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WinSCP client for Ubuntu
Are there any GUI clients for Ubuntu which can remotely connect to another Linux box over SCP? I heard about the protocol and Konqueror (which is for Kubuntu using KDE), but I am looking for a simple GUI SCP application for Ubuntu.
What do the different colours of the SATA ports on my motherboard mean?
I've bought a new hard drive for my system, and my motherboard (an ASUS M2A VM HDMI) appears to have two black and two red SATA ports, with the existing hard drive and DVD drive plugged into the red ones. I'm having a fair bit of difficulty in getting a clear answer from the internet what, if anyth…
What is the 'conhost.exe' process that shows up in Task Manager?
The process started showing up on Windows 7, and searching Google doesn't reveal an explanation of what this process is and why it shows up. What is the process?
Create a playlist in iTunes based on a hard drive folder
I'd like to be able to base playlists in iTunes on a folder on my hard drive. For example, say I have this directory structure: Importing all those MP3s into iTunes is really simple - at the bare bones version you can just drag the MP3 folder into the iTunes window and it does the rest. But, having…
Double-speed playback for iTunes?
The iPod app on the iPhone (and presumably the iPod Touch) supports playback at 2x the recorded speed. This is great for listening to talk-radio podcasts when I'm driving, as I can get about twice the information in the same amount of time. Does iTunes itself support this kind of playback? I can't …
When installing Windows 7, CDBOOT error 5 appears: Cannot boot from CD; why?
I am installing Windows 7 on an old machine. I can not even get it to boot. I get this error message: PC is functional, at the moment it runs Windows XP. DVD drive is functional, and while XP is booted, it can read Windows 7 installation DVD and run installation. Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta did …
How to redirect sound to USB headset when plugged in?
I often have to switch between audio output from my speakers and my headset (P5Q mobo with integrated sound and Microsoft headset). I've already got it so that when my headset is plugged in, sound will be played through it, and if it isn't, sound will play through my speakers. The problem is that i…
What to do with a ton of extra memory?
I have 8gigs of RAM in this machine. I never really use more than say 4gigs (includes my virtual machines I use for dev testing). What can I do with this extra space to best improve system performance? Some guesses: Improve my disk performance by turning off the pagefile? Improve my disk performanc…
How can I tell when I logged into Windows?
On UNIX I can tell when I logged in and out of my workstation with the last command. Is there a way to get the same information on my Windows workstation? I notice that Cygwin has a last command, but wtmp doesn't seem to be populated. Is there a way to get last working with Cygwin? (If this can onl…
How to Use WinMerge as the Diff tool for Mercurial
I'm using the Mercurial distributed version control system, and I'm wondering how I can configure it to use WinMerge instead of its own internal diff tool. I've already got WinMerge as the merge tool, but I want Mercurial to use WinMerge when I type: Is there any way of doing that, or am I stuck wi…
Automatic parsing of citation text in academic references
Is there any software (or pseudo-code) which can automatically scan a piece of text (either pasted into the tool, or read from a .doc/.pdf) and identify citation data using standard formats? The data would then be split up into its constituent fields and exported in XML, CSV, or some other structur…
Mac OS X: easiest (free, non-QuickTime Pro) application for converting numbered folder of images to movie
I'd like to convert a folder of PNGs into a quicktime .mov with PNG compression (it's a folder of fractals in an animation; PNG compression works great here and the losslessness is important). What programs will do this with minimal fuss? (I don't have or want to pay for a full license of QuickTime…
What's using up my disk space?
My Vista 64 installation has drive C, a 150 GB hard drive. I also has a 1.5 TB drive D. My C drive has 12.3 GB free. I don't know what's using up all the space. There's almost 83 GB unaccounted for!!! As per this question and this question, I downloaded WinDirStat and SpaceMonger. WinDirStat, once …
How do I set an environmental variable for a GNOME session?
On my system, for apps that use SDL, I need to set an environmental variable: to get the sound to work properly. How do I set up my GNOME session so that this variable is present for all applications (so if I run an application through Nautilus, or use DBGL, the apps work properly)? EDIT: Configura…
How do I find the codec for an AVI?
How can I find which codec an AVI file needs? A method that does not require downloading a program would be preferred (such as looking at the file in notepad).
How can a computer with dynamic IP work as a webserver?
How can a computer with dynamic IP work as a WebServer?
RAID 0 performance gains?
I'm building a new computer over the summer. I'm fairly competent in computer hardware, and am thus building the computer from scratch. I have everything planned out, but I was wondering about RAID. I asked which RAID I should use earlier, but now that it's pretty clear that RAID 1 isn't really tha…
What's the difference between multicore proc and multiproc system?
I wonder what's the difference between a dual core computer and a computer with 2 processors on the mother board.. I think it's something related with the threads but a I don't understand it very well..
Should I worry about malware on Linux?
I don't run an antivirus on Linux ( most people I don't AFAIK ) and I'm not at all concerned about any form of malware or spyware or any other_bad_ware. Should I by concerned? Of course I don't run as root.
Way to get old podcasts in iTunes
When you subscribe to a podcast in iTunes it only lists the 10 most recent podcasts. Is there a way to get the older podcasts?