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Firefox extension to organise tab groups
In Firefox, I often have 80 or more tabs open in 25 or more tab groups. My tabs are nicely organised in the tab bar, but my tab groups are all over the place. I try to keep the organised, the same size, in rows and columns alphabetically but it takes up so much time... Does anyone know of an extens…
How can I view old status messages in Vim?
I have this feeling that if I knew the correct terminology here, I wouldn't need to ask this question and Google would suffice. Alas. Using http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2423, when I run the ':Gist' command, the plugin prints the link to the gist at the bottom of the terminal wind…
Problem playing games using OpenVPN that use broadcast packets. Other games work, hosts can ping each other
I'm running an OpenVPN server in bridged mode and clients can successfully connect, see shared folder and play LAN games that let you enter the LAN IP address. However I'm unable to play games like Sacred Underworld I believe because it sends out broadcast packets. The game doesn't even show up in …
Can I remove a RAR file's (known) password without recompressing the archive?
I know the password to the RAR file as I locked it myself. Is there a way to do this in WinRAR or an equivalent program? The only thing I knew to do was to extract it, then create a new RAR without the password.
What is the real difference between LAN and WAN?
What I understand is: A LAN is connecting two or more computers to form a cable network between them. A WAN is connecting two or more computers over a broad area to form a cable network between them. So, is the difference the length of cable used to form a network or does it depend if it's formed i…
Can I install Windows 7 in A:\ or B:\ partition names?
Some years ago (actually decades now), when Windows 95 (or even 3.11) came, "A:\" and "B:\" partition names were reserved to the old magnetic removable discs (also known as Floppy Disks). However, today it is a forgotten standard and we don't see it embedded anymore on any new machines(actually, if…
How can I find the IP of a Windows host from OS X?
Is there an easy way from the OS X (Lion) command line or Finder to determine the IP address of a Windows machine on the same subnet (in a home network)? Assume the machine itself is not easily accessible. I know of the following ways: Refer to the router(dhcp server)'s web admin page. Use to get a…
Linux built-in or open source program to join multicast group?
I'm using tcpdump to capture multicast packets and had to code up a custom program to join multicast feeds so tcpdump will "see" the packets. Just wondering if netcat or any other applications can perform this function instead?
Postfix: forwarding e-mail to GMail not working
On my (web server) machine, I just want to be able to send and receive e-mail, and have e-mail addressed to particular addresses forwarded to my GMail inbox. Right now, I have installed and made a file with: If I send mail to myself with one of the following commands, I receive it in my GMail box p…
Why can't Windows 7 be installed on a ARM processor based system?
Today I was reading some news(1, 2, 3, 4) about Microsoft Windows 8 and saw that one of the new features is that it can run over a ARM processor based system. This make me wondering the reasons that it cannot be done with the current release version of Windows(Seven). What are the actual limitation…
Installing a library locally in home directory, but program doesn't recognize it
I am installing a program on a server as a non-root user. Specifically it is tmux 1.5, but this should apply broadly to all locally installed program in my opinion (I mention the program name in case this problem ends up not being my own error). The program requires me to install some dependent lib…
Why can't I ssh-copy-id to an EC2 instance?
I have a ubuntu Natty instance on EC2, and I can SSH into it by But I'd like to set up password less sshing. So I tried these options and nothing is working:
What's the difference between dual antenna and triple antenna for a router?
Mainly, would it contribute to differences in the range and antenna propagation pattern, affecting my signal at my computer points?
Emulate middle mouse click on a two button mouse in Windows 7
I have a mouse with only two buttons but I still need to use the middle mouse click for some programs. Is there a way to emulate the middle mouse click (e.g. by adding a keyboard shortcurt) in Windows 7?
If email delivery fails to one user, does it fail to deliver to all users?
I see an email back saying delivery failed from the recipient's ISP. Is it safe to assume that the other recipients still got the email? Or is there some kind of signaling back to my ISP preventing delivery to any recipients and thus canceling the email.
How can I set different taskbar icons for Firefox profiles in Windows 7?
Is there a way to have different taskbar icons for two different Firefox profiles? I have two shortcuts which point to bat scripts which launch Firefox profiles in following manner: It's easy to change icons for shortcuts which sit on desktop, but when I launch Firefox instances they both have the …
OpenSSH server refuses to accept key authentication
I tried to use public key authentication on my new server, and I came across this problem. and then I have to input my password to get logged in. But, if I already have one session connected to that server (which is connected by password), then the following connection uses key auth to avoid passwo…
How to configure `eth0` to retry `dhclient` when unplugged and replugged?
I'm working on a linux gadget. I want it to get DHCP if I plug in the network cable after it has booted up already or if the network cable unplugged and replugged. One solution is to run a script such as this (which works, btw): However, I've got a feeling deep down in my little toe that tells me t…
How do I open separate tabs/windows for all buffers in Vim?
How do I easily open my current vim buffers/arguments in a separate window/tab each? I know about: However if I simply start vim with: How can I replicate this behaviour once I've already started vim?
How can I only display top comments for Google+?
Is there an extension (for Chrome or Firefox) that allows viewing of comments only with only a certain number of votes for a post on Google+? I am considering writing one myself, but if it already exists, then there'd be no point.