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Convert a .mp3 to wav file with mplayer
I've a .mp3 file and need to convert that to an 1 channel 8kHz 8 bit wav file, anyone know how I can do that with mplayer ? If not, any other commandline tools I could use ?
How do I search for a string in a PHP file using `grep`?
I am searching for a class declaration on a site with hundreds of PHP files. How can I do this in the current folder and subfolders using grep? I tested ing to the folder and then something like
How can I use my SSD as a ReadyBoost cache disk?
I'd like to use SSD as ReadyBoost cache disk. However, ReadyBoost can work with pluggable USB drives only (AFAIK). Is there any way to avoid this limitation?
Why do I only get 300-400 Mbit/s on my 1000 Mbit/s network?
My setup is like this: Laptop <--> Router <--> Desktop They all support gigabit Ethernet. I'm using the 'iperf' TCP/IP benchmark on the laptop and desktop, and I've never gotten more than 400 Mbit/s raw throughput. The laptop is an Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz running Windows XP, the desktop is an Intel …
Windows Firewall: Logging/Notifying on outgoing request attempts
I'm trying to configure Windows firewall with Advanced Security to log and tell me when programs are trying to make outbound requests. I previously tried installing ZoneAlarm, which worked wonders for me with this in Windows XP. But now, I'm unable to install ZoneAlarm on Windows 7. Is it possible …
Windows using the DNS suffix search list on all lookups, even valid FQDNs. How to stop this?
When doing DNS lookups (specifically using nslookup, for some reason most things are not effected) Windows XP Pro SP3 is using the DNS suffix search list for every single one. Even for fully qualified domain names. For example I lookup "www.microsoft.com" but windows actually asks for "www.microsof…
Google Chrome plugin/bookmarklet: "open in Firefox"?
Is there a plugin or a bookmarklet for Chrome which opens the current page in Firefox? Update: Thanks Phoshi for the suggestion. Here is my AutoHotKey script (not messing with the clipboard...): But I'm still looking for a Chrome embedded solution...
prevent sleep in scripts
Is there a way to prevent Windows from going into sleep mode while running a program on the command line or with cygwin? Ideally, I'm hoping for something that could be used like: Background Sometimes I start up long-running jobs like a manual backup or large file transfers and I've found that Wind…
Finding the Windows 7 product key
I'm doing a hard drive upgrade and it might ask me for the product key again. How can I find it?
How to execute a bash script?
So I've written my first bash script: I know it has the right location to bash and is executable: Now I want to run it from the command line, but I get an error: So instead I try this and it works: Is this how I will always need to execute it? I feel like I have executed other scripts without havin…
Windows Server 2008 R2 vs Windows 7 Ultimate
I have a Dual Core Intel CPU E7200, 4 GB RAM, and a NvIDIA 8600 GT for graphics and 500GB HDD. This configuration runs Windows 7 Ultimate very smoothly, but now I recently signed up to the MS WebSiteSpark programme and have downloaded the Windows Server 2008 R2. So my question is whether I can use …
Batch convert TIFF images to PDF?
Are there any free utilities that will batch convert TIFF files to PDF? I've tried PDF printers like PrimoPDF & CutePDF, but these seem to require a GUI click to confirm each filename. What I'm after is a script, command line or context menu utility that would allow the conversion of hundreds of fi…
How do I stop emacs from creating backup files?
I know there's probably a very good reason for it (i.e. backup) - but for personal reasons (it's just annoying me), is it possible to stop emacs from creating a backup of every file I edit? I'm talking about when it creates a file appended with the character.
Capture traffic for specific application
I have an application which communicates with some server. I want to know what the IP of this server is. How can I capture all the traffic from a specific application and not just all the traffic like Wireshark does?
Extend Linux Desktop to another X Windows Display
I am a long time Linux user of the Xinerama and other technologies for extending a desktop to multiple monitors. However when I travel with my laptop I miss the multi-monitor support I enjoy at home. Recently I acquired a second laptop for a low price. Both laptops are running Fedora (versions 10 a…
How to identify what slot type a particular PC card is?
Is there a good place to go to identify what kind of slot my spare video card uses? A site that shows pictures of the various slot types so I can identify this one?
Why is the effective hard drive size lower than the actual size?
I just got a new Lenovo Laptop which has been installed with Windows 7 and is supposed to have 250 GB hard disk. Windows 7 reports that the hard disk drive has two parts: 221 GB and 9.76 GB . The sum of the two parts is 230.76 GB. If I remember correctly, if divide 250 GB by 1024 three times, I wil…
Why Can't SQL Server Management Studio Access The "My Documents" Folder in Windows 7?
I have a database backup located in my Windows 7 Documents folder ( ), and I'm trying to restore it using SQL Server Management Studio. However, the program is unable to access anything within the Users\Aaron directory using its non-standard file selection dialog, even when run as an Administrator.…
How to obtain a OpenId Identifier from Google
I'm trying to create an account at commandlinefu using OpenId. It's asking for an "OpenId Identifier". I read this article, but it doesn't really show how to actually get the identifier. I looked all over my Gmail settings. EDIT: I found the (long code) in my SuperUser profile. Commandlinefu just s…
Can't delete folder in Windows 7
I'm trying to delete a folder in Windows 7 and get a perplexing error message: "Could not find this item: This is no longer located in G:\Graphics. Verify the item's location and try again. I can see the folder -- I can find it. I just can't delete it. I also get a second error message (sometimes) …