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Substitute a font in a PDF document
I have a PDF document (not encrypted) with editable form fields. However, the font for those fields is broken: it is missing some glyphs, so when I enter text some gaps appear. How can I modify the PDF document — I have no access to the source document used to create it — to substitute a different …
Convert DDS to PNG using linux command line
I need to convert thousands of DDS images to PNG format in Linux, preferably in command line. Is there any program available for such task?
installation mysqldump
i use linux ubuntu..i try to copy db and type some mysqldump command.. but at terminal show: how to get mysqldump for my pc? i've tried to follow the instruction,but show like below:
Does the order of partitions matter?
I see that most people tend to make , swap, Windows System partition, etc first. And some say that it'll be faster to do so, while others say 'outer tracks' faster. Could you tell me which one (or both?) makes sense and why?
How to add javadocs to eclipse
Where to add this: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17412_01/javame/config/cldc/ref-impl/midp2.0/jsr118/index.html so, when I highlight a word in eclipse ide, I will get the help.
Managing MS Exchange server-side email rules on Mac OS X?
Has anybody found an easy way to manage server-side rules from Mac OS X? Here's a brief list of what I know doesn't work: Entourage 2008 - it supports client rules, but not server rules. No good, there are certain actions that should happen before I open my laptop or check my email on my iPhone. Ap…
Is it possible to remove ligatures from copied text?
I have a few PDFs that contain ligatures in the text (e.g., is combined into a single character, ). Is there an easy way to remove them when copying the text from the PDF? (i.e., when I paste, I'd like the to be pasted as ). I copy a lot of text from these PDFs into answers on Stack Overflow and I …
How to log processes throughout workday?
Basically, I want to track which processes are running and their cpu % throughout the day to pinpoint random freezing and slowness. I would like to go in to a text file and see a log of the previous days processes, or something to that effect.
Convert home phone wiring to Ethernet
Can I convert phone wiring in walls to act as only Ethernet network because the phone wiring is not in use and not connected to the phone company so there is no voltage in the wires I remove the wall plate and I find 6 wires blue,blue/white,green,green/white,orange,orange/white , and I know that Et…
How do Xeon processors differ from regular processors?
Yes I know that Xeons are meant for server use, require different motherboards and you can have more than one of them in a box. But technically how is a Xeon processor itself different from a regular core 2 processor?
HDMI resolution limited to 1920 x 1080?
Monitor is a Dell 3008wfp. Very nice. Max resolution 2560 x 1600. Video card is an ATI Radeon HD 4350. I like it because it was cheap and is fanless. (Noise bugs me.) I would like to switch from DVI to HDMI, but when I use HDMI, the resolution drops to 1920 x 1080. Do I need to change out my video …
Windows 7 x64 - How can I test my memory?
People tell me that my computer may have some bad RAM. Is there a way to test it without special equipment?
Extract OCR text from Evernote
Evernote does OCR on the images you save to it. Is there a way to get the full text equivalent for an image in Evernote, or is the OCR only for searching?
Is there a quick way of undoing a folder change in Far Manager?
I love Far Manager. However, it has a feature to quickly go to the root directory of a drive with Ctrl+\. I do sometimes need and use this feature, but more frequently I use Ctrl+↵ to quickly insert the file name under the cursor into the command line. As it so happens, the ↵ key is located dangero…
Access localhost on Mac OS X from Parallels machine
i need to test my web site, running on a local Mac, under several browsers in Windows. I use Windows XP, installed in Parallels Desktop. It would be great, when i will be able to access my http://localhost:3000 from Windows, sitting in virtual environment (Parallels). How to wire all the stuff up ?…
Amiga 1200 Kickstart ROM upgrade, white screen
My towerised Amiga 1200 came out of storage recently and I've been messing around with it a bit. I decided to give it an OS upgrade so I purchased Kickstart 3.1 ROMs and Workbench 3.1 disks. I swapped out the Kickstart ROMs (while using an anti-static wrist strap, of course) taking note of the corr…
Is there a way to snapshot a running process to disk to restore it later?
I usually work with a lot of instances of visual studio open to different projects, I was wondering if there is a way to snapshot/hibernate a running process to disk instead of closing it so that I can open it in the same state as it was quickly. I have a ton of free disk space so wouldn't mind sav…
How to make my display Grayscale?
I want to reduce the saturation of my laptop monitor to the point that it is almost grayscale. That's the goal. Intel and Asus don't have an answer. Asus Splendid and the intel graphics control panel can increase the saturation, but not lower it. I would prefer a software solution, although I DIY'e…
How do I disable (video) thumbnails in Windows 7?
I'd like to turn off Windows 7 (video) thumbnails displayed in Explorer. I found this solution for Windows XP but it doesn't work for Windows 7 ("The module shmedia.dll failed to load"). Disable thumbnails in Windows XP?
Mouse is rotated by 90 degrees
My mouse has recently started a very strange behaviour in that left = up, right = down, up = right and down = left. i.e. it's like my mouse is rotated by 90 degrees. I have tried uninstalling the mouse, run spybot and still no joy. It's rather frustrating and I'm going loopy - literally.