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Screen fuzzes/zig zags on a custom build
Recently, I built my first computer: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 4 x 1GB DDR2 RAM 500GB SATA hard drive Radeon HD 6770 graphics card by XFX - using one monitor via DisplayPort -> VGA adapter. MSI P6N SLI motherboard After confirming the computer boots/POSTs fine, I attempted to install Windows 8 Dev Pre…
how to export variables back to the parent process
I'm try to export variables back to the parent process.
What does authoritative DNS server mean?
What does authoritative DNS server mean? Can someone please explain it to me in a shorter way?
How to physically reorder files `03.mp3 01.mp3 02.mp3` (`ls -f`) in a directory?
The physical order of the files matters when I copy them onto my USB stick and listen in car mp3 player. Most of my music album folders are unsorted, e.g. may produce: 03.song3.mp3 01.song1.mp3 02.song2.mp3 When I copy that folder onto my USB stick, the files get copied in that order. My car mp3 pl…
Connecting to FTP via the Linux command line
I need to upload files via FTP from the command line. I have this information: a URL, a username, a password, a port, and the fact that I am supposed to use passive mode. How do I upload a file given this information? Note that I am having to do this from a script, so I need to be able to enter thi…
Good, lightweight GUI-based process monitor for Linux
I'd like a snappy GUI-based (I insist since people still want to propose console-based) application that can show me running processes and allow me to kill them, on Linux. It doesn't need to be as powerful as Window's Process Explorer or even Win7's Task Manager. Is there something lightweight and …
How do I configure my Linksys routers to resist the WPS brute-force vulnerability?
US-CERT recently released Vulnerability Note VU#723755. http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723755 In short, this describes how modern wireless routers can have their PSKs discovered within just a matter of hours - even if they're using WPA2 with a strong PSK. The exploit is done by abusing a design fla…
What is a formula to remove the whitespace from an Excel cell when trim doesn't work?
I have a table of Excel data that I copied from an html table in Internet Explorer. A column of table values all seem to have a space at the end of them, but won't remove it. When I paste-special the value of the result of the function, it still has the whitespace on the end. Could it be some other…
Multiple global shortcuts for the same action
In KDE4, I want to be able to change my sound volume both with the built-in Volume Up key as well as Meta+U. While I can define alternate keybindings for all program-wide actions, there is no such column in the Global System Shortcuts settings. How can I define multiple global keyboard shortcuts fo…
Uninstalled Program Icon Stuck on Launchpad in Mac OS X Lion
I am currently running OS X 10.7.2 on a MacBook Air. As a quick note, while this program was installed through Steam, I don't think it's a Steam issue. Background: Through Steam, I recently downloaded the Team Fortress 2 Beta to this Mac and then removed it via Steam's "Delete Local Game Content." …
Can't change text color in Microsoft Word 2010
I have Microsoft Office 2010 32-bit running on Windows 7 32-bit. When text is highlighted and a color is selected from the mini-toolbar or the ribbon, the text does not change color. If I change the color for multiple words, and select a different color for each word, the toolbar and ribbon will re…
Disable mouse clicks in gvim on ubuntu
How do I make gvim ignore mouse clicks. I'm really sick of the trackpad making my cursor all over the place. I use xubuntu if that means anything.
How to share only one window/application to other user in network?
I know VNC, windows remote control can share screen to others. Can I just share one window/application to my buddy and give control of this window/application to him? Same time, I still want to operate the other windows I have. If I choose to share desktop to him, I can't do anything while he is wo…
AutoFill Large Number of Cells in Excel?
I have a formula in Excel that I would like to autofill to 999,999 other cells. How can I do this without dragging the autofill handle down the entire sheet?
Is ASMedia ASM1061 SATA3 Controller supported under Linux ?
Is ASMedia ASM1061 supported under Linux ? I have an AsRock 880GMH/U3S3 motherboard but i can’t get the SATA3 controller to work. There are some spare info around google about it, but nothing that fully confirms the support, the official drivers don't support linux either. Anyone managed to make th…
com.apple.launchd: com.apple.launchd.peruser error
It's been a couple of days I am reading these errors in the system log file. I have OSX Lion 10.7.2. These message go over and over every few seconds, I've goggled getpwuid() and it seems to be a system call. I have also read some superuser posts about this issue: https://superuser.com/search?q=com…
Can I encrypt the home folder after I have installed Linux Mint 11?
If I did not choose to encrypt the home folder during the installation of Linux Mint 11, can I encrypt the home folder after it has been installed? Also what does in encrypt in the home folder? Is it for every user on the system? What type of encryption is it? Can I decrypt or remove the encryption…
What are the differences between a repeater bridge and WDS?
I've read about both repeater bridge mode and WDS in the DD-WRT documentation. It sounds like they solve the same problem, but it's not clear from the DD-WRT documentation where they differ, if at all. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Should I prefer one to the other if my routers…
SSH still asks for password after setting up key based authentication
I have successfully created a key based auth for root user from my A machine to my B machine. Now, I created a new user on B machine, the same as on A machine, let's call him . I created a home dir for him on B machine and I want to create key based auth for him from machine A to B machine. So, I r…
How to allow acces to a symbolic link in my ~/Sites/ for Apache under Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2
I need allow access to a sym-linked directory within ~/Sites from my Apache. I Symlinked the directories like this Now whenever I fire up a GET request I get a 403 reply How can I tell Apache to allow acces to the symlinked directory and how do I tell Apache to allow this only for requests fired fr…