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installing packages without sudo access
Is there an easy way to install packages with a large dependency tree, provided that you don't have superuser access? For instance, say I wanted to install firefox. Firefox has a ton of dependencies, each of which have their own dependencies, etc. Installing these the "./configure; make; make insta…
Office jukebox systems
We're looking for a good office jukebox solution where staff can select songs via a web interface to be played over the central set of speakers. Must haves: Web Interface RSS / easy to scrap display of currently playing songs Ability to play mp3s and manage an ordered playlist. Good cataloguing of …
What is the Mac equivalent of the file:// URL?
I want to look at some options that will help to manage the size of an Exchange mailbox. There are lots of utilities out there that will extract an attachment from an email and replace it with a URL link. Now comes the wrinkle - the URL works great on Windows - what is the equivalent on the Mac?
How to open the console during Windows 7 install?
During the Windows 7 install, there is a key combination you can press to get a console prompt. What is that key combination? I just can't remember and I just can't find it on Google or anything...
How to transfer saved Firefox passwords into Google Chrome
I want to use Google Chrome more often but all my saved passwords are in Firefox. What's the easiest way to get them into Google Chrome?
What is the maximum size of a cookie, and how many can be stored in a browser for each web site?
I am learning about cookies, and I wonder about browser support: For each domain/web site, how many cookies may be sent to a browser, and of what size? If multiple cookies are sent and stored, does that affect performance?
Which is faster? A 10/100 switch or wireless-n?
If I have a wireless n router with only a 10/100 LAN ports. Where does the bottleneck occur? At the transfer speed of wireless n or the 10/100 transfer speeds?
using bash without arrow keys
I am using bash on a virtual machine. For some reason arrow keys don't work there. Is it possible to use some other key kombination (like HJKL in vi) to move left/right/up/down? (it's OpenBSD if it helps) edit: I will also add I know the reason why they don't work and it's pretty much unfixable (an…
What is the difference between the X clipboards?
Primary Secondary Clipboard Cut buffers What is the difference between these? Experimenting with xclip and gedit: Setting primary Nothing happens, as far as I can tell Setting secondary Again, as far as I can tell, does not affect gedit Setting clipboard in edit and context menu is disabled, but pr…
Lilypond: Is there a way to auto-crop the paper
In Lilypond the paper size can be set to A4, A5, Letter and so forth. However I have only a short song, and I want to embed it lateron. Therefore the output from Lilypond must be cropped somehow. Is there a possibility to let Lilypond itself do this? Some setting to the block, perhaps?
What is Authenticated Users group in Windows 7?
I was running and for some problem I cannot resolve, I had to reinstall it (I cannot rely on ). Now I've seen something that I didn't notice ever (neither in nor ): standard users (non-admin users) can delete file/folder that they didn't create. To investigate this, I opened properties dialog box o…
Recommend Linux software to scan multiple pages using sheet feeder?
I use Ubuntu 9.10. xsane works great for scanning a document placed on the glass, but I don't see any way to make it scan multiple pages using my all-in-one unit's sheet feeder. I have the Brother MFC-290C and I'm using the manufacturer's driver. The format scanned to is of lesser importance. Ideal…
What does the the "System cooling policy" under "Processor power management" on Windows 7 do?
On Windows 7 you have the ability set the System cooling policy to passive. What does that actually do?
Can I get rid of the Windows 7 libraries folder dropdowns?
The default libraries in Windows 7 work such that all subfolders of locations you include appear side by side. I really like that cruft-free look and I don't need any of the information about which included folder the subfolder came from. On the other hand, if I create my own libraries or view the …
Want an easy to use Linux disk encryption scheme
In the interests of protecting personal info in case a laptop gets stolen, I'm looking for the best way to encrypt a Linux system. Disadvantages of whole disk encryption including swap: Pre-boot password prompt is kind of ugly and unpolished, appearing hidden amongst the boot messages (can somethin…
Where can I find Vista/Win7 Virtual Display Drivers?
I'm looking for a virtual display driver similar to the one included in ZoneOS ZoneScreen that does not have the limitations of WDDM so that it can be used in Windows 7 of Windows Vista. All I need is something to emulate a display adapter and a monitor so it shows up in the display properties. I t…
How do I install the latest version of packages in Ubuntu?
For example I want to install the latest version of "numpy". I type the following: "sudo apt-get install python-numpy". When I type this the first time it installs something and if I type this the second time it writes that I have already the latest version of numpy. However, I see that my version …
How to list network shares and users in Windows?
With "net share" I can get a list of shares I'm connected to but how can I get a listing that shows the user info used to connect to a share, if the user is not the same as the logged in user in Windows?
Wiki & issue-tracking in one system?
I'm looking for an integrated solution that combines documentation of a software system with tracking of bugs, change requests and feature requests. Requirements: Documentation using a wiki would be nice, preferably one supporting CamelCase or other automatic linking. Issue tracking must allow a cu…
Thunderbird 3: see size of folder?
In Thunderbird 3, how do you see the size of a folder? I.e. the total size of all emails in a certain folder?