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How do I move MSOCache to another drive?
I'm rather short on space in my system drive, and was wondering if there's a way to move MSOCache to another drive manually, or with a tool so I can still update my Microsoft Office install without having to find the CDs again.
Why do operating systems have file size limits?
What limits a file to have some maximum size depending on the Operating System? From this page: I do not exactly understand this. If you have the storage space, what else can be the limitation? You should be able to store as much data as you want the way you want (even in a single file) unless you …
Accessing the firmware of an USB flash drive
Is there any way via which one can read the firmware of an USB flash drive? And if there is really such a way, can one write to that memory area?
Where should I put my Git repository?
I have an Ubuntu box at home, and I want to have a directory that has all (more or less) my Git repositories. Eventually (when I get some team projects at school this year), I'll want have some of the projects shared. I was thinking of creating a directory in . Is that the best place to put them (i…
How to write to KDE's OSD or notification from console?
How can I write, from a bash script, to KDE's OSD or notification area? I am using KDE 4.5, and basically what I want is my script to report some stuff when it is run. Since I run the script by a shortcut, I have no console output, but I would like to write to OSD on notification area. I know about…
How do I stop track changes from turning on automatically in Word?
This was originally posted as a Word 2007 question, but the issue and the solution are common to other versions of Word. Whenever I open an existing document in Word 2007 (on Windows XP), word turns on track changes, and changes the display mode to "Final" (that is, not "Final Showing Markup" -- so…
How can I share my clipboard content between a Mac and a PC?
Is it possible to share clipboard content between a Mac and a PC running Windows 7?
How to down convert KeePass .kdbx to .kdb
I want to down convert my KeePass .kdbx file to a .kdb file because I want to be able to open it with KeePassX (OS X version), which only supports .kdb I haven't been able to find a solution yet.
How can I install an Apple Magic Trackpad on a PC without Boot Camp?
I have a Apple Magic Trackpad and I'd like to use it with my PC. I have no other Apple hardware besides the Trackpad. I do not have OSX and thus no Boot Camp CD. The Trackpad uses Bluetooth and will pair with Windows 7 without specific drivers (appears as an HID-Compliant Mouse), but all it will do…
How do I add a custom Folder Type to use as a template in Windows Vista (or Windows 7)?
I'm looking for a way to add a custom setting to the list of folder types in Vista (or Windows 7) so that I can use it as a template for other folders. The template I'd like to add would be identical to All Items, except also have the Date Taken column displayed. How do I add to this list (see imag…
Insert a new full-width buffer underneath two vertically split buffers
When having the window split vertically how do I split the window horizontally with a new buffer so that the new buffer ends up on the bottom and takes up the full width of the window: Start here: End up here:
Find where a program is installed in Linux
After installing a program using a package manager where is the information about where the program was installed and in which menu category it can be found.
How resilient is the .7z file format?
I'm intended to package up quite a lot of data in to archives so that I can store them using an on-line file storage service and to various local backups - the intention being that this will be fairly long term static storage. I'm currently planning to compress them using 7zip into .7z files, but I…
What do the headers in the PowerShell ps output mean?
If I type in PowerShell, I obtain something like: Can someone give me the definitions of the various headers here?
Where can I find an equivalent of Torbutton for Google Chrome?
I enjoy the Torbutton I am currently using in Firefox, but Firefox is quite a resource hog and I am working in a virtual machine. Is there a Torbutton equivalent for Google Chrome?
Password protect google chrome
Is there any way to password protect google chrome browser? So that I can do "Remember password" on sites browsing in chrome in a shared computer and others can't access it
Can I import existing PDF books into Kindle for PC?
I have a touchscreen laptop and Kindle for PC works great as a ebook reader with touch functionality. However I have several PDFs books which I would like to import and read using Kindle for PC. How do I import existing PDF books into Kindle for PC? thanks
How to convert key pair from binary file to text file?
I have a gpg keypair (2048 RSA) in binary file: a.pub and a.sec, now I want to convert it to text format, how to do that?
Run Script on File Change on Mac OS X
Anyone know about a program for Mac OS that you can pass the name to an executable and a file to watch, so that it then runs the executable everytime the file being watched changed? I have something like this in mind:
Safely opening a suspect USB Drive
If you have a USB Drive that may or may not be contaminated, what is the best way to retrieve data from it without reinfecting yourself?