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Tool to put text on desktop wallpaper
I'd like to put a list of keyboard shortcuts I want to learn on my desktop wallpaper so I can show and hide it quickly by pressing Win+D. I'll want to be changing the list quite frequently as I remove ones that I've learnt and add new ones, so I don't want something that takes too long to make chan…
Override DNS in Firefox
I'm looking for a way to override DNS entries in Firefox, for development/testing purposes. I know the normal way to do this is via the file, but I cannot edit it since I don't have admin access on my work machine. Does anyone know of a browser plugin/addon which would do this for me? I did find th…
Can I open Explorer at the current path when working in Command Prompt?
Sometimes I run some commands in the Command Prompt (cmd) on Windows, i.e. for compiling. And it would be handy if I could open Explorer at the current path with a command. If it is possible, how can I start Explorer at the current path from command prompt on Windows?
Notepad++ ignoring search results on same line
When you perform a search of a bunch of files in Notepad++, if it finds the text you were looking for in the same line multiple times, the search results window will display the same line multiple times, with each different instance highlighted. Is there a way to toggle that functionality? Sometime…
Is there a setting in Google Chrome that will force it to download media files instead of playing them?
Wondering if anyone knows of any settings for Google Chrome that will tell the browser to download media files rather than playing them in the browser window. For example an mp3.
How to simulate corporate Proxy Server on my development machine
I am developing a small client application that will sometimes need to call out to a webservice from a machine within a corporate lan complete with proxy server. Our LAN in our development shop does not use a proxy. What I need to be able to do is test being behind a proxy on my machine. Is this po…
Syncing Google Calendar [Gcal] and Emacs Org-mode? Is it possible?
It would be amazing if I could sync Gcal and emacs org-mode, is it possible?
What software for Mac OS X can take auto screen captures at intervals?
I need a piece of software for Mac OS X 10.6 similar to AutoScreenShot for Windows that will take screenshots at intervals for me. I'm trying to make a time-lapsed video of my work on an illustration, except it's going to be about a 5 - 10 hour illustration so I don't want to use any video capture …
Using Ghostscript to convert multi-page PDF into single JPG?
I know Ghostscript can convert PDFs to JPGs, and in the case of a multi-page PDF, can rip each page to an individual JPG. But is it possible to have it rip them to one JPG, so that the pages are pasted below each other, e.g. the top half of the JPG is page 1, the bottom half is page 2? Or do I have…
Mac OS X: How to change the color label of files from the Terminal
Is there a way I can set the color label of a file to some color when in the Terminal? I know that the following command lists some info about what the color currently is, but I can't figure out how to do something about it. Like change it. The reason I would like to know is that I want to recursiv…
I can't access any Microsoft website. Other sites work fine
Update: As it turned out, a partnership between TATA and Microsoft regarding some service, somehow resulted in this error on TATA DoCoMo 3G network which was rectified later on. Original question follows: I have tried all the Microsoft websites - microsoft.com, windows.com, live.com, even bing.com …
How can I turn off backspace navigation in Chrome?
Some people seem to want to be able to have the delete key on a Mac behave as a backspace key and go back when navigating web pages (ie, this question here). As I commented there, I believe that this behavior on a Mac would be a bug, since the command-left arrow combination already lets the user go…
Automatically sort music files into folders by album/artist names
I have a large collection of music files (let's say MP3), with metadata (ID3 tags), but all are located in the same folder. I wish to automatically organize all of them according to this metadata.
How can I restore Ctrl+<key> functionality in Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator?
I'm using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4, and I was able to successfully define my own keyboard. The problem is that now when I use Ctrl+<key> combinations, it doesn't use my new key but instead uses the old key that exists there. For example, if I bind N to B, you would expect that Ctrl+N w…
Synchronize VLC players on two machines
Is it possible to synchronize the playback of VLC on two different machines? I'd like to have two PCs in different parts of the house play the same video - so any other suggestions that would solve this problem are also welcome!
VirtualBox running Ubuntu is slow (Mac OS X host)
My MacBook Pro is generally a fast machine (3.06 Ghz Core 2 Duo, 8GB of RAM, 7200RPM hard drive) but VirtualBox 3.2.6 running Ubuntu 10.04 is just too slow compared to VMWare. What can I fiddle with to improve this? Within Ubuntu, I use Eclipse mostly but even booting and GNOME desktop accessories …
Managing service accounts in an RPM spec
I've been given a partially-complete RPM spec for a service we're writing. It gets as far as making the required directories, copying files, setting permissions, etc., but it doesn't make the required system account that the service will run under. I was told that it's best for the RPM to take care…
How to extract the text from MS Office documents in Linux?
I need a way to extract the text from all of the MS Office document types (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), in Linux. I envision that there might be several different approaches to accomplish this, such as a Bash or Python script, or converting them to PDF and then extracting the text using a tool such as…
How to change default browser to open localhost in wampserver
When I installed wampserver on my computer. I didn't have firefox or any browser installed. Because I also disabled Internet explorer. How do I manually set the default browser that opens up localhost or phpmyadmin from wampserver when you left click it
Removing duplicate emails in Thunderbird
I need to stop the duplicate mail (which is already in my mail box) in Thunderbird or any mail box. Are there any filters for this?