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How can I still see the 'man' text after I quit man?
I typically use tcsh or bash and often want to use 'man' to review a command's options. Currently when I quit man or ctrl-C, the man text disappears and I see the scrollback buffer that was there before I performed the 'man' command. I would like to still see the 'man' text I was viewing as a refer…
Easiest way to get right-click "Open command window here" with admin priveleges in Windows 7
I don't want to install PowerToys, I'd rather a simpler solution for this specific problem. I've tried . I've tried adding a registry script, but I get the following error: Cannot import D:\Admin\Reg\Open command window here (Administrator)\Open command window here (Administrator).reg: The specifie…
How to get more search engines in Chrome right click?
Right now, if I select something and do a right click, the only search option I see is Search Google for 'whatever I selected' For example: How do I add more search engines to this list?
Run as a different user on a shortcut
How do I run as a different user on a shortcut in Windows 7? On Windows XP, I had the ability to mark a shortcut as being run by a different user, so that every time I ran it it would prompt me for a username/password. This let me have two shortcuts for things like SQL Server Management Studio, one…
How do I pin a network application to my taskbar?
If I launch an application from my local drive, I can right click on the icon in the task bar and it gives me an option to pin to the taskbar. But an application launched from a network drive does not give me that option.
How do I copy a group layer set from one file to another?
How do I copy a group layer set from one file to another? I.e.: If I have a layer group in one file and want it in another file, how can I copy the layer group to another open Photoshop file? Also, does your solution work fine for individual layers (inc, layer, styles, masks, etc., etc.)?
Text display quality in Visio 2010
I'm missing text display quality settings (esp. ClearType) under Visio 2010. Any idea how to turn on ClearType rendering?
Use Synaptics Touchpad Scroll in VMware Guest
I would like to use Synaptics "Two-Finger Scrolling" inside a VMware guest. It works as expected on the host but VMware does not seem to support it. The mouse cursor changes to indicate that scrolling is active but the VMware guest will not respond to it. VMware Workstation 7.1 Host and Guest OS: W…
How to disable slow motion effect in Mac OS X (shift key)?
Mac OS X has a fantastic feature that enables you to play window effects in slow motion by holding down the Shift key while playing the animation (like minimize, maximize, Exposé, etc...) As a matter of fact, I don't like it! :) How can I disable it?
How do I install .NET framework 1.1 for Windows 7
The problem: Lord of the Rings Online required .NET framework 1.1 to be installed. It will not recongize other higher versions. Downloading the standalone installer yields exceptions at the end of the installation process. The error message is What could I do about this?
Are Windows file timestamps timezone aware?
I have a file that was modified either before or after it was sent to me. However, it was created in a different time zone, so if the modification date is in the timezone of the sender, he was the last to modify it. If it is in my timezone, I modified it. So, do you know if Windows file modificatio…
Windows 7 tray app to easily switch between audio sources?
I'm looking for a Windows 7 tray app to easily switch between audio sources, i.e. speakers, HDMI, USB headset etc. Any suggestions?
How do I convert lower case text to uppercase text in Microsoft Word?
I want to convert lower case text to uppercase text in Microsoft Word.
Should I use Google Public DNS service for my desktop?
What are the pros and cons of using Google Public DNS resolution service?
How to uninstall/reinstall cygwin to use the sshd?
I installed cygwin/sshd without good results. I removed the c:\cygwin directory to reinstall. I removed the sshd Administrator user by hand. I reinstalled the cygwin again, then run the 'ssh-host-config -y'. Strangely, it doesn't ask anything about making a new user. And the procedure is really sho…
Why does the margin on a numbered list over 99 become large (2007 Word)?
Have a numbered list in 2007 Word. Everything was fine until item 100. At 100 and on, the margin between the number and the text is very large. How do I make it normal? Thanks! i.e.-
Linux: emulate mouse clicks with keyboard
How can I emulate a mouse click on a keyboard on linux, e.g. by defining that my right CTRL-key should behave as if I clicked the right mouse button?
How to recursively download an entire web directory?
i have a web directory that has many folders and many sub folders containing files. i need to download everything using wget or bash.
Rename vm (files) on vmware workstation
When I rename a virtual machine in vmware workstation, the old file names (e.g.: the hard drive file name) remains. How do I manually rename these without messing up the virtual machine? I'm not using the newest vmware workstation version.
How can I find out what is using the hard disk?
Possible Duplicates: hard drive activity by program? What is causing hard drive grinding? Once or twice a day my computer starts writing significantly hard to the hard drive, the HD led is ON and the performance hit is noticeable. A strange observation is that the Task Viewer does not show I/O acti…