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HTML5 live broadcasting
Adobe Flash uses Adobe Flash Player, RTMP protocol, Flash Media Server and Flash Media Live Encoder to make live broadcasting possible.. What protocol and software corresponds to HTML video/audio ? What can replace RTMP protocol, Flash Media Server and Flash Media Live Encoder? Is it possible with …
Close all Chrome browser or Firefox browser instances at once
After a good session of web usage I often have 10 or more Chrome or Firefox instances open at once. Closing each browser is tedious. Is there an orderly way to shut down all browser instances at once without killing the process? Is shutting down the browser by killing the process unhealthy in any w…
How can I refresh a document I have open in Excel in read-only mode?
I have an Excel document that is stored on a SharePoint Server, which I always have open on my computer in read-only mode because I need to refer to it. Every so often, in order to get the latest changes, I have to close down the file and reload it again. Are there any options within Excel 2007 whi…
Homebrew keeps saying XCode is not installed
I'm trying to installed Ruby using Homebrew, the OSX package manager. When I run 'brew install ruby' I keep getting the message 'Warning: XCode is not installed!'. XCode is installed, it's lying. Is there anything I can try to fix this? I'm running Lion with XCode 3.2.6.
CPU temperature too high but fan not running at max speed
My processor fan never runs on full speed event though my processor temperature is going so high. I am using HWMonitor (also speedfan) to record temperatures and my temperature readings in normal are as follows: But during high usage like while playing a game or something it hits around 80+, I trie…
How to open a file the next time the Windows computer boots?
I'm going to be fixing a family friend's computer later and won't be interacting with the computer owner personally, so I would like to have a readme.txt to automatically open the first time (and only the first time) he boots the computer so he can see what I did to fix the problems and what he sho…
Vim across multiple monitors
Does anyone have an elegant solution for having MacVim or gvim span across multiple(potentially different resolution) monitors? Having 2 sessions doesn't work well due to separate buffers and swap files. You would think you could have 2 gui windows share the same buffers, but I can't find anything …
Running msiexec with PowerShell
I'm try to run in PowerShell but I keep getting an error message. If I run it from then it's all fine. Can someone please let me know how I can run this command in PowerShell? This is the command I have typed in PowerShell: When I try to run the command then the Windows Installer help window pops u…
Tell git which private key to use for a user without home folder
I was reading the question Tell git which private key to use, and the answer doesn't apply for a case were the user doesn't have any home directory. We're setting up a Jenkins server right now, and the user who run Jenkins doesn't have any home folder. But that particular user must access a GIT rep…
Is there a thunderbird plugin to modify IMAP emails?
Sometimes I receive emails with subjects like "As discussed" or "(empty)". At that point I know what it is about but for later reference I'd like to change the subject into something slightly more useful. The emails are accessed via IMAP, thunderbird can basically modify them (as the detach attachm…
What programs can I use to test my computer's hardware?
Possible Duplicate: What is the best computer “burn-in” or stability testing software? How can I thoroughly test all the hardware on my computer? I been having computer troubles lately and I want to run some tests to check if my hardware is working as it should. I am wondering if anyone knows some …
ls version number sorting Mac OS X
Is there an equivalent to in Mac OS X that will do version number sorting? In Mac OS X, does NOT do version number sorting, but the Finder seems to.
Why are the 'proc' and 'sys' folders more than 100 TB in size?
Someone I know just made the following statement: "I have 140.7 TB worth of files on my system" Someone else said something along the lines of "how?" and the response was: "Virtual RAM, Ubuntu has its quirks. file" I don't know much about Linux and wondered if someone could explain what the above i…
Pasting into vim from GUI results in missing lines
When I copy text from an OS X GUI app (e.g. Firefox) and paste it into vim in my terminal, it's often missing the first few lines or characters, with no obvious pattern. This may not be vim specific, but I've just tested pasting into the terminal when not using vim – e.g. when using the bash shell …
Keep mplayer open after video playback
Is it possible to make mplayer freeze in the last frame of the video instead of closing? I am using CLI version of mplayer in linux.
Copying folders in Windows 7 without changing created/modified date?
When you're copying a folder with subfolders in Windows 7 file explorer (and possibly in earlier versions of Windows) all subfolders get their "date created" and "date modified" changed to the current time and date. (Files are unaffected.) This is annoying because I use these values for sorting and…
Can I stop Visual Studio spawning a web browser when I start debugging?
Can I stop Visual Studio spawning a web browser when I start debugging in VS2010? I have the site open already, so I don't need Visual Studio to spawn another window/tab/etc :\ I'd love to be able to turn this behaviour off. I've googled plenty, to no avail. Thanks for reading.
dd_rescue vs dcfldd vs dd
What are the main differences between , , and ? In what situations would you use one over the other? Why are there three different yet simliar programs?
Modifying a gedit syntax highlighting file
I am trying to change a highlighting file from Gedit. I have modified the file /usr/share/gtksourceview-3.0/language-specs/fortran.lang because I want to change the cases in which the editor takes a statement as a comment. The problem I have is that when I choose the new highlighting scheme nothing…
Running applications even when signed off?
Some applications still run when you sign off, like Logmein. How do those applications work and how to make your own application run when logged off?