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How to find out which Firefox tab is using most CPU or memory?
There are times when the Firefox responds reluctantly. And it is not only when I have opened many tabs. But there are cases when I have opened as many as 20 tabs and Firefox is working fine and there are cases when I have opened just 5-6 tabs and Firefox behaves lazy. So, I guess it do not depend o…
How to center search results in Less, instead of moving matched line to top of terminal
When searching for terms in less, I'd like to see lines above and below a search result. Can less be configured to do this? Simple less usage is: - Open file - Search by typing "/" - Move to new search matches with "n" But each match is shown on the first line of the terminal. You can not see the l…
First column of vim highlighted yellow and won't go away
I have not defined a user vimrc, OS is redhat 4.6 and after a search and replace the first column in the editor is highlighted yellow and it stays that way as I close and open vim. This is the /etc/vimrc that came on the system. anyone see a bug or a reason it would do that?
When using grep from VIM, how to jump to results?
When using the grep plugin to VIM, I can search the current directory for all occurrences of a string within a set of files, like this: This outputs something like this: If I press enter, it just takes me back to my editor. What I really want to do is be able to open up one of those files and jump …
Has CPU speed already broken Moore's law?
I remember sometime around 1995 having a computer with CPU speed of 75 MHz. Then a couple of years later around 1997 having one that was 211 MHz. Then a few years later around 2000 having one that was like 1.8 GHz, then around 2003 having one that was about 3 GHz. Now almost 8 years later they are …
Enable Bottom-Right Numbers in VIM
I've noticed VIM on my Mac doesn't have the line/column numbers in the bottom-right corner of the window whereas VIM on Ubuntu does. Is there a profile setting I can use to get my Mac to show these numbers?
Stop Windows 7 Explorer from automatically expanding folders
Windows 7 Explorer can be opened in any folder from the command line. But, it automatically expands (on the left nav panel) the Favorites, Desktop, and [Username] folders. This makes it hard to see what's what in the nav panel. How can I tell Windows 7 Explorer to collapse those folders by default,…
How can I change the focus in Excel to the formula bar via the keyboard?
I like to avoid using my mouse as much as possible, but on occasions when I need to type directly into the formula bar I am currently forced to 'rattle the rodent'. Does anyone know a way to move focus from the worksheet cells into the formula bar with a keystroke combination?
Recursively rename files (change extension) in Linux
How do I rename all files in a directory, recursively, changing one file extension to another, for thousands of files in thousands of subfolders? I see a lot of commands that do almost what I want, but not quite. ...
Why won't Windows EXE files work on Linux?
What is different about the way Windows runs an executable and Linux runs an executable? Why did they have to be different? Besides, why don't Linux executables have a file extension? I'm not asking about how to make a EXE file work on Linux. I'm asking why it does not work.
What regular expression can I use to match an IP address?
With the following syntax I want to match all IP address in a file (from a script) The problem: It also matches words (IP) that have more then 4 octets: or How can I match a valid IP and only IP addresses with 4 octets? I can also use Perl – a one line syntax solution, if doesn't work.
Run Task Manager as another user (administrator)
Is it possible to run the Windows Task Manager as another user, for example, as an administrator? Our users run with limited privileges, so it would be helpful if I could use Task Manager as an administrator to kill a process if needed.
How can I print out a PDF substituting pixels for blue pixels?
I have no more black ink in my Canon MP560 printer. All other colors print fine. I need to print out an online train ticket. When I print it out, I can't see any of the page that is in black (most of it, all the text). I already printed it as a PDF so I can print it out later if I get some black in…
Straightforward, easy way to create symbolic links on Windows?
I need something supported at least on Windows XP and not requiring any new user downloads hopefully.
How to change screen resolution of VNC server without restarting it?
Is it possible to change the resolution of the viewer specified during starting of the vnc server with the geometry command line argument? I have a vncserver configured for a wide screen monitor but I want to view it on a 1024x768 screen.
Bash/ZSH: Undoing 'disown'
Is there a way to 'reattach' a process to the shells job table after it it has been 'disowned'? Edit: $SEARCHENGINE totally fails me. Doesn't look too good.
Password Cracking Windows Accounts
At work we have laptops with encrypted harddrives. Most developers here (on occasion I have been guilty of it too) leave their laptops in hibernate mode when they take them home at night. Obviously, Windows (i.e. there is a program running in the background which does it for windows) must have a me…
Why are there short and long alternatives for command line options?
Most unixoid commands feature short and long alternatives for command line options, like and , or and . Why do those two ways exist? One is shorter to type, the other is easier to read and understand. But every time I write a shell script, I need to decide which I want to use. Is it known why the t…
Flash overrides Firefox keyboard shortcuts -- how to turn that off?
I often cycle through my Firefox tabs using Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab. But whenever it reaches a tab that is running a Flash (or similar) plugin, Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab won't work anymore, because Flash has the focus and overwrites the general keybindings. I have to stop and click outside of…
Assign a shortcut to running a script in OS X
Does OS X provide an easy way to bind key combinations to commands which are typically run on the command line? For example, is there some way to assign ⌘ Cmd+L as a global shortcut to quickly lock my screen, possibly using ?