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A way to enable flash for specific sites only?
Using Firefox or Chrome... Is there a way to control which sites are allowed to run flash and disable it for all others?
Software to read PDFs with inverted colors
I sometimes want to read a long PDF file in a computer, but because white background I can read only a few pages until my eyes weep. Is there any software to invert colors of a PDF (PDF converter, PDF viewer with "invert colors" option, a program to invert all colors in Windows...)? I tried "magnif…
What generates this message: "*** SECURITY information for hostname ***"?
almost every time I use one Asus laptop I receive this email: subject * SECURITY information for hostname * hostname : May 17 10:50:36 : user : `浂 The symbol after the user field is always different and I don't know what this means. The installation and configuration is the same as for few other wo…
Linux shutdown in 30 seconds?
Simple question: what params can be used to shutdown a computer running Linux/OSX in 30 seconds? I've always run Windows, where I would go but the parameters are different. I've looked it up here but it will only let you shut a computer down at a specific time (like 8:00) rather than in a specific …
Enable multiple users to install software using homebrew
I installed homebrew using my other user account (which I use during work), but it is impossible to install software from my newly created personal account: A shows that the directory is owned by my other user account. How do I configure homebrew to allow multiple users to install software?
How to get the real IP address of someone using a proxy?
I was researching digital goods and security when I stumbled upon this company. One of the services they provide is "Real IP". They claim to be able to get the real IP address of users even when they are behind a proxy. There are several reasons companies and end-users use proxies, one is for priva…
What is the task "java" (parent process "launchd") doing on MacOS X?
I have a process called "java" showing up in my Activity Monitor that uses a good amount of CPU (4 - 8% average, 20 - 80% on occasion). It reports that "launchd" is its parent process. Any idea what this is? I used this command to try to see what's going on (can't find where I found it at), but got…
How to get a launchd plist to diretly run a complex 1 line bash command?
I have a somewhat complex bash command which includes some pipes and an if-then-else clause, not to mention calling system program (such as ) with multiple parameters. Is there a way to create a plist that launchd will load and run this complex command directly? (As opposed to having the plist refe…
Setting chmod 777 on folder using Mac Terminal
I am trying to set the upload permissions on a local folder in my test website. I'm using Terminal on a Mac and the following command: but I get the following error I'm really not all that sure about using Terminal so sorry if I'm not being clear - I'm trying to set up a PHP site locally on my Mac.
How do I switch in/out of fullscreen mode from the command line in RealVNC?
How do I switch in/out of fullscreen mode from the command line in RealVNC? This would be very handy, allowing me to keep my hands on the keyboard when I need to check my email (in Windows).
Start a ZFS RAIDZ zpool with two discs then add a third?
Let's say I have two 2TB HDDs and I want to start my first ZFS zpool. Is it possible to create a RAIDZ with just those two discs, giving me 2TB of usable storage (if I understand it right) and then later add another 2TB HDD bringing the total to 4TB of usable storage. Am I correct or does there nee…
Will FileZilla resume interrupted downloads?
I have to download a 15GB file from my client's system using FileZilla. However the download looks like it will take a very long time, more than one day. Can I resume the download after restarting my system the next day?
Is there a command for going back a number of steps in a directory, without using cd?
I'm constantly going 'cd ../../../../'. Is there a command/alias that could let me go 'cmd 4' and I'd be taken back 4 directories?
Some questions regarding PXE servers and multi-booting
I currently work in a technology help desk for my college, where we fix the personal computers of all the students. We have hundreds of DVD's and CD's that we use to boot into all kinds of different things to troubleshoot. Among them are: Various Linux distros Windows PE environments hard drive Reg…
System32 and SysWOW64 on Windows 7
What is "SysWOW64" and how does it work? Are SysWOW64 and System32 both used/loaded into RAM during the Windows 7 boot?
Will initializing disk make data unrecoverable?
I'm trying to access files from a friend's external hard disk which had stopped showing up in 'My Computer' on his XP machine. I removed the drive (500Gb Seagate SATA drive) and installed it in my Windows 7 PC. The drive is detected by Disk Management but listed as 'Not initialized'. It pops up a '…
Allowing a friend to connect over the internet to a Minecraft server I've hosted?
I have set up a Minecraft server and have built lots of things, now I want my friend to play on it too. I'm hosting it on my home computer and don't want to have to set up a new server elsewhere so I need to allow my server to be accessible over the internet. How can I make this server available fo…
make rsync wait for a confirmation before actually changing files
I am making a synchronization between a local and a remote folder. It happened that I lost one file by a stupid command. I am used to unison and to the way you confirm ("go?") before doing the actual file transfer. Is there such an option with rsync? (no unison on the server side) Thanks!
vim not loading _vimrc file when launched from git bash
I have downloaded and installed git for windows (msysgit) and frequently used the included git bash. Whenever I run vim from git bash my _vimrc file is not loaded because there is syntax highlighting or anything. When I run the same command to start vim form with in windows command line (cmd) inste…
Is there any way to hook saving in Vim up to commiting in git?
I am new to the world of Vim, and I want to make it so that every time I save a file it is commited to version control. Is this possible?