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How can I make the full link target appear immediately?
In Google Chrome 6, when the mouse is over a link, the target of the link appears in a mini-popup at the bottom left of the window. Initially, the target URL is truncated to about 1/3 of the width of the window. After about 1 second, the popup expands to show the whole URL (or at least how much as …
groupadd: command not found
Cannot create a group in RHEL5. I get error .
External Power Switch for a Laptop
Here's the situation: I keep my laptop under my monitor and every time I want to power it up I have to move the monitor/arm, open the lid, power it up, close the lid, and move the monitor back. This is a pain for something I do 4-5 times a day. My question is: Has anyone tried to make an external p…
How to share files between Ubuntu and Mac OS X
Is there any links/tutorials/videos that helps me share files between Ubuntu and Mac OS X?
Make a USB drive read only
I have a 1.5TB USB drive with many important files that I want to give to a friend (they have Windows7) for reading only purposes. thumbscrew appears to flip a registry switch but it seems to be on the local pc only. UPDATE: Are you aware of any USB drives that have such functionality built into th…
How to stop ReadyBoost from rebuilding cache after every restart on SD cards and flash drives?
On my computers (running windows 7 and vista and using SD cards and flash drives) ReadyBoost rebuilds cache after every reboot. Because of this and 5400RPM HDD, it takes several minutes for computer to start working normally. I gave up on using ReadyBoost because of that. Today I read in comments o…
How can I send SMS from my PC using my iPhone?
I've been a long-time Nokia fan, but finally succumbed to the iPhone 4's unholy screen resolution. One feature I use a lot (about a hundred times a day...) is Nokia PC Suite's ability to send SMS via the phone. It: Uses my phone's contact list. Notifies me when I get an sms. Allows me to send SMS u…
For file transfer, does ftp perform better than http?
When I have http as well as ftp options (like the Hadoop download page), should I prefer ftp? I have tried ftp before and did not notice any significant difference. Is it supposed to perform better?
Chrome - set search bar to google.co.uk, not google.com?
How can I force Chrome to search google.co.uk in the search bar, rather than google.com? I have tried the following several times with no success: go to google.com click on 'Go to Google UK' do a search restart Chrome Like I say, the above doesn't work. I've also tried resetting all Chrome's langua…
Linux services: is there a GUI for services?
I am looking for a GUI program, that shows running services from /etc/init.d (and /etc/init), and allows to manage (start / stop / runlevel) them. What can you recommend? Background: even though I like working with the command line, this could ease things a bit on a test machine dedicated for tryin…
How can I merge or concatenate two or more MP4 files creating another MP4 file?
How can I concatenate or merge 2 or more MP4 files, in a final output MP4 file also? I have tried in the DOS window to use the COPY command (I have read it somewhere) but it doesn't function well.
On my monitor: there is a live bug between the glass and the pixels crawling around
Possible Duplicate: How could I safely fix my walking “dead pixel” bug? There is a bug behind the display on my monitor, how do I get it out? if it dies while being on the screen I'll be stuck with it hiding about 4 pixels. It's quite bizarre watching it crawl about on the monitor. I need for it to…
How do I convert a Linux disk image into a sparse file?
I have a bunch of disk images, made with ddrescue, on an EXT partition, and I want to reduce their size without losing data, while still being mountable. How can I fill the empty space in the image's filesystem with zeros, and then convert the file into a sparse file so this empty space is not actu…
How to see what files spotlight is currently indexing
Spotlight has been driving me nuts, over working my poor Harddrive so that my whole computer goes to a crawl. (CPU usage is still pretty low, then again I do have a core i7). I saw somewhere that there was a way to see what it was currently indexing but I don't remember where. Any ideas as to see w…
How do you run `less` and have it run a search pattern automatically?
I'm trying to run in Linux, and I want it to search for something immediately after launch. It's basically like doing this: Then press , type a search pattern like , then press enter, and press to find each subsequent result. I'd like less to be launched, and then search for a pattern. There doesn'…
Make it so Outlook does not select the first mail in the inbox
When I open Outlook, it selects the first unread or read mail in inbox. But the selected mail is the most recent. I want to read the Unreads from bottom to top. When I change the selection to the oldest unread mail, the top unread mail is being read. It's annoying. I want to read that, later. But, …
What actually happens with an USB flash drive when it dies?
Most of us have had by now a few USB sticks dying from natural causes... you unplug them (regardless, in my experience whether you've safely removed hardware) and the next time you plug them in, it is like you didn't. Nothing shows. I'm curious - what actually happens to a flash drive when we say t…
netem for Mac OS X to emulate network latency and dropped packets
I'm looking for an open source/free network emulator tool that I could use on Mac OS X, to simulate a slow network connection, limited bandwidth and other network characteristics such as dropped packets etc for both UDP/TCP connections (or even on the physical layer). I'm looking for the simplest s…
How to see scheduled task logs?
On Windows 7, is there a way to see a log of scheduled tasks?
Windows 7: How to display the total size of Recycle Bin
On Windows XP, the total size of Recycle Bin could be seen easily, but I can't see it on Windows 7. Why did Microsoft hide/remove this feature? Am I missing something? REMARK 1: I don't need to see the maximum size that Recyle Bin can contain. REMARK 2: Once you have several files selected in the R…