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Why does VM software need to know which OS will be running inside the VM?
When I create a new VM (with VirtualBox) it will ask me what OS will run inside the VM. Why does it need (or like) to know that? Will it result in better performance? Will some things work / not work? (Links to technical details welcome!)
How do I change the Windows7 LAN proxy config from the command line?
In Windows 7, Is it possible to define/change the proxy config from the command line? So, using the GUI, I would go: Start → Control Panel → Network and Internet → Internet Options → Connections → LAN Settings and then enable/disable the proxy; define IP:port of proxy server. But I would like to ra…
How to get rid of "the publisher cannot be verified" on network files?
Whenever I try to run executable files (.exe. .com, .bat, ...) on a mapped network drive I get this annoying popup dialog asking me if I'm sure. How to stop this and just run the files unimpeded? (not my screenhot, just an image I grabbed at random online) Unlike the related Get rid of "The Publish…
My monitor's screen resolution has dropped from 1920x1200 to 1919x1200
I noticed this happen right around the same time I noticed a stuck red pixel in the middle-lower section of the panel. I don't think the two things are related but they may be since it was about the same time. To be more specific, it seems to be a stuck red sub-pixel: when displaying white, it isn'…
Fastest way to drain battery
I'm using Mac OS X 10.7.1 on a Macbook Core 2 Duo. What's the fastest way of draining the battery without crashing the system and preferable by using some sort of a script?
Fonts in PDF files: How do I ensure that a font will render properly across platforms/readers?
I created a document in MS Word (2007) and then published to PDF with the intention of creating a document that looks the same regardless of platform or pdf reader choice. It looks fine on a couple of windows machines, but when I open it in ubuntu (using acroread) the original font, arial, gets rep…
How to sort an Excel spreadsheet columns by row contents?
How do I sort the columns of an Excel spreadsheet? The command from the menu only allows me to sort rows by the value of a column. I want to sort the columns alphabetically by the contents of a specific row. How can I do this?
Why is my 3.5" SATA hard drive not spinning up via USB?
I'm having issues connecting a 3.5 inch WD Caviar SE (WD3200AAJS) via a SATA to USB adapter. The drive is recognized, but it doesn't spin, so it just shows up with a capacity of 0 bytes. Note that the adapter I'm using is originally for 2.5 inch drives. Connecting a Seagate Momentus (2.5") drive wo…
What is the difference between "Force Start" and "Start" in BitTorrent?
My BitTorrent download has been stuck at 99.8% for five hours. The bar is green so I have no idea what's going on. If I pause it and "Force Start" it again there is still no progress. What's the difference between "Start" and "Force Start"? What's the difference between "Pause" and "Stop"?
Any Spotify tweaks with keyboard shortcut to 'star' tracks?
I'm a premium subscriber of Spotify and an obsessive productivity geek. One thing that really annoys me is that there isn't a keyboard shortcut to 'star' a track (I.e add a track to favourites). I like to leave Spotify radio on while I'm working and every now and again I have to tab over and right …
Force fullscreen games to in window mode?
I have a few games that don't offer window mode in the options. Is there any way to force the games to play in window mode instead of fullscreen? Going to .exe's properties checking the compability doesn't help either. Any ideas on what I can do to fix this?
How to execute a script on sleep, hibernate, resume, and shutdown
I keep alot of my classwork documents hosted on dropbox as well as my personal site for remote storage. This helps alot since I switch between an iPad, laptop and desktop, so there are no worries about my documents being out of touch. Problem is, this solution relies on me remembering to execute th…
How to create a Linux system that runs a single application?
I'm trying to run a Linux application and all I want to run is this one application off of boot. I need networking and that's all (no display, peripherals, etc.). I want no other applications running so that the application I run has 100% of the CPU. Is this possible?
How can I always open certain URLs/domains in certain browsers?
My main browser is Firefox, so I want most URLs to open there when I've clicked on them from Thunderbird. But I want to look at Google+ in Chrome, where it's faster; likewise a few other JavaScript-heavy sites. Is there some way to hijack the Mac's "default browser" launcher so that it will parse t…
Starting Ubuntu without the GUI
I want to boot a "Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS" server, but I want XFCE not to be started, nor X at all, only Shell. How do I tell my server to boot to the shell, not running XFCE at all? I have an SSH connection to the server, but no display connected. Since I migrated from earlier versions I use GRUB 1, wh…
Monitoring the microphone level with a command line tool in Linux
I am looking for a tool that will tell me, in less than half a second, if the microphone is picking up any sound above a certain threshold. (I plan to then mute the Master channel with another command line tool, like amixer.)
change default username when ssh to another pc
When I between different pcs I can omit my username ( ) and just type instead of I like this feature, and have got into the habit of using it. Unfortunately, on one of my computers I went for the user name . Everytime I connect to this computer I forget to write and wonder why my password doesn't w…
Get Firefox to ignore HTML 5 autocomplete tag setting?
With HTML 5 there is a new attribute called . If it's set to , then the browser does not store the password. How can I override this setting, short of modifying the source code of Firefox and recompiling it? Is there maybe a Firefox about:config option I am overlooking that I can toggle - an "ignor…
FileZilla on Mac OS X can't open .ssh directory to get my keyfile
I'm trying to log on to my Amazon EC2 cloud server instance with FileZilla, To do this I need to specify a keyfile for SFTP over SSH, However, FileZilla in OS X can't open files in hidden directories. Like for most Mac users, mine are located in . But alas, when I click on 'Add Keyfile' in 'SFTP Se…
UPNP/DLNA music player for Windows?
I'm looking for a UPNP/DLNA Client for Windows. The server is MediaTomb on a Ubuntu box. The clients are Windows (any, XP and up). I'm looking for a simplistic music player program but failed to identify any. I'm hoping for something in the style of Winamp or Windows Media Player. I've looked, but …