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If my power supply is 700w, do I need a 700w UPS?
if my power supply is 700w, do I need a 700w UPS? I am running dual 20" dell LCD's, a i7 quad core system with a radion 4870 1gb video card, 2 hard drives.
Burn AVI file to DVD on Linux
What is the most streamlined process in Linux for getting a high quality .AVI file burned to DVD disk for playback on normal DVD players?
Does it take longer to download a zipped file than an unzipped file?
I once read somewhere that it takes longer to download a zipped file than an unzipped file of the same size, due to the nature of the zip file. Is this true or nonsense? edit: i'm speaking about HTTP traffic
How to get the width / height of an element in Photoshop?
This is something I always wondered about but never really asked. Say I have a rectangle box, image or other element in photoshop, when I make the desired element active and I check the info panel, The width / height never shows up - Should it?
Multi-Page PDF Banner/Poster from PDF
I'm looking for a utility that will take one large sized PDF, and split it into smaller PDFs for banner/poster printing. Looking for a linux or multi-platform solution. More Background My goal is to take an Inkscape document and generate a PDF, then print it on a printer that doesn't do banner/post…
How can I get iTunes to group by album, ignoring artist?
I'm a new iPod user, and having tried and failed with some of the third-party uploaders, I think I'm stuck with iTunes. However, I find the user interface intensely frustrating. For compilation albums (and the like), each track has the same album name but a different artist name. However, I'd like …
How can I convert .mov to mp4?
I have a .mov file I've just recorded that's 600MB, I want to convert it to a smaller .mp4 file. How can I do this?
What is the difference between Unix and Linux?
I want to know what the actual difference between Unix and Linux is. Do they share the same kernel? Is Linux built on Unix? Do programs written for Linux work on Unix and vice-versa?
How can I open a file as read-only from Windows Explorer?
Is there an easy way to open a file as read-only from Windows Explorer? My inmediate interest is in a Microsoft Access file. I am doing some sanity checks in old MS Access databases and I see that their date is automatically updated when I open them. I don't like this, since it will look like all t…
Key to mute my Skype mic?
I'm using a Mac. Is there a keyboard shortcut for muting the mic during a call? I can't find one, and I often need to toggle mute/unmute. Clicking the button on the Skype interface is very inconvenient :(
Best way to remove leading zeros from a non-numeric value in Excel
I have many cells in an Excel sheet, using 9 characters of 0-9 and A-Z, that have some number of prefixed zeros: I'd like to remove the leading zeros so that the values become: How would I do this in an Excel formula? I'd prefer to avoid use of a VBA macro.
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?
Little girl friendly versions of Linux (or themes for Linux)
I'm going to install Linux on a PC for a daughter (age 7) of a friend of mine. I recently came across Hannah Montana Linux. The parents don't want a commercially branded thing going on, so no Hannah Montana. But I was wondering if there were other Linux distributions - or desktop themes - that woul…
Is there a bootchart-style analyzer for what happens AFTER you log in?
Bootchart is an excellent tool for seeing what goes on when your computer boots. However, it only charts up to the login screen. Is there any way to analyze what is happening when I actually log in? I would like to see which startup applications are taking the most time.
TextMate file type association
I would like TextMate to recognize that RDF files are XML and highlight them as such but I can't seem to find a way to do this through the UI. Is there a way to add file extension/type associations?
More efficient file compression program for many identical files?
I am doing a backup of my work and I'm looking for a program that can more efficiently compress files. The windows default compression program works fine, but it doesn't work as "smart" as i would like. My files are basically entire snapshots of my work taken over the past few months as I do my reg…
How do I view or delete individual cookies in Windows 7 or Windows Vista?
I'd like to be able to view and delete individual cookies in Internet Explorer 8 on Windows Vista or Windows 7. I've looked in all the Internet Options dialogs that I can find, and also done a search for "cookie" in my folder - what am I missing?
Why does emptying the trash in Snow Leopard take so long?
Since installing Mac OS X 10.6, whenever I empty the trash, it takes about 50x as long as it used to under 10.5. I just emptied about 100 files (totaling 50 megs / all local files), and it was about 20 minutes. It feels like its doing a secure delete, but I'm just using the "Empty Trash" option (cl…
Calibrate two monitors to the same video settings
Background: Just started a new job as a software developer for an amazing company. I have at my workstation two beautiful 22” LCD monitors. It just happens, however, that the laptop port replicators we use have one DVI and one VGA connector each; so one monitor is connected via DVI and the other vi…
Use 'Shift + Caps lock' instead of 'Caps Lock'
I have a Japanese keyboard at home on which the Caps Lock functions differently to the standard UK/US keyboard. To toggle Caps Lock you need to use Shift + Caps Lock which pretty much eliminates setting it accidentally. Is there any way to set up the same behaviour on a UK/US keyboard for my work P…