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Cycle through matches in ZSH history-incremental-pattern-search-backward
I recently switched the history search to use since it allows for patterns in the search. Here is how it is setup in my This works great, but I can't figure out how to go to the next match from the search menu. Is there a key bound to do this?
Changing the PuTTY character set for all saved sessions
PuTTY is was displaying some weird characters due to incorrectly set character set (credit to previous SU question for helping me figure that out) Now that I know switching the Received data assumed to be in which character set: would address this issue, how would I fix this in all of my saved sess…
If a task takes 10 hours on a 1GHz processor, does it take 5 hours on a 2Ghz processor?
If a task takes 10 hours on a 1GHz processor, does it take 5 hours on a 2Ghz processor? Or am I oversimplifying the issue?
TrustedInstaller.exe is eating all CPU; 100%
I have bought an ASUS ux50v for my wife (so pleeeeeaaaase help!), it has a single core cpu and Windows 7 Home Premium installed. I have updated it's os (made a mistake?) and now this TrustedInstaller.exe thing (used by Windows Module Installer or something like that; related to windows update) is s…
Windows Remote Desktop breaks Alt + Tab in Fullscreen
I'm RDPing from Windows 7 to Windows XP. The client machine has two monitors. I want to have the RDP session full screened on Monitor 2, with the client machine's Windows 7 living on Monitor 1. I also want to be able to "escape" from the RDP session without using the mouse. The RDP and tabs let you…
How to run chkdsk if I can't boot to Windows
I have a NTFS partition with Windows XP but it has bad sectors and it can't boot. It's a SATA drive and the Windows CD can't access it because it's missing it's drivers, I don't have a floppy drive so I can't load drivers through there. I've tried ntfsfix from Linux but it refuses to do anything. A…
How to remove Encrypted flag when copying a file from a HDD to a USB drive?
Environment: Windows 7, but applies to other EFS-compatible Windows versions I have a file that is encrypted using standard Windows EFS encryption. When I copy that file to a USB drive using Total Commander or Explorer, the file stays encrypted at the destination. Such encrypted file is inaccessibl…
What is meant by a 32 bit processor?
What is meant by a 32 bit processor, or generally an n-bit processor?
Why is notepad++ blocking my autohotkey shortcuts?
I have a series of keyboard shortcuts defined in my autohotkey script. Currently, none of them work whenever notepad++ has focus. The script is loaded as usual. The keyboard shortcuts (mostly stuff for moving windows around) work perfectly with any other window, they just don't do anything if the n…
What configuration will let vim show the buffer/filename in the status line even when only one buffer/file is open?
When I have more one one file open in vim (using split-screen), each commandstatus line (the last line in the window) looks like this: That's the filename on the left, with the ruler position and percentage through the file on the right (via ). However, when I only have one buffer open, the status …
How can I create a right click menu item to manipulate a junction point?
As I am using a SSD but it is limited in size I want to be able to use junction points to remap files and directories to my HDD, this would work ideal if I could create a shell extension for it that does this. The ideal behavior would be to right click a directory or junction point and have an opti…
Display File Count and Subfolder size in Windows Explorer
Let's say I have Explorer open with the folder tree structure in the left-hand pane, and the subfolders and files in the right-hand pane. Is there a way that I can see the number of files under the folder, and the total size of all data in the subfolder in the right-hand pane?
MacBook can't use internet, but nslookup and ping both work
I have a user with a new high-end MacBook Pro that can't use the internet. He can connect to either our wired or wireless network and do things like browse file shares, but can get no further. When I brought the machine in for testing, I found that I could do an nslookup just fine, and I'm able to …
RSync to WebDAV mounted volume very slow
I have a mounted WebDAV store, which I am playing around with to try and put together my own pseudo-DropBox set up. However, it seems very slow to upload larger files (my bandwidth graph goes ok for a little bit, then just stops dead for long periods of time). Has anyone tried this? I'm wondering i…
What is the best MTA setup for a home/laptop computer (*not* server)?
What is a good MTA (e.g. Postfix or something else) setup for a home computer behind a NAT, or a laptop that is not always online? I've read a lot of Postfix tutorials on how to set it up this way or that, but they are usually geared towards computers that are servers ie they have a static IP have …
Why do we need to set swap space as twice big as our physical memory?
When we want to setup a linux system, there is a common a suggestion to set the swap space twice as big as your physical memory. I want to know why do we need this, and how it is this suggestion come to be?
Excel Scatter Chart with Labels
I have three columns of data. Column 1 has a short description, column 2 has a benefit number and column 3 has a cost. I can create a cost/benefit scatter chart, but what I want is to be able to have each point in the scatter chart be labeled with the description. I don't care if you can see it on …
How to fix network connection dead on startup, but okay after disable/enable?
on Startup When my system starts up, the internet connection is dead. This causes various problems with startup items such as updates and auto-start programs failing. However, the connection is fine after going into Network and Sharing, Change adapter settings, then disabling and re-enabling the ad…
saving notes against a file on linux
I want to save notes against a file on linux. I want to save meta data about a file, because the file names are restricted in max length. so how to save notes or comments about a file on linux so that it gets saved along with the file itself... i used the notes tab in the file properties dialogbox.…
Lotus Notes 8.5.1: Undo Declining a Meeting?
In Lotus Notes 8.5.1, I ended up declining a meeting due to a earlier, conflicting meeting. About an hour after I declined the second meeting, the first one was rescheduled. So, now I want to un-decline the second one. Is there any way to do that?