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What is the origin of the hard drive light?
In practically every computer I've had, there's always been a light to display hard drive activity. What's its origin and original use?
Why erase file with random patterns instead of all 0's or 1's?
Computer files aren't actually removed when they are deleted on Windows. The address pointer is simply released and that space freed for overwrite later. For sensitive information, it is recommended that you erase it with a scrubber that obscures the file first. It turns out that these scrubbers wr…
Enable Emacs-like keybindings scheme for all QT applications
As for GTK apps under Gnome environment it's possible to set all applications to use Emacs-like input scheme: I wonder if it's possible to adjust input for all QT apps in a similar way.
How can I select and delete lines of text in vi?
If I want to select particular text of line and delete lines, how can I do that in vi (give the simplest means)?
How can I set user environmental variables (such as PATH) from a non-administrator account on Windows 7
How can I set user environmental variables (such as PATH) from a non-administrator account on Windows 7? On Windows XP I could go into the Advanced Settings in the System Control panel. However, on Windows 7 I get asked to provide an Administrator password.
Anyway to use SSMS to connect to MySql?
I've grown to love SQL server management studio (ssms), I realise that it is not naturually compatible, however is there a way of connecting to MySQL? Perhaps using an ODBC connection? I realise there are plenty of MySql admin tools, but it would be great to use SSMS. Thanks for the help
Simple utility to rip ISO's on Windows (7)
I'm after a really simple utility to rip ISO's from CD's and DVD's on Windows 7. Ideally it would be very small, free and have no spammy-ness to it (no advers, no nags etc). A simple right click of the DVD drive then convert to ISO... Any recommendations?..
How can I generate a UUID from the command line in Windows XP?
How can I generate a UUID from the command line in Windows XP? Something like "uuid" or "uuidgen" in Linux.
use of gnome-keyring-daemon without X
I'm wondering if it is possible to use gnome-keyring-daemon without X. Normally it will present a graphical prompt in order to acquire a password for the keyring; is there a way around this? I'd like to be able to use ubuntu one without having to start a graphical session and type in my password.
How to Use 3 Monitors
Right now my setup has a nice big 24" flatscreen in the center with a 19" flatscreen to the left. But I have a big gaping hole on the right. I have a 3rd monitor to put there, but I'm not sure how to get the computer to recognize it. Do I need a graphics card with 3 ports? Can I span the monitors o…
Use Windows default icon with Notepad++
I do like Notepad++, but I hate its icon. I'm very happy with Windows icons for txt/ini/... files, and would like to keep them. How can I associate Notepad++ with all supported filetypes without changing icons? With Notepad2, the problem did not occur.
How do I add startup applications in Lubuntu/Lxde?
I want to add Gnome-Do to my startup applications in Lubuntu 10.04 and the only reference I've found on the net is to edit /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart. But surely there must be a way to do this on a user basis?
how can I check which version of vim I have installed?
I'm running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. How can I check which version of vim I have installed? Ideally I'd like to know a general solution for checking software versions via the command line.
How to scroll up and look at data in GNU screen
I am using a mac (snow leopard). I am a ruby on rails developer and I watched a screencast on GNU screen and am trying it out. So far I like it. On a window when I start server I get to see the log messages. However I can't seem to scroll up. I do get a scroll bar. However when I use the scroll bar…
Finding other computers on network over command line
I've got a handful of Macs on my home network, and shell access to only one of them from the outside. How can I figure out what IP address of the other machines are?
List printers from command line to text file
Is there a command that can be used from the command line to output a list of the printers installed and their location, if mapped, to a text file? Or perhaps a program that I can run from the command line that would do this?
What the heck have I done to my Excel sheet (and how to undo it)?
I have a lot of Excel sheets for all sorts of things - but none has ever acted up like this one here: This used to be a totally normal Excel 2007 sheet which I was able to resize, maximize etc. - but not anymore. The MDI child window is fixed, both in position and size. I cannot move it around, mor…
Efficiently remove the last two lines of an extremely large text file
I have a very large file (~400 GB), and I need to remove the last 2 lines from it. I tried to use , but it ran for hours before I gave up. Is there a quick way of doing this, or am I stuck with ?
VLC shows two windows for one video
I've updated my VLC Player on the Mac and now I have two windows for one video. How can I disable this, so it works the old way?
How to enable find-as-you-type behavior?
Ok, I just need Total Commander 'quick search' feature to be enabled. How can I do it?