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Where on disk does the macOS system-wide dictionary store the list of words I added?
I added a lot of words to the standard Mac OS X system-wide dictionary on a given machine, and would like to transfer that specific list of words to another machine. Where / in what file(s) is that list of words stored?
How to create an inner border (stroke) in Inkscape?
I created a shape in Inkscape and set the border width to . The actual size is however with a border it's . How can I set an inner border on the object, not outer? When using Photoshop, the type is selectable (inner, outer or center border), however in Inkscape there isn't this option.
Is there a way to transfer thousand of small files faster on Windows 7?
I noticed that if I transfer a few large files between two hard drives, it's pretty speedy, at around at least 30 MB per second, but if I transfer thousands of files less than 5 KB, it is pretty damn too slow.. around 1 to 2 MB per second. Is there a way to speed up the copy/paste process with thou…
Force Windows XP to output only mono sound
So, the 'right' half of my pair of headphones broke (the transducer+wire are fine, but the earpiece broke on the headband and so the earpiece won't sit over my ear). So now the right channel is being broadcast to my cube neighbors when I wear my headphones. Yes, they look very silly. Is there a way…
Play a sound (maybe WAV?) from Windows line command
How can i play a sound (CPU Beep or wav, don't matter what) using the Windows cmd?
Linux Shell: Copy output into clipboard w/o using the Mouse?
Is it possible to copy the output into the clipboard without using the mouse? For example, I would like to do something like this: $ pwd >> clipboard
Is it possible to install the Helvetica font on linux?
I don't know too much about the licensing issues surrounding fonts, but I would like to install Helvetica on my machine for my own personal use. I haven't been able to find a whole lot about this on Google. There are a lot of Helvetica alternatives out there, but I want Helvetica itself.
How to pipe text from command line to the clipboard
I'd like to do something like ie. get to get the standard output of a command line program copied to the clipboard. Can this be done on a standard XP machine without additional programs?
How to disable line wrap in TextEdit
I can not find a settings in TextEdit to disable line wrap. I have found only wrap to page/window.
NumLock is completely useless, and I want to disable it completely on Linux
Forget all the rants about Caps Lock, Num Lock is the most useless key of them all. It's never, ever useful. You don't want to use your numpad as an arrowpad, since the arrows are 1cm away from it. Ever. There was a time when some keyboards had a numpad but no dedicated arrow keys. They don't exist…
Equivalent of bash's `source` command in Powershell?
To run a bash script line-by-line (so as to preserve environment variables, for instance), one does the following: Or: I have a PowerShell script that - among other things - sets the value of the prompt via function called . Simply running this script (".\myscript.ps1") does not change the prompt. …
How to swap stereo channels in Ubuntu?
I'm currently running Ubuntu 9.04. I wanted to swap the stereo channels, but I couldn't find that option in the Volume Control Preferences. Is there a way to do this without touching any configuration file? (I'm not allowed to log as root in this machine)
Set background image in xmonad
I have just switched from Fluxbox to giving xmonad a go, and I am definitely liking it. However, the one thing I haven't managed to do is to change my desktop background. I am using Ubuntu 8 (uh, can't remember the value after the point), and I installed xmonad through the package manager, and then…
How to install an updated version of PEAR / PHPUnit on Ubuntu?
Most tutorials online show how to install PEAR by doing this: This installs version 1.6.1. It works great because it's super easy! My problem is that I want to install PHPUnit and it requires PEAR version 1.8.1 so my install of PHPUnit failed. So how do I install a newer version of PEAR on Ubuntu?
Move files using just keyboard in Mac Finder?
As a Windows user in previous life, I kind of miss moving files using just keyboard. Is this possible with in Mac OS X? Edit: Related problem is navigating in finder using just keyboard without that this really hard. You open two windows using mouse then use keyboard is just the same as using mouse
Do USB or PS/2 keyboards respond faster?
Do USB or PS/2 keyboards respond faster in terms of end-to-end input latency, keystrike to character appearing on the screen? Related: Under either connection, is the time between keystrike to character appearing long enough to be perceptible? Under either connection, is it possible to strike two k…
What is the difference between fsck and e2fsck?
What is the difference between the linux disk error-checking tools fsck and e2fsck?
Is it a bad idea to use the same private ssh key on multiple computers?
I recently bought a laptop from which I need to access the same remote hosts that I do from my desktop. It occurred to me that it might be possible to simply copy the private key file from my desktop to my laptop and avoid having to add a new key to the files on all the hosts I want to access. So m…
Microsoft Office alternative for Windows?
Is there something similar to Office for Windows but free? I am student living on a budget, Office is not an option at the moment.
What is the Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface?
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate, and when I do ipconfig /all in the command prompt I get, in addition to the Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection that I expected, something called Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface. What is this? What can I use it for?