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notepad++ regexp to find all lines which contain a specific string
I am looking for a notepad++ regexp that contains a specific string. I then want to delete this whole line.
How much data does Chrome really collect?
One of the companies I work for recently informed me that browsing the Intranet using Chrome is not accepted (nor supported) because it "collects data", therefore making it insecure. However, they still allow connections from all versions of Internet Explorer, even the security-hole-ridden and long…
how do I make windows "show desktop" restore the same windows it minimized?
Oftentimes, I'll have my usual mess of programs open in windows 7, when at some point I need to open some file on my desktop. I'll hit the "show desktop" button, minimizing all the rest of my windows, and open the file on my desktop, which will create one new window. However, when I hit "show deskt…
CPU Speed and Cycles?
what does a cpu cycle mean?
Utility to manipulate speed of fan in Windows 7
I know Speedfan does monitor the CPU temperature, but it doesn't have the option to increase the speed manually. I used to have a programme in MAC OS which does that, but is there one for windows 7?
Custom Keyboard Shortcut to switch tabs in Photoshop on Mac
In Photoshop on Mac OS X I would like to program and to switch between tabs (the different open files). I don't mind losing their functionality as Send-to-Front / Send-to-Back, but I can't figure out where I need to put them in on the "Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus" editor. Help!
How to change Windows 7 window border size thinner than 1?
Every window has oversized borders, i tried to go to the border settings already, but im at the minimum border size now: 1, but they are still 10px wide! How do i get it even thinner?
How to clear all HTML5 local storage from Safari?
It seems has used some local storage which my Safari does not show me, and hence cannot be deleted. So, in general: how to ensure all local storage is deleted from Safari? Some background and details: The HTML5 Local Storage allows websites to store information on a computer. (That's a bit like coo…
find an IP address by MAC address on LAN
I would like to look up a MAC address on my ethernet and find the IP of that machine. What command should I issue using which app? edit: i've tried: but that does not work (i checked with my own MAC whether it can find or not)
Hotkey to switch input language in Windows 7
I'm using Windows 7 and I'd like to define a custom hotkey to change between different input languages. I know that I can change them to Ctrl+Shift, Left Alt + Shift or the grave accent, but I don't like either of these. SO is there a way to define something like Ctrl + Space to switch the input la…
Automatically restart Windows service if it is not running
I have a windows service running on a Windows 2003 server. Under the properties option when you right click the service, there is an option to restart the service if it fails. The options available are for the first, second and any subsequent failures. I tried to use this option to restart the serv…
Explain Shockwave Flash?
Shockwave and Flash are two different things. Still, I'm wondering why is Flash called Shockwave Flash at many places?
Make notifications of Skype messages more attention-grabbing
We use Skype chat at work. I'm finding that I don't notice when people send a message to me. The only notification is a tiny little bouncing bubble in the tray. I have three monitors, and the tray is not even in my field of vision. I don't always have headphones on, so sound notification isn't reli…
Sharing Outlook mail rules
If one user has a set of useful mail rules they want to give to someone else, Outlook doesn't appear to support this properly. Even if the destination mailbox has all the correct folders created with the correct names, it seems Outlook uses the internal guid identifier, and when one imports the rul…
How do I remap Shift + Del on Windows to mean Delete instead of Cut?
Shift+Del on my Windows computer is interpreted as cut to the clipboard. How can I make it no different than just Delete alone?
What do the acronyms mean after the slash in the Firefox dictionary?
What do these capital letters mean after the character in the file found in the folder? For example: What does or or , etc. mean? I'm sure there's documentation online somewhere, but I'm not having much luck finding it.
Windows 7 is detecting a non-existent 2nd monitor
As of a couple of months ago Windows has started detecting a 2nd "generic non PNP monitor" that is supposedly connected to my laptop. I wouldn't mind this but it's causing problems when I actually do try to connect another monitor. I wasn't able to find any info on the matter and was wondering if a…
Accessing non-port80 web server using IPv6
In a normal IPv4 network, I can go into any browser such as Firefox and browse a server on a IPv4 address not hosted on port 80: This accesses the server on port 8080 on . However, if I try this with a IPv6 IP, I get no luck. This tries to access port 8080 on : Firefox will automatically "fix" this…
What is purpose of /etc/shadow and shadow cache files in Linux operating system?
What is the purpose of the /etc/shadow file in Linux Operating system? Also, is it same for SUSE clients? There is one shadow cache file is maintained what is purpose of that?
How to verify FLAC files against the AccurateRip database?
I've been ripping my CD's to CUE+FLAC so that I get image files that allow me to replicate the actual CD. This serves me as a backup and as an easy access to the "media" if I need to re-rip the CD's (in case of an improvement in the AAC/MP3 encoder, or a new format). Some CD's were ripped using EAC…