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How to gather windows from secondary monitor in Windows7?
I sometimes use a secondary monitor (extended display) and "forget" some windows on it. When I stop using it some windows are stuck on the secondary monitor. I would like an option to "gather" all the windows on a monitor or, at least, to move a window to another monitor (perhaps by picking it from…
How to generate a valid random MAC Address with bash shell
How can i generate a valid random mac adress with bash. The first half of the adress should always stay same like this just the x value should be generated random?
Go to middle of line in Vim
I know 0 goes to the beginning of a line and $ goes to the end, but is there something for the middle?
How to prevent Notepad++ search to loop?
I like when a search functionality tells me there's no more results when reaching the end of the file, rather than looping to the beginning of the file. How can I do that in Notepad++? I can't find this option in the preferences menu.
Unzipping files in unattended mode
When I use the unzip command from Linux machine and the files under ZIP already exists on my local directory, I get the interactive question: (if I want to replace the files from the ZIP with the existing files on my Linux machine How to use the unzip command without this interactive question?
How can I reduce Windows 7 boot times?
I have a Sony VAIO laptop that has an i7 processor, 6 GB of RAM and a 7200 RPM 500 GB 2.5 inch drive. I work in .NET, so I have SQL Server Developer, Visual Studio and a lot of other tools like that. The machine takes nearly 4 minutes to boot up. I actually timed it this morning and it is 2:45 seco…
How can I save my passphrase for an SSH server in PuTTY?
I'm logging into a server that I own with PuTTY on Windows. Is there any way that I can save the passphrase for my private key (like I can in the Keychain on my Mac)?
How to retrieve the absolute path of an arbitrary file from the OS X
I'm looking for a simple command that can be used within Bash to find the absolute and canonicalized path to a file on an OS X (similar to ``readlink -f'` under Linux). The following sample bash session describes a [fictitious] utility called ``abspath'` that exhibits the desired behavior: As with …
What is an equivalent of the adduser command on Mac OS X?
I want to be able to create new users from the command line when I am logged in as an administrator. Specifically, I am looking for an equivalent of the command on Linux.
How to prevent cells from printing in Excel
How can I prevent the contents of specific cells (or entire row or column) from printing in Excel, while keeping them visible on the screen when I'm editing the file? Ideally I should be able to do this to cells in the interior of the spreadsheet (i.e., not just the rightmost column(s) or the botto…
Linux: Command to empty recycle bin
What is the shell command to empty the garbage bin under Linux?
Do I need to run defrag on an SSD?
Possible Duplicate: Do SSDs suffer from fragmentation? Is there an advantage to it? I mean, SSD is essentially random access memory.
How can I disable private browsing/incognito mode in browser X?
Search results for this question contain nothing but arguments for and against. Please take those up in another forum. I want to know is there an option, extension or hack to disable private browsing mode in each of the following browsers? Apple Safari v?+ (Private Browsing) Google Chrome v1+ (Inco…
Universal command line unarchiving tool on a Mac
Is there some command line tool which allows extracting files from most known archive types? Something like StuffIt Expander, but without gui.
Where can I find an unswitched ethernet hub?
Back when I was just getting into networking, ethernet hubs were common, and switches were a fancy, expensive alternative. Then the price of switches came down so much that hubs became pretty much obsolete, except when you actually didn't want switching - as wikipedia points out, "hubs can still be…
Win-Key + Arrow keyboard shortcuts no longer working
I spent the night tweaking my computer running windows 7. I got a little performance gains but unfortunately, the Win-key keyboard shortcuts no longer work. How do you fix them? What service requires them? I'm mainly interested in the ones that move and re-size working window to half the screen.
Enter key on Mac OS X renames files instead of launching
Possible Duplicate: Enter to open a file in Finder On my Mac when I hit the "enter" key on a file on my desktop or in the finder, it enters the "rename file" mode. 1) How do you actually "launch" or "open" (i.e. double click) the file with only the keyboard? In Windows, the Enter key does this. 2) …
How many Tor exit nodes are there?
On average (as I do understand that servers go on and off the network, etc.) how many Tor exit nodes are there in service at any given time? (It is probably going to be an informed estimate.)
In Excel's chart wizard, how can I use the arrow keys?
This has always bugged me: In the excel chart wizard (and many other places), when you are editing ranges to be used for data (e.g., the "Values" or "Name" fields), if I try to use the arrow keys to move around within that text, it ends up moving my active cell around in the worksheet and really ho…
How can I trigger the screensaver on my Mac?
When I step away from my computer, I want to turn the screensaver on. Any suggestions for how I could do that?