktop folder in Windows?
Right now the files on the desktop are located in . So when I go to that folder in Windows Explorer and create a new text document, it would appear on my desktop. What I need is something like this: I want the files on my desktop to be in another folder (let's say ). Is this possible? (Windows 32-B…
Linux – cannot remove owned file with 777 permissions
I've couple of files that I cannot remove using command. I'm the owner of those file and the group assigned to those files is also a group my user is in. What's even weirder is that I can edit their content and I can change the permissions for them, but I can't move or delete them. Can anyone tell …
How to disable top left hotspot corner in KDE?
I'm using KDE 4.7 (from the repo) on Arch Linux 3.0-ARCH. It's very annoying that when I move my mouse to the top left, thumbnails of my windows appear. This is especially annoying with Firefox, I made it borderless so I can click on the tabs easily, I just have to move my mouse to the top. How do …
How can I pipe output of ffmpeg to ffplay?
How can I pipe the output of ffmpeg to ffplay? At the moment I use a workaround in bash :
Can you specify git-shell in .ssh/authorized_keys to restrict access to only git commands via ssh?
I'd like to be able to use a ssh key for authentication, but still restrict the commands that can be executed over the ssh tunnel. With Subversion, I've achieved this by using a .ssh/authorized_keys file like: I've tried this with "/usr/bin/git-shell" in the command, but I just get the funky old er…