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How to uninstall Paragon NTFS trial
i installed NTFS for Mac OS X (trial version) and removed it when it expired, but now every time I log on, I see this box that says "Your trial version has expired. To continue using the driver please buy it online" etc. I removed the application and there's no entry under System Preferences -> Acc…
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…
How to get time difference as minutes in Excel?
I have time values in two cells in an Excel sheet and I need the difference of the times in minutes. The cells in the Excel are like below: A is the start time B is the end time C is the time difference (B1-A1) which is displayed in hh:mm:ss format A and B cols are formatted as custom hh:mm and cel…
How to send Ctrl+Alt+End to Remote Desktop?
I have an application where Ctrl + Alt + End is mapped to a command, but when using the machine via Remote Desktop, Ctrl + Alt + End is used by the system as an alternative to Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Is there any way to change that setting for the Remote Desktop session so I can use Ctrl + Alt + End i…
Save attachments from many emails at once in Outlook?
Someone sent me 200 emails overnight, with one file attachment apiece. sigh I'm expecting another 200 each night for the next three nights (the emails come from a server, so asking them to batch them isn't possible). The file attachments have unique filenames, so is there a straightforward way to s…
Notification area Volume icon is stuck off
On Windows 7 x64, the system Volume icon in the notification area/tray on the taskbar is missing. It was working recently, but it does not show currently. I have two audio devices - some on-board sound (default Microsoft drivers) and a Logitech USB headset. Both are working fine. In Control Panel >…
How does the windows run dialog locate executables?
When I enter "firefox" in the windows run dialog (i.e. the dialog that appears when you hit windows+R), firefox will launch. However, "firefox.exe" is not in my because when I type "firefox" in , I get 'firefox' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. S…
Rule "Restart computer" failed when installing SQL Server 2008
When trying to install SQL Server 2008 Developer and Enterprise editions on a Windows 7 box I've got this message: Rule "Restart computer" failed. A computer restart is required. You must restart this computer before installing SQL Server. Of course I already restarted 10 times. I've found a post i…
Are there any options to let cat output with color?
If I want to output a C source code file with syntax highlighting, can I use ?
What is a good backup strategy for home?
We have about four computers. What is a good strategy for making sure our data is always backed up?
Read and write permission for FAT32 partition in Ubuntu
This is a strange problem: I dual boot Win7 ( ) and Ubuntu ( ) and wanted to use the FAT32 partition to share files across two OS' with the following partition table I followed a tutorial, issuing: After I mounted , I can only read but am unable to write to it. I checked the directory permissions, …
How do Git branches work? Can I remove the master branch?
I have a project that has 2 branches, development and production. I'm not using the master branch and each time I write it tells me how far ahead my branch is from the master. When I try to delete the master branch it deletes it only on my local repository and not on the remote git server. Any idea…
How do you check the current duplex value of a network card set to Auto negotiate in Windows?
I would like to know what duplex (half or full) my network card has negotiated with a switch when they are both set to auto configuration in Windows.
Linux - Set default terminal size and screen position?
I can't find any settings inside the terminal profile to allow me to set a geometry size and screen x,y coordinates so that the terminal window always opens (even after reboot) in the same location on the screen and same size. Is there a way to do it? I'm open to alternative terminal programs if ne…
How to switch back to previous window on OS X?
As a long time Windows users I'm used to switch between two windows using keyboard. Now at Mac I just can't figure out how to do that! Command-Tab works nicely between apps, but how to do the same within one application having several windows open? Especially when using XCode? For example within Fi…
Prevent tsvncache from running
I use TortoiseSVN on Windows Xp. But there's a process called tsvncache.exe which always runs in the background and specially locks USB drives.how do I prevent tsvncache from running? Do I need to disable the entire Tortoise shell extension.
Can I change the PATH environmental variable in Windows 7 without restarting?
Is there anyway to change the PATH environment variable (or variables in general) on Windows 7 Exterprise (64 bit) and have it take effect in PowerShell or the command prompt ( ) without requiring a restart? I don't mind having the reopen the shell/prompt, but having to restart is too much. I'm cur…
How to jump to the current playing song in foobar?
In iTunes there's a small icon in the title frame, by which we can jump to the current playing song in the play list. I'm wondering if there is some similar way to jump to the song currently playing.
Is there a usermod equivalent in terminal for OS X 10.6.1
Can anyone tell me how to modify a user and add them to a group in terminal on SL (10.6.1)? It seems that usermod is not used by Mac.
Windows XP equivalent of "tail -f"?
Is there way have windows XP show me updates to a log file as they happen? I'm thinking of something similar to in the linux realm.