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What is the hotkey to show Chrome extensions?
What is the hotkey to show Chrome extensions?
How can I apply a watermark on every page of a PDF file?
I have a PDF file and want to apply a watermark like the following on all pages and at 45 degrees: How can I do this?
Can I stop windows 7 from fading windows on alt-tab?
When you hit alt tab on windows 7 and stop for a second on a window, it hides all other windows. Is there any way to tell Windows 7 to use the old classic behavior?
How does a hacker in a public WIFI actually view your computer?
I've read that they can see what sites your viewing or even access your computer if you're connected on the same WIFI connection but how exactly?
Add a bookmarklet in Google Chrome
I am currently running Chrome 11. I have been trying to figure out how to add a bookmarklet (which should be dead simple) and it's driving me crazy. This is the site I'm trying to drag the bookmarklet from http://gridder.andreehansson.se/ First off it seems there is no such thing as the bookmark ba…
pipes vs. redirects
I've been using pipes and redirects for a long time and just realized that I don't know exactly how they are different. I just know that if you want to store the output in a file, then you use >. Otherwise most of the time you just use |. Can someone explain the difference between pipes and redirec…
Hide iTerm ScrollBar
How can I hide the scrollbar of my iterm console?
Java Control Panel does not show Update tab on Windows 7 x64
I'm running Windows 7 Professional x64. I've installed JDK 1.6.0u25 in the 32-bit version first, and the 64-bit version on top. The Java Control Panel does not show anything about updates; I can't trigger a manual update. Msconfig shows the jusched.exe autostart, titled "Java(TM) Platform SE Auto U…
Uninstalling Python 3 on a Mac
I installed Python 3 to learn Python and quickly realized that django isn't compatible with Python 3. How do I uninstall Python 3 on my Mac so that I can install a different version?
Where is the $HOME environment variable set?
I'm looking for the place where $HOME environment variable set. It is after login, to my mind. I'm using Linux debian 2.6.32-5-686.
Where in the registry does Windows store with which program to open certain file types?
After installing Adobe PDF reader, it opens files with the file extension. Ones' default web browser opens files and notepad opens files, etc. Where exactly in the registry are these filetype - program associations stored in the registry? In other words, how does Windows know with which software/pr…
How do you disable an upstart service in ubuntu 10.10?
In 10.10 upstart is being used instead of sysvinit. It's possible to remove annoying upstart services which you do not want by removing the appropriate file in /etc/init/blah.conf However, this seems a heavy handed approach. How do you correctly configure upstart to be able to selectively turn thes…
Converting or playing a .264 video file?
I recently bought a Chinese brand DVR (to record security cams). The DVR exports the video files with a ".264" extension. This is my first time ever dealing with this video format. Anyhow I've been trying to convert the videos to any other format so it will be easier to watch the videos. The proble…
What does "preparing for copy" do?
When copying large numbers of files in one sweep, windows requires quite some time to prepare the copy? The same happens when deleting large amounts of files. What is happening here? What preparations are going on there?
tar -C with a wildcard file pattern
Can I use the tar command to change directories and use a wildcard file pattern? Here is what I am trying to do: It works if I don't change directory (-C), but I'm trying avoid absolute paths in the tar file. Here are some of the other attempts I've made: And this is the error I get: I know there a…
Rsync new and changed files
Is it possible to have transfer all files in a directory that have changed or have been created? I don't need something as sophisticated as a CRC diff check; files with different timestamps and/or file sizes count as changes. I get the impression from the man page that it should be possible, but I …
Windows 7 - How to pin a .jar to the taskbar?
I have a .jar that I run frequently, and I'd like to pin it to the taskbar. I've tried pinning the .jar itself, and I've tried pinning a .bat file that has the command to run the .jar, but it doesn't work either. Is there a way to accomplish this?
fstab: When do you use the "dump" and "fsck" options?
I found a great tutorial on how to use fstab: http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fstab.html Using this tutorial, I was able to successfully get my SIMPLE mounting needs working. But during the article it says "I won't discuss [the dump and fschk options] in great length here (they would both need th…
Slipstream Windows 7 + Service Pack 1
I heard that Microsoft released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 yesterday. By sheer coincidence I planned to format and reinstall Windows 7 on my PC, next week. Is it possible merge (slipstream) the original Windows 7 installation and the new Service Pack 1 in a single ISO image? Note: Bonus points if you…
Internet Time tab has disappeared from the Date and Time applet of the Control Panel
Previously, there was an Internet Time tab on the Date and Time applet of the Control Panel, wherein one could force a query of an internet time server and also type in a different server from the ones supplied. However, this tab has now disappeared, and I need to have it back. I should mention tha…