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Ubuntu: AMD64 vs i386?
I can't understand what these are even though I've read articles about them. Does it have something to do with 32 bits and 64 bits CPU? So why is it saying "AMD"64 and "i386"? AMD is a label just like Intel? So, if I've got an Intel Core 2 Duo (MacBook Pro), then I can't use AMD64 even though Intel…
How can I run a program remotely via SSH but display locally
Is it possible for me to SSH to another server in Linux (Ubuntu), run a program there but display it locally? And is it possible for me to SSH to another server in my terminal, and configure it so that all graphical programs (Firefox, Emacs) run in that SSH session will be displayed locally?
Emulate mouse wheel scroll with keyboard
Some programs (e.g. ms html help viewer) have zoom-in features that only seem to work when you mouse wheel scroll. Is there a way to emulate mouse wheel scroll using the keyboard?
How to avoid bit torrent to degrade my connection performance without limiting bandwidth usage?
The only way I found so far to have a normal web surfing, while the uTorrent is on, is to limit its bandwidth usage. There is a smarter way where the torrent can use the remaining bandwidth?
How do I add formatted code to a Microsoft Word document?
I need to write a document in MS-Word 2007 that contains a lot of examples of VB.NET and C# code. What is the best way of getting the code to look reasonable in the document? What styles etc do people use? (I do not have time to hand edit/format the code, and would be very happy if it just looked t…
How to stop OS X from switching input method (keyboard layout) automatically?
After using the wireless keyboard that comes with the iMac, I have switched to a MS Ergo Natural 4000 one. Surprisingly I had to install extra software as OS X could not work out which keyboard I had. After which I went into sys prefs and set the main input method to be "British - Microsoft" first …
How to access the system tray using the keyboard?
Is there a way I can access the system tray items using the keyboard in Windows XP?
How can I display the memory usage of each process if I do a 'ps -ef'?
In Linux, how can I display memory usage of each process if I do a ? I would like to see the 'virtual memory', 'res memory', 'shared memory' of each progress. I can get that via , but I want the same info in so that I can pipe the output to with my process name.
What does chkdsk do, exactly?
I have attempted to read a bit about chkdsk but I still don't conceptually understand what it does. From Microsoft: "Creates and displays a status report for a disk based on the file system. Chkdsk also lists and corrects errors on the disk. Used without parameters, chkdsk displays the status of th…
Virtual Desktop Manager for Windows 7
I'm surprised to still NOT see a build in feature to be able to utilized more then one desktop! I mean every popular OS has it build in! Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris and I'm pretty sure many others... that's really sad! any suggestions what would be a good suggestion for that?
How can I determine if the current version of Windows is either 32-bit or 64-bit from the command line?
What's the command line to find out if the OS is running a 32-bit version or 64-bit of Windows?
Tell `ls` to print only the base filename
This is the default behaviour of How do I make print only the basename? Like: Note: I prefer shell globbing over using as /net/nas/data/languages/pypm/sites/rex/free contains huge number of files and directories.
Can a mirrored (RAID-1) disk be plugged into another system to be read?
If I have disks in a RAID-1 array, can I take one of them out and plug it into a different system to be read? This means, on the target system, treating the disk from the RAID array just like an ordinary disk, regardless of any controller/driver support and without doing any rebuilding. The idea is…
Where do Start Menu\All Programs shortcuts reside?
What is the Windows 7 equivalent of each these Windows XP locations? Thanks!
How do I copy a link in Lynx?
I'd like to copy the current link to the system's clipboard or write it to a file. If it isn't possible, I guess I'd have to settle with opening it in an external browser (which I was avoiding in the first place, thus using Lynx), and then copying the opened URL. :-/
Change drive letter for CD drive on Windows 7
How to change the drive letter for CD drive on Windows 7? I want to map network location to the letter that is currently used by my CD drive.
How can I map Win + L to lock screen in KDE4?
How can I map the keyboard shortcut to locking a session in KDE 4?
Confirming that Windows 7 is using SSD optimizations
I took the plunge and installed Windows 7 on my computer. Even better, I installed it on my new Intel x25m (got to love that SSD goodness). Windows Vista was known to thrash, throttle, and otherwise wear out an SSD. Apparently Windows 7 addresses some of the more serious issues. However, I am more …
How to copy text from the cmd console and keep the formatting (with color)?
I want to cut and paste from cmd and keep the color information when pasting to another application. It's similar to pasting in most applications with formatting information. Is there a way to do this? Or can it be done with an app similar to cmd?
how can I tell vimdiff to ignore whitespace?
I made a number of changes in a file I'm working on, including indentation changes. I'm using to compare the file to the original version, and I don't want to see these changes, since they're basically cosmetic. How can I tell to ignore whitespace during the comparison?