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How can I tell Windows to always start certain binaries with low priority?
I want to demote the priority of a number of processes that are auto-started on my corporate XP machine. Is there a way that I can tell WinXP to always start a binary with low priority?
Use Google Goggles From Desktop
I don't have a phone that can upload a picture to Google Goggles... is there a way I can use this image search engine from something that isn't a phone, like my laptop? Some sort of extension accessing the Google Goggles API would make the most sense to me.
How to remove IIS 7 on Windows 7
How can I remove IIS 7 from my Windows 7 installation?
Is it possible to uninstall or disable iTunes in OS X?
iTunes is always popping up on my HTPC Mac Mini and I don't use it. It is running Snow Leopard if that makes any difference to the solution
How to organize music?
You might also have the problem that the music on your computer is a mess. Programs like WMP or iTunes are not capable to identify the music and sort it into categories. Is there a solution (a program, a mod or a add-on) which scans my computer for music, erases duplicates, adjusts volume, categori…
Display "My Documents"/"My Videos"/etc. without "My" prefix in Windows 7
Even though Windows 7 stores special folders in the home folder as / /etc, they are still displayed as / /etc in Windows Explorer. I preferred the way that Vista displayed them (i.e. without the " " prefix). Is there a way to configure this in Windows 7?
Use a device over SSH?
I have 2 PCs with Ubuntu at home and a network link between them. If I do can I use a remote device as a local one? (in this case: as a local DVD-RW). In the end, everything in Unixes is a file, right? I did but without a success: Brasero and K3b don't see any DVD device. I know, for most tasks, SS…
How to mount NTFS folder in another NTFS folder
Is there any way to redirect one NTFS folder to another? Say, to access through ? There is for mounting folders as drives, and and for mounting drives in folders, but I've been unable to combine the two successfully. Is it possible to achieve this? MORE INFO: I found out about the utility, but unfo…
Why does my USB cable have an extra red plug?
My girlfriend just got a new ebook reader — a jetbook — that came with an unusual USB cable. One end is a regular USB mini B head, but the other end has two plugs. Both are USB non-mini A size, but one is red. The manual gives no indication about what the red head does; is it a standard cable type?…
Does Apple's Time Machine app really copy everthing
Wanted to wipe out my drive, but wanted to make sure when restoring from Time Machine, all files, apps, hack-apps, will still work?
Cannot resize OS X partition
I am trying to resize my existing Mac OS Extended partition on my Macbook to install Windows 7 (using steps similar to these), but when ever I go to apply the changes, I get this error: Partition failed Partition failed with the error: The partition cannot be resized. Try reducing the amount of cha…
Is there a nice, graphical, packet sniffer for Mac OSX?
I have Wireshark and have used tcpdump, but I was wondering if there was a nice GUI to capture and view packets on the Mac. Ideally, something that is protocol aware, so that it knows how to break up an HTTP request, is able to show SMTP information in a cleaner way than a tcp dump. I know there ar…
Command line PDF reader
Is there a command line program for linux that will let me read the text of PDFs? I'll willing to live with a lack of pictures.
How do I get back the default Samba configuration file (Debian-based system)?
I recently installed Samba and I messed up the file. How do I get the original configuration back?
why does plugging into a new USB port often solve USB problems?
I have 4 USB ports on the front of my computer and 6 in the back. I have about 8 USB devices: external drives, sticks, cell phones, cameras. It is often the case (40% of the time) that I plug something in (usually the external hard drive or cell phone) and it is not recognized or doesn't work corre…
Color coded Windows 7 Preview Pane?
Customizing what files you can preview is cool, but is there a way to create a custom preview extension to add syntax highlighting? I have many .h, .c, .cpp, .cs and .java files on my windows machine and it would be nice to have the syntax highlighting available via explorer's new preview pane.
Windows: What is the difference between installing for all users and current user?
A lot of software installation dialogs on Windows throw up a query to the installing user asking if this software should be installed for all users or the current user. Why do they do this? Why not just install for all users? What is the real technical difference between the two options? I would li…
Windows 7 - Cached Network Share Credentials?
I have an issue in Windows 7 where I get the following error message when attempting to access an admin network share on a machine in another domain: Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connect…
Why would Thunderbird regularly hang for 10 seconds
I've been using the Thunderbird e-mail client for years on three different operating systems: XP, Vista, Windows 7. On all of these operating systems, it has always had the problem of e.g. I'll be writing an e-mail and suddenly it will just freeze, I can't type, and 10 or 20 seconds later it will "…
Spotlight equivalent for Windows 7?
Can anyone make recommendations? I used to use Launchy back in the XP days, but I don't know if there are better alternatives now.