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On windows 7 my volume icon is missing from the system tray
So unexpectedly my volume control is missing from the system tray on Windows 7. I goto the start menu and type volume and choose "Show or hide volume (speaker) icon on the taskbar" and it's disabled in there and set to off. I then click "customize notification icons" at the bottom and on the list t…
How to permanently disable mouse integration in Virtualbox?
The "mouse integration" feature in Virtualbox is pretty handy in most cases, but I need to have it disabled. Unfortunately, it looks like I have to press at every boot of the virtual machine. Is there a way to disable "mouse integration" permanently? It would be good if this could be done on a per-…
Is there any way to properly display negative time spans in Excel?
Is there any way to make Excel show a negative time span? If I subtract two time values (say, when subtracting the actual amount of time spent on something from the amount of time planned for it) and the result is negative, Excel just fills the result cell with hashes to notify me that the result c…
Paste a screenshot in windows explorer
Anyone know of a way to simply paste a screenshot (taken with PrtScn or Alt+PrtScn) into a Windows Explorer folder and have it be saved as an image (possibly with a dialog asking about image size and format options)? That is, I might take a screenshot with print screen, open a folder and hit Ctrl+V…
Can't see PNG previews in Windows 7?
I´m using Windows 7 x64. I can see the , , etc. preview thumbnails but if , I only see the generic image, and not the image preview like in the other formats. What can I do to fix this?
How to Run an app as Administrator without the prompt?
When I start SQL Server Management Studio 2008, I get an error that's been around forever and is documented here. One of the suggestions to fix it that actually worked was to start SSMS with Run as Administrator. So I modified the properties of the shortcut to always run it as the administrator. Th…
How to start different profiles with Google Chrome when startup?
How do I start different profiles with Google Chrome with different favorites, and so on?
What is VPN actually used for?
I've never really understood why VPNs are used. I know it stands for Virtual Private Network, but in simple terms how does it work and what is it used for?
How can I distinguish current operating system in my .vimrc?
I use Vim on both OS X and Windows, with almost identical configuration. I would like to be able to use the same on the two operating systems, but there are a couple of things I need to configure differently. What I'd like to add to my file is: But I don't know what to use for and . Is this possibl…
How to edit a file in a zip or rar archive?
I have a large archive with files that I need to edit, but I don't want to extract / zip every time. Is there a way to edit the files directly while in the archive? I opened them and when I save it prompts for a location.
In Unix "less", can I jump to the next line that does NOT contain X?
In the Unix tool, is it possible to jump to the next line that does not contain a certain expression? I sometimes have to look through files that contain thousands of similar adjacent lines that, for example, all say "Computing something" and I'm interested in the next line after the current block,…
Excel chart with two X-axes (horizontal), possible?
Is it possible to create an Excel chart which has two X-axes (i.e. horizontal axes, not vertical Y-axes!) ? I want to use the second axis to plot the normalized value of the default horizontal axis. I am using Excel 2007.
How to install vim with clipboard support on Fedora?
I'm using Fedora Linux and don't have the ability to copy text from vim into the system clipboard (which I should be able to do by using the + or * register, though I'm not sure which). If I type this at the command line: ... the relevant line says , when what I want to see is . How can I add this …
Strikethrough in Notepad++
Is there anyway I can have text with strikethrough style in Notepad++? I use Notepad++ for my to-do lists, and being able to assign strikethrough to the highlighted text (especially if it could be on a keyboard shortcut) would be very useful. Just to clarify: I realise that strikethrough is formatt…
What is the purpose of a Windows Workgroup?
In Microsoft Windows, what is the purpose of a Workgroup? I understand that a Domain allows the administration of security (user names, passwords, file access, etc.) to be centralized. But what does a Workgroup give you?
avoid permission denied spam when using find-command
I often try to find files with following syntax: However it usually results as many rows or error reporting (Permission denied) about folders where permission is denied. Is there any other way to avoid this spam than using sudo or advanced grepping from error-output?
How do I turn off GDB TUI?
I have this GDB TUI/layout on. How do I return to the default GDB view? I can't just restart GDB, because I have important backtrace on my hand and as long as I have these extra windows I can't scroll well on the basic view.
How do I use tabs with the Linux "Screen" program?
I'm using multiple screen windows and am wondering if it's possible to add a tabbed interface to it, with tab names and keyboard shortcuts for moving between the tabs.
Windows 7 Green-Bar-of-slowness. (why do simple tasks like sorting a folder by size or name take so long?)
In older versions of windows you'd click on the filename column heading and wop - the files are sorted by name. Click on size, bif - they're sorted by size. In windows 7 do the same thing and you get to watch a green bar slowly get bigger... slowly. Did I mention that it's slow? How can a simple ta…
Google Chrome: keyboard shortcut to view Resources / Inspect Element?
Google Chrome has a Firebug-like feature where you click on a page element and choose "Inspect Element". I am always jumping into the Resources view to look at HTTP requests. Is there a keyboard shortcut to open this tool?