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Batch convert Word documents to PDFs
How do I batch convert many Word documents and have them saved as [originalfilename].pdf?
How do you find the Ubuntu version (release number / name) from the command line?
How do you find the Ubuntu version (release number / name) from the command line?
How can I control two computers with the same keyboard and mouse?
How can I control two computers (with seperate monitors) with the same keyboard and mouse? Is there a software solution to this? Can the computers be running different OSs?
Login with Linux FTP username and password
What's the command for logging in with FTP all with one line? says: Password required for username:password
How can I watch a side-by-side 3D video in 2D?
I have a 3D movie ( ), with side-by-side 3D, and it works just fine at home. Now I want to see it at my friend's house, and they don't have a 3D system. Is there any way to crop one of the sides on VLC or convert it to 2D? My friend uses a Mac, but I can use Mac OS X or Windows 7 to play the file.
Bash script to delete files older than x days with subdirectories
I'm trying to delete a ton of files older than x days. Now I have a script to do that But this will also delete the subdirectories. There are a ton of folders but I would like to keep them, and delete the files older than 10 days within the said folders. Is there a way to do this?
SSH Reverse socks tunnel
can make a socks port at local machine, which pass the traffic to the remote, then to other places. , listen port at local machine, pass the traffic to "host:hostport" from the point of view of the remote machine. is the counterpart of , which listen port at remote machine, and pass the traffic to …
Hide files in Linux without using the dot
I wish to hide files in Linux without using the dot, since it's possible in Windows. Is there a way to do this?
Why is my /dev/random so slow when using dd?
I am trying to semi-securely erase a bunch of hard drives. The following is working at 20-50Mb/s But seems not to work. Also when I type It only gives me a few bytes regardless of what I pass it for bs= and count= Am I using /dev/random wrong? What other info should I look for to move this troubles…
KDE - move app window between monitors via keyboard
I'm looking for a utility that moves app windows between multiple monitors in KDE.
How to change the transparent background grid in GIMP?
When a layer in GIMP is transparent and there are no opaque pixels behind it, you see a kind of default grid indicating that this part of the image is "transparent", like in the centre here: Is there a way to change the look of this grid, or are you stuck with the default "light grey/dark grey"? I'…
Difference between Virtual Machine and a Hypervisor
If you Google the term "hypervisor" you get endless definitions that state a hypervisor is also known as either a virtual machine monitor or a virtual machine manager, and that it is a form of hardware virtualization. But, being brand new to VMs and their concepts, this is a fuzzy definition for me…
How do I parse a nonstandard date format in Excel?
I have a column of date-like string values in the format , such as . I need to convert these to Excel date serial numbers so that I can use them in formulas. DATEVALUE isn't able to recognize this format; I just get when I try. It also does not take a custom date format (unlike most programming lan…
Limit an Excel cell to one of two possible values
I would like to create a cell format for one cell to only allow the value "yes" or "no" for this cell. How could I do this?
Simulating the Windows key on an old keyboard
I'm using a very old keyboard that doesn't have a physical Windows key — it does have a 5/180° connector and an AT/XT switch on the back — but I don't want to completely miss out on the functionality of the Windows key. Is there some group of keys in Windows 7 Pro that simulates Win when used toget…
Does running commands verbosely make them slower?
I've found myself using the flag for lots of applications less and less (especially for trivial stuff like and ). However, when I did and I was, say, unzipping a large file, it would take longer than when I didn't use the flag. I assume this is because the terminal has to process the text and I'm f…
Is there a command to find out the available memory in Windows?
I am looking for a command that returns the available physical memory in Windows. I tried "systeminfo" but it takes too long and returns a lot of unnessesary information for me. If there is not any command for this what would be the best way to obtain it in a different way using command prompt?
How do I stop Chrome sending Cache-control: max-age=0 when I hit enter?
I'm on a slightly flaky connection and I'm trying to improve my browsing experience with the use of a local proxy. According to my research, however, if I hit 'enter' in my browser on an existing URL, it'll send a header to the proxy, which will, in turn, make round-trips to the server to revalidat…
How to display a list of network shares shared by a Windows computer
I have a Windows 2008 server with various software packages installed on it. I want to know what network shares my server is sharing (and I want to know that from within the server, not by trying to access the shares from another computer). Does anyone know how to do that?
Sublime Text Keyboard Shortcuts
Is there a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts for use in Sublime Text 2? I'm specifically looking for shortcuts that grant me the functionality of the arrow keys, the Home, Delete (NOT Backspace) and End keys without moving my hands off of the home row...