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6Gb/s SATA hard drive with 3Gb/s SATA port?
I know I can use a 3Gb/s SATA hard drive with a 6Gb/s SATA port, but can I use a 6Gb/s SATA hard drive with a 3Gb/s SATA port? I am unable to find a definite answer.
How to compare mp3, flac audio data in a file, ignoring header data (ID3 tag) etc.?
I've backed up some audio files up in 2 places and added ID3 tags into one backup but not the other, since time has passed my own memory has faded on whether the backups are actually the same, but now one has ID3 data and the other doesn't, basic binary compare will fail and inspection will be cumb…
App to view clipboard contents on OSX in unformatted / hex form
I'm looking for an OSX application that allows you to view the clipboard data in hex format. So if, for example, there's an image copied to the clipboard, then the app shows me the image data in hex form (i.e., "unformatted") Is there an app out there for OSX that can do this? CLCL works, but unfor…
Following Excel precedents to cells on other sheets
Let's say I have a cell that references another cell, on a different sheet. For example, cell A2 (of Sheet1) below. When I press the extremely useful Trace Precedents button, it draws arrows from the cells being referenced by the formula in the selected cell. As you can see, for the off-sheet refer…
Tooltips shadow stuck on desktop
I tends to get this problem from time to time. The tooltips with a shadow appearing on top of everything. It's the shadow of the tooltips not disappearing after the tooltips disappear. The last one I had the tooltips was from the wifi connection list at the systray. This problem also happen to me o…
Windows recursive touch command
In Windows 7, how can I recursively touch all files in a directory (including subdirectories) in order to update the date/time stamp? Does Windows 7 have a mechanism to accomplish this?
copy-paste not working in MacVim when launched in tmux
MacVim's copy-paste stops working when I launch it from a tmux terminal (on zsh). If I exit tmux and then launch MacVim copy-past works. Any idea how to fix this?
I want to virtualize my workstation (Tier 1), Looking for Bare Metal Hypervisor for consumer grade components
I find myself in this similar bind at least once a year. The bind whereby I'm either upgrading a motherboard, or an OS hard drive. It drives me crazy to have to reinstall Windows, Visual Studio, all my addins, reconfigure my settings etc... every single time. I have a layout and I like and I want t…
Entering Time data in excel in mm:ss format (without the leading 0: for the hours)
I want to enter time data into excel sheet in mm:ss format. The problem is - that although the cell format is mm:ss, if I enter the data like this: 12:33 the actual value stored is 12 hours and 33 min. if I want 12 min and 33 sec, I need to enter 0:12:33 Is there a way to make the cell accept 12:33…
Does Windows7 support symbolic links (folder 'shortcuts')?
I see W7 seems to have more support for virtual folders, that don't correspond to actual directories on the disk. Does it also support proper symbolic links so I can e.g create a symbolic link c:\temp\external which maps to d:\xyz\, so that c:\temp\external\file.txt is d:\xyz\file.text? If so how d…
Location of Cisco VPN client profile configuration file (.pcf file) on Mac OS X
What is the default location of Cisco VPN client profiles? I need those .pcf files since my old Cisco VPN client doesn't work after upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard (version 10.5), and I don't remember my VPN settings.
How to control RAM / swap usage
Is there a way (application) to control RAM / swap usage policy at application level. I have some applications that I use all the time and I want them to stay in RAM all the time and there are also application that I use quite seldom and they might be thrown to swap at demand. I know that default c…
What is the difference between the shutdown, halt and reboot commands?
Should I be using one or the other for different things?
How do I add a apt-get repository without editing /etc/apt/sources.list?
I want to add a repository to apt-get (without potentially messing up /etc/apt/sources.list) through the user of a script. This script may run multiple times so I can't just append the entry each time. Is there any way I can add a single file in a directory with entries? I know you can do this for …
How can I write braces, { and }, in Emacs on Mac OS X with a scandinavian keyboard layout?
I can not write and in Emacs on my Macbook Air with a Swedish keyboard layout. In all other programs I do this by pressing alt + shift + ( for and the corresponding keys with ) for . How can I type and in emacs?
How to install matplotlib on OS X?
I want to install matplotlib on OS X. If possible, using homebrew. I installed Python 2.7.1 using , I modified my path to use it I installed pip using I installed numpy 1.5.1 using I installed scipy 0.8.0 using This is where it gets hairy. will fetch the wrong version of matplotlib, which is incomp…
How can I configure desktop notification display time in Google Chrome?
Recently Gmail introduced an HTML5-based desktop notification feature for Google Chrome users (see this). It's very useful, however, the notifications disappear too quickly (in about 5 seconds) and I couldn't find a way to change the display time. Ideally, I would like the notification to stay for …
How to increase Remote Desktop resolution?
I'm using Windows 7 on a PC and connect to it via Remote Desktop Connection for Mac by MS, using a Mac. On the Mac, I have a 27" Display with 2560 x 1440 px resolution. The PC has a high performance graphics card (one of those that needs an additional power supply). Both machines are connected via …
Microsoft Office "retro" look and feel
Recently the look and feel of my Microsoft Office 2007 products (on a Windows XP system) has taken on a "retro" look. I'm not sure what caused this to happen but I would like to return it to the standard look and feel. How do I go about changing this? No other applications, including Windows itself…
exporting a virtualbox VDI to a harddrive to boot it natively
I have a VirtualBox 3.1.2 image of Debian 5.0.2 running on Windows XP SP3. I would like to export that Debian image to a USB harddrive such that I could boot to that drive and run it natively. Is that possible to do with a VDI?