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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 …
To what extent is size a factor in SSD performance?
To what extent is the size of an SSD a factor in its performance? In my mind, correct me if I'm wrong, a bigger SSD should be, everything else being equal, faster than a smaller one. A bigger SSD would have more erase blocks and thus more leeway for the FTL (flash translation layer) to do garbage c…
How to Remove UAC Icon Overlays (Blue-Yellow Shields) in Windows 7
Over some of my program shortcuts and install files, there is an uac icon overlay (blue-yellow shield) and I find them really ugly. Is there any way to get rid of them please? Edit I closed UAC to see if overlays go away or not. Now it's open. But maybe there is a way to remove them without closing…
Pin to taskbar icon gets (2) appended
After upgrading from Vista to Windows 7, I find that I cannot Pin the application "Shiretoko (64-bit)" to the taskbar without it getting a label of "Shiretoko (64-bit) (2)". I don't have any other icons on my taskbar with a similar name. I've tried unpinning it and re-pinning it. I've uninstalled a…
Optimal Fan Placement and Direction for Air-Cooling a Computer
My current computer has always run unusually hot no matter what steps I have taken such as: lots of fans—including four 120mms; thermal grease—both generic and Arctic Silver V; placement of the system—ie on top of a desk hutch in open air; etc. My case came with an 80mm fan hole in the center of th…
How to open ".gho" image files created by Norton Ghost v11.5?
In the past I had a Ghost Explorer single-file that could show everything that was in a image. Which version of Ghost Explorer can open image files that were created by Norton Ghost v11.5? (For viewing,extracting etc...)
How to make Windows 7 aware about iPhone photo orientation
When transferring photos from the iPhone to the PC, the photos are not showed by Windows Explorer in the correct orientation, but I know there is some EXIF info in the photo with the orientation information, because Picasa shows them in the correct way. I have to save them with Picasa, so Windows c…
BIOS Hard Drive Password Security?
I have a Dell Latitude E6400 and I would like to know how secure setting a BIOS HDD Password is? Does this apply some form of encryption to the contents of the drive or is it just some simple lock on accessing the drive? I.e. if the notebook was lost or stolen could the data on it be accessed by so…
What online backup solutions work with Linux?
I'm looking for an online backup solution for my Ubuntu server. Unfourtunatly it looks like both mozy and backblaze do not have a linux client? The paid version of dropbox does have a linux client, but I would be struggling to fit all my photos on it (Im shooting RAW files) and it starts at double …
ajax.googleapis.com stopping my Firefox
Today for some strange reason, Firefox stops working properly because it is trying to fetch something from . Is there something I can do to avoid this? Safari and Chrome work just fine. I tried uninstalling Firebug and clearing the cache. The only thing that worked was disabling the JavaScript alto…
Why is a FLAC encoded from a decoded MP3 bigger than the MP3?
To be more precise than in the title, suppose I have a MP3 file that is 320 kbps. If I decompress it, then logically, all the data except for roughly 320 kilobits out of each second of audio should be redundant data, able to be compressed away. So, when I encode the decompressed file to FLAC, or an…
How to add a Windows Explorer context menu item with custom functionality?
I'd like to be able to right-click on a file in Windows Explorer, then the 7-Zip sub-menu, and then instead of something like, 'Add to archive...', I'd like, 'Add to ' A picture is worth a thousand words: This would be a customisation not currently offered by 7-Zip (as far as I'm aware).
Is there a way to call a script when Ubuntu wakes up from suspend or hibernate mode?
I have a little shell script that I run automatically when I log on to my Ubuntu machine; it will set the parameters of my touchpad the way I like it. However, when Ubuntu wakes up after being hibernated or suspended, my touchpad reverts to its default state and I have to run my little script again…
Synchronize Laptop and Desktop
Are there any tools that would allow me to basically have all the same stuff I have on my laptop on my desktop? Right now I have a file server that stores the My Documents folders, but I'd like to be able to sync my IE and Firefox bookmarks, passwords, subversion repositories, FileZilla configurati…
How do I enable multiple audio outputs on Windows 7?
For Windows 7, 64 bit: I have a digital SPDIF output to my stereo, which controls speakers in other rooms. I also have a set of speakers connected to the regular audio jack at the computer. This allows me to send music to the kitchen while my child plays games on the computer. Works great. Except w…
How to track websites that have been visited?
When I check my child's computer, his internet browser history is all blank. I strongly believe he deleted all the browsing history, cache and everything. Is it possible to know what websites that my child has been visiting recently after he cleared his internet browser's data?
Change EUID of running process
On Linux, how can I change EUID of running process from command line (provided I have root access)?
Thunderbird 3: show total number of items in folder?
In Thunderbird 3, is it possible to show the total number of items in a folder, rather than just the number of unread items?
Windows 7 64-bit PDF thumbnails problem
I cannot see thumbnails of PDF files on Windows 7 64-bit. Is there any solution to this problem?
How to convert series of MP3 to a M4B in a batch
I have a batch of MP3 based books. Some of them divide into files according to book's own structure: chapters and so on. Some of them was just divided into equally lengthened parts. So. I've bought an iPhone, and I want to convert them all to M4B format. How could I convert them in a batch? I mean …