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Will strace watch system calls recursively on child processes of the main process being observed?
If I run on a program and that program spawns a subprocess (e.g. perl's system() call), will report the system calls for the child process as well?
Changed my mind - I WANT IE to remember my password
Question from one of the sales guys and I don't have a ready answer for him.. You know how IE8, by default, offers to save passwords? Right after submitting username and password it prompts with "Do you want Internet Explorer to remember this password?" Typically he says yes. Once, for one site, he…
A script so that you don't forget your usb drive on a public computer
So I have a problem because I'm an idiot. I seem to always leave my usb drives in public computers at school and the like. I unmount them and log off leaving them still in the pc, and of course I then lose my information and my drive which can be costly. Is there a small script somewhere that I can…
Easiest way to make multi-page images in Microsoft Word?
If you have a number of images that are too large to fit on one page in a Microsoft Word document - is there an easier way to embed them into the document than splitting them with an image editor? The width of the images fits on the page, but they are often 2-3 pages high.
Batch convert multiple PDF to Image on Mac
What would be the quickest way to convert a bunch of pdf files to jpeg files? I know I can open Preview and Save As image, but that could take a long time.
What are install* eula* and hash code directories sitting on the root of my drive?
I get these all of the time. I am guessing they are Windows Update, but why they are writing to the root of my secondary hard drive I do not know. The partition is not marked as a system partition. Any idea what these are and how to get rid of them permanently?
Utility to optimally distribute files onto multiple DVDs?
I have a bunch of media files which I want to record to DVD, but since each DVD only fits 4.5GB, I have to find the optimal way to organize the files to use the minimum number of DVDs (otherwise the empty space left in each DVD can easily add up). Are there any tools to help with this? Many years a…
Wildcards in Word
I know little of wildcard usage in word. wildcards - case sensitive TO FIND TO REPLACE I want to know more about this. Can anyone help me?
Word Document: viewing document history
in Word Document, is there a way to go back in time so that it shows you all the diferent saved versions, kind of like how you can view the Doc history in Google Doc?
Git Syntax: How to archive a repository?
So I have a git repository on my local computer that I want to archive (zip is fine) and upload to my server. Once the file has been uploaded to the server, I will extract the archive. I don't need any of the git information, so I think I need to use but I'm not exactly sure how to use it...and the…
Can FFMPEG capture from the screen in Windows?
I am trying to capture a certain region of the screen (actually its specifically a number of visible windows) on Windows XP with FFMPEG but I can only find options to capture from X11: http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-doc.html#SEC4 Is there any way to do it using the win32 binaries on Windows XP? If it can…
Legality of using a burned CD with a legal CD-Key?
I have a friend that keeps a collection of burned Windows CD's; 2000, XP, Vista which he uses to repair peoples computers with. Now he justifies this by saying he uses the CD-Key on their OEM sticker that came with their PC. As long as the installation validates the installation should be 100% lega…
Photoshop: HSL Color picker plugin?
Is there a plugin that can let Photoshop use a HSL color picker, rather than HSV (which Adobe calls HSB)? In other words, any/all of the following locations could have an HSL option: Or perhaps a plugin with it's own color picker. Reference
Using git as a central repository
I have set up git for my own use--so I can access a project from 'anywhere', and keep version safety if I happen to be working on part X over here, and part Y over here, and can merge if necessary. However, only one of my development machines has a static IP. My brain is stuck in CVS mode, so I tri…
Is there a way to keep applications in Mac OS X from stealing focus?
I realize I asked this question in the context of switching spaces and that it has been asked about for Windows, and I've seen some discussion of it elsewhere, but I realize I want to stop applications from stealing focus in any context, even in a single space, and for any reason. That is, I want t…
How to find out DNS server IP used by my router
I am using Comcast. And my router is set up to acquire DNS server automatically. How can I find out the IP address of the DNS server used by my router? I am using Windows. Is there some Windows command that I can use?
Dvorak hotkey remapping in vim, worth it?
I've been trying to learn the Dvorak keyboard layout of late and I have been making some good progress this time around. The trouble I am finding now is that all of my hotkeys are all in the wrong places. As a vim user this is particularly troubling. I have found good resources to switch the bindin…
How do I get GNU screen not to start in my home directory in OS X?
GNU Screen ( ) behaves differently on OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard) compared to Linux (at least Ubuntu, Red Hat, and Gentoo) and OS X 10.4 (Tiger). In 10.5 and 10.6, new screens (made with or ) always places me in my home directory . In Linux and OS X Tiger, new screens have a of wher…
Synchronize Podcasts across multiple computers with iTunes (on Windows)
I find myself frustrated with the following scenario, which is driving me nuts: I use iTunes to subscribe to podcast X on computer A and sync the episodes to my iPod. During my day, I discover podcast Y and subscribe to it on a copy of iTunes on computer B and sync that episode to my iPod. But now …
Address VMWare Fusion Linux guest by hostname?
I have a Ubuntu Server 9.04 image set up in VMWare Fusion 3.0.0, using the NAT option for the guest's network connection. From the Mac host, I can ssh to the linux guest just fine using it's IP address, but I would like to be able to refer to it by hostname for convenience. ie: I had a similar setu…