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end-of-line, beginning-of-line keys for Terminal.app on Macbook Pro Keyboard
On a Macbook Pro keyboard, how do you go the the end-of-line and beginning-of-line in Terminal.app? Note that Ctrl-a and Ctrl-e on this computer with default configuration does not work. They just echo "^A" and "^E".... Terminal 2.1.1 ; Snow Leopard ; MacBookPro6,2
Excel 2010: Can I hide columns without excluding the data from a graph?
In Excel 2010, is it possible to hide columns but still have the values show up in a graph? I have a graph of monthly data going back to 2005, with each month's data in a column. If I hide the columns, say, for everything before 2010, then the graph only shows the 2010 data. Is it possible to hide …
PHPUnit Windows command box nice colors
I have PHPunit installed on a Windows machine. But I don't get nice output on my command line. With the green colours. Someone on the PHPunit mailing list told me I need the ansi.sys driver. Can someone tell me how to do it so that PHPunit will use the driver? I tried to add to my config.nt, but th…
Extracting the layer transparency into an editable layer mask in Photoshop
Is there any simple way to extract the "baked in" transparency in a layer and turn it into a layer mask in Photoshop? To take a simple example: Let's say that I paint a few strokes with a semi-transparent brush, or paste in a .png-file with an alpha channel. The rgb color values and the alpha value…
Alternatives to Windows Home Server Drive Extender?
As Microsoft is cutting support for Drive Extender in Windows Home Server v2 (Windows Server Codename Vail is the official name), what are the alternatives to Drive Extender on a self-built machine? Requirements: Easily add or remove drives (to gain more space or duplication) Redundancy (either thr…
Playing music *from* bluetooth device *to* Mac OS? (Or Linux?)
Strange question, so bear with me. I have a bluetooth device (an Android smartphone, specifically), on which I have a lot of music. I'm wondering if there's a way to pair up the device and my Mac (which has bluetooth hardware built-in) in a way that the computer acts as a bluetooth headset? To put …
Text formatter tools
I make notes in textual format, for example: Are there tools to change this text into HTML or LaTeX format? I find Sphinx, as it's for Python code formatting. It would be great there's a tool for more general text formatting.
Remap arrow keys to win+ijkl on linux
I'd like to remap arrow keys to windows key plus ijkl. I can do this easily in Autohotkey on windows, but I'm struggling on Linux (Ubuntu lucid). I'd really like the solution to work independently of whether I'm using a window manager or not, and to involve modifying as few files as possible; I wor…
Edit right-click context menus in Windows 7
I'm looking for a way to edit the right-click context menus in Windows 7. I would prefer to use a graphical editor, as diving into the Windows registry is rather messy, and inconvenient. If such software doesn't exist, please tell me - then I can start my long visit to the registry.
Ubuntu VM "read only file system" fix?
I was going to install VMWare tools on an Ubuntu server Virtual Machine, but I ran into the issue of not being able to create a cdrom directory in the /mnt directory. I then tested to see if it was just a permissions issue, but I couldn't even create a folder in the home directory. It continues to …
how can I restart redmine?
Redmine has to be restarted after a plugin installation. How can I do that on linux? Does it mean to restart my web server (nginx in my case)? Or do I have to do something else?
What does Desktop Composition mean in Remote Desktop?
I know what Desktop Composition is. But what exactly does it mean in the context of Remote Desktop? How does it change the way data is sent, and how much is sent, over the wire?
Laptop Battery Technology
My laptop battery has finally taken the plunge and I'm looking online for a new one. However I'm getting lost in all of the specs of the batteries that are out there. I'm looking to gain a better understanding of what effect each spec has on the overall life of the battery (meaning length of hours …
Network Service Account password
In order to debug a SQL Server 2008 stored procedure, I would like to change the account that the SQL Server (MSSQLSrver) service is running under, namely, changing the account from "Network Service" to my current user account. However, if something goes wrong, I would like to be able to change it …
How can I set my DNS settings using the command-prompt or PS?
Through the CLI (either cmd.exe or PowerShell) on Windows 7, how do I edit the TCP/IP DNS parameters for a specific network adapter?
VLC only in Windows 7 system tray?
How can I set the VLC icon only in Windows 7 system tray and not duplicated also in the taskbar? To be clear (since some of the answers seem to misunderstand what is being asked), the question is not about minimizing to tray, but rather to leave the VLC window open and playing a video, but not show…
How can I install a scanner by IP?
I'm trying to install a scanner by IP the same way you would install a printer by IP. I don't want to install the horrible HP Solution Center software but I don't know how to install a network scanner without the software. I'm having a hard time googling this because when I search for things like "…
How to replace vim screen buffer with previous bash activity after quitting?
I'm trying to find out what a bash (or vim) feature is. Here's the scenario. I'm in a bash terminal, then edit something with vim, then exit back to bash. In some terminals, the vim session screen disappears to show the previous bash shell activity ( this is what I want? ). In others, the vim sessi…
Disabling doc list when using ctrl-tab in Notepad++
I'Is there a way to disable the "doc list" that is displayed when you switch between documents with CTRL+TAB? I'm used to editplus, where hitting CTRL+TAB simply switches the document immediately. This is useful to quickly switch between several documents and find the one you want by content instea…
'which' equivalent in Windows
Possible Duplicate: Windows equivalent of whereis? For Linux/Mac I can use to locate the file. What would be the equivalent to this command line tool of ?