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DD-WRT: DNSMasq expand-hosts not working
I have a Linksys router running DD-WRT (Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (09/08/09) mini). I have it successfully resolving the DNS names for my DHCP-assigned systems, but only when I fully-qualify those domains. This is despite using the "expand-hosts" DNSMasq additional option, which is supposed to activ…
Why does OS X insist on spinning up all external drives when loading a file from the local drive?
Why does OS X insist on spinning up all the attached external drives (firewire, usb) when loading a file from the local (internal) drive? It's driving me insane that I have to wait for 3 attached drives (1 back-up, 2 media) to spin up -- a total of 20s -- to access a file that is located only on my…
How do I minimize Evolution to the system tray in Ubuntu?
In Ubuntu some applications can be set to minimize instead of exit on close. For example, Empathy minimizes to the system tray (mail icon) when the close button is pressed in the application window. How do I make Evolution do this as well? Essentially I would like to have Evolution hidden in the sy…
How does a sound card determine if headphones are plugged in?
This is actually two questions in one. First, how do soundcards (the cheap ones) "detect" whether the headphones are plugged in? By measuring resistance or by some other technique? Second, can I somehow have different sound outputs sent to the speakers and the headphones? I'm guessing no, at least …
Notepad++ excluding find filters
In Notepad++ I want to search in all file types except one. For instance: I want to search in all files but not files. Can the Notepad++ filter can be configured to work this way?
Does it actually matter whether you have open applications when installing new software?
It seems the norm these days is for installers/setup programs to request that you close all open applications before initiating the install process for a piece of new software. I used to obediently follow these directions without fail, even though it could sometimes be frustrating having to close o…
How do I check which Redmine version I'm running?
Does someone know where/how to check which Redmine version I'm running?
How to redirect output to a text file and the console (cmd) window at the same time?
How can I redirect output to a text file and the console (cmd) window at the same time?
How do I recursively remove subdirectories and files, but not the first parent directory?
I'm able to use the following to remove the target directory and recursively all of its subdirectories and contents. However, I do not want the target directory to be removed. How can I remove just the files in the target, the subdirectories, and their contents?
Convert MP4 to OGG (Video)
Does anyone know a way to convert .mp4 video to video (in Windows)? None of the converters I've seen online seem to do the job.
What font does CMD.exe use by default for output in Windows XP?
This is mostly just curiosity. I'm not sure if it is Courier, Courier New, Lucida Console, or the like.
How to switch to non-graphical view in ubuntu?
I've recently installed Ubuntu. It's graphical; how can I switch to command-line mode so that everything is to be typed, like DOS?
Why is Google Chrome not saving proxy username/password?
Is there a way to have Chrome save username/password for proxy servers, so I don't have to type them in every time I start it up?
Can I add a set of words to the Vim autocomplete vocabulary?
In Vim, I'm aware of using CTRL-n and CTRL-p to autocomplete words found in the document. This is great for promoting the use of descriptive method and variable names. I would like to add a set of words to autocomplete that I often but are not in the source file I'm currently editing. My current so…
Windows 7 Backup Disk Full
What happens when a Windows 7 backup disk is full? I've been trying to find documentation on the issue without success. Does Windows 7 automatically delete the oldest backup files to free up space or does it force you manually pick and choose which files to delete? Time Machine automatically delete…
Stop Outlook's "Reminder" from popping up
We have Outlook Calendar open full screen on a display, but the reminder popup comes up and causes the task bar to show, and the box covers the screen. Is there a way to stop the pop-up?
What's the best way to share files between linux and windows 7 on a dual/multi boot computer?
Just got myself a new computer and thinking of how set it up. I have win7 HP and will probably install at least some version of Ubuntu on it shortly to have dual boot. Might come other Linux distros too in the future. I have a 1TB HDD and my question is what's the smartest way to share files on all…
Unicode grep for Windows
Is there a Unicode-aware grep for Windows 32-bit?
How to sign a PowerShell script easily?
I'd prefer using the AllSigned execution policy with PowerShell, but self-signing my scripts seems to require several hundreds of megabytes of downloading and installation and the signing process seems to be a hassle. Is there a simpler way to sign a PowerShell script than described in the document…
Icon^M file on Mac OS X
On mac, I sometimes find a file called Icon^M . The one I have in front of me right now is empty. Now, I can guess it's probably a file to contain... an icon, most probably the personalized icon for the folder, but why the wacky name with the control-M at the end ?