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See if HDD is in Sleep Mode for Windows
Is there a way for me to see if my hard drive is actually spinning or in sleep mode under Windows 7? I am looking for answers for both internal and external hard drives; they don't always have a light to indicate their status.
In Linux how to make a file with a name that is current date and time
I want to make a file which name will be a current date and time. I can create a file with the command. Also I can get current time with the command. So, I think, I need to somehow pipe the second command to the first one. How can I do that?
Windows: what is the group of icons by the clock called?
Getting my terms confused here: The "taskbar" is the entire bar with the launcher, program icons, clock, show-desktop-button and little group of icons called the....
Why unload variables in Windows batch files
Is it considered necessary or good practice to unload variables used in Windows batch files? For example in the following code, is the at the end necessary? I have seen this in a number of places online, surely the variables are unloaded automatically when the batch file ends?
How to convert Markdown files to Dokuwiki, on a PC
I'm looking for a tool or script to convert Markdown files to Dokuwiki format, that will run on a PC. This is so that I can use MarkdownPad on a PC to create initial drafts of documents, and then convert them to Dokuwiki format, to upload to a Dokuwiki installation that I have no control over. (Thi…
Smooth font rendering for Japanese characters
I am using Windows 7 and have set font smoothing to ClearType. However, Japanese characters display very roughly throughout the operating system. What can I do so they are rendered smoothly like other characters? Here is a sample of what they currently look like:
How do I use Firefox' "sessionstore" files to restore my crashed session?
My Windows XP system crashed. Usually shows me my previous session. But this time, after I rebooted, the page appeared blank. I was able to find my sessionsstore files in my profile folder. They have names like through . There is also a , which was probably created when the system crashed. I don't …
How to convert 50 episodes from DVD into 50 .mp4 with HandBrake, easily?
I loaded a DVD with 50 episodes in it (chose VIDEO_TS from the program), now when i open it in HandBrake, it shows 50 "titles" in there. i choose 320x240 output format and start converting. Then i click to next title, do same again, 50 times. Is there any way to speed this up?, because it doesnt re…
Force Windows 8 Metro apps to run lower resolutions below 1024x768?
I have installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my Samsung NB30 netbook. I was very excited to try it on this little box cause it has a touchscreen and Windows 8 is supposed to be optimized for touchscreen devices. The installation was quick and smooth and all the drivers seem to work well including…
How do I uninstall Afloat in Mac OS X Lion?
I have tried Afloat for windows management in my Mac (OS X Lion), but I do not find it very useful. Would anybody know how I can uninstall it, please? The official website has no guide on uninstalling it.
500 Mbit/s powerline network, only 3.5 Mbyte/s transfer speed?
I have a TP-Link 500 Mbit/s Gigabit Powerline Adapter linking two computers (one Windows Vista and one Windows 7) in different rooms in the house. As in: I'm trying to transfer 100 GB of data through this network (there are reasons why I can't use a USB, etc.). My problem: I get only 3.5 Mbyte/s tr…
Can I use a pci-e x16 slot for multple cards?
I have a mini itx pc with only one pci-e x16 slot. There is another old style pci slot. I don't care that much about graphics bandwidth and I'd like to add USB 3.0 support. It's a waste to be using 16 lanes of pci bandwidth for a graphics card I hardly use, and I've found some convenient front pane…
How do I disable the PuTTY bell via a command line parameter?
What parameters would you have to pass, in order to disable the PuTTY bell via the command line?
How can I stop JavaScript from modifying the clipboard?
More and more I find that when I copy text from a news site, the site adds in its own advertising/footnote link to my clipboard, so that when I paste, the copied text is appended with something like: [Text I copied] FOR MORE, GO READ AT http://www.example.com/link/to/story I admire the technical ab…
How do I reset the status bar colors in byobu?
I was playing with the new tmux version of Byobu, and I saw this command: Ctrl-Shift-F5 -Change status bar's color randomly But, now that I've finished playing I'd like to switch the colours back to the defaults. But I can't find how to do this. I've closed down byobu with no success. Is there a ke…
Recursively remove files those size is less than 1MB
How do I recursively remove files that are less than 1MB in size from a directory?
Referencing a cell in Excel using values from other cells
I would like to know if it is possible to reference a cell in Excel depending on the value of another cell. Example I have a cell, let's say where I have the row number that I want to use (e.g., the content of is ) I want to compute the sum of column from row to the row corresponding to the number …
Is it possible to perform a HTTP POST from a HTML email?
If I receive an email in any email client be it Outlook, GMail, etc and the email contains a link to a website, is it possible to perform a POST request to the website as opposed to a GET request?
Folder compare tool?
I'm looking for a Windows GUI tool to compare the contents of two folders and show which files are different....
Is it safe to store a battery in the freezer?
Of course, assuming you wrap it in a tight plastic bag to avoid humidity. I have a laptop battery at my office that's not currently in use, and also won't be used at least for the next several months. I know that Lithium-ion batteries degrade faster at higher temperatures. And if this image (kindly…