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How can I disable smart indentation in emacs (and force either spaces or tabs)?
I want to make emacs insert either 4 spaces or a tab when I press the tab key. Nothing else. I don't want smart indentation, I don't want it to auto-align itself or try to do anything smart. I just want it to output 4 spaces (or a tab). =
How can I prevent Chrome from preloading HTML5 audio and video contents?
I like HTML5 and its features a lot. But the one thing irritates me is that I can't control the actual downloading of contents. Every time I see an HTML5 audio file, say, in a RSS feed, Chrome will start to download it automatically! This is especially annoying when I don't have intention to listen…
Quit Notepad++ when last tab is closed?
Is there a way to make Notepad++ exit when the last tab is closed, e.g. by pressing ? The current behaviour is that a new empty document is created, when the last open tab is closed.
Problem using git on Windows 7 with msysgit and .ssh keys
I'm using git on my Ubuntu machine with my existing ssh keys. Now I have to use Git on Windows 7, and need to use the same keypairs. I have set up msysgit and created an folder in . I have copied my keypair from Ubuntu's folder to this folder. But when I try to clone the Git repo, it stops and asks…
How does Windows know when your Internet connection (but not your LAN connection) goes down?
The Windows 7 network icon down in the system tray (sorry, taskbar notification area) shows your connectivity status - but more than just whether the connection is on or off, it also apparently can tell if your Internet connection is down. Case in point: my Internet connection went down, and the ic…
How to ignore whitespace in Kaleidoscope (diff tool)?
In Kaleidoscope, how do I configure it to ignore whitespaces?
Windows 7 'click' sound
Press a button. "Click." Or actually more like an amplified "Ca-chunck-klunk." In Control Panel, which sound clip is it, so that it can be silenced?
How can I diff two network dumps from tcpdump or Wireshark?
I'm having a problem with one of our customers' embedded computers. They seem to discard some network packets which they should not. I can capture the TCP communication from a managed switch outside the box using Wireshark and I can probably also manage to capture all data from within using tcpdump…
Can't find the BagMRU Size value, my folder settings are getting lost
This is an old problem dating back to Windows XP, now on my Windows 7 64-bit system it is starting to lose folder view settings when it comes to Details, List, Icons etc, everything else is stable for position and size. I tend use details view for most things and now folders are starting to revert …
Why can’t I stop the MySQL service on Debian?
I just tried to upgrade from debian squeeze to unstable by replacing 'squeeze' with 'unstable' in . The upgrade went smoothly except for MySQL, which failed because it couldn't stop MySQL. simply returns that it failed, but if I try to get the status with it gives me this error: MySQL is running fi…
Configure OSX Firewall to Allow SSH Server?
If I turn on my OSX firewall, ssh is disallowed. If I turn it off, ssh can connect just fine. These are the settings from the ssh host: while I don't know what I'm doing, I figured that giving "Allow Incoming Connections" (along with "Remote Login (SSH)") would be enough, but it's not. What else do…
How can I retrieve a lost password from the Windows Vault?
Is there anyway I can get back a forgotten password that is remembered and stored in my Windows Vault on my Windows 7 Professional laptop?
How to convert 1080@50i -> 720@50p using ffmpeg?
I really like 50fps video, but I cannot make ffmpeg convert it to 50fps for me. 720p resolution is absolutely fine with me, just need more FPS. 50i just looks much smoother in proper players (for example GOM Player deinterlaces video and plays it at 50Hz. Very big difference to 25Hz video.)... My c…
Why does restarting a computer solve wifi connectivity issues?
I saw the the question on this site, asking about why restarting a computer can fix things in general, and I figured I might press for additional insight. On occasion I'll be scooting along on the web, enjoying Google Chrome and its many pleasant features when all of the sudden my internet connecti…
bash: source from URL
In addition to my own computer, I sometimes use an Ubuntu cluster at my school. Rather than manually keep my .bashrc's in sync, I would like to make the school cluster's .bashrc source my personal .bashrc from DropBox via a URL. However, when I naively try , I just get an error: . How can I can get…
How do I log all UNIX shell commands submitted by all users?
Is there an elegant way to log every command submitted in all shells on a machine? This is in the context of an infrequently-used Ubuntu server, of which I am the only human user. (There are several user accounts used by automated systems.) I would like this to be unobtrusive and low-overhead, so I…
How can I stop $RECYCLE.BIN from being created (or hide it) on network drives/folders?
I have a Windows 7 desktop which has 3 drive mappings to CIFS shares on a FreeBSD home server. There are also special folders (Desktop, etc) stored on the CIFS shares. Each of these (including the special folders for some reason) has its own Recycle Bin settings, which I've configured such that the…
Ctrl+Shift to Run as Administrator No Longer Works
Holding Ctrl+Shift while clicking on a shortcut (or in the Start Menu’s search box) no longer works to run as administrator. Specifically, nothing happens; no UAC prompt and the program does not run at all. I can still run things as administrator by using the run as admin context-menu item on the E…
Python 2.6.1, pycrypto 2.3 pypi package: "Broken Pipe" during build
I am attempting to install Fabric, which requires pycrypto. During the build for pycrypto I always receive a "Broken Pipe" error. I don't know where to start to fix the problem. I'm running Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6, all updates installed; Python 2.6.1; GCC 4.2; XCode 4 (in case that updated GCC…
Is it a good idea to use compressed NTFS filesystem on an external harddisk?
I'm thinking about using compressed NTFS on my external USB harddisk. It should be used for backups only. Is it possible to access it from Linux? Is it reliable? According to Microsoft it's slower than normal filesystem. Given the transfer rate (30MB/s) and the processor (2.8 GHz Phenom II X4) I th…