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VirtualBox networking issue
I have program that sends RTP packets. But I don't know what IP to access. The IP address shown in VirtualBox is 10.0.2.2, but I can't ping it from my operating system... My computer is under work domain, and VirtualBox is on WORKGROUP. I think this is the issue. Can someone please point me into th…
Is there any DVI to HDMI converter with audio?
I have a laptop with VGA and DVI outputs, but no HDMI. I want to connect it to a HDMI TV. Is there any DVI→HDMI converter that also grabs audio? Obviously, the DVI port does not carry audio signal, so the converter must grab the audio from somewhere else (either a USB or the headphones plug). This …
Find all files older than one minute
How can I use to select files that have been written and not modified in the last minute? I know I can do it the other way around, find files modified in the last 60 seconds with , but I want the ones that haven't been modified in the last 60 seconds. I use Linux and get this error if I use seconds:
Is Windows 7 Inside Linux Just as Good as Running as Main OS (esp for Graphics and Video)?
New Linux user. Was wondering if running Windows 7 inside Ubuntu/Linux Mint via VMPlayer will be just the same as running Windows 7 as the main OS. By "same" I particularly mean: Will the graphics and video rendering quality will be just as good? Will there be any hardware issue such as using HDMI …
Centralized PulseAudio setup
I want to do a setup, so that all my computers and TV use one audio system. Like this: Where media server is connected to acoustics and TV is connected through sound-card input and other systems use PulseAudio to access acoustics through network. Is this setup possible?
Shortcut to create new equation in Word 2011
What is the shortcut to create a new equation in Word 2011? I have looked at this shortcut list, but it does not include that.
Windows 7 task bar at autohide, make it totally disapear?
My desktop look is empty so all I have is a nice wallpaper. My Windows taskbar has the "Taskbar Appearance" setting to "Auto-hide the taskbar". Although hidden, it leaves a thin top layer so you can still see it a bit, and where the pinned shortcuts are. Is it possible to totally have it hidden wit…
How to get window title in windows from shell
I can set title via windows shell using command but how can I get the title of some process? I tried command , but my title is very, very long, that's why I receive only partial title. Also I was thinking about wmic utility, but can't find desired flag.
What parameters should I be looking at to reduce the size of a .MOV file?
My Canon 60D creates .MOV files when recording video and I've found out that the .MOV container has an H264 video stream and a PCM audio stream. I've used ffmpeg and GSpot to look at some of my videos, and I see what seem to be pretty high bitrates (22,000kbps for 640x480, 45,000 for 1920x1080). I'…
How can I make checklist counters accumulate results from subheaders in org-mode?
I want to do something like this in Emacs' Org-mode: The purpose here is to have the percentage cookie at headline present the total percentage of completed tasks computed from the percentage cookies of its subheadlines. If "subheadline1" is at 40%, and "subheadline2" is at 50%, then "headline" sho…
Restrict SSH to one interface
How can I restrict incoming SSH connection request to only one interface? I'm using Ubuntu Server 10.04 LST. I want to lock down access to SSH to only one interface because I use the server as a gateway to my home network. One interface is connected to the DSL modem/router and the other is connecte…
How do I copy files to a Windows Share?
How do I use bash to copy files to a Windows share?
Turning on XML syntax highlighting in vim for a non-XML file
I'm using vim to browse through some log files (the file extension is ) which contain a lot of XML. How can I turn on XML syntax highlighting after opening the file? Of course, I don't actually want to associate XML syntax highlighting with all log files.
VMware guest pauses when the host is idle - how do I keep it running?
I'm running VMWare Worstation 7 with Windows 7 x64 as guest, Windows XP x64 as host. Inside the guest I run a long-running console application, which prints out progress messages with timestamps on them. Sometimes I leave it running for several hours while I lock the host OS and don't touch the com…
Crontab deleted?
Instead of typing "crontab -e" I accidentally typed "crontab" and was stuck in the middle of a process so I aborted the process. Now when I go to crontab -e it's entirely blank. This isn't good at all. If I can't get it back I will need to rewrite it. Is there any way to: get my crontab jobs back? …
Zsh, directory tab-completion with prefix
I have a directory where I put all my projects in, let's say it's as an example. I've made a command called which takes one argument, and moves me into that directory. E.g.: moves me to . What I'd like is to have a completion command of some sorts, which would act like so I could do keep hitting ta…
Keep cursor in Netrw window when browsing files in VIM
I have a vertical split in VIM. On one side I open netrw (:E) to browse through some files/folders. Although as soon as I press 'Return' to enter a folder, folder opens and cursor is moved into other window. How can I keep the cursor in the netrw window?
How to correctly partition usb flash drive and which filesystem to choose considering wear leveling?
Two problems. First one: how to partition the flash drive? I shouldn't need to do this, but I'm no longer sure if my partition is properly aligned since I was forced to delete and create a new partition table after gparted complained when I tried to format the drive from FAT to ext4. The naive answ…
Where is the Mozilla Firefox plugins folder on a Mac
I downloaded Firefox and installed in my directory (instead of since I don't have admin rights). How can I find out where the plugins folder is located? My related question: Installing Flash for Firefox on OSX without admin rights
Where's the BIOS on an Intel Mac?
When I use my laptop, I have no trouble at all accessing the BIOS and changing things like the boot order. However I recently got an iMac and have found that not only do the usual keys not get me to the BIOS, but when I find one that gets me to a boot menu (holding option when booting up) it won't …