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How to convert a 16:9 movie to a 4:3 letterbox version?
Suppose you have a 16:9 aspect ratio wide-format movie file and you want to make a version ideal for playing on a 4:3 device. Since you don't want to clip any of the image or distort the picture, so you want to make a letterbox version. That is, you want a 4:3 movie with black bars at the top and b…
Why does my Mac OS X 10.6 kernel run in 32-bit mode?
I have a MacBook Pro (5,1) with 4GB of memory running 10A432 - but it's running the 32-bit kernel. Any ideas why it wouldn't be running in 64-bit mode, and how I can get it to do so?
How can I keep a PC dry outdoors?
I'm planning on having an outdoor LAN-party, not in the rain but you know how water condenses on everything.
Cool uses/mods for a "Chumby"?
Inspired by this question: https://superuser.com/questions/21358/what-is-this-internet-device So we have the chumby: http://www.chumby.com/pages/learn_overview What are some cool uses for this thing besides many of features described on the website? I would need some cool idea before considering on…
What is needed to set up a RemoteApp for Windows 7?
In Windows 7 I discovered the possibility to add RemoteApps. They require a link starting with https:// and so on. How can I create a RemoteApp for me to use? Is it possible for me to make an application running on my desktop computer a RemoteApp so that I can use it from my laptop for example? I h…
Unable to Repair Disk using Mac OS X Disk Utility
My wife has been complaining about her MacBook Air's performance. It seems to work fine, but when I ran Disk Utility and did a "Verify Disk", it reported filesystem errors. The "Repair Disk" button was disabled, because this is the startup drive. So, I restarted with the Mac OS X Install Disc and r…
How can I access my favorites in a Windows 7 file dialog box?
When I am in an application which allows me to go get a file, the following dialog box pops up. Of course at this point I often want to have access my favorites, but they are not listed here. How can I get a link to my favorites listed here? If there is no answer, I will have to install filebox ext…
Move some iTunes library items to different drive?
My internal hard drive is somewhat small, and I only regularly listen to a fraction of my iTunes library anyway, so I'd like to keep large portions on it on an external drive for archival purposes. Since dealing with multiple iTunes libraries is somewhat painful, the solution I'm looking for is to …
Empty the contents of Trash for only a single volume
How can I empty the Trash only for an attached external drive, but not at the same time for the internal hard disk?
What is a kernel panic?
I know that this sounds like a LMGTFY question but i thought i'd ask it so that google actually turns up (more) good results. What is it?
Can I access Microsoft Outlook PST archives with any other tools?
I would like to access my Microsoft Outlook archives (pst files) from machines that do not have Microsoft Office installed. Is that possible? Think of several years worth of PST archive files. My basic criteria for access are as follows (in decreasing order of necessity), Open the PST file and view…
Keep Fullscreen Flash/Silverlight Video opened on Monitor 2
Like many of you, I'm working with two monitors. I'm trying to watch an episode on Channel9's vid-cast, but every time I click back onto my other monitor, the video exits fullscreen-mode, and goes back to a tiny box on the page. Is it possible to keep a video in full screen, while working on the se…
Ubuntu -- Change the default program used to open a type of file
How can I configure Ubuntu to open files of a given type (e.g. file.tex) with a given program (e.g. emacs)?
How can I make Ubuntu not lock my screen when I close my laptop?
I am running Ubuntu 9.04. When my laptop is plugged into power and I close the lid, it only turns off the screen, so when I open it up again, it comes back right away, and I can give use my media keys on the outside while it is closed. But when I am running on battery and I close the lid, the lapto…
What is the best way to make an ISO file out of a DVD?
I downloaded the huge Windows 7 .iso file and burnt it to a DVD. I then used that DVD to install Windows 7 on my machine and then realized that I the .iso file was on the Vista operating system that I replaced with Windows 7 (didn't upgrade). So now I would like to get the .iso file back but with t…
Switch on the computer automatically
Is there any way to switch on the computer automatically at a specific time. Is there any BIOS clock trigger mechanisms available to switch on automatically. EDIT: I have a Dell Inspiron laptop. Does Wake-On-Lan work with wi-fi :-)?
Replace, not merge, folders when copying
In Windows Vista, when I try to move a folder to replace an existing folder, Vista asks me if I want to merge the folders or cancel. How do I get the old XP behavior where the old folder is just replaced. This issue is especially challenging when moving many folders at once and some of them move bu…
How do I tell Microsoft Outlook to minimize to the System Tray?
When I click on minimize in Outlook, I would like to minimize to the System Tray, not the Taskbar. How can I do this?
How can I create a shortcut to "Foo" without " - Shortcut" suffix?
Whenever I create a shortcut to a file or folder in Vista, I'd like it to not automatically append " - Shortcut" to the name of the shortcut. For example: Create a shortcut to the "Foo" application. Shortcut gets named "Foo - Shortcut". I then have to manually remove the " - Shortcut" from the name…
Converting word documents into a Trac wiki format
I'm working on a development team that uses Trac to maintain a software product that we are developing, and after working with our technical writer, we decided that we should try to put our test procedure documents into our wiki. Unfortunately, these are all Word docs. Mostly Word 2003. We just con…