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Why Windows needs reboot a lot more than Linux?
I use both Ubuntu and Windows XP. One thing that catches my attention for a long time is the high need for reboots in Windows. Most of the time when I install a program, Windows requests to reboot system. This happens considerably more frequently than Linux. Why is it so? Thanks!
How can I make subversion reset the stored passwords/users and remember my authentication credentials?
Background: I used to have everything working just fine on my fresh install: At some point I needed to commit stuff using a different account. So I did that But since then, everytime I want to commit as 'nicdumz' (default user, all repos have been checked-out with that user), it prompts me for my p…
Good Alternative to Cygwin with Copy/Paste?
I am annoyed that I can't copy and paste into Cygwin... is there a good alternative to Cygwin that will let me do this?
How "unique" is a Windows Product Key?
I'm wondering if the Windows Product Key used for activating any Windows since XP is unique to this installation. How do OEM systems and corporate licenses fit into this scheme? Do they use the same product key for several systems or is each one activated with a seperate key?
Using command line to connect to a wireless network with an http login
I'm trying to connect to a wifi network where it hijacks all requests and redirects you to a page where you have to agree to a terms of use before it lets you connect to the actual outside world. This is a pretty common practice, and usually doesn't pose much of a problem. However, I've got a compu…
Xorg: How can I map AltGr to the CapsLock Key (to toggle 3rd level symbols)
as many others I don't need CapsLock. I want to reassign it such that it has the function of AltGr. I use Kubuntu 9.10 but I think there must be a solution which is distribution independent. I already tried to use or . Using at least I managed that CapsLock to behaves like Del by following this des…
Keyboard shortcut to select any word and search the default search engine using the selected word(s) as the keyword
I want to search google or whatever the default search engine is set in the browser, by selecting a few words in the web page. Can I do this with a simple shortcut, instead of copy pasting the word in the search box and hitting enter?
How to find who deleted a line from a file in a SVN repository?
I work on a very large project (10000+ versions) and sometimes it happened that I need to know who of the other users deleted some line in a file. Is there a way to do that that? I can do with revision number to check if a line exists in that revision, then see in which revision the line is gone an…
Line-length-tolerant XML diff
I've looked at the answers to this question, and unfortunately none of them has helped me so far. Not to beat about the bush, the second edition of C# in Depth is now in copy edit. I want to be able to see what the copy editor's done really easily, so I can reject or accept his changes. We're using…
How to change word selection separator characters in Mac OS X?
Depending on your system, the word separator characters change the way you can select/delete a word (e.g. by double clicking on it or using a key combination with your keyboard). The fact is that I hate the default behavior of OSX. For example: Take the following line of code: obj.attr1.innerAttr I…
cygwin + mintty + vim backspace problem
I have installed vim, mintty via cywin on XP. The problem is when I try to hit backspace in VIM edit mode, the cursor move back a character instead of wiping the previous char. How can I tweak this odd behavior?
Where can I find what license key was used in my installed copy of Visual Studio 2008?
I have legitimate copies of Visual Studio 2008 installed on several computers, each with different license keys. I cannot remember what key was used on each install. Where in the registry can I find what license key was used for that PC's Visual Studio 2008 installation? I would imagine that it is …
How can I adjust the mouse scroll wheel sensitivity?
I just replaced my old Logitech mouse with a Microsoft Wireless Laser mouse, and the scrolling is too fast for my liking. How can I adjust the scroll sensitivity? Update: I just updated to 10.04, but still don't see anything. Any changes?
How to discover if a specific address/port is reachable?
I need a simple utility that allow me to check if a PC, attached to a local network, is able to reach a specified address:port using specified protocol like TCP or UDP Machine's OS I will use to do the check is Windows XP.
How to get Mac OS X Terminal.app and screen/vim scrolling to play nice?
OSX 10.6.3 Terminal.app Am a pretty dedicated screen user. Terminal.app line buffer and/or scroll does not seem to work for me. That is while in screen anything that goes past the top of the frame is gone, can't scroll back to. This seems to work ok in other terminal apps gnome, cygwin. Perhaps thi…
MySql client for Linux
What MySql client are you using for Linux. I currently use PhpMyAdmin and the Mysql Query Browser but I would like something similar to Toad or HeidiSql that I use on windows. One with SQL code completion.
after changing sources.list on ubuntu, how do I make him reload/refresh?
after changing sources.list on ubuntu, how do I make him reload/refresh? So new packages in the new sources will be found?
How to execute a shell script on startup?
I have created a script to start a server (my first question). Now I want it to run on the system boot and start the defined server. What should I do to get this done? My findings tell me put this file in the location, and it will execute when the system will boot. But I am not able to understand h…
Upgrade Ubuntu from 32 to 64 bit edition
Is there a way to upgrade my 32-bit version of Ubuntu to 64-bit version? I use Ubuntu 9.10. If there is no simple way, what if I simply copy my home and directories to new installation, will it work?
How to insert registry entries from a .reg file into 32-bit registry on 64-bit Windows
In 64-bit Windows (Vista/7), there's where all the 32-bit registry stuff is. If I have a .reg file with some keys in it, how can I tell regedit to import it into the 32-bit registry (under ) rather than the 64-bit registry? Even if I put the Wow6432 path into the registry keys in the .reg file, Win…