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Automatically Disable Windows 7 From Indexing .svn metadata
There is a known issue with SVN repositories and the windows indexing service fighting over .svn metadata files. Here for more details. How can we set it up so there are automatically no problems having subversion repositories indexed by windows (Vista/Win7). (We don't want to have to manually do s…
What is the relationship between CPU usage and RAM?
I have seen many times that the CPU usage is 100% and only 50% of the RAM is in use. What is the relationship between these two? How does one's performance affect the other?
Copying just text, not formulas, in OpenOffice Calc
How do I copy and paste the text (not the formulas) from one Calc sheet to another in OpenOffice?
What is the domain "safebrowsing-cache.google.com" used for?
A user on my network has a ton of hits to the address . Is it a proxy to bypass the network filter or is it a Google cache?
Hide users from Mac OS X Snow Leopard logon screen
Somehow, I managed to set a passwd for my _postgres user on my OS instead of setting it on the postgres role I have as my superuser / root. Anyways since this, I've been struggling with that user showing up in the account section and login screen, which I really would like to avoid. I've read throu…
How do I install Wget for Windows?
I downloaded Wget from here, and got a file named , dated 22-Sep-2009. I saved it into one of the folders on my drive and unzipped it. I read through the file, but didn't find any information there on how to install it. Since there was no file, I assumed that unzipping into a previously created fol…
Laptop touchpad works incorrectly when on power supply
My original laptop adapter broke down, so I've bought a new one. It's a no-brand adapter from a Dutch internet shop. The power of the new adapter is slightly more than the old adapter, but in my opinion that shouldn't be a problem. The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite L40-15B. When the old adapter bro…
How to tell Windows 7 to ignore a default gateway
I currently have 2 network cards in my PC -- one connected to an internal network on a router with a disconnected WAN port (10.x.x.x), and one connected to the internet through a consumer router (192.168.0.x). Windows seems to recognize them correctly (my "Network and Sharing Center" lists them as …
Can Windows 7 or Vista's Snipping Tool capture a screen 10 seconds later, and capture the mouse pointer as well?
I wonder if Windows 7 or Vista's Snipping Tool can capture a screen 10 seconds later, and capture the mouse pointer as well? The thing is that sometimes we need to capture the thing that "pops up" when the mouse is over it, so in that case, Snippling tool won't seem to work (because the mouse point…
Why does the "password" prompt take forever when I SSH into my Ubuntu 9.05 server?
Answer: It was, in fact, performing reverse DNS resolution. Based on the suggestions below and this article, I added "UseDNS no" to my sshd_config, rebooted ssh, and now the password prompt displays immediately. When I SSH into my server I am given the standard "login as:" prompt, followed by the "…
How can I run Mac OSX graphical Emacs in daemon mode?
Short form: I want to run the Mac OSX version of Emacs found on http://emacsformacosx.com/ as a daemon, with graphical and text clients connecting to it as-needed. In detail, here is the workflow I want: On login, run to start emacs as a daemon. I already know how to do this. When running emacs fro…
Typing strange letters¿ w/o numpad?
How do i type ♣ (alt+5) and ♥ (alt+259) and other characters like it on a keyboard w/o a numberpad? using the numbers 1-9-0 doesnt activate those characters. Note i want to TYPE and not use that windows program to select/copy/paste
How to Export Thunderbird Mail Accounts?
I have about 5 email accounts (of different people) backed up on my computer using Thunderbird. I need to be able to somehow send a zip file (or anyother format) to these users so that the file will contain their email messages. Once they get that file, can they 'import' the file into their local c…
What does 'Highest active time' for disk activity in Windows resource monitor mean?
I know what the disk io, disk queue length and other measures are, but what does 'Highest active time' mean? Is it the amount of time it is busy handling requests, or something else? When it is high, does it mean the CPU is busy doing some IO work, or is it just indicating that the disk is busy han…
Access another user's HKEY_CURRENT_USER Registry branch
I am looking for a way to access the registry of other users on a computer so I can copy them. The idea is that I am trying to get a complicated Delphi app to compile and run on more than one profile. I found a way once to do it with some Windows management tool, but I can't find it now. I don't kn…
Windows Explorer Stuck on Cancelling
Does this ever happen to you? When try to copy a file and suddenly you want to cancel it or in my case I was try to write it over a network drive and I lost the connection. But regardless what's the reason this annoying box just doesn't go away. Anyone know why this is happening? or How I can preve…
What iPhone apps have I already purchased?
I've bought many iPhone apps by now, some free and some paid. I've reinstalled my computer, and in the new installation, iTunes is completely blank. On first sync, iTunes downloads the apps that are currently installed on my iPhone. But what about all those apps that I have bought and aren't curren…
How to transfer pidgin settings from one computer to another
I just got a new machine, and I'd like to copy my pidgin settings from the old machine to the new. What files need to be copied and where? Old machine Windows XP. New machine: Windows 7
How to use command line whois for "spam infected" domains like apple.com?
In short: is there any way to get the full -details for domains like , using the command line on Max OS X? Running on the command line for, for example, is like searching for all domains that include that phrase. So, thanks to whois-spam, this gets one the following on a Mac or on FreeBSD: To get s…
Forward delete using Apple keyboard
How to do a forward delete in Mac, like <-backspace on windows keyboard?