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How to find my DHCP server IP address via a command prompt in Windows?
Linux has easy commands to find the DHCP server IP address via a command prompt. Is there anything for Windows?
How To Resolve IP Addresses To Domain Names?
I know it is possible to resolve IP addresses to host names but can IPs be resolved to domain names?
Is there a way to make the X button exit Spotify?
I've been trying out Spotify for the past few days, and have been annoyed that clicking the button in the top right of the window just minimizes it instead of closing it. In fact, even right-clicking it in the task bar and then selecting "close window" won't close it. Neither will Alt-F4. The only …
Use Notepad++ to change under_score_case to CamelCase?
I can write a regular expression in NP++ to find . I can use TextFX in NP++ to change case to upper and lower case by highlighting and selecting. How can I use either NP++'s Find/Replace or TextFX's find and replace to stitch these together and convert to ? I want to learn how to do this in NP++ no…
How to get into BIOS when USB keyboard is not powered and have no PS/2 ports?
Just got a new Windows 7 PC (64-bit) with an Intel DH67CL motherboard. It's been working fine but I decided I wanted to try to get into the BIOS. Unfortunately I can't do it because my USB keyboard isn't powered up on boot. I've tried 3 different keyboards and almost all of the USB ports with no lu…
How to keep in visual mode after identing by shift+> in vim?
Current it quits the visual mode after indenting once,which is very annoying.
Read all of the terminal command history in OS X
It would be great to access all my commands run in terminal on OS X so I can review and use as a running reminder sheet. I'm using Reverse-I-Search prompt, and have updated my .bash_profile to store all of my history as mentioned here on Mactoids: How to search Terminal command history. Start Termi…
In Gimp, how can I *throw away* outside transparent pixels?
In Photshop, if I copy a portion of an image with surrounding transparent pixels and paste it into a new canvas, it will have the outside transparent pixels removed, resulting in a tight canvas containing only the outer bounding box. Can I do the same thing in Gimp?
How can I evaluate the best choice of archive format for compressing files?
In general, I've observed the following: Linux-y files or tools use bzip2 or gzip for distributing archives Windows-y files or tools use ZIP for distributing archives Many people use 7-Zip for creating and distributing their own archives Questions: What are the advantages and disadvantages of these…
Can I enable scrolling with middle-button-drag in OS X?
I have a mouse with three buttons but no wheel. In OS X, is there any way (perhaps with addon software) that would allow me to use my third button for scrolling by holding it and moving the mouse?
How can I change the connection timeout setting in Firefox?
When I load a page which can't be connected for some reasons, before Firefox shows the error "The connection has timed out", I will wait for about three minutes. I want change the Firefox connection timeout value to 20 seconds. I found something here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1342310/wher…
Vim scrolls very slowly when a line is too long
I would never have thought that Vim would be so slow. All I have is the following long line: (Click image to enlarge) I run Vim (MacVim) under Mac OS X with the terminal app. Here is my vimrc. I hope that it has nothing to do with some of my plugins. If I break up the big line in the image, everyth…
How to detect a background program (in Windows 7) which steals active focus automatically?
A background process/program steals focus from my currently active application. It disturbs me a lot when I type in an app or control an app using keyboard or play online flash games in full-screen. I want to remove this program from my PC, but I'm unable to detect it. I've analyzed all processes &…
How do I install Maven 3?
I am using Ubuntu and need to upgrade to Maven 3 from Maven 2. Can someone please help me install Maven 3?
How do you search for tabs in the linux command less?
How do you search for tabs in the linux command less? I've tried but that only seems to search for the character .
Is it possible to override the command line's built in "cd" command?
Just about every time I 'cd' to a different directory on my machine (in this case, running Mac OS X 10.6.7) via the command line (which is bash), I immediately type 'ls' to get the list of contents in that directory. I'm trying to figure out a way to override 'cd' so that it changes to the requeste…
Is it possible to assign more video memory in VirtualBox?
I am currently using VirtualBox to run a Fedora 15 VM. While changing my settings, I allocated 128MB of video memory, as well as enabling 3D acceleration. Is there any way to assign more video memory? If not, why is it limited to 128MB?
How can I make my computer use more RAM?
I'm running Windows 7 64-bit with 8GB of RAM. The problem is, I very rarely use all of it. I do some video editing from time to time and it definitely comes in handy then, but for everyday use, I'm not making best use of it. Are there any settings I can change which will force my operating system t…
How to close buffer without closing the window?
I usually open a few windows and keep some buffers open. Since my MO in buffer exploring is to use quick shortcuts to and , I want to close unneeded buffers from distracting my buffer surfing. But the pain is, issuing and results in closing the window as well, in case I have multiple ones open. How…
How can I save a graph to a PNG or GIF file in Microsoft Excel?
How can I save a graph to a PNG or GIF file in Microsoft Excel? I know I can save as an HTML file and use the image created there, but I suspect there is a way that doesn't create other clutter of files I don't want. I'm happy to install an add-in if that is the recommended option. I'm using Excel …