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How can I move a folder from one directory to another in Windows command line?
I need to a folder into the ProgramData directory. Is there a way I can see it as unhidden? If not, what's the command to move one folder (name_of_folder) into another (c:\ProgramData) in Windows Vista? Thanks.
Photoshop causing other programs not receive ESC key
When I run Photoshop CS4 on Windows 7, other running programs don't receive the ESC key (I noticed in PuTTY and Total Commander's Lister). When I close Photoshop, they start receiving the ESC key again. I tried multiple keyboard layouts, no change. Photoshop is an out-of-box install, no settings ch…
How can I check if a domain uses DNSSEC?
DNSSEC has been deployed on some topdomains now. But how could I see if a site/domain is using DNSSEC? Is it shown in the browser? or is there any windows or linux command to see it? or a tool for it?
How to add a new kernel to grub2
How can we add a kernel to grub2? i knew the stuff we could do with the former versions, but it seems to have changed. What files should we edit?
Prevent Outlook 2010 Insert Picture resizing image
When I "Insert Picture" a JPEG in Outlook 2010 it automatically resizes the image and, I think, recompresses it too. I realise this would be useful for photographs or for people who try to email 1MB BMPs but I would like to email around an image at the original pixel size without recompression. Is …
vim and TeX filetypes: plaintex vs. tex
I open files with Vim, but some files are recognized as and others as . Why is this? What is the trigger that recognizes the file as tex, which has the highlighting I want?
How can I export all my Terminal.app settings from one Mac to another?
I want to set a group of terminal windows, each one with personalized colours, etc. How can I move the whole Terminal.app setting from one computer to another? Where are they stored? Can't see them in $HOME/Library/Application Support/ nor in /Library/Application Support/
boot Windows from GRUB rescue
This is my situation: installed Ubuntu without a CD (using unetbootin) dual boot installation (Windows XP+Ubuntu) didn't like the installation and decided to boot into Windows and delete the Linux partitions forgot to fix the from within Windows Now, when I boot, I am stuck in the GRUB rescue limbo…
Cannot use F10 key in Midnight commander running in OS X's terminal
I connect to my server from Terminal in Mac OS X 10.5. When I run Midnight Commander there I cannot use function keys like F10 to close MC even I cannot use mouse to control MC. Any idea why function keys don't work ?
How do I format my 8 GB USB drive to FAT/FAT16 in Windows 7?
I already tried , diskpart, Disk Management and HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. Do I really need to buy a smaller capacity drive? Can't a formatting tool ignore the area beyond 2 GB? My Asus netbook's BIOS update requires the USB to be formatted as FAT16, and I couldn't get the various Asus BIOS u…
Converting a PDF to black & white with ghostscript
Similarly to this question: Convert a PDF to greyscale on the command line in FLOSS? I have a PDF-document and want to convert it to pure black and white. So I want to discard halftones. To convert to grayscale with ghostscript I can use this command: What do I have to change to get monochrome e.g.…
How can I use an old PATA hard disk drive on my newer SATA-only computer?
I've got some old hard drives I'd like to connect to my new computer to quickly transfer gigs and gigs of data from the old drives to my nice large new drives. The old drives are PATA/IDE/ATA and the new computer's motherboard only supports SATA drives. I found this PCI IDE raid controller card. Wi…
PID number in Task Manager can't be found
i tried running to check what are the connections which are established. I saw two and they have PID numbers. When I checked it in my Task Manager, I couldn't find those PID numbers. Is there any way to find them?
Open with Notepad++ as Administrator Context Menu
I'd like to add an "Open with Notepad++ as Administrator" context menu for all files to Windows 7. I've tried the solutions listed here: Run a program from context menu with admin priveledges (vista UAC) with minimal success. I'm running windows 7 home premium 64-bit. Does anyone have either more e…
How to remove table in MS Word while retaining the text inside of it
Is it possible to remove table in MS Word, while retaining the text inside of it? I'm using Word 2010.
Laptop's internal keyboard as an external one?
Firstly, let me say that I've never seen how a laptop's internal keyboard interface with the motherboard. Hence the question. The thing is I use an external keyboard and monitor, but I like how internal keyboards are, and I simply can't find a decent external keyboard that makes me happy. So it jus…
What's the shortcut to Device Manager?
What is the shortest route to Device Manager?
What do do when Linux gui freezes
I'm running Gnome with compiz in Ubuntu 10.04. Sometimes the gui will freeze. I can move the mouse, but I can't interact with programs. The only thing I can do is go to a terminal window with Alt+Ctrl+F(n). From there I login and do a sudo reboot. What else can I do at the terminal instead of reboo…
How do I create a tar file in alphabetical order?
I want to create a tar file where all of the directories and files are processed in alphabetical order. This is for the entire directory hierarchy that's being tarred up, so it would start by processing the first directory alphabetically, and then sub-directories in there alphabetically, etc. I loo…
How can I add the option to install updates and restart in Windows 7?
I can't believe this has not been asked, but I couldn't find the question... When Windows downloads updates I get the option on the shut down menu to: Install updates and shutdown Shutdown Restart Sleep Hibernate but no option to This seems crazy to me, as I can't see any times I would want to inst…