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How do I remove outgoing changesets in Mercurial (hg)
when I run I have 3 outgoing changesets. I want to trash them and revert to how things are in the central repository. How?
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…
Just want to send emails from my Ubuntu Server. What simple SMTP server solution to use?
Basically I have a Ubuntu Server machine and I would like an idiot-proof solution for sending emails from my website that is also running in this same machine. My doubts are: 1) Should I use postfix or there are more simple solutions for an smtp server? 2) Do I need to be able to receive emails as …
Windows only sees 768 MB RAM out of 4 GB
I have a Windows XP machine with 4 GB of memory. As expected (and discussed in a dozen or so other questions on this site) the OS could only see 3 and a bit... until yesterday. As of yesterday, the "System Properties" window shows only 768 MB RAM. dxdiag shows the same thing... actually, it reports…
Thinkpad trackpoint: scrolling and middle click possible?
I'm using an X61s laptop (under Windows) that only has a trackpoint, not a touchpad. The trackpoint has a scroll function that is activated by holding the middle button and then using the trackpoint to scroll. This is very useful and I don't want to miss it. However, I would also like to use the mi…
Finder Using Nearly 100% CPU
I'm having a problem where the Finder uses WAY too much CPU time. It's using up to 100% of one of my cores. I'm running 10.6.2 on a MacBook Pro w/ 6GB of RAM, plenty of fast (SSD) disk space. I also run DropBox and BackBlaze. I've tried disabling my third party stuff (DropBox and BackBlaze), but th…
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 ?
Kill ghost on connect to freenode in xchat?
how do I automatically kill a ghost nick (e.g. i got disconnected then reconnected) on connect with using xchat? I'm on freenode.
How to recover a VMware virtual machine
I was running Ubuntu in VMware Player. It froze up when I was using it, so I killed it with the Task Manager. The reason it froze was because I ran out of disk space. So after killing the process I made more space. But now, if I try to run the virtual machine again, I get the following error Error …
How to return to last directory with cmd.exe?
Possible Duplicate: Can windows command line support Linux “cd -”? Under Linux, I can use to return to the last directory. How can I do that on Windows?
How can I make Pidgin new message notifications more aggressive in Ubuntu 9.04?
I'm running Ubuntu 9.04, and have Pidgin's Message Notification plugin installed. I have "Set Window Manager "URGENT" hint" on, which I was expecting would flash the title bar of the message window, but it doesn't do that. I also have the Libnotify Popups and Guifications plugins installed, but the…
How to secure delete file or folder in windows?
How do I securely delete (i.e., permanently delete) a file and/or folder in Windows? Secure in terms that the deleted file/folder can not be restored. Can you recommend any free or open source tool?
Windows 7 taskbar groups to use vertical menus only, not thumbnails?
I frequently have 10 or more windows of the same application (e.g. Outlook, Word, IE, etc.) open at one time. Windows 7's new taskbar grouping thumbnail feature shows a preview of open windows (aka thumbnails) when you single-click on the taskbar group for that application. But when I have over 10 …
Clickable Links in Textmate?
How can I get a link to be clickable in PlainText in Textmate. Currently it gets underlined, but is not clickable.
Starting Firefox with a specified profile from the dock (Mac OS X)
I have different Firefox profiles for each version I have installed on my system and I know I can specify the profile name I want to use like this: Is it possible to create a dock icon or alias with additional parameters (just like in this article with shortcuts on windows)? That way I could have a…
"Task Manager" addon for Firefox?
Are there any addons for Firefox that can replicate the performance monitoring of Task Manager in Windows - seeing memory and CPU used - but for all the tabs in the current Firefox session? I want to be able to see which tabs are taking up the most memory or hitting the CPU the hardest.
Windows Installer using usb drive for temp purposes
When installing apps that are built around Windows Installer, it would appear that it often uses my external usb hard disk (when it's connected) as the temp location while it expands and installs the application (creates a folder off the root with a guid name). Is there anyway to change this so it …
Usable, free ISO file editor that runs on Windows?
I need a free (libre) utility for Windows that allows a person to edit an ISO file. The goal is to be able to: Mount the ISO file with the ISO filesystem being readable and writeable. Make changes to files in the ISO filesystem as needed via the utility. Unmount the ISO filesystem with changes bein…
How do I find the Serial Number of a USB Drive?
I'm trying to re-enable USB Autoplay in a secure way, by installing a program on each of the computers that I use so that I can run my launcher (PStart in this case) whenever I plug in my specific USB drive. The tool that I'm using to enable this - AutoRunGuard - needs the serial number of the USB …
XPS vs PDF. What's the status?
XPS, the PDF alternative, seems to be almost dead in the water. That said, Windows 7 offers a built-in XPS printer and viewer. I believe Vista also offers a built-in printer. XPS seems lighter than PDF, perhaps it only appears so because of Adobe's bloated reader, but that's for another discussion.…