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Disabling horizontal scrolling using mouse wheel
I am using Windows 7 x64 on an iMac (via BootCamp) with the button-less Magic Mouse that comes with the iMac. I would like to disable the horizontal scrolling that happens when you move slightly the finger horizontally while doing a vertical scrolling. In the Control Panel, Mouse section, Wheel tab…
how do i delete all non filtered rows in Excel
if i have an excel sheet and i filter by a certain column, how do i then delete all non visible rows?
How to dock a window to an inside edge of a dual-monitor setup
Possible Duplicate: How to control Windows 7 snap feature with two monitors? I have a dual monitor setup at work. I am running Windows 7 Ultimate, and I would like to take advantage of the docking feature, whereby you can drag a window to the side of the monitor and have it expand and fill to half …
Enable HTML5 tags on Eclipse
I really love Eclipse (PDT)... But i'm developing sites using HTML5 and CSS3 and it mark the HTML5 tags like , and as invalid tags (inexistent). How can I add those new tags to it? And what about CSS3 rules? I read something about remove the "invalid tag" check... and that's not what I want. :(
Moving from windows to linux : Understanding - X Window System, X Server, Xorg, Xfree86
I'm a windows developer(Win32api) moving from Windows to Linux. While installing linux there are lot of things to know about X11, X Window System, X Server, Xorg, Xfree86 and what not. How come we aren't aware of such things in windows? Wiki article on these scares me. Can any one explain these thi…
Connect multiple WiFi networks simultaneously
I thought about connecting multiple WiFi networks simultaneously in order to leverage my bandwidth. I heard about "VirtualWifi" which is abandoned by Microsoft research. I have new Intel WiFi chipset (6200) and Windows 7 (64bit). Is there a way to set this up?
Is Steam for Mac effectively running as superuser?
When you download the client it does not weigh too much, and seems to do very little. Inside the app bundle there is a script that—upon inspecting the environment and deciding you're not running Linux—launches the client, which downloads the full support environment and resources. For this to happe…
Tool for comparing a single line of text
Is there a tool for comparing two lines of text? All the tools I have compare on a line level, when I really need a character level diff in the line. Windows or *nix, GUI or command line, I don't care.
Is there a way to unhide multiple sheets at the same time in Excel?
I have a number of sheets that I want to unhide quickly in Excel. Do you know if it is possible to unhide multiple sheets at the same time?
Is there a keyboard shortcut in Firefox to paste the Unix "primary selection" clipboard, not the Firefox one?
I run Linux, and am used to selecting text with the mouse to copy and pressing Shift+Insert to paste. (This uses an alternate clipboard known as the "Primary Selection".) This seems to work in every application besides Firefox. Firefox uses a different clipboard, where Ctrl+C copies and Ctrl+V past…
Cursor movement history in Vim
How can I restore cursor position in Vim as it was before scrolling, selecting or PgUp/PgDn? I'm tired of searching where I was before I scrolled up to look something at the top. Are there something like "Prev cursor position" and "Next cursor position" commands (like 'u' and 'R' for regular undo/r…
Flash Player Automatic Updater on Windows Startup
Adobe Flash Player is set to automatically check for updates on Windows startup. I've always wondered where exactly it is set to do this. Checking the running services, as well as msconfig does not yield its location. The message in question looks like this: http://www.technipages.com/disable-an-up…
Setting Linux environment variables
I am running Red Hat Linux Enterprise 5; I am always using the export command to set environment variables. Are there any other ways to set environment variables and what are the advantages/disadvantages of them?
Cloning single disk drive to multiple drives simultaneously
I am looking for a way to clone single disk drive to more than one disk drive at the same time. I have prepared system images on 1TB disks, and it takes almost 2 hours to clone one disk to another, and then it goes up linearly, in order to have, say, 30 disks cloned. Is it possible to clone one dis…
How can I convert FLAC to other formats in OS X?
I have a few FLAC files that I'd like to play with iTunes. I would like to retain the metadata if possible. How can I convert the files to a format supported by iTunes?
How to write to a Mac OSX read-only filesystem?
I have DMG I need to mount and write a file to. When I mount it, finder shows the root and all as read-only. Then I discovered 'mount -w'. But when I run that, I get 'mount: unknown special file or file system.' How can I mount this disk image as writable, or force a file into it?
Word document to PDF: open hyperlinks in new window
I have a Microsoft Word document with hyperlinks in it. When I save it as a PDF document, those hyperlinks no longer open that link in a new window. I have tried all the settings under the "Target Frame..." option, but those don't seem to persist. Is there any settings that help with this to make a…
How picky are CPUs in terms of how evenly the thermal compound is?
I'm in the midst of building a computer (this is my first time). When I first put the heatsink on the CPU, I was a little off center. Some of the thermal compound came off, so when I re-centered it, it isn't completely evenly distributed. So how picky are CPUs in terms of how evenly the thermal com…
Why can't I access my own web server from my local network?
I have a web server in my home network and I'm using ZoneEdit for dynamic DNS. It's accessible perfectly to everyone outside of my local network, but since I switched to a Gateway 2Wire DSL modem/router I'm unable to use the domain to access the server from my network. I can access it via a local I…
Can you plug-in the battery while laptop is on AC only?
I'm using my laptop at home with battery removed and only connected to the AC power. However I'm lacking the mobility as my power cord is kinda short. Is it safe from electrical point of view to plug in the battery while the laptop is connected to AC and disconnect the AC power afterwards? What abo…