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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?
sudo unable to write to /etc/profile
I am following the instructions on this site for Grails installation, but am not able to write to /etc/profile like it instructs. Instead, I get this error: Why am I not able to write to the file even using sudo?
Microsoft-excel newlines and tab
Current I use "CONCATENATE" to join string in Excel, but I want insert character newlines and tab in string joined by "CONCATENATE". Example: I've string below when I completed join string. I expected string newlines and tab auto as below: How to do that?
How Can I Create A Dump File of a Running Process in Linux?
I have a process that is spinning out of control under Linux, and I would like to create a dump file that I can take to my dev machine, and examine there. In Windows, it is possible to create a "minidump" of a running program in several different ways, including ADVPlus and Windows Task Manager, by…
find files with ACLs set
How can I find all files with some extended ACLs set, i.e. those with a little at the end of the permission flags shown by . I could not find a corresponding flag for . My naive approach would be a combined with and a . But I don't think this is nice. Does someone have an idea?
Autoindentation in Sublime 2 text editor
Is there an auto indentation option in Sublime 2? In Visual Studio I can press Ctrl+K+D to indent everything so the code is structured nicely. Is there a shortcut in Sublime 2 to do the same?
How to remap CAPSLOCK to ESC in Linux Mint 12
I would like to remap the CAPSLOCK key to ESC as this is easier to use in Vim. I can make it in Ubuntu 11.04 as there's an option for this in Keyborad configuration. But recently I switched to use Linux Mint and found that there's no such option. I don't know whether it is the gnome3 that makes thi…
How to force Windows desktop background to update or refresh
If I manually change the background image in the registry, how can I force it to refresh without logging off? I know that bginfo does it, but I would like to keep things simple and not use any software.
How important is it to keep an LCD computer monitor well-ventilated?
The Question How important is it to keep an LCD computer monitor well-ventilated? Backstory My friend built a DIY arcade cabinet for a video game that I programmed, and this cabinet will house an 18" LCD computer monitor inside of it. It's a tabletop cabinet made of birch plywood, about 2' by 3', a…
How can I add a program to the context menu of all files?
Similar to the way Notepad++ adds "Edit with Notepad++" to the context menu of all files, or how most Antivirus products will add a global "Scan this file" option, I would like to add a particular program to the context menu for all file types. Thanks to DOSBox, I'm a little familiar with manually …
How to undo an accidental drag and drop
This happens to me in Windows Explorer: I mean to open a folder and manage to move the mouse and accidentally drag the whole folder ... somewhere. Usually I notice, but not always (in which case I know I'm out of luck). If I notice that it has been dropped into another folder, but don't know exactl…
How to specify that Yum should not use proxy for specific domain
Is it possible to specify domain for which yum should bypass proxy configuration ? I'm afraid this is not possible... I read that it was possible to use the environment variable then , is it the most elegant solution? [EDIT] I tried the solution with the environment variables: Yum uses proxy but th…
DVI-D vs. DVI-I: Is the digital video quality any different?
Since DVI-D is all digital and DVI-I is digital and analog, I am wondering if DVI-I sacrifices any digital quality in order to also support analog.
When exporting from PowerPoint to PDF, how do I prevent image compression?
It seems Powerpoint is compressing the images in my slides (each slide in my powerpoint is 1 large image). I have turned off image compression in the advanced settings.
Change background of a Windows 7 machine using Registry
I connected my machine to a work group. The settings to change the wallpaper is in server machine, so that all the machine will have same wallpaper. Now how can I change my machine's wallpaper using registry ? After reading some answers, I created with the following content, and created a shortcut …
How to manage Chrome sync data? (Like delete something?)
I've got one problem with Chrome sync: I can't delete anything. It's like... merging everything from the past, to the latest minute. Everything. If I delete the applications I've tried (like offline GMail), it'll install them on the other PC too. (Or if I remove Chrome and re-sync). Is there a way …
unix - split a huge .gz file by line
I'm sure someone has had the below need, what is a quick way of splitting a huge .gz file by line? The underlying text file has 120million rows. I don't have enough disk space to gunzip the entire file at once so I was wondering if someone knows of a bash/perl script or tool that could split the fi…
How to fix left-aligned menu in Visual Studio 2010
For the last couple of days, this is what my menus have looked like in Visual Studio 2010: How do I restore right-aligned menu items without losing any of my settings?
Powershell Access to the path denied
I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but I can't figure out why I can't run this simple command in powershell: I am forever getting the following error: Anyway, I've tried ALL of the following, to no avail: Running powershell as Administrator (i.e, "Run as Administrator") Set-ExecutionPoli…