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Use bluetooth keyboard to access/edit BIOS?
Can I use a bluetooth keyboard to enter BIOS and edit the values there? I'm thinking of two scenarios: A new machine - no OS (yet). So to me seems no possibility to pair the keyboard. Hence no access to BIOS? I have booted to an OS (Windows/Mac) once and paired the keyboard with the computer. Will …
How to make VMWare Workstation use multiple windows for VMs instead of tabbed display?
I'd like to display Virtual Machines (VMWare Workstation on Windows 7 host) as their own windows instead of as tabs in the VMWare Workstation menu, similar to how VMs are handled with VMWare Fustion on the Mac. This question is similar to this one, but I do not want to run the VMs in unity mode.
How can I pass my Windows credentials in cURL?
I'm writing a script that uses cURL to pull data from an internal web server. I can explicitly use --user combined with --ntlm and everything works well, but I can't get it to recognize whomever's logged in and pass it transparently. If I visit the same site in Chrome/Firefox/IE it immediately give…
Unix command to delete two folders at once?
What is the Unix command to delete two folders at once? Using ?
How to discharge static electricity before opening a computer?
Before opening a computer, I often hear advice to touch something that is "grounded" - a computer case for example, or a heating element - to avoid damaging the sensitive electronic equipment through static discharge. What exactly is true here, and what are the do's and don'ts. Touching what object…
Hide dotfiles in Windows
Is there a way to have Windows automatically hide any file that is dot prefixed (e.g. ".svn"), as it's done in Linux?
How can I enable onboard graphics AND dedicated card simultaneously?
My PC (Compaq Presario) has an onboard Intel 3100 which is pretty lame wbut would be useful for testing on, or a 3rd monitor. I've then got a nVidia PCIx card installed. I can't seem to find a way to turn both on at once... is it likely this is a BIOS limitation? Running Windows 7. The official pag…
How do I echo a TAB char on a command prompt
On a windows batch file, what is the proper way to echo a TAB? I know I can type the TAB char between entries, but most editors will display it as a sequence of spaces. Some will even automatically convert them to spaces, I'm looking for something more visual. Clarification: here means the real tab…
How to save all images embedded in email in Thunderbird?
In Thunderbird, how to save all images embedded ( MIME format) in email in one turn?
How to convert an MKV to AVI with minimal loss
To convert an MKV to AVI, I do two things. The first thing I do is this: or this: Either of these will convert the MKV to an AVI, but the problem is that the video does not play smoothly for some reason. That's fine though, because if I do one more thing it gets fixed: After I do this then the file…
How to delete files and folders that cannot be deleted?
I have a backup copy of a previous Windows' folder which only contains my original user and within 2 more directories: and . When I try to delete I get this error: When I try to delete , I get this error: I ran this in a cmd shell: attrib *.* -r -a -s -h /s ...but it did not help, nor did it return…
Measure script execution time
In Bash shell, is there a simple way for me to monitor the time taken to run a script and output the time taken?
On Windows, what filename extensions denote an executable?
On Windows, *.exe, *.bat, *.cmd, and *.com all represent programs or shell scripts that can be run, simply by double-clicking them. Are there any other filename extensions that indicate a file is executable? EDIT: When I jump into a new project (or back into an old project!), one of the common thin…
Why "LANG=C"? (not D or E or F)
In order to turn off localisation features one should set the LANG environment variable to "C". Why "C"? Where did it come from?
Command line to automatically crop an image?
By using Gimp's menu, you can automatically crop the image (removing white borders). I have a lot of images with white borders of different sizes. I want to remove them using Gimp in command line but I cannot figure out what the command is. Anyone has an idea? Maybe by using ImageMagick?
ssh and shell through ssh : how to exit?
I'm launching a distant script through SSH like this: Everything is going fine but once the script is finished, the connection is not closed. I Have to press CTRL-C to break the current connection. I've tried the "exit" command in '~/my_script.sh' and it's useless. I've tried the "logout" command i…
Make a pipe conditional on non-empty return
Is there a way to pipe the output of one function to another, but only if there is an output?
Can I use perl regular expressions in the vim command line?
I want to use perl regular expressions on the vim command line. For example, to capitalize the words on the current line, you could type:
How to scroll one page at a time in Linux at the command line?
In windows, you could do a to scroll one page a time. How does one do this in Linux?
Can IE9 Beta be installed side-by-side with IE8?
Can IE 9 be installed side-by-side with IE 8? If not what are some recommendations for using IE9 for testing?