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What are the common router default DHCP IP address ranges?
I'm trying to find out what the default DHCP ranges are for common routers. Does anyone know?
tar command to extract archive with colon in the name
I try and received the error: Can someone help me?
Google Chrome: search engine with search term in post variable
How do you make a new search engine in Google Chrome if the search term has to be a POST variable? I tried translating the POST data into a GET querystring with the %s placeholder but this didn't work.
Merging uncompleted torrent files
Is it possible to merge two of the same uncompleted torrent files.? eg. I download a torrent that has 2 pieces but i only download the first piece and my friend downloads the second piece. Is it possible to merge these two files so that I have a completed torrent.
How to reopen closed incognito tab in Chrome?
I can reopen (accidentally) closed tabs using CtrlShiftT. However this doesn't seem to work in an "Incognito" window. CtrlShiftT works on FireFox's Private Browsing. How can we enable CtrlShiftT for incognito browsing in Chrome?
Change power plan when laptop gets plugged in
On my laptop I have the 3 standard Windows 7 power plans. I want my laptop to automatically change the power plan, when I plug in the power to my laptop. I couldn't find this feature, am I missing something? (I want to have the powersaver plan when my laptop isn't plugged in, and the high performan…
Export import calibre database
I am using calibre for my e-book management software. Is there any way to export import whole database (Tags, tiles, authors list), so that I can import to another machine?
Gmail - Ways to have more than 20 items per page in the search results
Gmail has the notorious limitation of 20 results per page when searching your mail. Is there an extension (Chrome - preferable, Firefox, etc.) that can fix this (i.e. allow more than 20 items per page)? Based on my experience this should be entirely doable (have the extension move across pages in t…
How can I enable kernel crash dumps in Debian?
I want to enable kernel crash dumps for my Debian 5.0.7 machine. The kernel version is 2.2.26 amd64. How can I configure this?
ubuntu - install subversion from source - missing APR
Because I need a bug fix which is not available in Ubuntu's repository version of subversion, I am installing it from source. On running , I get an error: Notes: 1) I have already installed libapr1 2) I am not able to install svn client, to follow the instructions in the error message (apt-get inst…
Why does Mac OS X need to reboot for updates so often?
This may come across as a rant, but I seriously want to know if there is a valid reason for this. One of the great things about Windows 7 is I can update just about anything, even video drivers, without rebooting. Now I have a Mac Book Pro running Snow Leopard and I reboot for anything that involve…
How to feed my speaker to my microphone?
I am chatting on gtalk and want the following things to happen: I am listening a song in Windows Media Player and I want my friend on the gtalk to hear what I am playing on my PC simultaneously I want he can hear my voice also. That means I want my microphone to accept my Windows Media Player input…
Pidgin and Facebook two-factor authentication
Since I enabled two-factor authentication on Facebook: Login Approvals When an unrecognized computer or device tries to access my account: Require me to enter a security code sent to my phone pidgin-facebookchat (the Facebook Chat plugin for Pidgin) has stopped working. Is there a way to fix this?
Click to select row to end of data in Excel?
In Excel, you can select an entire row by clicking its number at the left edge of the window. But doing so selects the entire row all the way to infinity. If you apply a fill color to a row selected in this way, the fill color also extends infinitely. I need to select multiple rows which are not ad…
How to stop Skype (Mac) from asking if I *really* want to close it?
At the end of each workday, I shut down my computer. My instinct is to hit ⌃, ⌥, ⌘, ⏏, switch off the monitors and walk away. However, Skype will prevent system shutdown by asking: Of course, with all monitors switched off already, I will not notice this until the next morning and it is driving me …
How do I install language packs on Windows Server 2008 R2?
Tried downloading the x64 version here. The setup doesn't even run. Just terminates without any error or anything (silently). Tried downloading the iso with 35 languages here. (Link from the bottom of first page). Mounted iso, windows finds the languages in the control panel applet, but says: The l…
Can't cd into my own directory?
On an EC2 instance I have changed Apache's log location to a different directory than the default. This is so that I can hold the logs on a (non-boot, only data) EBS. However, I can't into the logs directory. It belongs to my user and has read permissions for everyone. I can't the logs either (alth…
What plugin is Google Chrome blocking?
In Google Chrome, I have my options set so that all plugins are click-to-play. For the most part, this works fine. However, sometimes, Chrome will show the on a page that I can't find a plugin on, even by looking through the source html of the page. There's no element on the page that I can see tha…
Converting .iso to .img in Mac OS X 10.6
I'm trying to convert an .iso file (Ubuntu disc image) to a .img file. I run a command like so: But no matter what, I get the error: I'm not sure how to resolve this problem or how else I can convert. Any help?
Is there a way to display a real-time image histogram of all or part of what my monitor is displaying?
I am trying to adjust brightness/contrast in photo/video editing software that does not provide image histograms. What I would like is a piece of windows software that displays a real-time histogram of all or part of what my monitor is displaying. This could also be useful for other things, like fo…