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Disabling JavaScript in chrome
I usually go to Chrome content settings. I usually go there to enable / disbale js in chrome. Which is too many clicks. Is there a shortcut to enable/disable JavaScript or access content settings. PS: enabling it back once it is disabled is easy, as a icon is added to the address bar but disabling …
What are the differences between the multiple ControlSets in the Windows registry?
There are multiple branches with “ControlSet” in their names under . What are the fundamental differences between the way Windows uses these 3 keys?
How to disable my netbook's touchpad when a usb mouse is connected
This is the first computer I have ever bought and I couldn't bring it home without a mouse of its own. I'm trying to disable the touchpad but the only option I find is by uninstalling the drivers, which I think is a bit drastic, the buttons for activation and deactivation are disabled (I'm using wi…
Stop foobar2000 from grouping together MP3 and FLAC files on the album list
I have lots of albums in two formats, MP3 and FLAC. On the album list I need foobar to stop collating tracks together if they're different formats. For example on the album list if foobar detected that there was an album which was in both FLAC and MP3 it would show two albums on the list instead of…
How does RAM frequency and latency differ? How does it affect performance?
I have a question regarding two specifications of RAM memory, the amount of Mhz and the latency timings (example: 9-9-9-24). Which one of the two is most important for system performance and why? Also what exactly is the difference between the two?
Ext2 or Ext4 for bootable USB Flash-drive with Linux?
I want to install Ubuntu to a USB Flash drive (so I have my Desktop everywhere and can customize it as I want). I'm still choosing what's the best filesystem for the USB; Ext2 with no journaling or Ext4 with journaling but performance increase? I know that journaling will probably reduce the life o…
What features does enabling ACPI 2.0 support in BIOS enable?
So I was booting up my box and for some odd reason my BIOS had lost settings (again), thus resetting everything to defaults. I was digging around making sure things were configured to my liking and noticed the option to enable ACPI 2.0 support. It was disabled by default but I was wondering: Do I n…
How do you get a public link to a file in Dropbox that isn't in a public folder?
In Dropbox's Android app, it is easy to grab a shareable link to any file, not just ones in a shared folder. Is there a way to get this link from Dropbox when I'm on Windows (or via the Web) without creating a public shared folder?
How To Permanently Lock the "Fn" Key Down So It Is Active On My Laptop Keyboard?
I would like to know how to permanently lock the "Fn" key down so it is active on my keyboard. I'm running and HP G72. I could not figure out the Key Code using any macro software. I want the Fn key to be inverted... so that it is ON all the time, and pressing and holding it turns off temporarily. …
Is there a way to convert SWF animations to movie files on Linux?
Is there any Linux tool that will take a SWF file and output some kind of video format? Note that I don't want a tool which will re-encode an embedded FLV or MP4, I want to take a standard Flash movie and render it as a video. I found a reference to in the GNU Manual, but having installed the gnash…
Configuring Eclipse to compile Haskell with EclipseFP Plugin
I just installed the EclipseFP plugin into my Eclipse setup (on Windows 7 32bit, if that matters), following the instructions. Then I followed the directions in the Eclipse help docs to create a project successfully. However, I'm fairly certain something is wrong, though I cannot figure out what. F…
Windows, disable rich-text copy
On my work PC, when I copy+paste some text between two applications, the rich-text formatting from the first application is preserved when the second receives it. For example, if I am copying from an Outlook message that contains size 10 Tahoma to a Word document which is formatted in Size 12 Arial…
Numbering equations based on chapter numbers in MS-Word
I am seeking for a way to number each equation based on the chapter numbers. The number should be placed at the right side of the equation and the equation should be center-aligned. Something like this: (The bounding box around is not necessary). I found this article that do this in a tricky way. S…
Is there any way to swap the fn (function) and control keys in linux on a macbook pro?
I don't care if this is done in the bios or a kernel module or software. Is there any way at all to do make the 'fn' key act as 'control' and the 'control' key act as 'fn' in linux running on a macbook pro? PS. You can do this with software in OSX with the application KeyRemap4MacBook.
Can Debian identify rarely used packages?
I'd like to find a tool that could tell me which Debian packages on my system have been rarely or never used, perhaps by looking at file lists and access times. This is to find candidates for deletion from my nearly full hard drive. I'm not very well informed about the rich ecosystem of desktop GUI…
Can't connect to localhost via browser. Can ping localhost
I’m trying to connect to through my browser to learn some Apache Tomcat stuff. When I tried to connect to localhost through Firefox, I couldn’t; when I tried through Internet Explorer, I could the first time, but not after that. I’m using Windows 7, and changed the hosts file to point localhost to …
local cache for NAS or network folder
I am planning to build a network attached storage (NAS) server. Is there a way to cache frequently acccessed files from the remote storage automatically on the local PC? (I am not looking for a way to sync whole folders like rsync, but rather something that automatically and transparently caches th…
How do I compare two files with a shell script?
Given two files, I want to write a shell script that reads each line from file1 and checks if it is there in file2. If a line is not found it should output two files are different and exit. The files can contain words numbers or anything. For example : file1 : file2: In this case two files should b…
What's a file system's "magic" number in a super block?
I'm working on a midrange NAS system basically running on Linux and I got to do some great testing today. The step-by-step lead me to using fsdb to corrupt the magic number on a file system in order to corrupt it / test the script that should fix it. I googled around quite a bit and didn't find a s…
How to get used of trackpoint on a thinkpad?
Recently my shoulder hurts due to frequently arm movement switching between keyboard and mouse. Then I start using trackpoint. The problem is, while everyone saying the trackpoint is more accurate than touchpad, I find it very hard to accurately move the cursor using trackpoint. Large movements are…