All Issues
24,993 verified issues
Specific browser for specific links
Does any one know how to open a specific browser for specific links? I have two links that I want to open in IE and others in Chrome. Is this even possible?
Best practices to alias the rm command and make it safer
Some time ago I erroneously deleted my home folder because I ran a on the wrong terminal, whose working directory was the home folder! I wish I had an alias for the command, but it was not the case. Now, I am planning to make a script as an alias for . Do you have any best practice to suggest? Than…
Does AMD have a webpage similar to ark.Intel.com?
I am considering buying an AMD CPU, but it seems that AMD is hiding their information. Maybe I missed it, but is there a webpage like this: http://ark.Intel.com or more specifically Intel Core i5 680 where AMD CPU info is summarized?
How to shrink the main Windows folder?
I'm using Windows 7 64bit Premium for two years now and in this time my C:\Windows folder has grown to almost 30GB which is, in my opinion, inacceptable. The biggest subfolders are winsxs (10.5 GB), Installer (5.5 GB), System32 (4GB) and SoftwareDistribution(2.5GB). I googled for the winsxs folder …
7-Zip command line to extract a folder from an archive
I'm using the 7-Zip commandline to extract a ZIP archive called which is an archive with a folder called 'zipper' with three text files in it ( , , and ). My problem is when I extract it with the following command: 7-Zip extracts everything, but it doesn't extract the folder 'zipper', it just extra…
DEL *1.* deletes all files in folder
I'm trying to delete all files that end with the number one, but for some reason it is deleting all of the files in the folder. The command I'm using is It works when I use a letter like but when I use a number everything is deleted.
Auto image enhance for Ubuntu
F-Spot had an "enhance" button that magically turns the image on the left into the image next to it (see below). It worked brilliantly for quite a range of images. Unfortunately it has problems, and I'm not using it for photo management any more. Does anyone know of a similar excellent "enhance" fu…
How to get tree of folders in CMD?
In Windows CMD, I use to get a tree of all directories resided in C:. But now I only want to tree out the only sub-directory folders (not files). How to I exclude files in tree command?
Integrate kerberos and Keychain
It it possible to make ask Keychain for password and not me?
Use Caps Lock LED as HDD LED (or custom) indicator
I have my Caps Lock key remapped to Esc, so now I have a LED on my keyboard that is never on. I'd like to use it for something useful, like HDD or LAN activity. Especially that I'm using a computer with a custom box & heatsinks (built into my drawer so I don't have to listen to the HDD and it doesn…
How do I type the ligature œ into the international keyboard
I'm using the international keyboard to type in diacritics and accents (for French). I can type just about everything except the ligature œ. Does anyone know how to do this in the international keyboard without using the alt code? á é í ó ú ç ö but no œ :(. Edit: Since this is a Famous Question (10…
How to map an IP adress to localhost?
I want to map the IP address 192.168.1.222 to 127.0.0.1 so that if I use 192.168.1.222 in the web browser or ping command I get the response (and that from my 127.0.0.1). Is this possible via routing tables or do I have to add some sort of virtual network adapter? I try to deal with this problem on…
Where are Windows 7 Passwords Stored?
Where are Microsoft Windows 7 passwords and credentials stored on disk? I would like to physically verify that the Users group does not have access to files containing system passwords.
How to turn off ClearType and use whole-pixel anti-aliasing in Windows 7?
In Windows XP, you can have whole-pixel anti-aliasing by setting "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts" to "Standard", or have sub-pixel anti-aliasing (for LCD monitors) by setting the option to "ClearType". In Windows 7, I can no longer find a way to enable whole-pixel anti-ali…
How to disable screen orientation hot keys
I'd like to disable ctrl+alt+arrow keys changing the screen orientation. I've seen here that this is a function of the Intel graphics driver. So I followed the directions and in the , but the hotkeys are still . Might there be some other program controlling this? I'm running a Lenovo T420.
How to switch comfortably to vi command mode on the zsh command line?
In vi, I have mapped 'jj' to escape to be able to switch to command mode without using the annoying escape key. Now I want to have the same for command line editing for which I use vi-mode. I already have found the following solution: lets you change with control-j into command mode. Still searchin…
How do I setup a virtualbox server with a static ip?
I'm trying to get a Virtualbox instance running with a very specific networking setup. Here's what I have right now: I have a laptop running Ubuntu, hosting a Debian Virtualbox. My loptop regularly has dhcp addresses assigned to it's wireless card in either the range or range. I've set up my Debian…
opendirectoryd consumes 40% of CPU
I have a MacBook Pro with Lion 10.7.2, 2.26 GHz CPU and 2GB DDR3 RAM. If I call the process consumes more than 40% of CPU.
How do I force Windows to check for updates?
After a fresh Windows install – XP or 7 – how can I "force" Windows updates? I don't want to have "old" Windows updates after a week, so could it be done in "one step"? Are there any "magical" commands that force Windows to check for updates, and if there are any, install them?
How to make Windows 7 log off from Samba shared drive (manually or automatically)
How do I make Windows 7 log off from a password-protected Samba network drive?