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Two commands to move files to trash. What's the difference?
provide a command, and provides a command that move files / directories to the trash can. Is there an important difference between these two commands?
Windows 7: Unable to browse to network shares in Explorer, but "map network drive" works fine
I've got a rather interesting problem cropping up on a few machines right now. I've got a bunch of Windows 7 machines networked with a workgroup at home. I used to be able to simply open the "Run" box and type in "\\computername\sharename" to browse the contents of other machines, but recently this…
How do I open gnome-terminal in a maximized window by default?
I am using Ubuntu 11.04. When I launch , how do I make it open in a maximized window by default? Currently it's only taking part of the screen and I always have to maximise the window.
Excel Compatibility Report: How do I find the offending cells?
I am using Excel 2010, and while saving a workbook as , I get the usual compatibility report: I usually don't care much about it, but this time I need to guarantee that a user of a previous version will see what I see. How could I find the offending cells?
How do I check Windows 7 Software RAID Rebuild Progress from the Command Line?
I use software RAID on my Windows 7 ultimate box media center. Unfortunately, Windows decides it needs to rebuild my software RAID pair much more often than I'd like. The most common way to see the progress of rebuilding the RAID is to use . However, this is very slow to start up and requires me to…
Can the other programs on my PC access my Google account through web browsers' cookies?
I am curious whether it is possible for the other programs on my Windows 7 to access my Gmail, given I have already logged in my Google Account in Chrome (stable). If no, by what and how are they prevented from the accessibility? The bounty is for todda.speot.is. If you have any good answer, I woul…
Can I lock a user to one site only in Chrome?
I want to prevent users of my personal Google Chrome browser from navigating away from the defined homepage except for refreshing the page. More "for science" than anything else - how can I do this without any coding?
Is there a way for a "drivers only" installation for HP printer?
I just purchased my HP Officejet 4500 printer, launched the installation from the CD, and installed the "minimum installation" mode. It installed software for 430 MB, installed Yahoo toolbar, and other crap I didn't ask for, added a whole bunch of start menu items, plus the installation took very l…
Is there a Linux tool for changing DOS/Windows file attributes?
I often use a Linux LiveCD (or Puppy on a pen drive) to disinfect Windows machines that are infested with various malware. However, once the malware is gone, you still need to deal with the modifications it might have made, and sadly Linux isn't so great for that. The recent crop of FakeAV programs…
OS X Lion Inverted Scrolling Automation Shortcut
As everyone will know (who has Mac OS X Lion), by default, scrolling is inverted to make it a bit like the iPhone. Problem: There is no way to have "normal scrolling" for a USB mouse, and "natural/inverted" scrolling for the trackpad. The setting (even though it is listed in both the mouse and trac…
Using an index to make grep faster?
I find myself grepping the same codebase over and over. While it works great, each command takes about 10 seconds, so I am thinking about ways to make it faster. So can use some sort of index? I understand an index probably won't help for complicated regexps, but I use mostly very simple patters. D…
Linux: zip greater than 4Gb
I'm getting an error when I try and zip a large file on Linux because it is too large for zip to deal with. Anyone know what commands I can use to get around this? This is the error I'm getting: zip error: Entry too big to split, read, or write (file exceeds Zip's 4GB uncompressed size limit) It is…
How to force any program to use SOCKS?
I want to use a SOCKS proxy for all my programs that want to connect to Internet. I am connected to my ISP using an ADSL modem. Is there any virtual system or settings which can let me do this? I don't want to buy or use VPN.
Can I make Firefox's address bar behave like Chrome?
In chrome I can type a single word, such as 'cats', and it will google search it. In firefox, it tries to go to cats.com or something. This functionality annoys the hell out of me, especially as I use Chrome at home and Firefox at work. Is there a way to make firefox behave a bit more intelligently…
How can I cool down a laptop power supply?
Yes, that's right. A laptop power supply. This afternoon I was playing Minecraft on my ASUS laptop. As many Minecraft players know the game is written in Java which, on high settings, can force quite a high demand on the computers CPU. After two hours of playing my laptop popped up a notification o…
How do we configure another browser to use Tor?
How do we configure Google Chrome (or another web browser) to use Tor Browser? By that I mean that we are using Chrome, but the traffic is routed through Tor (and thus anonymous).
Generating SVG from LaTeX (tikz)?
How can I generate an SVG image from a LaTeX file - more precisely, a tikz diagram? I'm working in Windows.
Tool to find which programs are using keyboard hooks?
I am looking for a good tool which finds all the programs which are hooking to the keyboard handler. Hotkey Commander is not showing all the programs. I have two apps running and they have a global hotkey defined and working but these program are not listed in Hotkey Commander. Deep System Explorer…
Why can't I add my home folder to the Mac OS X Lion Finder Sidebar?
After upgrading to Lion, I'm unable to add my home folder to the favorites section of my Finder's sidebar. I tried it through by ticking the checkbox, but it deactivates itself after I click it. I've also tried dragging the home folder into the sidebar, but that doesn't do anything either (no error…
SSH connection between two behind-nat computers through third public-ip computer
I have a computer at home (home-server) that runs irssi, rtorrent etc. My ISP is blocking every traffic from outside (dumb, I know, but it's the only ISP I can have). I want to be able to log in into home-server's shell from any remote-computer (behind NAT). I've got shell account somewhere (withou…