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How can I tell Vim to show ANSI escape codes properly?
I'm trying to view and edit a file in Vim, but this file has ANSI escape codes: How can I tell Vim to interpret them properly instead of just showing the raw code?
Why would an incorrect password attempt take a lot longer to process than a correct one?
The most prominent place I've noticed this is when SSH-ing at work, but I feel like I've observed this behaviour elsewhere too. When I try to log into Linux servers from my Windows desktop at work, I've noticed that if I mis-type my password, it takes a good 5 seconds or so before I get "Access Den…
How do I separate a comma-separated list into two columns in Excel?
I have a long, comma-separated list which looks like this in Excel: Is there a simple way to convert this into two separate columns? There are over 800 values, and I am really not looking forward to separating them all individually.
How to watch Youtube fullscreen on one monitor of a dual-monitor display?
How to watch Youtube fullscreen on one monitor of a dual-monitor display, in Linux? If I do it in Google Chrome, as soon as I do anything at the other monitor, Chrome jumps back to normal window. Edit: added that OS is Linux.
Receive and route phone calls through computer
I volunteered to work for a political campaign. We want to make a unified number (with multiple lines) to put as contact us number. We want it to work like customer support numbers, you call a fixed number (most probably short number) receive a prerecorded message, and this call is routed to one of…
Markdown to LaTeX conversion with a custom preamble using Pandoc
I know that I can use the or commands to include a custom preamble in the generated output. The problem is now that Pandoc includes my preamble but puts another preamble in front of it: I know that this is the default LaTeX preamble ( ) that Pandoc loads from its folder. The same thing happens when…
Unable to resolve .foo.local domain names
My workplace has an intranet with domain names like , , etc. I recently booted the Fedora 16 live environment to test it out and discovered that these domain names do not resolve. For example: $ ping server01.foo.local ping: unknown host server01.foo.local $ ping server01 PING server01.foo.local (X…
Windows print screen with Mac Keyboard
Can anyone out there tell me how to do a screen capture in Windows with a Mac keyboard plugged in? I have my Mac keyboard and mighty mouse plugged into a KVM switch that controls both my MacbookPro and my WinXP desktop. I'm having a terrible time trying to do certain things that require those extra…
Booting an Asus EeePC from a LiveCD USB stick
I have two identical Asus EeePC netbooks that are both installed with Ubuntu. One of them was sitting on the closet shelf and the battery went completely dead. When I charged the battery and tried to boot the it, I got the "No init found" error. In trying to follow the suggested way to fix it poste…
Is the lock mechanism on an SD card hardware, firmware, or software (driver,OS) enforced?
Where is the lock to read-only mode enforced with SD cards? Is this done inside the card itself physically, in the firmware of readers, or in the OS? (Some other place?)
How do I reload the terminal in Ubuntu?
How can I restart / reload the terminal in ubuntu 11.10? I'm using bash. My original reason to ask was that I had to exit and start the terminal again to get new .bashrc aliases to work, but that's fixed by reloading it with ".", now I'm just curious.
How do I upload huge files across the internet without using P2P?
I work remotely and have 44GB of media files that I need to send back to my office. There are lots of free services out there that can handle up to 2GB, but I haven't seen talk of anything larger. We both have 50mbps+ connections, so I would rather not mail physical media (though, that is an option…
What is the colorized version of the Linux "top" program?
I didn't know "top" had a nicer colorized version like this. What is the command? Does anyone recognize this?
Can Somebody Explain About Wi-Fi Device Manager Settings And Power Settings In Windows 7?
Sometimes I have low Wi-Fi signal and I am curious about the Wi-Fi settings in Device Manager and Power Settings. I would like to get an exhaustive explanation about each, so let's start with Wi-Fi settings in Device Manager: Screen continued: I would like to understand every property in the "Prope…
What can I safely delete from the "C:\WINDOWS" folder?
I have a Windows 7 system, and my C: drive is regularly getting full. What can I safely delete from the C: drive, especially the Windows system folder?
Is securing Wifi with MAC Filter enough?
I have a MAC filter in place for everything that connects to my router. I also have WPA2 on the wireless. When a friend comes around, I tell them the password (I trust them), they type it into their device, I then go to the admin screen, check the logs, add the MAC address to the filter and save. T…
Simple local smtp server - minimal setup ubuntu
What is the absolute, bare minimum, no-hassle, hopefully idiot-proof way of setting up a local smtp server? If you're going to say postfix, what are these alledgedly bare minimum, idiot proof steps to setting it up? I'm sort of amazed at how difficult it seems to find this anywhere. I need: a local…
How can I copy binary data in Windows (preferably with Notepad++)?
I want to duplicate some binary data. The normal Ctrl+C command doesn't work in my editor (Notepad++), it copies data only up to the first char. Is there any workaround?
bash: execute command given in commandline and don't exit
how do I specifiy a command on the commmandline of bash which shall be executed once inside the new bash after reading ~/.bashrc -- But all this without letting bash exit after the command is finished? I'm fiddling around with a "boot-up-configuration" for terminator where some splits should start …
Outlook 2011 for Mac - subscribe to iCalendar feed?
Similar to the question Add ics file to outlook 2011 (Mac) as new calendar, but rather than importing a static ICS file, I'd like to subscribe to an ICS feed (like iCal can). Is this possible with Outlook 2011 for the Mac? In help I only see the note about "drag the .ics file to the Outlook Calenda…