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Linux find/search root partition ONLY?
Say I need to do: and say root partition is mounted on ; however, let's say I also have 250GB partitions ( , ) mounted in - AND another location that I cannot currently remember. Say, also, that I know the file I'm looking for is on . Obviously, the above command will also descend in and that other…
Bulk Deleting All Messages in a Folder in Microsoft Outlook Web Access
Possible Duplicate: Multiple delete in Microsoft Outlook Web Access How do you delete all messages in a folder in Outlook, preferrably through Web Access? I left my Outlook account unattended for several days (on vacation) and when I got back I found several folders with over 5k emails, mostly erro…
Show hidden files in Finder but not on desktop with Mac OS X
I'd like to see the dot hidden files in the Finder but not on the Desktop, is that possible? ( and on my desktop really annoy me.) I'm using Snow Leopard (Mac OS X v10.6).
Vim: insert empty line above current line (not open, i.e. without entering Insert mode)
is there a way of inserting a new line above the current, without opening the line (so without entering Insert mode)? That is, like "O", but without opening.
How do I get a 300Mbps connection over 802.11n?
I just bought a new wireless setup, consisting of a Cisco E2000 router, Edimax 7718un USB adapter for my laptop and an Edimax 7728in PCI adapter for my HTPC (which isn't in a location I can run cat5 to). I have to stay in the 2.4GHz band because I have an iPhone and a Wii that will need to connect.…
7-Zip compression on multi-core computers
Does 7-Zip take advantage of multiprocessor or multi-core systems when compressing? For example, would there be a close to 16 times speed-up on a 16 core system assuming no disk or memory bottlenecks? Or is it is limited to 2 threads (2 times speed-up on systems with more than one CPU or core)? Edi…
How can I see which DLLs included in Windows contain icons?
When changing shortcut icons it's useful to know which DLLs and EXEs included with Windows contain icons, but there are so many DLLs (especially in System32) that it's difficult to find the ones which contain useful icons. Which DLLs or EXEs included with Windows (any flavor) contain icons?
Remove "Show Desktop" button next to the clock in Windows 7
Windows 7 has a new "Show Desktop" button all the way at the edge of the system tray area. Is there any way to get rid of it? I never use it because I just press Win+D instead, and it's kind of annoying to me.
How do I copy text from a dialog box?
In Windows sometimes I get an error dialog with long text. Manually typing out the exact details of an error message can be an annoying and lengthy process. Is there way to copy text from a Windows dialog box?
How to install grub into an .img file?
I did the following: created an empty .img file with dd associated it to /dev/loop0 with losetup created a partition in it with fdisk formatted such partition with mke2fs copied a custom GNU/Linux system into that partition Now I'd like to make the .img file bootable by installing grub into its MBR…
Replace newline character with another in Word 2007
Using Microsoft Word 2007, is it possible to replace the newline character ( ) with some other character? What about vice versa? (That is replace a character with the newline character).
Unpause application in Mac OS X
I tried parsing a gigantic XML file and I ended up running out of virtual memory. The OS put all my applications on pause and gave me a screen to shutdown applications to free more space. I killed the XML parsing application and now have tons of space but I can't resume my paused applications anymo…
How can I copy multiple files over scp in one command?
I have to transport a lot of files from one PC to another (both Linux). I would like to use for that, but only allows for transferring one file at a time. How can I do this? I have No possibility to use rsync or any other protocol No possibility to use passphrase-free certificates (but have a certi…
How to assign permanent drive letters to removable USB hard drives
I have scripts that expect specific drive letters for hard drives. Windows sometimes assigns the different drive letters (e.g. I expected my Maxtor drive to be E:, but it's now F:, therefore my scripts will fail), depending on the order of how the drives are plugged into my laptop. In Windows 7, ho…
What are the essential tools you always have handy when attempting to fix someone's PC?
Specifically, I'm interested in knowing what tools you keep loaded on your thumb drive when asked to deal with a family member or friend's personal computer issue? Off the top of my head, I can think of things like: AVG Advanced WindowsCare SpyBot etc. ...but this question is not necessarily limite…
Make the background black, not white on Linux/Mac OS X Terminal?
All I want to do is make the background for Mac OS X's Terminal Black so that I can run a Perl script with Terminal and have the background black for that. How would I do this for Mac OS X? How would I do this for an average Linux?
Removing file / folder link after using "Save As..." then "Web Page, complete"
When you right-click save-as a web page in FF, the page is saved along with a folder containing any associated media that page needs (images, js, etc). My problem is that I want to reorganise the associated media folder, but wherever I move this folder, the saved .html file is moved as well. ARGH! …
Alt + Shift as language switch on OS X
Is there a way to bind alt shift to switch keyboard layouts on OS X?
How to disable maximize-on-top-drag?
In Windows 7, if you drag a window by its title bar to the top of the screen, the window maximizes. This annoys me -- if I am dragging a window to the top of the screen, it is because I am positioning it so I can see it and something else. If I want to maximize, I'll click the maximize button. Does…
How much swap is a given Mac application using?
Is there any way to tell whether a particular application running on Mac OSX (10.2+) has some of its memory swapped out (i.e., to one of the files)? And how much? Bounty (150 rps) Simple question. The first correct answer will be accepted if I see it with less than 2 days of expiration of the bount…