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Why doesn't the Windows command prompt window maximize to the full screen size?
Anyone know why doesn't the Windows command prompt window maximize to the full screen size? To the best of my knowledge, even in the new Windows 7 the command prompt window(cmd.exe) doesn't maximize to the full screen size like all other windows. This behavior is quite annoying for me, and I'm sure…
What is the quickest, easiest way to compress an MP3 file?
I would like to compress an MP3 file, and I see a lot of references when searching Google, but it seems like by now someone must have found something easy and that is guaranteed to work. Compressing an MP3 file into a ZIP archive doesn't compress the file enough, but I am also concerned about too m…
how to hear mic sound over speakers- Ubuntu karmic
I want to hear the sound that goes into the notebook's mic from the notebook's speaker itself. I am on Ubuntu 9.10
How to "restart/repair" an USB port?
My laptop has two USB ports, but one is broken, so I use a USB hub in the other good USB port. In that USB hub, I use a mouse and keyboard. Suddenly, that USB port doesn't detect the mouse and the keyboard (even with the light of the hub is on), and the only solution that I found is restarting the …
Is there a way to set up a default folder for Windows Explorer?
I often use Win + E to pop up Windows Explorer, and then I usually have to navigate down into a few network folders to find my primary directory. Is there a way to set this folder as the default so that Windows Explorer always opens to this folder?
How to enable Email desktop alerts for inbox folders in outlook 2007?
Possible Duplicate: Outlook does not show desktop notifications on a message recieve Right now desktop alerts only comes if mail comes in inbox only . i need desktop alerts for every folder on incoming mail
How does http://to./ work?
So I noticed this on Jeff's twitter. They don't have a tld, it seems? How've they done this? Magic, bribery, or did a no-tld tld open up recently?
How do I get Windows 7 to NOT use the recycling Bin on a removable drive?
How do I get Windows 7 to NOT use the recycling Bin on a removable drive? I've already told Windows to not use the function on that drive but Windows still creates the "Recycling Bin" folder. It stays empty, but I don't want it there at ALL. Simply hiding it won't do. I'm using that removable drive…
How do I install multiple versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 7?
Possible Duplicate: Multiple versions of Internet Explorer on a machine I want to install multiple versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 7. Specifically versions 6, 7, and 8. (Currently I've got 8 installed.) How do I get those 3 versions installed side by side? (I need to do this to test and de…
Does HDMI cable "quality" actually affect transmission?
I really don't want to pay a ridiculous price for a "name brand" HDMI cable if it doesn't really do anything for me. I'm just curious: now that most transmission is digital (packetized) is there such a thing as a "quality" cable? I suspect that if the cable works at all, I'm safe saying I have a qu…
How to do select column then do editing in GNU Emacs?
I've been using ViM, TextMate, and GNU Emacs for years. For example here is the text I want to edit And here is the text result I want to have When I'm on Vim, I can do "Ctrl v" on the very first line and first column, then press "2 j", then press "i", then type "bar", done. When I'm on Textmate, I…
Tool for dependency graphs
I am looking for a tool that will let me work on a dependency graph. (I want this for my personal tasks, like a to do list.) Like, let's say I have task 1, 2 and 3. Then maybe task 1 is needed for task 2, and task 1 is partially needed for task 3, and task 2 is needed for task 3, etc. I should be a…
How do I use the awesome window manager?
I've installed awesome on my Ubuntu laptop, and I like it. But I feel kind of lost. I don't know any keyboard shortcuts and the man pages aren't really any help (for instance, what does Mod4 mean?). Is there any kind of brief introduction to awesome I can read?
Can I delete the 'EFI System Partition' without harming other data on the drive?
I have three external HDDs in a USB enclosure. After a recent upgrade to Windows 7, during which these three drives were actually installed inside the PC tower, two of the three drives now have a 200 MB EFI partition, and the two drives do not show up as usable drives under either Windows 7 or Snow…
Connect to an MS Access Database from SQL Management Studio
I want to connect to an MS Access 2003 DB from SQL Management Studio 2005 so I can run queries on the Access DB from SQL Management Studio.
Executable files in Mac OS X vs Windows
I have seen that every executable file in Windows has an extension of .exe. But Mac OS X doesn't have the same. Windows executes .exe files. Then what kind of files does Mac OS X execute? What is the difference between both operating system's execution of applications? Even I found that windows set…
Looking for simple Windows scan (multiple pages) to one PDF application?
I would like to find some simple scan software for a Windows machine that can scan to PDF, but I would like it to do batch or multiple pages into one big PDF. I saw a couple questions on scan to PDF software, but did not see anything talking about scanning to large multiple page PDF's. EDIT: I am s…
How to change the cmd.exe font?
Possible Duplicate: How to change the Windows console font? Firstly: I have tried the options dialog for it (the one that Windows shows) and I don't want that. The default windows option dialog for it only allows two fonts: "Raster"(Fixedsys) and Lucida Console. However, I want to use Consolas (whi…
PDF reader with split screen for Linux
I would like a PDF reader that lets me split the screen so I can see two different parts of the same document. I do not want a split view that only lets me see two consecutive pages.
How can I convert scanned images as PDF to a searchable PDF file?
I have a PDF of a scanned book. I'm looking for a free software that will perform OCR and then provide an option to save it as a PDF or document again. Is there one?