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What is the difference between ramdisk and ramfs?
Kindly tell me the difference between ramdisk and ramfs.
Can there be more than one email provider per domain?
So we have a website. I do all my emails using Microsoft Hosted Exchange. Some other people in the company use the email accounts of our website provider. Now what I would like to do is to have a company email account (@mycompany.com) but actually use that Microsoft service (@microsoft…com). This s…
Rsync to-check grows during backup
I am currently transferring about 40 Gigs of files from an external disk to my hard drive, and the rsync progress output always shows something like But during the transfers, the second number grows, and the first never goes under 1000. That leaves me puzzled - when will the transfer actually end? …
How do I make Mac OS X remember "Modifier Keys" remappings for my external keyboard?
(to be clear, I know there are similar questions such as "How can I remap windows and alt keys in OS X?" - I'm not asking that. I can make the changes I want, they just get reset every time I unplug the keyboard) So: Mac OS 10.6.5 on a MacBook Pro, with a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 p…
Is TrueCrypt reliable enough for business-critical use?
I'd like to hear from TrueCrypt users who've had both good and (if any) bad experiences with it: Is it reliable enough for business-critical use? In my case, I expect to use file-based containers rather than encrypting entire partitions. For me the nightmare scenario is: I go to open the container,…
ethtool, WOL: What does "wake on physical activity" actually mean and (how) can I use it?
I am fighting with the WOL settings of my Ubuntu box at the moment. The idea is to have an HTTP/SVN server to sleep while it's unused and wake up when it's accessed. So far, wake-on-LAN works and is activated on startup: As you can see, I also set the flag ('wake on physical activity'). My assumpti…
Is there any way I can make the connection bar "more difficult" to display using the Microsoft Terminal Services Client?
The Microsoft Terminal Services Client (Also known as "Remote Desktop" or RDP) is an awesome remote access tool that I use all the time. It has but one major annoyance -- there's a bar at the top of any full screen window which is used to control the remote session itself. I understand the need for…
How do you rename a printer device in Windows 7 64 bit
I am trying to rename a Printer Device and cannot see how to do it. In XP it was easy?
How to turn off the "you need to format the disk... do you want to format it?" message in Windows
Possible Duplicate: How do I disable "you need to format this disk" message in Windows Vista/7? I have a USB drive. The entire device is encrypted with TrueCrypt. When I plug in the drive, Windows 7, understandably, doesn't realize the drive has a file system. So Windows always offers "You need to …
Hiding files of a certain extension (.pyc) from Nautilus
I would like to hide every .pyc file from Nautilus. I use Ubuntu 10.04. What could I do?
How to manually trim an SSD in Windows 7?
I would like to manually trim my SSD in Windows 7. Is this possible?
Getting gvim to show unicode
How to get GVim (v. 7.3. on Windows XP, if that matters) to show Unicode characters? Something along the lines of http://vimcasts.org/episodes/show-invisibles/ (search for listchars to see the little triangle I'm trying to get). I'm using all to utf-8, if that helps. I know it must be something sim…
View Contents of Archive in Mac OS X
Aside from , do I have any non-command line options for viewing an archive's contents on Mac OS X?
Does my Skype status ever change to 'Away' automatically?
Does my Skype status ever automatically change to ? If so, when does this happen?
Are there any alternatives to swap left/right mouse buttons except control panel->Mouse
I started to use the mouse with my left hand some years ago. It didn't take me that long to learn - a couple of weeks. Since then I've started to get problems with my right shoulder. Ever since I use the mouse on the left side and also has the buttons swapped. Now that does not work well when acces…
Show HTTP error details in Google Chrome
How can I get Chrome to display the HTTP error returned by the server rather than the "friendly" error: Page could not be loaded The link you specified does not work. This may either be the result of temporary maintenance or an incorrect link.
How to move one word right/left in linux/bash?
Edit - please see the same question on Unix Stack Exchange. What is the equivalent of Windows' CTRL-Right and CTRL-Left ?
How can I copy a file from my machine to another machine from command line?
Something like
How is software hacked and patched?
It is really strange to see, that almost every famous and good software is cracked and patched. Adobe software, windows, IDM and many others... Is it really that easy? What are the techniques that they use? How can we protect our software from being patched or cracked? Edit: Well i am clear for the…
Hosts file location in Windows 7
I know the hosts file should be under But for some reason, I don't have the etc directory there at all. In fact, I searched for "hosts" under C:\Windows and found nothing. I have a Windows 7 64bit installation and yes, I checked in Control Panel\Folder Options that I can see hidden files.