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How do I tell sudo to write files with a umask of 0022?
I recently upgrading to Snow Leopard. I have noticed that some files written by MacPorts are installed with the wrong permission -- they are written with a umask of 0077. I think I have narrowed down the problem: The command is invoked via . My file specifies a umask of 0077. On older versions of O…
What's the maximum file transfer speed over WiFi 802.11g?
What's the maximum transfer speed you get, (or I can get) for files transfer between two wifi-connected computers ? Im on computer A trying to copy a big file from computer B, they are side by side (on adhoc network) and I can't get more than 800 KB transfer rate. Both adapters have relatively the …
Recover harddrive data
I have a dell laptop that recently "died" (It would get the blue screen of death upon starting) and the hard drive would make a weird cyclic clicking noises. I wanted to see if I could use some tools on my linux machine to recover the data, so I plugged it into there. If I run "fdisk" I get: Fine, …
Keyboard shortcut to quickly jump to the URL address field in Firefox
In Firefox I very often want to quickly enter a new URL in the address field. Therefore it would be very nice to be able to quickly jump to the URL address field with a keyboard shortcut! Today I must move my mouse and place the cursor in that field and also ensure that the current address is selec…
How do I set up Windows 7 to stream media to my PS3?
I have a computer and a PS3 connected wirelessly to my router, but it seems no matter how hard I try I can not get my PC to show up on my PS3. I've also tried setting up a media server with TVersity but my PS3 just won't find it. Any suggestions?
Can you tell DDR and DDR2 apart visually?
I'm getting a few old computers to take apart for parts soon. Most of them are definitely using DDR2 RAM, but there is the possibility that one or two of them are using DDR RAM. Since these are quite old, the manuals have since been lost. Is it possible to tell DDR and DDR2 RAM apart visually, and …
Windows XP SP3 (Legal) download?
I have my CD-key sticker with me but don't have the CD anymore. Is there anywhere I can download Windows XP SP3 installation disc from?
Configuring proxy settings for Google Chrome on Linux
How do I configure proxy settings for Chrome on Linux? It doesn't have a configuration interface like Firefox. I'd like to configure it in a way that I don't have to type every time, the login and password. EDIT: I'm using Fluxbox as my window manager.
How can I throttle the bandwidth consumed by Windows Automatic Updates?
We have many Windows XP computers sharing one connection to the internet. These machines are set to download all available automatic updates and then prompt the user to install them. Whenever Patch Tuesday rolls around, our internet usage pegs out, and remains that way for most of the day, and some…
Tar: How to ignore the archive itself
I was planning to do a quick backup of my website. So I tried to run the following command in my webroot: That seemed to be working nicely for a while. Until I discovered it had started to backup ... Is there an easy way that I can get it to ignore the file I am archiving to? Note: I would of cours…
Creating an app shortcut in Windows 7 XP Mode
I have a VERY old legacy app that I've managed to move from machine to machine; the installer for it doesn't actually work under newer versions of Windows, but I was able to track down the registry changes and DLL registrations necessary to make it work. I'm able to create a desktop icon in my XP m…
Will using a 10/100 router stunt gigabit switch speeds for an internal network?
I have a 10/100 Verizon router. 3 computers are connected to this via Ethernet. I'd like to put a gigabit switch between the computers and router to enable gigabit speeds on the intranet. If the machines are still using the 10/100 router as a gateway will this stunt the intranet speed? Or will they…
How to encrypt an USB stick?
When storing personal data on a USB stick, data needs to be encrypted to ensure privacy. Regrettably, this is far from easy to do without introducing a lot of overhead; ideally, the whole encryption process should done automatically. Does anyone know of a convenient way to encrypt the data on a USB…
Looking for freeware or opensource CAD that can read and edit .dwg
We have an engineer who needs CAD software which can read and edit .dwg files (preferably that runs on Windows but I could probably argue for a *nix box if needed). Before buying a commercial license I'd like to see, what if any, freeware or opensource CAD software exists. I've read through this po…
Why can't I connect to my VirtualBox using Remote Desktop?
Here is my setup: Everything in running on a single machine, under Mac OS X Snow Leopard. I am running Windows 7 in VirtualBox 3.0.10. In the VirtualBox settings, under Display, Remote Display, I checked "Enable server", and kept the default port (3389). Under Network, I use the Bridge Adapter, so …
Windows 7 not appending connection-specific DNS suffix
I have a Windows 7 machine I'm trying to setup for development. Typically we access our development domains using a URL like user.site.dev. The DNS is setup for user.site.dev.sd.ourdomain.com. I am able to ping user.site.dev.sd.ourdomain.com but if I try to ping just user.site.dev it returns "Ping …
Will leaving the laptop power brick connected to the power socket be dangerous?
My co-workers (who worked with the company longer than I have) loves to remove their laptop's power cord when they need to move around the office. I frown on this practice since they usually don't remove the power brick from the power socket. I've told them numerous times that its dangerous to leav…
The distinction between things in /bin and things in /usr/bin
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How do I convert a VirtualBox VDI file to a VMware vdmk?
I'm using VirtualBox 2.1.4 and want to convert a VDI file to load it in VMware Player (3.0.0 build-197124 on Vista Home Premium). I think I can change the VDI format to vmdk with a tool provided by VirtualBox: Its also possible to get a vmdk file with: But this does not generate the vmx file that V…
Can I abort telnet while it is still trying to connect?
At times I find myself telnetting from Windows XP to another server and that I state a wrong port number such as After hitting Enter, I realize that I entered the wrong port number and would like to abort the telnet process with a ctrl-c, however, telnet doesn't seem to respond even to ctrl-c. So, …