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Is there a Windows command line tool to copy files to remote computers?
I'm looking for a way to copy files over to/from remote Windows hosts, and need to provide domain user credentials as part of the process, similar to the way does. I know I can use to map the target directory to a drive letter and use , and I know can upload files to be executed on the remote machi…
How do you reload .vimperatorrc?
I'm relatively new to Vimperator and have started adding preferences to my .vimperatorrc file. Is there a way of reloading this file without having to restart Firefox?
How to get source with apt-get source in Ubuntu?
I need to install pure-ftpd from source and need to do but I get this message: I found some documentation about this for Debian on but what URIs should I add to sources.list for Ubuntu and if I want the source for pur-ftpd? EDIT: I found some URIs on Sources.List For Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) So I …
How insecure is my short password really?
Using systems like TrueCrypt, when I have to define a new password I am often informed that using a short password is insecure and "very easy" to break by brute-force. I always use passwords of 8 characters in length, which are not based on dictionary words, which consists of characters from the se…
Are notebook batteries generally hot-swappable?
I have a new HP Compaq 610. Most of the time I use it plugged and with the battery removed, to avoid wearing it. Sometimes I need to move it to somewhere else - currently I hibernate the machine, move it, plug it in its new location, and power it up again. I wonder if it's possible to plug the batt…
Automatic Windows Defender Updates with Manual Windows/Microsoft Updates
I've got Windows/Microsoft Update on my Windows 7 laptop set to notify me when updates are available but not to do anything automatically. I also have Windows Defender running and it seems to have daily or semi-daily updates for its signature database but it uses Windows Update utility to get and i…
How to make TAB work right in Command Window?
When I press TAB key in command window, the tab character (spacing) is inserted instead of iterating trough items in current directory. How can I make it work this other way (autocompletion)?
Software to clean up photos of whiteboards and documents?
I take a lot of photos of whiteboards, blackboards, and so on for teaching purposes (examples online through May 2010). I'm interested in cleaning them up for archival purposes, preferably using Linux. Commercial products ClearBoard and PhotoNote are priced a little aggressively for my purposes, pl…
Leave desktop visible but lock it
I am looking for a tool to lock my desktop (Windows) but leave the actual windows or at least snapshot of them visible. Any recommendations?
Can I get rid of the status bar at the bottom of Eclipse?
Eclipse 3.5 eats up a lot of vertical space with the status bar at the bottom of the window. To be clear, the status bar says "Writable | Smart Insert | 32:100" right now. Is there a way I can get rid of it? Right-clicking doesn't do anything, and there isn't a handle to drag...
How to change the printer icon displayed in the Control Panel
Printers are displayed in Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers often with a vendor supplied icon. Is it possible to replace that with a custom icon?
Any game kills my sound
Every time I quit a game such as Braid, Fallout3, AVP all sound on the PC dies (Control Panel > No Audio Devices) I installed a new sound card (SB Audigy) and updated to the latest drivers, and it still happens. It happens with Steam games and without.
Does RAID 1 protect against corruption?
Does Raid 1 protect against data corruption? For example, let's say that I am keeping all of my important files on a NAS that uses 2 disks in a RAID 1. If one hard drive has some kind of internal problem and the data becomes corrupted, does the RAID recognize this automatically and correct it using…
Unix: Is there a way to "copy" file or directory permissions?
I have two files in a directory. One has correct permissions and the other has not. Is there a way I can "copy" the set of permissions from one file to another?
Is there any useful style of MS Word for code?
I need to use MS Word to make some documentation for Python code. Line number, or boxing around the code, or anything would be better than just use normal format. Is there any good/useful style/method for code documentation purposes?
Removing the escape characters from GNU Screen's screenlog.%n
Is it possible to remove the ESC sequences in GNU Screen's output file? Things such as colours, tabs and other escape characters make their way into the log files and become difficult to decipher. I've tried Dr. Google & Co. as well as reading the manual, but haven't been able to find anything suit…
Store passwords in putty
How can I store my connection passwords in putty?
How do I move Sticky Notes content to another computer
Sticky Notes in Windows 7 - where are the files actually stored, ie, how can I move the content to another computer?
Help me find the offending process waking my Windows 7 PC from hibernate every night
Recently my Windows 7 64-bit PC has started waking every night from hibernation around 3:30am. I have done the following to try and figure out what is causing the issue with no luck: Examined the Windows Event logs. Nothing is noted Ran powercfg -lastwake and that reports nothing c:\powercfg -lastw…
Locate bookmarks folder after finding bookmarks in Firefox
When I search bookmarks I can't find a way to locate the folder of the result. I have many bookmarks folder and subfolders and most folders and subfolders contain some bookmarks. When I cannot remember or guess the folder where a bookmark resides but I know I have it, I can search for bookmarks and…