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How can I export all email addresses I have sent to from Outlook or any other Email Client?
I would like to export a list of email addresses of people I have previously sent mail to. I don't think there is a way to do this without an add-in. I tried a tool called Gwabbit and it did not do what I needed. There are some answers here based on the NK2 file and utilities that read it, but it's…
How do I mount ext2/ext3 partitions in Mac OS X Snow Leopard?
Is there anything that will natively allow read/write on an ext2/3 partition within Snowie? Just don't want to get a Linux box to mount, and then access via samba. Although I could perhaps through VMware Fusion … and then share it back… Anyway to do this natively?
What is Gnome / KDE etc?
I have been on Windows my entire life. Without getting too technical, what are these things? When I search on the net, I get some technical results. I simple do not understand what these things are! I work on Windows and completely miss the point when this lingo is used. How is Linux different from…
Can I use a different signature in Outlook for internal versus external mail?
Our company requires use of a specific signature (with an image) for external e-mail and would like to use a different signature for internal e-mail (without an image). Is this possible with Outlook 2007?
How can I compare big files under Windows?
I'd like to compare two files under Windows, each about 1Gb in size. I tried Total Commander and WinMerge, but both ended with Out of memory errors. I'm running Vista Home Premium 64bit with 8GB of RAM so memory should not be an issue.
Is flash drive wear a significant issue?
My netbook has a flash drive instead of a hard disk drive, and I'm using Ubuntu Netbook Remix with ext3 as the file system. I've read some articles concerning flash drive wear, and the main concerns seem to be: The amount of write cycles - each cell can be written to only a limited amount of times …
Focus Follows Mouse or Sloppy Focus on Mac OS X
"Focus follows mouse" or "sloppy focus" is a feature common to X11 window managers on Linux/Unix, including GNOME, KDE, CDE, XFCE and window managers like Enlightenment, Fluxbox and Window Maker. It is also available via TweakUI on Windows. Some individual applications on OS X, like iTerm support i…
Copy directory contents using 'cp' command
How do you copy all the contents of one directory into another? For example: The problem with the above is that the globing pattern '*' matches the hidden directories '.' and '..' and you end up with a directory 'olduser' inside 'newuser', as well as the contents. You could also do something like t…
Windows Task Manager equivalent for Mac OS X?
My MacBook seems to be really slow these days, no matter what I do. On Windows I had so many choices to figure out what's taking memory, CPU cycles and what not and take action appropriately. Wondering if there is an equivalent alternative for Mac OS X for what Task Manager is for Windows?
Backing up Google Chrome
Having recently switched to Google Chrome, I was wondering what files and directories I should be including in my backups to make sure that bookmarks and history are included. Along the same lines, is there a process to restore these settings on a new install? This is on Windows Vista.
Is it possible with Google searches to ban any and all results from a domain?
Is it possible to configure Google somehow to permanently ban search results from domains that I know 100% are never, ever going to make me happy? Something cookie/session based maybe? E.g. I want to ban (permanently, forever and always) results from . Every time I click results that take me to the…
How can I disable Ctrl+Shift+W on Chrome for Windows 7
I just accidentally pressed Ctrl+Shift+W again and lost some work. I like using CTRL+W for individual windows, but I never want to close everything. Is there a way to disable this on Chrome?
What are the differences between the Windows 8 editions available on MSDN?
My DreamSpark account shows me several download links for Windows 8. I am not sure what is the difference between them and which one is suitable for me. Microsoft Windows 8 with Apps 32-bit Microsoft Windows 8 with Apps 64-bit Microsoft Windows 8 Debug/Checked Build 32-bit Microsoft Windows 8 Debug…
Delete specific cookies from Google Chrome?
How can I delete specific cookies from Google Chrome? I have cookies from a website that recently got updated, and I need to clean up the existing cookies, but I don't want to delete any other cookies that I have in the browser.
How to delete 1 history item from Chrome for Mac OSX
I have tried the following: Click History menu item > Show Full History > Search for item speedtest.com > Tick checkbox next to speedtest.com > Click Remove Selected Item > Restart Chrome Now when I type speedtest into the chrome search bar I still get speedtest.com as the first item!?
Why must a computer have a BIOS?
The BIOS software is built into the PC, and is the first code run by a PC when powered on ('boot firmware'). When the PC starts up, the first job for the BIOS is the power-on self-test, which initializes and identifies system devices such as the CPU, RAM, video display card, keyboard and mouse, har…
Is it possible to access files "shadowed" by a mount?
In Linux, is there a way to access files on a mounted filesystem that have been "shadowed" when another file system was mounted over a subdirectory? E.g. The solution of my dreams would not require elevated permissions or be specific to a certain file system, but I'll take whatever scraps I can get…
How to configure PuTTY to display these characters?
I need to display symbols above in Windows 7 using proportional fonts. However, some symbols are not properly displayed. This particular example is using . I have English(US) set in my regional settings. Update: The ultimate goal is to show in PuTTY this As you can see on the left side there are ma…
How to open a list of URLs in Firefox or SeaMonkey?
I have a list of URLs in a text file, for example, I wonder how to open them each in one tab in Firefox (or SeaMonkey), without the hassle of creating a new tab, copying into address bar and hitting return for each URL? My OS is Ubuntu 10.10. Both command line and GUI solutions are welcome.
Convert from MOV to MP4 Container format
I have a digital camera that records nice 1080p H.264 format but unfortunately it uses the MOV container format. Basically I have nothing but the camera and VLC that play this format natively. Is there a tool out there to convert the video to a format by just replacing the container format? That'd …