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How to create a dummy sound card device in Linux server?
I want to run Linux program that require a soundcard, on a server, which has no soundcard. Is it possible to create a dummy soundcard? I am totally unaware of Linux sound system internals. Please point me in right direction. I have followed this example: http://alsa.opensrc.org/.asoundrc but it did…
Is it safe to use a regular marker (Sharpie, etc.) to write on a CD-R disc?
In the past I've used a special CD-R marker to write on CD-R's. But I'm wondering if it's OK to just use a regular felt-tip marker (Sharpie, etc.). (Obviously, a pen that you have to use pressure with (ballpoint, etc.) would NOT be safe.)
Changing the page layout and canvas size in LibreOffice Draw
This is probably a simple question, but I don't can't find how to change the page layout (e.g. horizontal vs vertical) or the canvas size in LibreOffice Draw. Is this possible at all?
How to create a directory hard link in Windows?
I was trying to create a directory hard link (not a symbolic one). I've tried this: but it's telling me Access is denied. I don't understand how is access denied because I'm running batch as administrator. How do we create a directory hard link? ==Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
List members of a Windows group using command line
I would like to get a list of "normal" users in the Windows command line. By normal, I mean the users that appear when logging on to the computer. Thus, disabled accounts, accounts like System, and others that an average PC users would never log into, would not be in this list. I also need to know …
Logitech M705 left mouse button doesn't stay down when pressed
I'm nearly sure that this is only solvable by replacement of the device but I'd like to vent the issue. About 9 months ago i got a nice Logitech M705 mouse. which inspired me to add paging via scroll wheel to my mupdf and now i think i wouldn't like it any other way. well, back to the present. The …
SATA drives: What is the difference b/w IDE mode and AHCI?
I just built a PC for the first time. My Gigabyte motherboard notifies me after the POST that I have SATA drives operating in "IDE MODE". It asks me if I want to switch to AHCI mode to allow hot swapping. What's the difference?
Browsing cookies during a Chrome incognito session?
It seems that when in an incognito session with Google Chrome, you can't directly view the cookies, since going to the preferences, the non-incognito Chrome session is focused, and the settings page is displayed there. Naturally, none of the incognito-cookies are shown there. Is there an easy way t…
Is it possible to run an old 16-bit DOS application under Windows 7 64-bit?
Possible Duplicate: Why 64 bit OS can't run a 16 bit application? How do I get 16-bit programs to work on a 64-bit Windows? Here at work my new development machine is Windows 7 64-bit (so I can use extra memory and run VMs). However I have a dilemma: it appears that 16-bit DOS programs do not run u…
7-Zip command line: Extract silently/quietly
Possible Duplicate: How to disable the output of 7-Zip? I want to use from a command prompt to silently/quietly extract an archive. I do not want to use third-party scripts or APIs. Does 7-Zip have native support for quiet command-line extraction?
How to see if USB stick has MBR?
I have a USB stick supposed to be bootable, but the computer does not boot it. I suspect that there is no MBR (Master Boot Record). How do I test if this is so, preferably from command line in Linux.
Execute a terminal command without saving it to .bash_history on OS X?
This site says that on Linux you can add a before a terminal command to keep it out of . This does not seem to work for Mac OS X. Does anyone know of a way to execute a single command on the Terminal without saving it to history? I don't want to clear the history.
What are the meanings of /usr/sbin, /usr/local/sbin and /usr/local/bin?
Let's get clear with all bin and sbin folders(from filesystem hierarchy standard): is for system-level binaries is for other system-level binaries mostly for the boot loader and system administrators is for not essential binaries - this is where mess starts - not essential tools for for system admi…
Missing eth0 Ethernet interface in Ubuntu — can't connect to router
I'm having trouble getting my Ubuntu 10.04 machine (Sony Vaio VGN-SR490) to connect to the Internet by way of an Ethernet cable connected directly to my router. I'm able to connect to the Internet using this same cable using a Windows machine, so there's something wrong with the way Linux is config…
Is possible to boot on PXE over a WiFi device?
As I know it is possible to boot up some bootable images (like Linux, Clonezilla, management applications and others) over a PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) server with an Ethernet device (802.3). Can the same thing be done with an Ethernet WiFi (802.11) device? I tested with my notebook but my…
Color Cell Based On Text Value
An Excel column contains a text value representing the category of that row. Is there a way to format all cells having a distinct value a unique color without manually creating a conditional format for each value? Example: If I had the categories , I would want all cells containing to be a particul…
Disable the activation of the menu bar when Alt is pressed in Windows 7
In Windows 7 how can I disable the function that activates the menu bar when Alt is pressed? Are there some registry values to modify this behaviour?
Windows 7 equivalent for ntrights.exe
What is an equivalent for on Windows 7? I need it to be able to be run from the command line.
Windows 7: Command Prompt won't CD into a network mapped drive
Possible Duplicate: Using cd Command in Windows Command Line, Can't Navigate to D:\ When I'm in cmd, I try to go to a mapped network drive that i have such as cd x:\ or cd y:\ and it executes with no error and just gives me back to C:\Users\Adam. Any idea why?
Automatically executing commands when a command-prompt is opened
I am looking for a way to execute some console commands automatically when a command-prompt is opened in Windows, specifically to set some command aliases. For example, when a command-prompt is opened, I want a command such as the following to be automatically run so that I can use instead of . How…