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how to set the mouse speed very low on ubuntu
I set the mouse acceleration and sensitivity levels to minimum in System->Preferences->Mouse but with the new mouse I have, even those settings are too fast. Is there a way to further reduce the speed? The resolution of the mouse seems to be much higher than needed. Is there a way to reduce that?. …
Is there a simple way to detect ISP port blocking?
Is there a way to tell the difference between my ISP blocking traffic on certain ports and my NAT router/firewall blocking that traffic? The sites “Shields Up” and “Can you see me” show my ports closed or not accessible, but I assume that is primarily due to the NAT router. (Obviously, I could just…
Mac: How can I have Adium reindex the chat logs for searching through the Chat Transcript Viewer window?
In Adium, When I go to the Chat Transcript Viewer window to search for stuff in the chat logs, it not always finds what I want. Is there an index file that I can delete to have it reindex the logs? Or does it use spotlight in the underpinnings? Where would said file be?
Custom hotkey/shortcut to open/bring to front an app
I don't imagine this is built into the system, but is it possible to do it without too much hassle? Say I open a specific program with a hotkey, and when I press that hotkey again, the program window is brought to the front. I want to do this on Ubuntu 9.04. Maybe with D-Bus? Any experts? Update: H…
Why is my router assigning the wrong address via DHCP
I have a WRT54G router that is set up to serve out addresses via DHCP. It correctly serves up addresses to every other machine on the network, including another PC, my macbook when connected via wireless, my wife's notebook, and our printer. However, whenever I attach my macbook to the router via a…
Why doesn't Chrome render RSS feeds?
Chrome just shows text on properly formed RSS pages. Browse over to http://www.care2.com/greenliving/food-recipes/feed for example. Firefox and Explorer show the same page in a human friendly format.
Skype IM Privacy Settings
I have my skype privacy settings defined to only allow IMs from people in my contact list. I also have this set for calls/video, etc. And yet, almost every morning when I boot up I have a conversation request from somebody I do not know. Shouldn't these settings block these requests? Is there a way…
How can I delete everything in my Firefox history older than N days?
I set FireFox to store my history for 90 days, and I think this is slowing down the AwesomeBar. I set it to store history for 45 days, but I don't know how to delete everything in my existing history older than 45 days.
Two Different nVidia Cards, One as Graphics, One as Physics - Possible?
Soon I will have a brand new Geforce GTX 285 to replace my current 8800GT. Will it be possible to move my 8800GT to another PCIX slot, put the GTX 285 into the primary slot and use the nVidia software to make the 8800GT do physics? I have enough PCIX slots on my motherboard (4). The GTX 285 will ta…
Windows Authentication with Google Chrome
Does Google Chrome work with Windows Authentication? We have internal websites that use Windows authentication and I'd like Chrome to not have to prompt me every time I access those sites for username/password.
How can I go from graphviz input to something I can hand edit with a mouse?
I'd like to take a simple graphviz input file (or alternatively something as simple as the X -> Y notation) and have a graph where I can reorganize the positioning of the nodes without having to specify the coordinates by hand. Is there there a way to do this?
OS X: Increase granularity of audio volume controls
I'm using USB headphones with a Mac Mini, and the lowest volume setting is too loud for most applications. Is there any way to increase the granularity (number of steps) in the volume control, or to apply some fractional factor to the volume level?
How long do Lithium Ion batteries normally last?
On the laptop I have, I've had to buy a new Li-Ion batter roughly every year. I do use this computer quite a lot, but I'm wondering if this is normal. Right now, my battery is completely dead (it lasts for about 0.1 seconds), so I plan on buying a new one soon. Is there anything you can do to preve…
How to convert or burn a .DMG image file on Windows?
What software can be recommended to burn a Mac created .DMG file on a Windows operating system? Ideally it should be free, or at least reasonably priced. Or, as an alternative, an application convert it to .ISO or something equivalent? I'm looking for reassurance I won't be wasting several (more ex…
Can I reduce the CPU speed of my MacBook when on battery?
I've got a MacBook with a Core 2 Duo CPU. I've got CoreDuoTemp installed which can show the current speed of the CPU. It appears to always show: I believe my laptop would run longer on battery if it were to run at a maximum of 1 GHz. Is there a way to configure this, or is the CPU speed adjustment …
Merge MP3-files into audiobook with chapters?
I want to take a folder full of mp3's, and merge it into an audiobook-file (for Ipod, don't remember the file format) with chapters for each file. Is there a tool that will do this?
Minimize file size of Microsoft Word documents
What are the best ways to ensure a small filesize for Microsoft Word documents when starting from scratch reduce the size of existing Microsoft Word documents using only tools available in the Office suite? (There's enough 15MB 3 page documents going around in the world)
How to prevent a computer from becoming dusty?
What are your best tips and tricks for keeping your computer from getting dusty? Do you use fans made especially to keep out dust (and do they work?) Do you clean obsessively around your computer to prevent any dust from even coming close to your computer? How often is needed? Does it help to put t…
Fullscreen Vista's Command Prompt, or Replacement
Opening the command prompt ("cmd") on Vista into full screen causes the application to take up 100% vertical space, but only about 50% horizontal. Is there not a way I can make this fullscreen? If it's simply not possible, what is a good replacement?
Read OS X partition from Windows 7
I have installed Windows 7 onto my Macbook using Boot Camp, but i find the whole experience very quiet seeing I cannot access my music that resides on the OS X partition. Is there software out there that allows me to read (and maybe write) OS X file systems? Although free is always proffered, as lo…