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Can other people on an encrypted Wi-Fi AP see what you're doing?
If you connect to an open, unencrypted Wi-Fi access point, everything you do can be captured by other people within range. If you connect to an encrypted point, then people nearby can intercept what you're doing, but can't decrypt it. The person who runs the access point can intercept what you're d…
Non-Windows, non-Unix-like OS's?
Since most operating systems I've heard of besides Windows seem to derive their heritage from Unix, I've been curious whether any OS's with the following characteristics exist: Not generally considered Unix-like, i.e. wasn't designed with Unix compatibility as a primary goal, doesn't use X11 as its…
How to change I/O priority of a process or thread in Win7?
Process Explorer is able to show the effective IO priority of a given thread, but not change it. Seeing as IO priority support is a comparatively new feature, most programs don't set their own IO priorities. It appears that by default the IO priority is derived from the thread priority (rather than…
Which version of Emacs makes the best use of the Mac GUI?
On Windows and Ubuntu I use GNU Emacs, but FSF doesn't provide binaries for the Mac I have a decent version that came with Snow Leopard, but just running in the bash terminal. Is there a version that runs in a standalone window and is more Mac friendly? I downloaded Emacs Cocoa from Macports, but i…
Access denied even though I'm an Administrator?
My user account on Windows 7 is part of the Administrators group which has a full control permissions on C:\inetpub\wwwroot: However, when I try to create a folder in it, I get the "access denied" error. This is fixed by adding my specific user account to the list but that shouldn't be necessary sh…
Ctrl + Shift + N launches the default browser with the text on the clipboard as the url
I don't know, why this happens, but when I want to create a new folder (Win 7), I press Ctrl + Shift + N. It used to work before, but now, the shortcut seems to have been overridden. It launches the default browser with the text on the clipboard as the url. How do I fix this? EDIT: Fixed it. I noti…
How to write subscripts in Microsoft Office formulas
I have to write equations that have a lot of subscripts. What is the shortcut key in Microsoft Office to write subscripts in equations?
How to disable monitor auto detection in Windows 7?
I am currently running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with a dual monitor setup with an NVIDIA 7950 GT graphics card. One monitor is dedicated to this machine and the other monitor is connected to a DVI KVM switch. When I switch to my other computer, Windows 7 disables the monitor. However, when I switc…
How to disable "back" button on my mouse?
I have bought Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000. It's working just as I want it except that "back" button on the left side. I constantly hit it with the thumb and browser goes back. I am not used to this behavior, since my older mouse didn't have such a button. I just want to get rid of it --…
How can I open EPS files under Windows 7?
How do I view EPS files? I heard that Adobe Acrobat supports them, but that didnt work for me... I am using Windows 7 64 bit edition..
removing write permission does not prevent root from writing to the file
I just noticed on my Ubuntu machine (ext3 filesystem) that removing write permissions from a file does not keep root from writing to it. Is this a general rule of UNIX file permissions? Or specific to Ubuntu? Or a misconfiguration on my machine? Writing to the file fails (as expected) if I do this …
How will a router with NAT disabled behave?
I noticed that my home router has the option to disable NAT. How will the router behave with NAT turned off? Will it simply broadcast all incoming traffic to the subnet?
Release/renew IP address via Terminal in OS X
I am looking to release and renew my IP address in OS X 10.4 (Tiger) using Terminal. Essentially, I need the OS X equivalent of Windows': However, I need the interface to remain active during this process, so using ifconfig down/up will not work. I believe I can clear the IP address with ifconfig <…
How often does the DNS cache clear?
How often does the DNS cache clear on a Windows 7 machine?
how to bring a background job to foreground
in Linux/shell, how can I bring background jobs to foreground and vice versa?
How can I force only relative paths in "find" output?
I am attempting to create a script that can compress files with a certain extension in a number of directories into a single tar-ball. Currently what I have in the script file is: Where is the base path to search. This is fine except the paths are absolute in the tar file. I would prefer the paths …
Is there a way to move the taskbar to another monitor?
I am using Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 and three monitors. I would like for my taskbar to be moved to the third monitor. How can I get it over there instead of on my primary monitor?
Windows 7 Explorer: how to show total size of all files in current folder?
In Windows XP Explorer one can turn on Status Bar which shows, among other things, the total size of all the files in the current folder, or if the cumulative size of the selected files. How do I get the same at-a-glance information in Windows 7? Selecting files doesn't count as it stops after 15 f…
How to work around blocked outbound hkp port for apt keys
I'm using Ubuntu 9.10, and need to add some apt repositories. Unfortunately, I get messages like this when running : So, I need to install the keys for these repositories. Under 9.10 we now have the option to do this: See this Ubuntu help article for details. This is great, except that I'm running …
How to Insert a Null Character (ASCII 00) in Notepad?
I want to insert a null character (ASCII Value 00) into an open file in Notepad. A program that is reading this file is expecting 00 at the end, but it's getting the ASCII value for space - 20. How can I achieve this?