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Can I boot Linux from a VHD?
Is there some way to boot a Linux system from a VHD in Windows 7? If there is a way, how do I put it there in the first place? EDIT: To clarify, I'm not trying to run Linux in a VM. I'm trying to boot it in my physical machine, from a VHD, as I can do with Windows 7.
How do I get Windows to re-attach a USB device without having to plug it in again?
After I use the 'Safely Remove Hardware' notification area widget, how do I get Windows to re-attach a USB device (i.e. a USB drive) without having to unplug and plug it in again?
any way to improve Outlook snooze?
I'm locked in to Outlook 2007 at work, and I've had a pet peeve for years now. 15-minute reminders are de rigeur wherever Outlook is used, so let's say I have a 4:00pm meeting. At 3:45, I get a pop-up saying "meeting is starting in 15 minutes". The default interaction here is "remind me 5 minutes b…
What is the lifespan of an SSD drive?
Are SSDs comparable to HDDs for reliability and is there published research on this? Also are all SSD manufacturers at a similar 'reliability level'?
Is there any way to distribute x264 encoding jobs across multiple computers (to increase the encoding speed)?
Does anyone know of a current, active solution to encoding x264 videos across many computers (via the network) to increase encoding FPS? Brownie points for cross-platform and open source, but just so you all know, I usually use Windows. Programs that I have heard of, and why I do not believe they a…
How to delete a custom keyboard layout in Windows?
How to delete a custom keyboard layout in Windows? If the keyboard layout was installed using a Windows installer, you would normally uninstall it using its entry in the Add/Remove Programs dialog. The custom keyboard layout I want to delete was installed using a Windows installer (.msi). Due to an…
Moving the swapfiles to a dedicated partition in Snow Leopard
I have been able to move Apple's virtual memory swapfiles to a dedicated partition on my hard drive up until now. The technique I have been using is described in a thread on forums.macosxhints.com. However, with the developer preview of Snow Leopard, this method no longer works. Does anyone know ho…
Why create many partitions?
I have noticed that when installing Ubuntu some people create multiple partitions for directories. Like one for root, one for home, one for boot. What is the advantage to doing this over installing them all on one partition, assuming there is only one hard drive?
Where does Mac OS X store file association information?
I know there is a system preferences pane to manually modify the file associations in Mac OS X Leopard. However, I'm curious where does Leopard actually store these information? I'm not interested in methods to change them. I want to know the configuration file or database (like registry in Windows…
What are the locations of the various theme files in Windows 7?
Where are the locations of the various theme files stored in Windows 7? In specific, system as well as per-user theme files.
Is there a keystroke that can lock the Mac OS X screensaver?
On Windows I can hit Windows + L to lock my desktop. On Leopard there doesn't seem to be this capability. While I can set the screensaver to come on very quickly, I would like to hit a key combo to lock my computer.
Installing Microsoft ttf fonts on Ubuntu
I want to install a Microsoft Vista TTF font (lets say Consolas), on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope). How do I go about doing that?
How do I upgrade from Windows 7 RC to Windows 7 RTM?
I want to install Windows 7 RC. I know about the time bomb in June of 2010, where it will cease to work, and that a few months before that it will shut down every two hours. If I install Windows 7 RC, will I be able to upgrade it to a non-time bombed version? If I pre-order the RTM, will I need to …
Which routers do you prefer for DD-WRT or OpenWRT?
I'm aware of the giant Supported Devices list. I'm wondering which ones you all prefer (e.g., support for Mega install, cheap, reliable hardware, USB port, etc.) I've used an ASUS WL-500G Premium for 1.5 years, but I've been eyeballing the WL-520gU recently.
How can I run ALL HTTP requests through Charles Web Debugging Proxy - including command line ones?
I'm using the Charles Web Debugging Proxy software to debug HTTP requests. It works great with my desktop browsers, Chrome and Firefox, and it even sees HTTP requests that other programs make. When I run Charles and check the network config, I think I understand how it works - it just sets up a pro…
Shutdown Windows 7 without installing updates
Windows XP provided an option to shutdown the computer without installing any Windows updates. This convenient, time-saving option seems to be missing in Windows 7. Is it possible to shutdown Windows 7 without installing updates?
Utility to open TCP port to listen state
Is there some basic utility to open a specific network TCP port on my machine? I need to test how my program deals with ports in the listening state.
which file type to install my virtual hard disk in while installing a new machine on virtualbox?
I got some options like VHD, VMDK, HDD, and VDI is there a file type that is most commonly used and is supported by most other virtual disk software?
Pipe gunzip and mysql to gunzip a dump and import it
I have a .gz sql dump file (example: foo.sql.gz) that i want import in my database with the classic mysql command. foo is the database. How can i pipe these two commands in a single one? Tried but doesn't seem to work; i get
How do IP answer packets reach their destination inside of a private LAN?
This is a little theory question that has been confusing me for a pretty long time. Basically, if we are inside of a private LAN, and we want incoming packets to reach, for example, an HTTP server located on one of the machines, we forward ports so that incoming packets reach exactly that computer.…