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Why are the bottom half of my images gray?
My brother in law took some pictures for me of my daughter after she was born. When I open up the pictures or look at the previews, they all look like this (with the bottom half gray): At first I thought that the images were just corrupted, but after playing around with them I noticed something odd…
Is there a tool to measure file difference percentage?
I am looking to compare two text files. Normally, I can just use to compare the two files to see the differences. This is great, except that I am more concerned with the percentage difference of the two files. For example: In this case, the result would be a 50% difference. I've taken a look at , a…
tmux refresh display after terminal width change
With , in a terminal that's 80 columns wide, I can do something like: and then resize the window to be a little wider, and the last 'm' jumps up to where it would have been had I run the command before resizing the window. I'm really loving but am missing this lovely feature from ... Is there any w…
Is it possible to resize TrueCrypt partitions?
When I installed Ubuntu on my laptop, I created a large partition on the hard drive to encrypt with TrueCrypt. Turns out I'm not using the amount of space I thought I would be for encrypting data, and I'm running out of space in my root partition. Is it possible to resize a TrueCrypt partition with…
How to downmix stereo output to mono on Mac OS X
Let's just open and close this: Is there a built in way to downmix all stereo output to mono on Mac OS X?
Does the 6502 put FF in the stack pointer register as soon as it gets power for the first time?
I'm reading about the 6502 processor's instruction set from the many links at 6502.org, and one tutorial states: The stack pointer (S) points to a byte on Page 1, that is, to a byte whose address is from 0100 to 01FF, where the last two digits are supplied by S. When a byte is pushed on the stack, …
How do you use WGET to mirror a site 1 level deep, recovering JS, CSS resources including CSS images?
Pretend I wanted a simple page copy to be downloaded to my HD for permanent keeping. I'm not looking for a deep recursive get, just a single page, but also any resources loaded by that page to be also downloaded. Example: https://www.tumblr.com/ Expect: The index.html Any loaded images Any loaded J…
How to unzip zip archives that have more than 260 symbols in their name?
I have a big zip file (approximately 650 MB) that I want to unzip. I already shortened the name of the zip file to just 1 letter and stored it directly on the C: folder. So I can´t shorten the path anymore. However I get thousands of error saying that the path is longer than 260 letters. What can I…
Is there a way to make nautilus display the "recently used" files and directories?
Is there a way to make nautilus display the "recently used" files and directories, just like the "open file" dialog does? Just to make my question clearer, here are two screenshots: The GTK open file dialog, showing the recently used items: A nautilus window, which doesn't offer to display recently…
How to bind command key in zsh?
It is possible to bind Command Key from mac os x in zsh? I can't find any information about that.
Are there any autocompletion plugins for vim?
Is there an autocompletion plugin for vim? What are my options here? At the moment I'm using AutoComplPop, but it has bad integration with snipMate that I use and dead slow on Ruby files (even < 100 lines). I've seen a couple of other plugins, but they are dead since at least more than a year. So, …
What to do when Windows 7 appears to hang during the installation of updates?
The following message has been displayed on the screen for the last almost hour or so: I'm guessing something went wrong and it's stuck in some sort of infinite loop or it's waiting for some event that didn't happen. Anyway, at what point should I assume that the update failed? What steps should I …
How to get a Mac to auto-reconnect to a wifi network?
I have a Mac Mini Server that's disconnecting every few days or so from the wifi network. There may be other parameters causing the initial disconnection (such as the wireless router being rebooted) but the Mac doesn't automatically reconnect. It's a major problem since it's a server machine that's…
Creating a virtual NIC on windows 7
How to create a virtual NIC on Windows 7 ? I need the Device Drivers for installing the Virtual NIC that can be listed in Device Manager. When Enabled it should connect to the same computer. I want to share my internet connection on this virtual LAN and then use it.
How can I load my last tabs into Chrome using Last Tabs, Last Session files?
Before I reinstalled Windows, I copied everything under: However when I now copy all these files and start Chrome, it doesn't load my old tabs. I tried using the flag, which results in Chrome crashing. If I click the restore button when asked if I want to restore, it doesn't do anything. Can I use …
SSH: launch GUI programs on remote screen, not X display
The problem Most people want to connect to a server over ssh with the "-X" option in order to run GUI programs on the remote host using the display of the client. I would like to run GUI programs on the physical monitor attached to the server. Is this possible ? Let me be more specific: My situatio…
How can I add my picture to my public key using GnuPG?
I've created a key pair using GnuPG. I've read that in addition to multiple identities and email addresses, one can also embed a small image (most usually of the user) to help perhaps with memory recall or to verify visually the identity of a person, say at key-signing parties etc. How do I go abou…
How to make a local web server visible from the internet *without* setting up port forwarding on the router?
I develop websites on my (high-end) laptop, and I work from a variety of physical locations. I would like to save the hassle of constantly synchronizing with an externally visible web server in order for clients to test progress of the site (or for related purposes).Therefore, I am trying to find a…
CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives
When I run the chkdsk command on my boot drive, I get an error message "CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives." What does this mean, and how can I fix it? I am running Windows 7, 64 bit. I am not experiencing any serious problems with my machine- this was just a matter of routine maintenance. I kn…
Taskbar doesn't auto-hide anymore! What's the fix?
I had auto-hide chosen for a long time but today it stopped hiding though the option is still checked off under Properties. I tried unchecking, re-checking; pressing Apply; pressing Ok numerous times but the taskbar won't hide. What went wrong? Oh, it's Win 7 64-bit.