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make: Interrupt/Exception caught
I'm using Make from the MinGW distribution. It has always worked, but recently I've gotten the following error: And the respective part looks like this: I have no idea what causes this. Especially because it always has worked perfectly fine.
Can DisplayPort carry USB?
Are there any plans in current or future DisplayPort implementations to carry USB? I'm thinking that you could have your keyboard/mouse plugged into your monitor and then two DisplayPort inputs. The input would get routed over DisplayPort and your monitor would act as a keyboard-mouse switch.
How to open two independent instances of Foxit Reader?
I'm trying to open two PDF files simultaneously, in order to compare their contents, one on the right (Win→) and another on the left (Win←) side of my screen. Unfortunately I'm trying without success. I already tried to open another Foxit reader, using "open as", but nothing worked. May I have to i…
"Round corners" filter disabled in GIMP
I have an RGB image with one layer, and I want to apply Round Corners filter to it. However, the filter is disabled (look at the image). What am I doing wrong???
How do I make Safari automatically use a particular client certificate for an entire site?
Using client certificates with Safari present a number of problems: Safari asks to select a client certificate on each page of the site (annoying) Safari might even re-ask you to choose a certificate on a page you've already visited, particularly if you have to update your client certificate How ca…
How can I sign out of Skype from everywhere logged in to my account?
When using Skype, we can log in to the same account from multiple PCs. Currently I have one PC logged into Skype with my account. The problem is that it was a laptop of my relatives and I cannot access it for now. How can I sign out of Skype from everywhere logged in to my account?
"Bad owner or permissions" error using Cygwin's ssh.exe
I'm trying to use ssh.exe in Cygwin (in Windows 7). I copied a file into . When I run (for example, ) I get the following error: OpenSSH_5.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8r 8 Feb 2011 Bad owner or permissions on /home/[USERNAME]/.ssh/config How do I get to read my configuration file?
How to unplug a network cable that's stuck?
I have plugged a network cable into my PC to temporarily adjust some settings on my router. Now I can't unplug it. The cable is physically stuck in the RJ45 port. I've tried squeezing every part of it but it won't come out. Any suggestions for how I might remove it?
How to stop an unstoppable windows 7 service?
I have recently installed a program that deploys an agent which "protects" from peripherals. What it actually does at this point is to block any kind of media I plug to my PC. I've done some checking and I found the name of this service blocking my peripherals. So, naturally, I've tried stopping it…
How can I tell which Google Chrome channel I'm running?
Is there a way from within Google Chrome to know whether I'm running the , , or channel? I was experiencing problems with recent releases and decided to go back to . Now I want to make sure it worked. In "About Google Chrome" is says 14.0.835.186 m Does that stand for perhaps? By the way I'm on Win…
How to invert colors of a specific application, or window, only using Magnifier
The magnifier allows a user to invert the colors of the entire Desktop. Does anyone know how to invert the colors of just an application, or a specific window?
How do I copy a tab's title in Chrome?
I want to copy the title of a web page (or what appears within the tab, the part always visible) and paste that text somewhere. How can I do this in Chrome?
How to find out the current color theme in emacs
While emacs is running, how can I find out which color theme is currently in use?
Are vimrc and viminfo the same files but with different names?
Are and the same files but with different names? In every tutorial there are advices to change , but I don't have this file, only . Are they the same?
Why does Nvidia create UpdatusUser account and is this a security issue?
While doing a backup I have found out the existence of an account called UpdatusUser on my Windows 7 box. It doesn't appear in the account management section of the control panel. Searching on the web it appears to be related to some Nvidia driver. What is the purpose of this account? Does it pose …
How to configure ShrewSoft VPN to connect to Cisco VPN Server?
What are the steps to connect to a Cisco VPN server using the ShrewSoft VPN Client? It's important to note that there are different kinds of Cisco VPN connections: Cisco VPN with pre-shared key (IPSec) Cisco AnyConnect (SSL VPN) Cisco VPN with a file (IPSec) Cisco VPN with certificate (IPSec) I hav…
Shell script echo new line to file
I want to echo a new line to a file in between variables in a shell script. Here's my code: Right now, when I run my script, the file user.txt shows this: I want it to show: How do I do this?? EDIT: Here's my shell script:
How do I hide the path in command line prompt on Windows?
I'm working on Windows 7 using the cmd console. How do I hide the path in the prompt?
"Go To File" Feature/Plugin for Notepad++
Is there a way to get the Go to file... functionality from Textmate in Notepad++? For example, if I press Ctrl-T, a dialog box comes up, type in (partial) string and it filters through the files in the project. Or is there a Project Manager plugin that includes this feature?
How can I retrieve the Session ID from command line?
How can I retrieve the current user session ID via windows command line? In the tasklist under the users tab, each user is associated with a session ID. I want to retrieve this via command line so I can use it for a remote application.