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Multiple crontabs for one user
is there a way to use multiple crontab files for one user? Thinking something along the lines of crontab file per project instead of crontab per user... Any help is appreciated...
Can I delete files from C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download?
I need to free space on Windows XP SP3. Q1) What system folders can be safely delete in case I don't need to have restore points etc? Q2) Can I delete content from
Public/Private key locations with Enigmail and Thunderbird on Windows
Sorry if this is a simple answered question, I just cannot find what I'm looking for. I'd like to find the location of my public/private key combinations on my Windows machine that I made through Enigmail, so I can distribute my public key and make a few backups of my private key. Any ideas where I…
Extracting every frame from video file as image in OS X
What I want to do is extract every frame of a video file and output the images. I tried using VLC's commands through terminal, however it seems to be skipping frames, even though I turned off "skip frames." I guess my MacBook Pro i7 is too slow. It seems weird that I can't play a video file without…
Downsides to Microsoft Excel 2007 XLSB binary format?
Excel 2007/2010 offers an option to save my files in an "Excel Binary Workbook" format that seems to be smaller (50% of the size in some cases) and load more quickly. Is there a downside to this format? Should I be avoiding it for some reason? I'm thinking there has to be some shortcoming to it, or…
Overriding Access-Control-Allow-Origin restriction in Google Chrome
I make AJAX calls to URIs which belong to a different domain. Normally in IE I am able to do this via jQuery's CORS support. But this fails in Google Chrome irrespective where CORS support is set or not. Now I get an error saying something like: XMLHttpRequest cannot load . Origin is not allowed by…
What is the difference between mobile processors and regular ones?
I am trying to get myself a custom built laptop and while I was making a choice of what goes into the laptop, the processor section had some interesting choices: I assumed that mobile processors are less capable than the regular ones, (since they are small and go into mobiles and what not) but some…
How can I follow a windows shortcut in power shell?
I am using powershell and I have a shortcut to my destination directory in the current directory. I want to change the current directory to the one pointed to by the shortcut. Logically what I want to do is: and wind up where over that points. What I get instead is: I tried But this opens an explor…
How to compress jpg images in Linux
I know that there is 'jpegoptim' to do so. But it not always downsize images as expected. For example if I execute on a 550KB image, the size will not really reduce. So I am wondering if there are some more efficient tools to do so. Thanks
Notification area Windows 7: The missing option?
The settings for the notification area in Windows 7 have three options: Show icon and notifications Hide icon and notifications Only show notifications Well here is my problem. I have a misbehaving application that doesn't have any settings to turn off notifications. And it keeps nagging me to upda…
How do I repair my Logitech Anywhere MX?
My Anywhere Mouse has got mushy mouse button syndrome. That is, the left mouse button feels a little bit soft, and it easily double clicks, let's go when I drag something. Before I repair it at home, rather than bringing it to the store (I kind of need it, it's the only one I have), I'd like to kno…
How do I display the last x messages before I joined a channel in irc?
Missing something obvious here but I can't find the answer on google. When I join a channel on IRC is there a way to view the last x messages or are they lost in the ether forever?
What is the main purpose of the swapper process in Unix?
What is the main purpose of the swapper process in Unix? Swapper process has the PID 0 and I guess it is the first process that loads. Can anyone throw more light on this topic?
Windows 7 Automatically Connecting To Unsecured Wireless Networks On Startup
Most of the questions on this topic related to folks connecting to somebody else's wireless network when their own was available and could remedy the situation by going to their connections and unchecking the "connect automatically" box. See this: " Avoid automatically connecting to wireless networ…
Windows Command Prompt: How do I increase my buffer?
I want to be able to scroll up further to see the result of a command. For example, if I type in a directory with a lot of listings, like , the output will be very long. When I try to scroll up, I'll probably go from z to s and never get to the r's. Too many files/directories in the folder. How can…
Is it possible to determine when a NTFS partition was created?
We have a client where it would be very useful to determine WHEN a drive was a initialized or an NTFS partition created. Is there a timestamp value somewhere? If anyone could shed any advice it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -slashp
How to change default page print size in chrome
Is it possible to change the default page print size in Chrome? I'm printing the webpage to a pdf file and it seems that the size is letter. I want to be able to change that to A4. Or if there are any chrome extensions that you know that will make this possible. I've seen one extension but it canno…
What do the different formats for network addresses indicate?
I've seen the following forms for network addresses: 10.1.1.0 172.16.1.0 192.168.1.0 I usually see 192.168.1.0 for my home network address. Sometimes I've seen the other two forms listed above. What do setups with the other two network addresses indicate?
Stop VPN being used on internet traffic on Win 7
Possible Duplicate: How can I make the Windows VPN route selective traffic (by destination network)? How To Use Local Internet Connection To Access Internet While Still Connected with VPN I am using the built in Windows 7 VPN to connect to my work network however when I browse the internet its goin…
Recursively rename files through the command line (Windows 7)
Possible Duplicate: Which command can I use to recursively rename or move a file in Windows? Is there a way, through the command line, to recursively rename all .m4v files to .avi? only works for the folder(s) selected, and ignores the folders under them, and as best I can tell there is no recursiv…