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Why do I have to wait before download?
Why is there a dialog "Your download will start in 5 seconds" on many sites? And they even always provide direct link. Why not just point browser directly to file (which always works perfectly for me)?
How can the Table of Contents in a PDF file be edited?
How can I edit the Table of Contents of a PDF file on Linux? I tried but I can't find where the content table list is stored.
Ctrl + A doesn't work in Bash Terminal on OS X Lion
In bash windows using the Terminal.app on OS X Lion, I can no longer use ctrl + A as a shortcut for going to the start of the command line. Other ctrl characters like ctrl + E don't work any longer either. Any ideas?
RDP "alternate shell" not working
I've been trying to use the "alternate shell" option of RDP to start a remote program immediately after clicking in the .RDP file, but it isn't working for me: after starting the RDP session, the standard Windows shell shows up (like if the server is ignoring the "alternate shell" and "shell workin…
Running Apache as a different user
When I run the command to list out all the process, I can see Apache running as and seems to have sub-processes running as . Here's the excerpt: Can I make Apache and all sub-processes run as different user ? If so how? I read somewhere that the settings for this can be found in but that file seems…
SCP between two networks
I need to transfer a file between two computers that are not connected to the same network. I got a third computer that can see both networks through a VPN. From the third computer, I can do: And finish the transfer with the following sentence: But I cannot do it in just one line, as follows: The e…
How do I interpret the specification of memory (RAM)?
When looking at memory there are a few specifications that I don't understand and was hoping to have clarification on. What do these terms mean, and how do they affect the systems performance? Feel free to give technical data and answers to these, but not specific to the specs that I list as exampl…
Zoom while holding control in OS X Lion?
I used to love the "Zoom while holding control" accessibility feature in previous versions of OS X. I just upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion and I already know about that zoom-anywhere feature. But that feature doesn't follow the mouse around like "Zoom while holding control" did in previous versi…
Adding drives to a RAID 10 Array
How would I grow a RAID10 array using mdadm? Obviously I would need to add 2 drives at a time, or would it have to be 4 drives? I have a feeling its just a bad idea. Or would be just wiser to just opt for RAID5?
Linux: How to send message to local user logged into X11?
Is possible to send a message (popup window or something) to local user logged into X (xdm, fluxbox) from console ? For example: is logged and using X/fluxbox, logging into the same box by ssh to console. Now - what have to do to send message to ?
How can I create a new folder within a nested folder hierarchy using Finder?
Here's a thing that's been annoying me for a long time: Using OS X 10.6, when you navigate through folders, expanding them to see their content, you sometimes want to create a new folder at the bottom of the file hierarchy. Consider this example: Now, having selected "folder", pressing ⌘⇧N results …
How do I prevent Windows 7 laptop from waking up automatically?
About once or twice a week my laptop will wake up in the early hours of the morning (about 6ish) from sleep mode. This happens whether the AC power is connected or not. It will then turn itself off after a few minutes. The only way I can stop this happening is to shutdown the computer every night, …
Linux software for periodical work break
I am using Cent OS 5. I am looking for an app which will alert me after some time to take break. So I can use computer as healthy computer usages ?
Wired Memory vs. Active Memory in OS X
I'm having trouble understanding the difference between Wired Memory and Active Memory in OS X. Do not talk about the four types of memory (don't talk about free or inactive memory, because I already know what these are). Just compare and contrast wired memory to active memory so that I can underst…
What are the desktop.ini files for?
My desktop has two hidden .ini files: and under the same name, Is it safe to simply delete them? (They don't look like they are doing anything (and I like to have the display setting "show all hidden files" enabled, so it's appearing on my desktop, yikes).) BTW, why is it possible that two files ha…
How to upgrade CentOS 5.6 to 6.0?
I am using CentOS 5.6 on my desktop and would like to upgrade to CentOS 6.0. I tried changing the yum repos to point to CentOS 6 but no luck. How can I do the upgrade?
Is (Ubuntu) Linux file copying algorithm better than Windows 7?
Windows Copying is a real mess ever since Windows Vista. Even Microsoft claims they've improved the performance, from a user perspective, it's not quite visible. Even with single file the copying window appears too much time for 'Calculating' and then finishing the copy(Even after 100% completion s…
How to set the default font in LibreOffice Calc?
How do you set the default font used in new documents of LibreOffice Calc? I am using LibreOffice 3.3.2. Some answers below have been updated for LibreOffice 4 as well.
In what order are files and directories copied when using Linux cp -R?
If I execute the following command: If contains several sub-directories and files, in what order will they be copied? For example, directories might be named . They are not copied in alphabetical order OR in date order OR in the order they appear when using a standard command as far as I can tell, …
Why is the download speed slow in the early seconds?
When you download a big enough file, you can see that in the early seconds, the download speed increases to finally reach its mean value. Why?