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The Inevitable Windows Slow Down
So my mum brought her laptop over last night and asked if I can do anything about the fact it runs noticably slower than it did when she got it. It's a low end Toshiba running Vista Home Premium. When she got it I went through and uninstalled most of the OEM-ed crap that came on it and it ran fine.…
How to remove iso 9660 from USB?
I have somehow managed to write an iso 9660 image onto my USB drive, which makes all my computer think that the device is actually a CD. I have tried various methods of removing this partition, but nothing seems to work. I have tried , which says parted crashes when I try to use it on this device. …
Change DPI on OSX
How do I change DPI setting on OSX so that everything looks larger? Lowering the resolution makes everything look crappy so it's not an option. Related question: DPI setting on OSX
Why can't normal users on Windows create symbolic links?
Beginning with Windows Vista, NTFS gained the ability to represent symbolic links to files (as opposed to directory junctions). Also gained the command. However, non-administrative users can't create symbolic links by default. Why may that be so? I mean, what kind of damage could a user do with sym…
How can I launch a file properties dialog from the command line?
It's simple programmatically with ShellExecute to specify the verb when instructing Windows to open a file, but can this be done from the command line or run box? Ideally I'd like to do this without an external program or script. It appears to be possible by calling by using , but not without the r…
Google Docs: How to backup periodically?
How do I periodically backup my entire online documents in Google Docs? I am looking for a tool that can download the documents to my PC. I do not need any kind of two-way synchronization, just plain one-way backup. (I am using Windows. Feel free to suggest options for other OSes too.)
Remap FN to another key
I got a keyboard (Logitech Wave, pictured below) which I'm very happy with. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has changed the button for right-click for a FN key. Is there any program to remap the FN key to something else?
What is the hidden, system Config.msi folder?
I just discovered a folder called on my drive. It is a hidden system folder that I had to change the security settings to get into. When I got a look inside, it was empty. Does anyone know what it is?
Can I run a computer using DC power?
I always thought that using a conventional UPS with a PC is highly inefficient. Power goes from AC -> DC -> AC in UPS and then AC -> DC in PC SMPS. Since PC works only with DC (12, 5 and 3 volts) It should be possible to convert AC -> DC once and use that to charge SLA battery and drive a PC. Sure …
Why are hard drives never as large as advertised?
From all the hard drives I have bought, they never seem to be as large as the advertised size; from 320 GB down to 290 GB, from 500 GB down to 450 GB, etc. Is there a technical reason for this?
Any recommendations on a NAS for a home-super-user?
Can anyone recommend a good NAS for use in a home-server environment? I would request at least 2, preferably 4 disks, and I am most interested in good to excellent throughput for file-server and backup purposes - don't need any of the fancy media-streaming or -sharing features, that's not of intere…
Highest compression for files(for web transfer)?
I have seen some highly compressed files around, such as 700MB of data compressed to around 30-50MB. But how do you get such compressed files? I have tried using software like WinRAR and 7Zip but have never achieved such high compression. What are the techniques/software that allow you to compress …
Best LaTeX Editor
What's the best LaTeX editor you've used, and what would you recommend someone read to understand and become proficient with authoring papers/books in LaTeX?
Is there a keyboard shortcut to highlight the selected text in MS Word 2007?
I have done a bit of searching and cannot find a keyboard shortcut for this command in Microsoft Word 2007. I am not talking about simply making a text selection. (that would be a no brainer) What I would like to do is select some text and toggle the background color so it appears as if it were mar…
How can I stop windows from rebooting after an automatic update?
I like Windows to keep itself up to date via the automatic updates, but sometimes it does that when I'm not at the computer and it's doing something critical, like downloading the latest stack overflow podcast. How do I prevent Windows from doing the automatic reboot if I'm not there?
Visual Network Topology Map?
If I have no idea of the current network setup, and I'm connected to the LAN - is there any GUI that could possibly identify nodes visually or give me any sort of insight? I'm looking for a more comprehensive solution than Window's built in Network Map, which only shows your connection. I'm using W…
ls -la symbolics... what does that last symbol mean?
Possible Duplicate: what does the @ mean on the output of ls on os x terminal? when I type I get this familiar output... my question is about the file settings on the far left eg: I know that the first char 'd' means directory. and the next 9 chars I understand as well (permissions) but what is the…
How to negate a range in iptables?
I've seen people use the exclamation mark (!) in multiple examples, but when I try to use it I get an error. The rule I'm trying: The error: What is the correct syntax for this?
Howto search in PDFs using regular expressions?
Usually I use Notepad++ to search in file(s) using regular expressions. Today I am wondering if there is a PDF program that does the same for PDFs. Of course I could convert the PDF to text and use Notepad++ but is there a more easy way without converting?
How to scroll backwards when displaying file using "more" command?
Return scrolls forward. How do I scroll backward one line at a time?