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How to save a web page as MHT in chrome?
How do you save a web page as .mht in Chrome? I have Chromium 18. It's supposed to be possible but I can't figure out how...
Getting  and â characters in Linux PuTTY console
I am very much annoyed by â and  being outputted in the manual outputs of most commands I run. Can someone please suggest a solution? I am using PuTTY in SSH mode and my Linux server is customized by Amazon EC2.
Get total size of my hard drive in Linux, using the command line, without root permissions?
I'm trying to find out the total size of my hard drive using , but it prints the size of each partition and requires . Is there any way to get total size of my hard drive using the command line, without requiring root permission?
How does Windows processor affinity work with hyperthreaded CPUs?
How does Windows processor affinity work with hyperthreaded CPUs? Let's use an example (pictured) of a system with four cores, each with a hyper-threaded virtual core. Which cores correspond to each "CPU" below? Does (say) CPU 6 and CPU 7 below represent one core; the HT and the real core? If, for …
How to install NPM behind authentication proxy on Windows?
I need to run the latest version of Node and NPM on Windows. I installed Node 0.5.8 and downloaded the sources of NPM from GitHub. The steps I followed to install NPM were listed on its GitHub site but I have a problem running the following command: but it fails with the following error message: I …
Passing UNC username and password within a UNC path
Is it possible to pass the UNC username and password within a UNC path? Similar to how FTP and SMB support this: I am trying to get a (non domain PC) service access to a DFS path. Is there another way around this? I could bind the PC to the domain and run the service as a domain user but what if I …
How can I identify the culprit of my slow Windows shutdown?
My computer is taking a very long time to shutdown. How can I identify the culprit? I don't want to wait minutes for my computer to shutdown... Is there a program I can use to track how long it takes to shutdown?
How to limit output of ls to only show filename, date and size?
How can I use in linux to get a listing of filenames date and size only? I don't need to see the other info such as owner, permission.
What font is used on Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8?
What font is used for the interface in Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8? Is this font free to use?
How to strip EXIF info from files in OSX with batch or command line
I know there are several Windows programs to do this, and Photoshop has a "Save for Web" option which does this, but I want a command line or batch processing option for this. Any thoughts?
simple web proxy server for windows
I am looking for a simple web proxy server that anybody can use. I mean it should be executable and not commandline/service. Something like squid/polipo but with a windows interface. It should also be able to cache and should be free of charge.
How do I hide files from "All My Files" in Mac OS X v10.7 (Lion)
It should probably come as no surprise that their are certain files I don't want to appear in "All My Files" EVER. How do I get Mac OS X v10.7 (Lion) to ignore specific folders for its "All My Files" feature?
How do I find (and kill) process running on a certain port?
Possible Duplicate: Finding the process that is using a certain port in Linux I'm using Ubuntu Linux 11.04. How do I write a shell script expression that will find the process running on port 4444 and then kill the process?
Why do most routers not include local DNS?
I need to change my firewall/router, and I'd prefer something with built-in DNS to resolve queries on the local subnets. I've got a mixed Linux/Windows system, often with only one computer turned on, and I frequently have problems resolving local names. I don't want to keep a Linux box permanently …
How to drop all MySQL tables from the command-line?
Usually I open Terminal.app and connect to a remote MySQL database. Then I use this command to drop a table: But what I need is the command line to drop all tables in the database. If I use: I'll destroy the database completely and I won't be able to create tables again. Am I right?
How to create tar archive split into, or spanning, multiple files?
According to this page, one can let tar create a tar archive "split" into 100 Mb files: The problem is that this command will require you to interactively give a new filename for the next file, after the first file is filled. Anybody knows of a way to skip this interactive step, and let tar do the …
Reducing PDF File size
I took some photos and made a huge PDF of them on Omnigraffle (OSX). Now I need to email that PDF, but since every photo is 5MB, the file is huge. I don't need the high-res photos when I email it though. So what program will take my PDF, resize all the images to low resolution and save it?
Route the traffic over specific interface for a process in linux
Is it possible to route the traffic used by a process over a specific interface? For example, network traffic by download application should always use the interface whereas all other applications on the machine should use . Is it possible to have this kind of rule in Linux?
How secure is an SSH tunnel or connection?
I have often advised people to use an SSH tunnel to secure their browsing on open WIFIs or in other insecure situations. I was recently asked by a friend how secure a SSH tunnel is after I had suggested SSH tunneling. I stumbled a bit and reiterated "its secure". Even though he was satisfied with t…
How to resolve Windows Update Error 8024402F on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit?
I have been having the same problem with Windows Updates on 2 of my machines at home, both running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. One of the 2 machines is a brand new install, the other has run Windows Update in the past, but is also not working now. When I manually check for updates using the Cont…