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How do I know if my router supports IPv6?
Is this evidence enough to know that my router would support IPv6? How can I tell without looking up router make, model and firmware on possibly outdated tables?
How to move selection in Excel?
I know how to create or extend selections, i.e., via F8 or Shift F8. When I have created the desired selection, I would like to move that particular selection a few cells to the right and/or down. I now need to select the similar form selection on another place in the worksheet. Does anyone know ho…
WIndows 7 cannot boot - bootrec reports FS not found or corrupt
For 3 days now I've been unable to boot into my Windows 7 partition, and all my research has been to no avail. I'm hoping someone here has more ideas on how to fix this. When I boot up now, I get the black screen with BCD error that says theres no valid file system or it may be corrupt (pardon my l…
Is there a RAID 7?
One of my friends at school was talking about a RAID, he said there was a RAID 7, as to my knowledge no such thing exists. Could someone clarify? I don't think there is but just making sure.
Is there a way to have syntax highlighting or code blocks with Evernote?
How do you take notes on code snippets and or command line sequences in Evernote (Mac or PC)? Is there a way to have code blocks like the 'Code Sample' buttons here: Any way to have colored syntax highlighting?
How to configure Total Commander to show files with their extensions?
Please advise how to configure Total Commander that way to not show file names and their extensions in separate column but in the same one?
Open two instances of the same PDF in Mac OS X Preview
I have a file , where the key to exercises in the top part of the document are posted at the end. Hence, I want to open two instances of this file, so that I can put the window with the answers next to the one with exercises. A possible solution is of course to , but I wonder if this be done withou…
Can I put a laptop Core i7 CPU in a desktop?
One of the most important thing to me for a CPU is a good mix between speed and heat. For example five years ago I bought a Core 2 Duo 6300 (max TDP 65W): I put a big heatsink on the CPU, no fans (I do hate moving parts and noise) and it worked like a charm and very silently for five years (and it …
Displaying Unicode on Chrome vs Firefox
Unicode Rendering: Firefox vs Chrome OS: Windows XP SP3 My question is about the rendering of this post on Firefox vs Chrome. I can see a lot of boxes on Chrome, not so much on Firefox. Firefox: Chrome: What do I do? Update: Update 2 Changed Sans Serif fonts on Chrome to Arial Unicode and restarted…
alternatives to Gnu screen under Cygwin
Are there any terminal multiplexers for Cygwin/Windows other than Gnu's screen? I know of 2 alternatives to the Gnu's screen application: Byobu and TMux. However, neither of these run under Windows using Cygwin.
Notepad++ code outline as Eclipse's outline
Folding and unfolding blocks of code helps, but in bigger files I really want to have the outline overview of a class and its methods. So, is there a plugin or anything for Notepad++ that I can have a outline of a class as the outline tab on Eclipse?
How can I delete rest of the line after a specific string?
I'm looking for a way to search for a specific string e.g. '=UUID:' and delete it and all following characters per line. I would prefer a way/macro/addon for notepad++. But all other tools or scripts are welcome :) Before Note that the numbers are always different per line so you couldn't do a sear…
Set default colour for all iTerm2 windows
How can I set the default terminal colour for all new iTerm2 windows?
What is the easiest way to get a yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss timestamp hotkey on the Mac?
On Windows I use the PSPad editor which has a nice ALT-D timestamp which you can edit the format of, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss. When working outside an editor, e.g. Google Docs, I have Autohotkey which I have programmed CTRL-D to insert a yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss timestamp. I am now working on a Mac most…
How to fix choppy video with VLC player?
When playing most movies in VLC player, the video feed is choppy while the sound is near perfect. Another catch is that this video issue wasn't always a problem. I used to play movies without problem with video or sound. I cannot pinpoint what has changed between when it used to work fine and when …
How can I open Python files in IDLE from Windows?
I'm new to Python. I use Python 2.7 and I am running Windows Vista (64-bit). How do I make it when I click on scripts... that it opens up in IDLE so I can edit it a snap? Ya know... without having to open IDLE by itself. I got all the way to but I don't see the IDLE application. Then when I do righ…
eCryptFS: How to mount a backup of an encrypted home dir?
I use eCryptFS to encrypt the home directory of my laptop. My backup script copies the encrypted files to a server (together with everything else in ). How can I mount the encrypted files of the backup? I'd like to verify that I can do that, and that everything is in place. My naive try with didn't…
How to report a malicious site to Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, etc. so that they will warn users
I completed a project a year ago. Now a few modification were needed. While trying to test the site, there was an file with a malicious script which had an iframe to another site's jar file. Kaspersky antivirus blocked it. I browsed via ftp to find the file and I deleted it. I also disabled directo…
How to convert .jpg images to .eps?
How can I convert a .jpg image to an .eps?
Lossless VOB conversion with ffmpeg
Is there a way to convert a VOB to another video format using ffmpeg without sacrificing audio or video quality?