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View Filesystem Access in Real Time on Mac OS X
Had a sysinternals tool (filemon) for that, but now I can find something similar for the mac. I'm a developer and I basically want to debug "file not found" or "wrong permissions" errors.
What is the meaning of 'T' in the execution permissions of a directory?
I just found this confusing output of the command: I know 't' means sticky, but what does 'T' mean? How can I setup this bit for a directory?
prevent monitor switching when closing laptop lid
I got one of those little lilliput external monitors for my laptop. When I close the lid on my laptop, it switches the primary display to external monitor. I want to prevent it from doing this, and instead just blank both screens but not alter the monitor configuration. I looked at the Power Option…
How to setup custom DPI below 100% on Windows 7?
In another words, how to make fonts get smaller than the default on native LCD resolution?
Can I remove and put back the heatsink of my processor without reapplying thermal paste?
If I remove the heatsink from my processor temporarily, then later put it back without changing the heatsink or CPU, do I need to reapply thermal paste?
How to prove that an email has been sent?
I have a dispute on my hands in which the other party (landlord's real estate agent) dishonestly claims to not have received an email that I truly did send. My questions is, what are the ways to prove that the email was indeed sent? Thus far, the methods that I have already thought of are: Screensh…
Where is the .emacs file?
I downloaded Emacs 23.1 from GNU's FTP site. I untarred it and built it after configuring. I do not find the .emacs file in my home directory or anywhere in my system! Am I missing something?
Why is my command-line hash different from online MD5 hash results?
On a Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) PowerPC, if I do: on the command line, the result is: But if I enter hello into one of the online MD5 hash sites like http://md5online.net/, I get: Am I doing something wrong? If I want to use MD5 on the go, how can I make sure what I'm getting on the command line will…
Installing Windows XP from USB pen drive
I want to install Windows XP on my desktop computer (only XP), but my CD drive is not working. I've only found installation tutorials on how to install it on the pen drive rather than from the pen drive. How can I install Windows XP from a USB flash drive?
Setting up a column of "enum"-fields in Excel
I'd like to setup a column in excel with several fixed possible values (like 'in-progress', 'done', 'canceled'). I'd like to set it up so the only possible values in these column are from the fixed list, and it would be easy to pick one of these items whenever I try to edit a cell in this column (a…
TTY with 256 colors?
With URxvt and xterm it is possible to use a virtual terminal supporting 256 colors instead of only eight. Since my Intel GMA graphics card is well-supported by the KMS framebuffer driver, I am exclusively working on the TTY. Unfortunately it only supports eight colors although with MPlayer (-vo fb…
Does Microsoft Security Essentials replace Windows Defender?
Does Microsoft Security Essentials replace Windows Defender?
How do I enable/disable overscan on my TV in Catalyst Control Center?
I've connected my PC to my TV via HDMI (I've also tried using DVI). Whatever the resolution (anything from 800 x 600 to 1080p), the image displayed on the TV does not fill the entire screen surface; there's a black border on the edge of the image. This happens in both Vista and Windows 7. After a b…
How do you add an IP address/hostname pair to the host file in Windows 7?
Our network IT people hate us, so our IP addresses are not entered into the DNS lookup automatically if we run a non-Windows OS. How do I get my Windows 7 machine to find the non-Windows OS machine by using the hostname? In Windows XP, I added the hostname and IP address of the linux box to the fil…
How can I check the version of packages to be installed with apt-get?
After running , I get a list of the packages that will be upgraded. I would like to know the version number for one of these packages. (Not the current one but the one that will be installed). How do I get the version number of the packages to be installed?
Ubuntu's /etc/alternatives mechanism
I'm trying to better understand Ubuntu's /etc/alternatives mechanism. The basics are easy: it allow for multiple "providers" to be installed on the same machine, and configures which is the default. For instance if you have Java SE 5 and Java SE 6 installed /etc/alternatives handles which is your d…
Is is possible to get Excel to insert an absolute reference when clicking on cells to build a formula?
If you build a formula by clicking on a cell to insert its address into the formula, is there a way of making this reference absolute rather than relative? I've been using Excel for many years but never come across a way of doing this. I've tried the obvious SHIFT+ click, CTRL+click and ALT+click.
Configure Thunderbird to never send (or even try to send) HTML emails
Where can I tell Thunderbird always to send emails as plain-text, and never as HTML-formatted messages? I hate HTML-based email, and always do everything possible to send my emails as plain text. Thunderbird is always pestering me with questions like "This recipient cannot receive HTML..." or "In o…
How to track LAN usage? (AKA 'top for LAN')
There's an evil application that is eating ALL my upload bandwidth (I'm brazilian, it's only ~35kbps) for like 80% of the time my PC is turned on. I would like to know if there's any way to track this usage and discover what app is doing this.
Is an EULA enforceable?
I have always wondered about the legality of the Eula. How can it be enforced? Is it a legal contract? And is it valid in all countries? Not all countries have identical laws... I remember Psystar attacked the Mac OS X Eula. And in Germany, a company started selling PCs with Mac OS X preinstalled; …