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How can I execute a Vim selection or range in bash without replacing it?
I'd like to select some text in vim and then execute it in bash. I know of the following procedure: select text using or However, this replaces the selection with the output of the command. What if I don't want that?
Does dual-booting an OS require a dual-core processor?
My friend claims that dual booting, using two different OSes, requires a multi-core or multi-threaded processor. Is this true? And if I install additional OSes, will my computer slow down any?
How do I queue multiple files for copying on a Mac?
When I copy multiple files on a Mac, the system tries to copy them all at the same time. The problem is two-fold. First of all, when you select multiple files and copy them, they all go into one process with an "all or nothing" approach not unlike ACID in databases. Often this is not desireable. Fu…
Where can I get a "black screen" screensaver for OS X Lion?
Mac OS X Lion doesn't come with a "black screen" screensaver. Where can I get a screensaver that works with Lion and blanks the screen?
Can I tell emacs to paste (middle mouse button) on the cursor position?
If I paste text from, for example, the browser into emacs, the emacs cursor is often already at the position where I want to paste the text. If I would use emacs in console mode, I could just move the mouse over the text and press the middle button (if I had gpm disabled). But when using emacs in X…
How to make TaskScheduler fail when the task returns result different from 0
I have a backup task that fails with a non zero result, yet Task Scheduler says that it executed the task correctly. Is there any way to tell Task Scheduler that the task failed?
How can I safely open a suspicious email?
Suppose I receive an email that I highly suspect is some form of spam but I'm not 100% sure. Suppose also that I'm using form of webmail (like Gmail) with good spam filters, but this message made it through safely. Obviously I should not open any attachments, but is this email otherwise safe to ope…
osx change printer ip address without adding new printer
Is there a way to change a printer's IP address in OSX (Lion) without having to add a new printer? I did find Printer IP Remedy, but was curious if there was an 'official' method.
is there a simple tool to determine if my combo of video card and TV is HDCP compatible?
I'm using Arcsoft TMT3 to play Blurays. It's been playing fine for a few years but all of a sudden TMT3 says that my system isn't HDCP compatible. No changes to anything in the system -- possibly a change to Win7, upgrade to SP1. The manufacturer of TMT3 thinks the issue is with the vid card driver…
How do I use Split in the Mac OS X Terminal to split files directly to another directory?
How do I use the OS X Terminal command to split a file into several pieces, and store them in a different folder, on a different drive? The reason is that I need to move files to a FAT32 store, but they are too large for the FAT32 4 GB file size constraint. Also, I don't have enough space left on m…
free linux command line tool to convert SVG to PDF and/or some commonly-used bitmap format?
Is there a free linux command line tool to convert SVG to PDF and/or some commonly-used bitmap format (for example PNG)?
How to rename network printer on Windows 7?
This question is similar to How do you rename a printer device in Windows 7 64 bit, except the answers there do not work, and I'll provide more information. This is a home network, not a domain. I have set up a Brother HL-5170DN. It is a network printer connected directly to an Ethernet hub. I can …
How can I get rsync to ignore missing files?
I'm executing a command like the following to several different systems: Sometimes *.log does not exist, and that's OK, but rsync generates the following error: Is there any way to suppress that? The only way I can think of is to use include and exclude filters, which just seem a PITA to me. Thanks!
Is there a size limit on external USB hard drives?
The internal SATA hard drives have a limit on a lot of motherboards of 2TB and if I want to get a 3TB HDD then I need to connect it using a PCI card (or get a new motherboard). But I wanted to ask: If I connect a 3TB harddrive to a external USB enclosure, will it work? The Vantec enclosure I want t…
Windows 7 keeps changing my language(keyboard) settings
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate on a Windows network. My default settings is Danish locale, Danish keyboardlayout, but English system language. I only have Danish keyboard layout installed (in Text Services and Input Languages). However, at the login screen I can choose Danish and English, but whatev…
How do I set up an AppleScript to open a new iTerm2 tab and change the directory?
In OS X, how do I set up an AppleScript to open a new iTerm2 tab change to a directory clear the console echo the current directory I had something like this before for regular Terminal, but I can't even find the scripting guide for iTerm2.
appending timestamp to tail -f results
I would like to have a timestamp printed in front of every line that comes out of a "tail -f outputfile", so that I know when is each line printed in. Something like: Any ideas?
Does it matter what UDP port a WOL signal is sent to?
i have seen many WOL instances use port 7 and many use port 9, does it matter? Isn't it just looking for a WOL packet at layer 2 or ethernet?
sudo keeps asking me for my password in fish shell
sudo in Ubuntu keeps asking me for my password for every command. Previously, I only had to enter the password once, and then it would be remembered for a period of time. This recently changed, probably after "upgrading" to Natty. I've done and set , tried rebooting, but it's still not working. How…
Is there a way to search the text of my browsing history in Firefox?
I often find myself in the situation where I know I saw something in a web page recently, but don't remember where. I would therefore like to be able to do a full-text search of the contents of my web history in Firefox. Is there an extension that will do this? I am aware of this question. However,…