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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…
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…
Does Apple Magic Mouse fully work on Windows 7 x86/x64?
I would like to know if Apple Magic Mouse works on Windows 7 (x86/x64) on non-Apple computers. Here are some checklists: x64 compatibility left click right click middle button? vertical scroll horizontal scroll bind additional gestures to keystrokes? are any usage problems? In case it works please …
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?
Hard drive disappears when the computer resumes from sleep
I have a Windows 7 x64 machine, which has 4 drives in it. One of the drives disappears when the computer resumes from sleep. It is consistently the same drive. It disappears from my computer, and if I go to the disk management console. If I reboot, then it reappears. Any ideas what might cause this…
Timeout settings for Remote Desktop Sessions to lock
Our office uses a Windows 2003 server to provide access to an accounting application. Recently I was asked to increase the amount of time it takes for the session to lock itself and require the entry of the user's password to resume. That seems to be about ten minutes, at present. I am familiar wit…
How to see exception message in Google Chrome while paused?
I'm using Google Chrome for debugging JavaScript. I opened up the JavaScript Console and the "Pause on Exception" feature is enabled. Now whenever I run JavaScript that has an exception in it, it pauses on the line with the exception. However, I can't find where it says what the exception is. I hav…
Image resizing tool for Ubuntu
i have around 500 images and i need to resize each into 6 different sizes. Can any there scripts or software. moreover my platform is ubuntu .
Is there a "light" version of GIMP?
Once, while on the internet I ran across a "light" version of GIMP that I have since never been able to find again. Does anyone know the link or know how to find the light version of GIMP? I know it exists , because I saw it once. Just trying to find it.
Canon LIDE 30 scanner with Windows 7 x64
Has anyone gotten any of those older LIDE scanners (models 20, 30, 35 etc.) to work on Win7 x64?? I've tried several things, like grabbing the LIDE 60 driver for Vista64, but nothing has worked so far.... Any ideas? Doesn't look like Canon wants to support its "more-than-six-months-old" own hardwar…
Utilities for finding x/y screen coordinates
I have an application that needs the user to enter the x and y location of a couple of items on the screen. [Yes, this is crap and I'll replace it, but for now...] On Mac OS X, I'm using Snapz Pro X. When I choose to take a snap of a selection, the interface displays the mouse cursor location. This…
Allow only one extra user to access the display
The question is based on the thread. How can you allow only one user to access the display by xhost? is not working in my fresh Ubuntu 9.10.
How to change the length of time a tooltip stays open in Google Chrome?
So as many of you know XKCD uses the tooltip to provide some extra funny information about the last comic. However sometimes the tooltips are long and while reading them it will go away. I then have to move my mouse back over the image to get the tooltip. When I'm using Ubuntu the tooltip stays ope…
How to losslessly combine multiple AVI files into a single file?
I would like to combine multiple movie clips with .mov and .avi extension into a single file. Is there any free software in the market that is good and able to perform that? Preferably that should work without any loss in quality.
How to add users to a FTP site in Windows 7's IIS?
I've setup a HTTPS and FTP site in IIS but how can I add users to use the FTP site? Does they necessarily need an account with password in the computer to be able to use it?
Webcam as a security camera
I am looking to mount a webcam on my laptop (which sits at home all day) to act as a security camera. I'd like to it to write the video to an external hard drive, which I can then review later. It would be awesome if I could schedule when the camera is on or off. Another feature that I want is stre…
How to disable/enable Microsoft Security Essentials from the command line?
I would like to know how to disable and enable Microsoft Security Essentials from the command line. This is a common procedure on build machines in order to speed-up the build process.
Good App to Download Subtitles for Windows
What is a good program to download synced subtitles for my movies while allowing me to specify the language I want?
Windows 7 Windows Explorer jumpy tree view
Is there any way to get Windows Explorer tree view in Windows 7 to stop jumping? I think they really messed up this design. Click a node to expand a deeper level and it instantly scrolls the tree vertically to a new location. This is not a good feature since my eye completely loses the node it was …
What's the difference between "default gateway" and "preferred DNS server"?
TCP/IP Properties of a network connection in Windows Server 2003 has two different options, "Default gateway" and "Preferred DNS server".