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Why is my mouse pointer moving on its own?
After two months of working correctly, I am experiencing an strange and very annoying problem. My mouse pointer is moving on its own. If I move the mouse to the left, as soon as I stop the movement, the pointer runs again to the far right. This makes the mouse totally unusable. The mouse device is …
Ubuntu: Creating a symlink with network shared folder
I'm trying to create a symlink with a network shared folder (located in a Windows system) from my Ubuntu system using the command. It creates a link but it says the link is broken. But the path exists and I can browse to the network folder path. Could anybody point me the issue? Basically, I'm tryi…
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.
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…
How to copy a partition in OSX?
Is there some easy way to copy my boot leopard partition to another internal harddisk?
How can I set the PowerShell default window size in Windows 7?
In Windows 7, how can I set the default PowerShell window size? By default it comes up too tall for the netbook screen I am working with. I have tried the usual way of changing the size—by clicking in the upper-left corner and choosing “Properties”—but it tells me: (yes, there is a dot in the middl…
Printing a Microsoft Word document in outline format
I'm currently typing up notes in Microsoft Word using the outline mode, but when I try to print this document it loses the outlining format and reverts to the original document:
Is there a registry key to tell windows to delete a file at next startup?
Is there a registry key to tell windows to delete a file at next startup?
Virtual Machines vs Cygwin
With the arrival of virtual machine software like VirtualBox, VMWare, Parallels etc., is Cygwin any useful on the Windows platform to give a linux like environment?
How to determine what app is generating network traffic?
Having issues with some app apparently trying to do huge automatic updates and repeatedly failing (and retrying). Keeps sucking up large quantities of bandwidth, and I'd like to put a stop to it. Problem being, I have no idea which app (of several that have "silent" background updates) it is.
Is there a Notepad++ feature to add some vertical space to the bottom or scroll below last line?
Whenever I'm doing some coding in Notepad++ i need to add some lines at the bottom so if i scroll down, the code doesn't stop at the bottom at the window. The problem is that I sometimes forget to take out the lines :/. I need to know if there's some kind of plugin or feature that I may have missed…
Does Mac OS X manage registries for installed applications?
I am a beginner in Mac OS. Till now I was using Windows. I know a little about the registry in Windows. Does Mac OS X manage registries for installed application? If yes Where is the registry stored? How do you modify this registry? Reference link regarding Mac OS registry management. If no what sy…
How do I change the MAC address of my network card?
I have a local network in a Windows system where the Admin gives permission to the PCs by their MAC address. But he is on vacations and I have a new PC. How can I change the MAC address of my new PC to have the same MAC address as the old one? I know this can be used for spoofing the address, but t…
How to Google a question mark?
In a nutshell, I'd like Google to return pages where a question mark is present in the title. My gut was to try something like: However Google doesn't seem to like question marks in its search queries, even if they're in quotes. Any ideas?
How can I tell if an AC adapter is compatible with my laptop?
Possible Duplicate: charging laptop with a diffrent manufacture charger How can I tell if an AC adapter is compatible with my laptop? For example, does the voltage output have to bee the same, or just close? What power measurements matter?
On Ubuntu 9.10, where is the xorg.conf file in Karmic Koala?
I am trying to change this file that I used to modify under Ubuntu 9.04, so it can have the higher resolutions of my monitor. Under 9.04, the monitor was unknown, and I had to key in all resolutions in the file, and although it is found under 9.10, 9.10 does not have the highest resolution that my …
Excel: Replace occurences of one character with another in a String?
I want an excel formula that will change to . (Text is to lowercase, and spaces are replaced with plus characters.) The following will get the first space, but not all of them:
Why is usable RAM less than total RAM?
My girlfriend bought a laptop last week. It's a core 2 duo with 4 GB We installed vista 64bit, and one of the first things we did was right click on "My computer" to see gthe properties. Immediately we noticed something strange about her RAM, the line said: Installed memory (RAM): 4,00 GB (3,68 GB …
On a dual-monitor setup, how can just one of the two be rotated?
I just got a second widescreen monitor at work, and I'm planning on setting them up so that I can have Eclipse open on one and Firefox in the other. I want the Eclipse display to be "normal" screen so I have space for the package explorer and whatnot, but the Firefox display to be rotated 90 degree…
What subtitle file editor for '.srt' files supports synchronization?
I downloaded files for watching a French movie. But unfortunately, it is out of sync. Is there any tool in Windows using which I could manually sync it specifying the start time?