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Scroll down half the screen size in Firefox
Is it possible to have the spacebar not scroll down the entire page in Firefox? Scrolling one line at a time (with the down arrow) is very slow, but scrolling the entire screen (with spacebar) sets me off and I loose focus. Is there a way to make the spacebar scroll the page the equivalent of appro…
How to add an image as a full-page background in Word 2010
I'm trying to add an image as a full-page background in word. I've tried which looks fine in the preview (though when I try to zoom in or out it no longer looks the same), but when printing it tiled the image instead of just showing it once. I've tried and then setting it to "behind text" and setti…
Do text files store their encoding method for later decoding?
I was wondering if some text files store their encoding method along their text content for later decoding? Or is it the text viewer's job to guess the encoding method for a given text file, and the guessing may not always be correct? If yes, how does a text viewer guess that?
Wireless Router Signal Strength Stats
When shopping around for wireless routers, they all seem to have the claim of "great" or "excellent" signal strength. Of course, such marketing words do absolutely nothing to let me compare the signal strengths of various routers. So, what are the specs that I should be looking at when comparing wi…
Where do deleted items go on the hard drive?
After reading the quote below on the Casey Anthony trial (CNN) ,I am curious about where deleted files actually go on a hard drive, how they can be seen after being deleted, and to what extent the data can be recovered (fully, partially, etc). "Earlier in the trial, experts testified that someone c…
Linux command to find files changed in the last n seconds
I would like a Linux command to find files changed in the last seconds. Is there a shell script or other tool that I can run from command line interface or GUI?
Is it possible to format a hard-drive too often?
Every couple of months I find my computer becomes sluggish, so I format the hard drive then reinstall Windows to keep it running fast. I've been doing this for about a year without any adverse effects; but then, I was chatting to someone and they told me that formatting this often can damage the ha…
OS X: How to avoid having to re-connect to network share after NAS was turned off?
I use Mac OS 10.6 to connect to a NAS drive using the protocol (Finder -> Go -> Connect To Server). I have set up the NAS to automatically power off during the day, and power on in the evening. Now what happens is this: each time the NAS powers off, the network share disappears. After the NAS has t…
How to find file with name="php.ini" on linux using grep command
How to find file with name="php.ini" on linux using grep command ? Can anybody show me ?
Windows 7 Proper search syntax for exact and only exact match
In Windows 7 if I search for I would expect only files and folders that are EXACTLY . Which would only be extension-less files named debug, or folders. Windows being it's ever ready "helpful" expands my results to return things like or .
What are the differences between firmware and software/OS?
I was wondering what differences are between firmware and software? What differences are between firmware and OS? Are boot-loaders firmware? Bios is. How about GNU grub? Is grub software or firmware?
How can I tell if OpenGL is installed on a windows machine?
I have about 50 PCs on a network I look after and would like to know if the PCs have OpenGL installed. If they have I’d also like to know which version. Now I don’t mind visiting every machine in-order to do this but I’d prefer not installing any utility. So is there anyway to find if OpenGL is ins…
scanning only works under "sudo"
When I try to scan, using simple-scan, the UI says . When I run it from the command line I get: FYI, I have already done: If I run under : it works. How can I get simple-scan to work without sudo?
Man pages for Git Bash on Windows 7
I am using Git bash on Windows 7. It provides me with a way to use most of the commands that I used to use on the bash shell on my Ubuntu machine. But the man and the info commands do not work. Is there a way to get these (incredible) documentation commands working on the Git bash shell on windows?
What are the differences between Linux and Windows .txt files (Unicode encoding)?
I am only using the 128 character set defined in the original ANSI standard. But as a whole how are the files implemented differently. I am not concerned with the display, i.e. if a tab is displayed with 6 or 8 characters but the actual internal representation in memory One difference I've heard is…
Is it okay to have 100% CPU usage constantly?
I often do 3D rendering in the background which consumes 100% of the CPU (I lower the priority of the process so that it does not hinder any tasks I am working on). My concern/question is whether it is okay to run a computer/laptop with a 100% CPU load constantly. Could this reduce the lifespan of …
Add another subtitles to matroska file, on Linux
I have Matroska file with some subtitles already built in. How can I add another subtitles, with proper language setting and encoding? Tried: but it looks like it removed all other subtitles. What am I doing wrong?
Is there a way to search the windows application menus like OSX's CMD+SHIFT+/ command?
I've moved from an OSX to PC workflow, and I've duplicated just about everything except when I need to use a menu item that I can't find. On OSX, I'd often use the CMD+SHIFT+/ command which brings up the application help menu - from there you can type a command and the program will reveal the corre…
Copy Folders from one Unix server to another?
I would like to copy a folder from one Unix server to another Unix server. Can anyone tell me if there is a method or command to to achieve this?
How to connect to memcached from another machine
I'm trying to use memcached from a different machine (which has access to my server), but I can't figure out how. on the memcached machine I can test the connection by running And it works, but on the other machine it just keeps trying to connect I'm not sure if I should set up something else to ge…