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How to kill a process started with a different user without being root or sudoer?
in a Linux environment, I need to kill a process which has been started by user2 if I am user1 without being sudoers or using root. Do you know if there is a way of setting that when launching the process? Such as a list of users allowed to kill the process? The fact is that concurrent instances of…
Windows 7 - User-specific %PATH%
I'd like to set up a system for Windows 7 where each user has their own private directory in %PATH%. I tried setting %PATH% to but it doesn't seem to work. For those who don't realize what I'm trying to do, it's sort of like would be on *nix. It can be on a user specific basis if need be (and that …
Tool to highlight and annotate text on websites?
When I read something I need to underscore what I like, or what I think is important, and to take notices about that read, near on that current paragraph. So, does anyone know a Firefox add-on or something else (another browser, any other application) which can provide me such a functionality? ps: …
How to access a network folder in Ubuntu using the terminal
I am new to Ubuntu(and Linux for that matter) and I am trying to access files using the terminal. The network folder is on my Desktop, but when I go to the Desktop folder via the terminal, the network folder is not there. How do I access files on a network folder via the terminal?
Will rm -rf * remove all files/folders in the current directory?
Will remove all files/folders in the current directory ? I want to make sure the wildcard won't move up in upper directories and erase all my filesystem. :D I remember doing to hidden files and it ed all my filesystem. Obviously, I was on the root account.
How to install vim.full in Ubuntu?
I've installed Ubuntu Server but I have only ? How do i install ? Tried with but it said it's always installed. Because is a soft link to .
Illustrator CS4: SVG Export error "Transforms are Expanded"?
I get the following error when trying to save my image to SVG (via "Save Copy As"): When I try to load the SVG in another program, all I get is a blank canvas. I ultimately want the path data to feed into RaphaelJS, but the path data that I got by clicking on the button during the SVG export also y…
Screen rotation hot key (Ctrl+Alt+Up) not responding, what's going on?
The other day my son (11 months) discovered a new hot key combination on my laptop. As I'm sure many of you are aware (I wasn't until the other day), on machines with Intel Graphics, pressing Ctrl+Alt+{arrow key} rotates the screen. After I recovered from my shock, and did a little sideways Googlin…
How to open a page in Chrome from the command line, in a new tab or an existing tab as appropriate?
I'm looking for a way to open a given page in Google Chrome from the command line, with the following behaviour: If the given page is already open in a tab, navigate to that tab If the given page is not already open in a tab, open the page in a new tab and show that tab Currently when I open a URL …
Unix: Files starting with a dash, -
Ok, I have a bunch of files starting with a dash, -. Which is not so good... and I want to rename them. In my particular case I would just like to put a character in front of them. I found the following line that should work, but because of it dash it doesn't: If I put an in front of the I get a bu…
Light text editor for CSV file?
Could anybody suggest a light (small, fast) text editor that can handle columnar view of csv files? save quote character to all fields, even if not 'necessary' OpenOffice Calc is bit big for my old laptop. My favourite Notepad++ cannot present a columnar view. And it seems to me that Sharp Tools Sp…
Analyzing properties of a ZIP file
I have a ZIP file, and I want to determine how it was compressed (the specific algorithm, properties used to apply that algorithm, etc.). How can I do this?
How/Where do you install Console2 on Windows 7
I downloaded the source and binaries from http://sourceforge.net/projects/console/files/ In the binaries help file it makes reference to a setup file but there is none. The list of files included in the Console-2.00b145-Beta.zip is: Microsoft.VC90.CRT (folder) console.chm Console.exe console.xml Co…
Any Excel function that will reverse a string?
Are there any built-in Excel functions that will reverse a string?
Printing an A3 (Word) document on an A4 printer
Is there a way to print an A3 sized document on an A4 printer? So I want 2 A4 sheets per A3/Word page. I can export to pdf / something else if Word can't do this. (For anyone unfamiliar with A3 and A4, A4 is about the size of US Letter paper. A3 is twice the size of A4) Thanks!
Program to convert flac to mp3?
I'm looking for a program to convert flac files to mp3, while preserving the embedded metadata (including album art). I'm pretty sure this is possible with ffmpeg, but I don't know the command . . . EDIT: This is on Windows 7, but I also use mac/linux, so whatever tool works the best, I'm happy to …
How to change the disk space left warning in Windows 7?
my disk has over 100GB of free space, but the usage bar in Computer is displayed in red, as if it reached a low space limit. It looks like Windows applies the same 10% or 15% hard disk space value for low space warnings, regardless of if the disk is 50GB in size or 1.5TB, which is not very smart an…
Is there software to allow me to search a PDF file with Regex?
I would like a PDF viewer that I can search documents with using regular expressions. Is there such a thing? I've tried PowerGrep, but it doesn't have a graphical viewer and its interface is a little heavy for my users. Thank you very much for your time and consideration Iain
Is there an HTML5 validator plugin for Firefox?
Is there a plugin for Firefox to validate HTML 5? I've always used this, but if my webpage has a doctype it complains about it not having a doctype at all. I specifically would like one similar to the one I linked, where the verification happens on your computer and instantaneous and automatic, wit…
Get the parent of a folder from search results
So I searched for a folder in my drive. I found the drive and selected "Open in a new Window". And now I want to get to the parent folder of that one. But now the address bar shows . There are no "upper" buttons in the window, just back and forward. And goes back to the search results. I don't want…