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Select each nth row in Excel
I have an Excel spreadsheet with thousands of rows. I want to select every 7th row from that spreadsheet. (By "select," I mean delete all of the other rows, or copy the selected rows into a new worksheet.) What's the easiest way to do that in Excel 2003? See also: Select each nth row in Numbers
Archive a restore point permanently?
Since Windows updates typically create restore points, which delete older versions. If you have explicitly created a known GOOD restore point, is there a way to save it somewhere? The problem happens when opening system restore only to discover 32 Windows updates deleted what you need. Can a system…
Mouse wheel scrolling in less and vim using urxvt
I have started working with rxvt-unicode (aka ) but found an issue with mouse-wheel scrolling, as compared to and . The mouse wheel works fine for going through the scrollback buffer, but it doesn't work for automatic scrolling in / or (though in vim, setting makes it work, but in a very different …
Setting process priority everytime it is launched?
My work computer experiences a lot of slowdown, so I want to do what I can to make sure the stuff I need to be response actually is responsive. For example, I run Pidgin, which loads everytime I boot. How can I tell Windows XP to always set its thread priority to low? Using the SysInternals utility…
How do I paste into the Windows CMD prompt by using only the keyboard?
My current technique is to right-click in the command prompt and then click paste. This bugs me - is there a better way?
I get "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with [name of time server]." when trying to automatically synchronise PC time
Prompted by the answers to this question I decided to give the Windows built in time synchronisation another go. However, no matter what time server I use I get this error: "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with [name of time server]." The help suggests the following as reasons for…
How to paste to cmd.exe without a mouse?
Possible Duplicate: How do I paste into the Windows CMD prompt by using only the keyboard? The usual way to paste text in a cmd.exe shell is to right-click. How can you paste text using only the keyboard?
use rm to remove files and directories recursively
is it possible to use rm to remove files and directories matching a pattern recursively without using other commands?
How to disable `New Account Setup` wizard in Mozilla Thunderbird
I have installed Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (20090812) on Mac OS X 10.5.8. I do not use it for reading mail, I just use it to open a mail here and there if I am interested how it will be displayed in it. Every time is start Thunderbird I get wizard. I do not want to create an account. Is there a …
How do I get Excel to import a CSV file with commas in some of the content fields?
How do I get Excel to import my CSV file? File I have a file claiming to be CSV. It contains 10 fields, all of which are surrounded by double quotes (yes, even the dates and numbers.) 2 or 3 of these fields contain commas. But data in these fields is also surrounded by quotes. Problem When I try to…
Disable Recent Items in Jump Lists for Certain Programs
Is there any way to turn off the recent items in the jumplists of specific programs in Windows 7? This feature is useful on some programs (like my text editor) but there are other programs that I don't need everyone to see what I've opened recently (like my video player). I've searched around for a…
Javascript error console in Chrome?
I know how to do it in Firefox - how do I see Javascript errors in Chrome?
SFTP as a folder on Vista
Is there a program available for Vista, that allows me to set up a folder as an SFTP connection to a remote server? The use case is to have a folder on my desktop, where I can drag/drop/edit files and have my remote location be updated automatically. I've googled this to no avail. Thanks!
How to diff directories for different files, but not line-by-line
I want to see, recursively, files that are different in two directories. Diff can do this, but it shows me the line-by-line differences, which I don't want. Is there a tool that does this, or a way to do this with Diff ( I read the man page, I didn't see anything ) ?
Foxit Reader tab navigation keyboard shortcut
Is there a way to browse between tabs of different open PDFs in Foxit Reader using a keyboard shortcut?
Change screen resolution to exceed the maximum on Windows 7
I want to run the Microsoft SDK Simulator on Windows 7 but it requires 1280 x 960 or greater, whereas I have just 1280 x 800 on my laptop. I remember when using Windows XP it give me a lot of choices between resolutions even though the resolution of the screen is so small. On Windows 7 it doesn't o…
How can I add a favicon to a bookmarklet in Firefox?
Bookmarklets, such as SuperGenPass don't have favicons, because they are links and Firefox doesn't know where it would obtain the favicon from. Is there any way to add a favicon to a JavaScript bookmarklet?
System error 58 while accessing shares on Windows 7 from XP
I get the following error message while accessing Windows 7 shares from XP. System error 58 has occurred. The specified server cannot perform the requested operation. Both machines are in same domain. Windows XP machine can view and access all other shares except Windows 7. Neither machines have a …
What's better a better VM app: VMWare, Parallels or Virtual PC
From a Windows developer's perspective, which VM application is the best? Why?
Dynamic vs Basic Disk - Hard Drives
I have bought a removable hard drive enclosure and a 1TB hard drive to fit in it. Its pretty cool; it has a little handle at the front of the caddy that allows you to take out the hard drive and stick into another caddy - or swap it for another hard drive, whatever you choose. The manual talks abou…