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Best Mac OS X DVD Ripper
I want to rip a DVD on OS X, but don't know what software to use. Is there free open source software? What is the best software for ripping on OS X?
How to easily port VirtualBox machines?
I have used VMware for a long time. VMware saves all the information for one machine in one directory. This means it is easy to zip and copy. Now I switched to VirtualBox. VirtualBox seems to save the machine's information in more than one directory, e.g., a machine I called "Windows 7 Basic" is ap…
What exactly is the console session in RDP?
I can't get a good definition of the difference between a normal RDP session and the ( in Windows 2008 and later) session. What can I do in console that I can't do in a regular session?
Which versions of glibc do different versions of RedHat ship with?
Can anyone tell me (or point me in the direction of an online resource which outlines) which versions of glibc ship with which versions of RedHat? This RedHat document indicates versions of GCC but doesn't mention glibc...
Windows 7 taskbar, create popup menus?
Is there a way in Windows 7 to create a single icon that pops up with a menu? I'm used to having True Launch Bar installed, but at the moment it doesn't integrate with the new taskbar/shortcut bar of Windows 7, so I'm missing it. Basically, I'd like to pin a single icon on the shortcut bar, and whe…
Run MSI files as administrator from a user account
I'm usually logged in as a normal user on my Windows XP box. Sometimes, when I want to install a software update, I don't want to log off and log on again as admin, but I right-click the installer exe and choose "Run as..." to run it from my admin account. However, this option only seems to exist f…
Unicode, Unicode Big Endian or UTF-8? What is the difference? Which format is better?
When I try to save a text file with non-English text in Notepad, I get an option to choose between Unicode, Unicode Big Endian and UTF-8. What is the difference between these formats? Assuming I do not want any backward compatibility (with older OS versions or apps) and I do not care about the file…
How to measure a distance on a PDF
Is there a free plug-in for Adobe Reader to measure a distance on a PDF? Is there another free reader out there that has this?
Organize desktop icons on Windows into categories or sections
I want to organize my Windows desktop icons by categories. Multimedia, system tools, editors, etc. I need to define rectangular areas of the desktop, then place the shortcut icons. They would stay locked into place forever in the category until I moved them. The standard windows desktop won't do th…
Change the length of a line and keep same width?
How do I resize a line without changing the width of the line in Inkscape? Scenario: I have already drawn a horizontal line and want to make it longer. If I select the line, use the resize handle to the middle right and resize then the width of the line becomes larger as I drag to right to make the…
Is there a way to get iTerm + Bash usability on Microsoft Windows?
I've been using Bash for years and I really like iTerm. Is there a way to get that level of console usability for Micosoft's Windows cmd? By that I mean the sane tab completion, history (even if you close the terminal), searching back and so on, and also a terminal I can resize, with tabs, nice fon…
How do I make XTerm not use bold?
I like using XTerm, I like its default "fixed" font, and I like using terminal colors rather than having a monochromatic terminal. However, XTerm seems to insist on using a bold version of the font whenever it's displaying a bright color: I hate the bold version of the font, but I like the brightne…
Good PowerShell guide, getting started through more advanced usage
Does anyone have a really good tutorial or getting started guide for Microsoft's PowerShell? I'm a long time Linux/Unix user, and very familiar with scripting languages, command-line usage with bash, ksh and zsh. I'm an intermediate Ruby programmer, and have used all these tools for command-line fi…
Force native resolution to Non-PnP monitor in Windows
I've got a 22-inch, 1680 x 1050 monitor. Brand X2gen, model MW22U. Connected by DVI cable to my NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT graphics card. Several days ago my monitor stopped working. It displayed nothing after the boot process. I loaded Safe Mode which forced it to 1024 x 768, which did display. I inst…
Windows Split Desktop Utility
Is there such a thing? I don't want multiple separate desktops, what I'd like to be able to do is split my main desktop into two areas so that an application in one when maximized won't take up the "Full" physical screen, but its portion of it. I would like to be able to keep some apps maximized, b…
How do I view all the files (including those in subdirectories) ordered by last modified date?
So I have a folder that has a lot of folders that have a lot of folders and so on. I made a bunch of edits to some files that are in many of these folders, but I have no idea what files they were. Is there any program that will recursively go through the folder and show me all the files sorted by t…
What is the best way to keep a folder synchronized with my USB drive?
I know there is a similar topic on syncing between computers, but I'm looking for an application to run on one computer that will sync a "document/file" folder with a folder on my secondary/external USB drive. What would be the best solution? I know I could use Dropbox & Live Mesh, but they use up …
Is there a Ctrl + Tab equivalent on Mac OS X?
I want to cycle trough the windows of the currently active application on Mac OS X. Some applications respond to Ctrl + Tab but they all seem to do something else. I want to switch between the Entourage mainscreen and the message I am writing for instance. Is there a such a keyword shortcut?
Version control for images
When working with images, I tend to start saving things as image_001.png and image_002.png for different versions of the same image. Being a programmer, I know that that isn't really a good way to do version control. I realize that there are some tools that I could use to do this such as git, but t…
What's the point of ASCII mode in FTP?
Why is there an ASCII mode in FTP, which is prevalent in today's software and FTP implementations? Why not just always use binary regardless of the data?