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64-bit or 32-bit guest for a 64-bit host ? (VMware)
So, here is my all-timer question. Never seen a total answer to it, so please guys, help me out. I have an Intel Core i7 CPU with every hardware stuff enabled (except hyper-threading). My OS is a Win 7 x64 Professional, SP1, legit. I've got VMWare installed (7.1.4 atm). What guest should I use? 64-…
bash: using scp in cron job fails, but runs succesfully when run from command line
I am trying to use scp in a bash script run by cron (I am running this on Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS). The script works fine (i.e. transfers and copies file1 and file2 to/from the remote server, when I run it from the command line. However, when I run the script as a cron job, it fails. Th is is what the sc…
How to back-up and restore site settings in Core FTP Pro?
I'm using Core FTP Pro V2.1. I have set a lot of website FTP credentials on my instance. I'm going to reinstall my Windows, so I'm wondering: how I can back up all those settings and restore them on the newly installed Windows?
Sed only print matched expression
How to make sed only print the matched expression? I want to rewrite strings like "Battery 0: Charging, 44%, charging" to "Battery: 44%". I tried the following: This doesn't work. The common "solution" out there is to use search and replace and match the whole line: Now the .* are too greedy and th…
How to swap ctrl and caps lock using xmodmap
Or any other tool, but I prefer xmodmap. I tried this: I also tried this: But neither seem to fully work. Here's the event log for pressing caps lock: I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 with awesome window manager.
Fixing bufferbloat in home network
In our home network, with continuous network IO happening latencies get ridiculous. It's fine with light loads but quickly becomes unusable if I'm, say, rsyncing a large number of small files, --other transfers essentially stop. Pings get through just barely. Simple topology -- a broadband modem / …
Synergy: Is there a way to push Win+L to all screens, not just the server?
When I hit Win+L on either of my machines I'd ideally like to be able to lock both client and server What happens though is no matter which screen I hit the key combination... it locks the server. I'm guessing the OS is trapping the key sequence before it can get passed to the app to manage, so I'm…
Linux mint 10 seems to corrupt ntfs filesystem
I have Linux Mint 10 and Windows 7 installed on the same HDD. First partition is Linux, then swap, then the Windows system partition and finally an NTFS partition for commonly used data I would like to share between systems. I work almost exclusively on Linux, sometimes booting to Windows. The prob…
Changing font size in Text Mode terminal
I have Ubuntu working in TEXT mode. I would like to change the font size (or if possible, get my terminal with inconsolata font). How can I do this? PS: I don't have a GUI or X Windows running.
Is there a photoshop filter that limits colors, but better than posterize?
Here's an example of what I want to do. The idea is: the filter looks for areas of adjacent (or even non-adjacent) colors that are very similar (only a few color levels off from each other) and recolors them all to the same color. I guess it could pick that one color by just averaging all the pixel…
Import a Bitcoin account
I have a new computer, and my Bitcoin keys are on my old PC. Is all of my private data in wallet.dat? What is the procedure to make the transfer properly from my old PC to the new one?
Running a persistent IRC client over SSH
I'm looking for advice on how to run a persistent IRC client from a server and allowing me to connect from different computers. I want the IRC client to stay connected, even when I'm bringing my laptop from work to home. I prefer to run the client on my laptop, proxying over the server. Is this pos…
How to connect to an HTTPS WebDAV Folder on Windows 7?
I'm trying to connect to an HTTPS WebDAV folder on Windows 7. I go to a "Computer" Explorer window, right click, and click "Add a Network Location." I follow the prompts and get "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another." It works fine on Windows XP. How do I make t…
Why some recovery tools are still able to find deleted files after I purge Recycle Bin, defrag the disk and zero-fill free space?
As far as I understand, when I delete (without using Recycle Bin) a file, its record is removed from the file system table of contents (FAT/MFT/etc...) but the values of the disk sectors which were occupied by the file remain intact until these sectors are reused to write something else. When I use…
I have a program whose windowed mode cannot be resized. Any trick/app to force resize?
It can't resize or maximize. I'm on windows 7 64bit. I remember programs where fans have made simple directx apps that launched fullscreen-only games in a window. Is there any app or script I can run that might work with this game?
How to disable default screen capturing in Mac OS X
How to disable default screen capturing in Mac OS X using (Command + Shift + 3) and (Command + Shift + 4). Is there any option in System Preferences for it?
Can a multi-core processor run multiple processes at the same time?
I understand that a multi-core processor can run multiple threads of the same process at the same time using its different cores. Can it also run multiple processes at the same time(each core running a different process)?
How to mount NFS export on Mac OS X?
I have FreeBSD ( ) box configured as NFS server. And I'm trying to mount its NFS sharing form my mac ( ) has permission. And I checked from mac that it's working, But when I try to mount it, Wow. I cannot figure out why this doesn't work. What should I do?
Use PC internet on mobile phone via bluetooth
I want to use my Windows 7 PC's dial up internet with my cell phone (Nokia N73) via Blutooth connection. Can I do that with some program?
Best way to keep 2 external USB harddrives in synch
Any suggestions of software to keep 2 external USB drives in synch? I have two 2TB USB drives connected to a computer. One drive is storing around 1TB of data so far and I would like the second drive to mirror the other drive (ghetto USB raid). Optimally I would like to be able to always just deal …