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Create a symbolic link in the Mac OS X Finder
Is there a way to get the same functionality as the unix command in the Mac OS X Finder (OS 10.5)? I want to be able to create symbolic links while working in Finder windows without opening the Terminal. Note that the command in Finder is not what I want because those aliases cannot be navigated in…
How to protect a keyboard from a cat?
Question for any programmer—and cat lover—working from his home office. So many times my keyboard is taken over violently by my two cats who think it’s the right place for a nap. And almost every time when they do this I’m was in this precious 100% concentration phases before I get interrupted. I t…
How do I "cut" a file on OS X?
I'm a newbie on the Mac world and I'd like to know if it's possible to cut a file using a shortcut (like Ctrl+X on Windows).
Function keys on Dell laptop requires Fn+F1-F12 (default is multimedia/oem key)
In most dell laptop (e.g. Studio 1555, Inspiron 1545, Inspiron 3000, Inspiron N5010 etc) the F1-F12 keys at the top of the keyboard are dual function with Multimedia/OEM keys such as volume and screen brightness etc. The problem is, is that the Multimedia/OEM keys are the default, and you have to p…
Automatically run a script when I log on to Windows
How can I automatically run a script when I log on to Windows? I'd like to run something like this whenever I log into my computer: A bonus would be to be able to run the same script whenever I unlock the screen saver as well.
Greenscreen (aka chroma key) effect with a webcam?
This is not the blue screen of death I am speaking of, but the process called bluescreening (also known as green screen, or Chroma Key). It removes a particular colored background from an image so that it can be superimposed on some other video/still picture. If you have ever seen the weatherman st…
Is it worth cleaning the registry?
I have heard that you should keep the registry clean on Windows. Is this actually important or is it just myth?
Does Windows ReadyBoost have a meaningful impact on performance?
Does Windows ReadyBoost technology, available in Windows since Vista, have a meaningful impact on performance? Are there well-known benchmarks that compare systems with, and without? Does the speed of the USB flash device have a measurable impact on the performance gain? What usage scenarios may yi…
Firefox writes megabytes of data per minute to disk, why?
(accumulated I/O) on Linux shows after about 10 min. of browsing Internet: I'm quite surprised by the amount of data written to disk. I turned off to-disk caching, but it didn't make notable difference. I turned off / -- nothing changed. Is this rate of writing to disk normal in Firefox (10.0.1)? I…
Bash: can I set Ctrl-Backspace to delete the word backward?
When in shell (bash) - I want to have Ctrl-Backspace binded to "delete word backward". Is it possible? Edit: I'm using - terminal at KDE.
What is Chrome default cache size limit?
What is Chrome default cache size limit? Where it can be found?
What`s the difference between Intel 64 and AMD64?
Can someone explain if there is any difference between the intel64 and amd64 architectures?
How do I force group and permissions for created files inside a specific directory?
For files created from the testuser account in the /var/www directory, I need they have g+rwx as permissions, and www-data as group. How can I achieve this? I'm creating the files via SSH.
Use two columns in Microsoft Word separately
I want to do a two-column layout in Microsoft Word, but instead of the second column being written as a continuation of the first, I want the two columns to be written separately just like they were two different pages. How would you go about doing this in Word 2010?
How do I print an image at actual size?
I have paint .net and I got an image in PSD and PNG format and the print size it says is width 9.5cm and height 14.5cm. When I go to print, it shows up with that default Windows 7 print option where you choose full page, or wallet, all those template sizes etc. But I don't want that, I just want to…
How to tell full path of file on Mac?
I have a text file opened up in TextEdit, and I can't seem to figure out the full path of the file. Also, if I search for the file in spotlight, it doesn't seem to tell me the full path of the file either. I'm clearly missing something here. How to tell the full path?
How can I check which ports are busy and which ports are free on my Linux machine?
Is there any command line command or any other way to find and list out the busy and free port numbers on my Linux machine?
How can I disable "add application for mailto links" bar in Firefox?
Every time I log on to my webmail I see a bar like on image below. I don't want to add this as an application and it is pretty annoying to close this every time. How can I disable it permanently? The bar says this: EDIT: I tried to use Firebug to see what causes this bar to appear but with no luck.…
Error adding cronjobs in Mac OS X Lion
Until now, I have never attempted adding a crontask on my Mac. To my surprise, it threw an error.. How can I figure out why it's throwing that error? I'm running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2
Notepad ignoring linebreaks
Most documents I'm opening in notepad.exe under windows 7 lately, there are no linebreaks... everything just runs together. The same documents in any other program, even previewed directly in Explorer, will show the linebreaks correctly. this is happening with many .info files, .css, .js.. but not …