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Gnome (Ubuntu): how to bring a program window to the front using a command line from the terminal?
I have a certain work environment with dozens of open Windows. How can I bring to the front a window with a known name/title programatically or using the command line?
Upgrade motherboard and CPU without reinstall
I have a home server running Ubuntu 10.04. I want to replace the motherboard and CPU without reinstalling the OS. I read a long time ago that this would sort of work on Windows XP, but with stability issues. However, I have a hunch that on a modern Linux there shouldn't be any problems. Am I right?
What are the percentage signs for in the sudoers file?
In my sudoers file, there are lines that begin with , lines that begin with and lines that begin with neither. The is definitely being used to comment out lines, but what does the do? Is it a comment marker too?
What are the origins of the control and alt keys?
Crtl and alt have become common place on just about any computer keyboard sold anywhere in the world (I even saw a picture of them on a typewriter...). But what were these sacred modifier keys first used for? What's the difference between them and other keys used as modifiers? How has their used ev…
Google Chrome constantly asking for Keychain permission?
My Google Chrome installation on Snow Leopard is asking for access to the keychain any time I go to a site with login information... This happened really suddenly - I've restarted and tried different combinations of settings (always allow) to no avail. The suggestions here: Safari keeps asking perm…
Chrome Error 330 (net::ERR_CONTENT_DECODING_FAILED)
When I enter the page: http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js I am getting Error 330 (net::ERR_CONTENT_DECODING_FAILED). But when I try to use FF, it works. BTW, the facebook social widgets (which load this file) is not working on Chrome. I have the latest version. What is wrong?
How to avoid Bluetooth interference between headphones and mouse?
I have two Bluetooth devices: Logitech Laser Travel Mouse (probably this one, but white... hope that doesn't matter) and Ritmix RH-432 (sorry for language, but it's apparently Russian company and they don't have English version of site). They are connected to my desktop with ASUS USB-BT21 dongle. T…
Use Notepad++ from Cygwin without having the shell wait for an exit code
I'm running Cygwin and would like to use Notepad++ as the main shell editor, kind of like what I have on my Mac, where I can type to open up an instance of TextMate. In my file in Cygwin I have the following alias and environment variable set: It mostly works: when I type or when a Cygwin program c…
Is it possible to reinstall/fix Mac OS X's system ruby without doing a complete OS reinstall?
Is it possible? I'm running into various issues at least once a week since it got corrupted or something, especially with homebrew. If it is possible, but would just be a better idea to start from a clean slate, please let me know.
Does low disk space affect SSD performance?
I was wondering if having less than 5-10GB of free space on an SSD would affect performance. Is it specific to SSD or is it more of an operating system aspect? For example, on an Intel X-25 G2 that has TRIM support (on Windows 7).
Why does the heat production increase as the clockrate of a CPU increases?
The whole multi-core debate got me thinking. It's much easier to produce two cores (in one package) then speeding up one core by a factor of two. Why exactly is this? I googled a bit, but found mostly very imprecise answers from over clocking boards which do not explain the underlying Physics. The …
What is the safest and least expensive way to store 10 terabytes of data?
I'm a member of a production company and we're preparing for our first feature film. We've been discussing methods of data storage to keep all of our original content safe (for as long as possible). While we understand data is never 100% safe, we'd like to find the safest solution for us. We've con…
Change default font size setting used in Visio 2010
How do you change the default font size used in Visio 2010?
Similarity and/or Diff of two ODT documents (Linux)
I have two ODT documents, they have very close contents, I want to compare them to see how similar they are. The best would be to have a similarity percentage, if not possible, an alternative would be at least to have some sort of diff. I am running Ubuntu Lucid. Solution: I used to convert the fil…
Show command as it's being entered in console vim?
For example, in gvim if I'm in normal mode then I press "ayiw to yank a word into register a, gvim shows the "ayi as I type it near the bottom right corner. Is it possible to get this real-time display in console vim, if so how?
Setting up Lynx Browser on Windows 7
Can anyone provide a walk through of getting the Lynx browser up and running on Windows 7. I want to do some accessibility testing with this browser but I can't find any simple steps to getting it working.
Prompt if I really want to close visual studio?
Anyone know if I can have visual studio prompt me if I really want to close it (I believe Eclipse prompts before closing)? Or some other way of stopping it from closing when I hit the "X". Thanks EDIT: To clarifybasically I wanted this b/c I have attempt to close an app that is in the foreground bu…
Subversion: How to compare differences between incoming changes?
I would like to see the changes that my co-workers have made before I accept the incoming changes. So I start by getting the status ...which tells me that I've got an incoming change I can see what I've changed ...but how can I diff to show what has been changed, and how it's different than my work…
In MS Word, how do I un-indent a bullet?
In MS Word, I have this: But what I want is this (below) How do I bring my cursor (and current-place-bullet) back to that indentation-bullet-point-level?
How to record a mp3/m3u stream using VLC?
How do I capture/record directly from a MP3/M3U stream of a radio station, using VLC player, setting up VLC via its graphical user interface (GUI)? I prefer the Windows version of VLC but instructions should be usable for other platforms.