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How do I change to a mapped network drive at the command line?
I have a networked drive mapped to "U:\" I want to go to that drive from a command line. However, when I try I get an error C:>u: The system cannot find the drive specified. How do I do that? Can I? Is there some Environmental setting I need to do?
Can the light at the bottom of an optical mouse damage your eyes?
Because I am using one as a christmas tree decoration and people look straight into it every day.
How can I open a new terminal window from a terminal in linux?
How can I open a new terminal window from a terminal in linux?
What is the difference between MultiCore and MultiProcessor?
Possible Duplicate: What's the difference between multicore proc and multiproc system? What is the difference between MultiCore and MultiProcessor please?
How to get a file's UTI from the command line in Mac OS X?
Is there a command line utility to which I can pass a filename, that will return applicable UTIs for that file? For example: might give me:
How to create batch file that delete all the folders named `bin` or `obj` recursively?
I have the need of deleting all & folders in a folder on my PC. So, I'm thinking of a batch file to do that but I'm not famaliar with batching file in Windows. Please help. [Edit] After discussion with user , I got to the current solution (still having problem though, see our comments): Create a .b…
What is the hotkey to put my Windows to sleep?
My keyboard doesn't have power-related keys. I would like to enter the hybrid sleep using the keyboard and only with a minimum of keystrokes. If there is none, how do I bind a hotkey to it?
How to disable flashing terminal in Mac OS
when i enter terminals commands etc and hit TAB (file name completion) the whole terminal window flashes rapidly (if there is no unique filename for example). This is not good since for some people this can trigger a seizure, and for me it causes really bad headaches. Is there a way we can disable …
How to make Notepad++ open each file in new window?
There is launch parameter that lets you open more than one instance of Notepad++, but how to make it launch a new window every time when I click on "Edit with Notepad++" or "Open With..." shell context menu?
Editing HTML source code with Google Chrome
In Internet Explorer I can open a local .html file and edit it by selecting "Source" in the "View" menu," make a quick change, and then "Refresh" (reload) the web page. How can I do that with Google Chrome? Can I have the .html file open in Windows Notepad? (I like notepad because it's really fast.)
Sudo - is there a command to check if I have sudo and/or how much time is left?
(Originally posted on Stack Overflow). They suggested I try here instead. Here's the original post: Sudo - is there a command to check if I have sudo and/or how much time is left? See title. I want a command that lets me query sudo. Ideally, it would return success if I still have sudo and false if…
How to convert a PDF document to an older version
What software exists can do this conversion? I work with some software that can't handle newer PDFs made with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro and other newer office programs. Price and platform doesn't matter as long as it's not too expensive.
Do harddrives slow down with age?
My (windows based) laptop is coming up to six years old now, and it still has semi respectable specs - Core 2 Duo 2.6ghz, 1gb Ram, 500gb HDD, 256mb ATI graphics card. Although the hardware is on its last legs, I am quite proficient with XP and keeping things nice and tidy. I have minimal start up p…
Windows 7 search for file with a special character in the file name?
I'm trying to find files in Windows 7 that have a parenthesis in the file name. However, when I type or or or I get either nothing or every file. Microsoft's "advanced query syntax" reference for desktop search mentions nothing about this. What gives?
Hdparm - Checking if a drive is spun down
Is there anyway to find out if a hard drive has spun down? I've been using the following command to spin it down after idle time: However I'm not sure it's working correctly and was wondering how to check the current power state to see if has correctly powered down.
How to get results from Memory Diagnostics Tool?
I ran the Memory Diagnostics Tool in Windows 7 64 bit. I have 16G RAM. It reported hardware problems. This is a new system with new memory. When the system rebooted I was expecting an icon in the task bar for the test results. I do not see it. I ran the test twice. How do I access the test results?
Is an LED monitor better for eyes than an LCD monitor?
Is an LED monitor better for eyes than an LCD monitor? EDIT: And if you are allergic to fluorescent light, is LED going to be better? I heard that LED doesn't uses fluorescent light.
Is there a wildcard for setting up an Outlook 2007 rule?
I would like to create a rule that moves anything with the words , where the indicates a wildcard to a specific folder. We have multiple systems that will be put in place of the . We have emails that will return that I don't want the rule applied to. I know I can create a separate rule for each of …
The ghost of icons past, should I pray to Saint William?
Possible Duplicate: Why do my shortcut icons get broken on Windows 7? I am fortnightly (or an approximation thereof) visited by the ghosts of icons, long departed. These apparitions only reveal themselves momentarily after I've logged in then vanish. Returning from whence they came. I've investigat…
Why is the size of a directory always 4096 bytes in unix?
I am sure a directory file has much less information than 4096 bytes. I know the sector size is 4096 bytes. But normal files smaller than that do exist. Why does Unix reserve 4096 bytes for each folder?