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How to curve text in Word 2010?
I can't find how to create curved text in Word 2010 like you could in previous versions through WordArt. The point is to have the text baseline follow some arc or circle. In WordArt presets, I can only find stuff that formats each letter with shadows, etc. but not their position relative to each ot…
How can I make my multi-monitor setup wrap around?
I have a 4-monitor setup on Win7 Ultimate (nVidia 8800GTS + 6600GT), and I'm experimenting with various layouts for optimal awesomeness. One thing that really bugs me is the sheer distance that the mouse pointer needs to travel horizontally to get from the left edge of the left screen to the right …
Process Monitor fails to load
I am trying to load Process Monitor (Procmon.exe) from Sysinternals, and I get the following error on startup. Unable to load Process Monitor device driver In the Event Viewer, I get the following. Driver PROCMON11.SYS has been blocked from loading. What is blocking it from loading? Background info…
Powershell Bug in copy/move/rename when filename contains [square bracket characters]?
Please pardon a noob question, but I've been completely baffled by this one. I have a "depositor" directory where user-submitted files arrive, and have no control over the incoming file names. I created a parser in PS which quite successfully moves files (based on file name content) to an appropria…
Should I use "Raid 5 + spare" or "Raid 6"?
What is "Raid 5 + Spare" (excerpt from User Manual, Sect 4.17.2, P.54): RAID5+Spare: RAID 5+Spare is a RAID 5 array in which one disk is used as spare to rebuild the system as soon as a disk fails (Fig. 79). At least four disks are required. If one physical disk fails, the data remains available be…
Using a custom keyboard layout without being administrator in Windows
I am used to typing in the "Programmer Dvorak" keyboard layout. To be able to install it, you need administrative rights, making it impossible for me to use it at school. My school runs an XP-enterprise network so I thought that there should be a way to install the layout to my roaming profile, whi…
Which free software can I use to deskew scanned images
I've scanned about 100 documents, so I have a folder with 100 jpg images, but they are rotated by the angle up to 15 degrees. Is there any free simple to use software I can use to rotate them to the normal orientation? It would be good if it works on Windows XP or Windows 7.
Why does Ubuntu eat more power than Windows?
I play full screen video with maximum volume or browse the Web with Wi-Fi. Under Windows 7 my laptop works ~5 hours. Under Kubuntu 10.10 only ~2 hours. I've got an Acer Aspire 1810TZ. Battery wear degree 90%. Installed: acpid acpi-support pm-utils upower Not installed: laptop-mode-tools I like Linu…
Make ssh:// links open with PuTTY
Is there a way to associate hyperlinks on websites that are in the format automatically open and connect using PuTTY? I'm looking for a solution that will work cross-browser (IE and Firefox) and is easy to implement. I can't give instructions to our support team to perform registry edits manually :…
Backtick on an Italian MacBook Pro's keyboard
I have a MacBook Pro with an Italian keyboard, and I need to type ` character in a bash script. But I cannot get the right key sequence. How can I type this character?
How to install libmp3lame for ffmpeg
I already have ffMpeg running on my test server. I would want to convert all possible audio files to mp3. I get the error 'codec not found'. here's what i typed: How can i install lame mp3 codec for ffmpeg?
Disable 302 Redirects in Firefox
I need to temporarily disable 302 redirects in Firefox. How can I do this? I tried going to > > > > check , but that didn't work, 302 redirects are still followed. Is there anywhere in about:config that I can disable 302 redirects?
Is it possible to 'hide' a process from the listing of `ps` or `top` on Linux
First, I presume that if this is possible it would need to be done as root (or as a user who shares root's UID of 0). How can a process be launched so that it does not show up in a or or listing if the command is run by non-root? Is this even possible? The distributions I typically run are RHEL/Cen…
Check if two paths are pointing to the same file
I've got a script to recursively create symlinks in my home directory to my settings directory, to keep the files under version control. I would like it to skip files which are already symlinked via a parent directory. That is, if I have these files/directories: , how do I check that ~/foo/bar and …
Join lines inside paragraphs in vim
Suppose you've typed a long document in vim with automatic line breaking on, so all the lines have been broken at, say, 79 characters. You may have even applied formatting to the whole document to break all the lines at that length. Paragraphs are demarcated in your document by blank lines. Now you…
Mac crontab is never created
I am trying to setup a cron on my mac, but it seems that it never finishes creating a crontab for my user. I open terminal and enter: Which returns this: And then it waits there until I close out of the window, I have let it go for as long as 20min. I open another terminal window to check for the c…
How to batch create a range of folders (000-999) in windows?
I need to create 1000 folders numbered 000 to 999 inside a directory. How can I do this using (i.e. the Windows command line)?
What is emacs keybinding s-u?
When I run revert-buffer in emacs it says: I've never seen any keybinding beginning with s- before. What key is that? My emacs version is GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin, NS apple-appkit-1038.29) of 2010-05-08 on black.local Update: Now I see why I didn't understand . It is something added by…
Can system restore remove virus from the computer?
Can a system restore to a past time remove the virus from the computer?
How do you import an EPS file in Inkscape?
I'm using Inkscape, and I'm trying to import an EPS file to use it as a vector and eventually save it as an SVG. This link here mentions several methods: http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=797 But the responses aren't rated since it's a forum, so I thought I'd ask here to find the bes…