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How can I get Google Chrome to auto-fill more form entries?
Google Chrome's auto-fill does not work for most sites and does not save form entries. This makes it unusable. When I checked the options, I was shocked to see the only option with auto-fill is to save address and credit card. Have they not considered the idea that form entries can be of different …
How long should it take Cygwin to load?
I recently downloaded Cygwin so I could easily use gcc. It installed correctly, and gcc compiles programs and reports errors as expected... but I can't help but notice that it appears to be taking an extremely long time to load the environment each time I run cygwin. Whenever I run Cygwin, it takes…
Where historic Linux distributions can be found?
Where one can find ancient Linux distribution installation images (ISO) such as RedHat Linux 5 (not RHEL), early versions of Mandrake Linux?
How do I burn an .img file onto a USB drive?
I'm using Windows and trying to burn this Chromium OS nightly onto my USB drive. Could someone recommend a program (freeware) that can "burn" an .img file onto a USB drive?
Can I keep . and .. out of .* expansion?
I often find it annoying (or worse) when I type in bash and the command applies to the parent directory and current directory. Is there some shell option or other configuration I can tweak to make bash exclude and from the expansion of ?
Identify what's painting the empty space in my Windows notification area?
I have an "icon" in my Windows (XP, if it matters) notification area (by the clock) which renders no image, but rather an empty square space (no borders -- nothing rendered at all in the space where you'd expect an icon). Upon mousing over this space, it immediately collapses (disappears), preventi…
How to show the cursor coordinate in selection and dropper in Photoshop?
I am using Adobe Photoshop CS4 to edit a picture. The problems I have are that I don't know where I can see the mouse cursor coordinate while I move my mouse. Example 1. In Paint.NET, whenever I move mouse cursor, I can immediately see the feedback from bottom-right corner (x, y), how can I see suc…
Can you show file size in BYTES, not KB in Windows Explorer?
I thought there was a way to show filesize in actual bytes in Windows Explorer's Details View, rather than KB/MB/GB. Can't find it though.
Windows 7 Explorer - Activate mouse focus to be able to scroll in tree and file view?
I'd like to be able to scroll in the tree view without having to click in it. Is there a way to do this? I have once used a tool that generally gives focus to the window underneath the mouse cursor, but this caused some other glitches so I would like to achieve this without an extra tool. I also th…
Can we have a linux terminal chat client for gmail?
Does a gmail terminal chat client exist or anyway one can write it?
Which is the best utility for opening .jpeg, .png and .tiff files on Linux?
Which is the most commonly used utility?
Modify Conky to handle variable length values
I currently experimenting with DWM and Conky to create a minimal looking desktop to use for coding and things like that. I've got something nice going on, but there's something I'm having an issue with at the moment. Right now, my Conky section is centre aligned, which looks nice, but it is also re…
How to turn on/off fonts anti-aliasing in Notepad++?
Is there a way to turn on/off anti-aliasing in Notepad++, either through settings or a certain plug-in?
How to send F9-F12 to curses program running inside Terminal.app?
F9-F12 are used by Mac OS X, and I don't want to get rid of them, I just want to be able to send F9-F12 occasionally to programs inside terminal (mostly F9/F10). Some programs like support sequence Escape 9 as synonym for F9 etc. but it's not universal. It there any way to do it?
Blocking *.example.com at the OS (Windows) level
For privacy and performance reasons, I'd like to prevent my computer from ever communicating with certain Internet hosts. I'd like to do this at the OS level, not through web browser plug-ins (not broad enough), or even through my home router (my laptop travels). I'd prefer to use built-in tools. I…
How do I remove residual traces of uninstalled software from the registry?
After uninstalling a piece of software, I sometime notice residual entries in the registry. I would like to get rid of them. I have found an unsatisfying approach, described here: Use the option in the registry editor before installing the software. Install the software. Use the file that was gener…
Outlook error-'Can't open e-mail folders.You must connect to Exchange w/ current profile before you can sync folders w/ your Outlook data file'
Note that the error message I put in the title of this question is abbreviated. The actual error message is below. I have an Exchange account and using Outlook 2010 as the client. I run in Cached Exchange Mode and have an .OST file locally. Recently I uninstalled and reinstalled office. I set up a …
Is a SSD suitable as root disk for an always-on server?
Since an SSD has no moving parts, it seems to me to be perfectly suitable as the root disk of a server that is always on. Is there any reason that you would suggest not using an SSD for this purpose? Am I missing anything?
In Bash can I copy the last typed argument to the cursor position?
Suppose I have the following in my terminal: Where the represents the cursor. Is there a key combination to insert into the cursor position, so that I don't have to type it again? I'm aware of ALT+. to get the last argument from the previous command, but I want the previous argument from the curren…
Getting LESS to return back to command line if a short file is displayed
Is there a command line option that will allow to return to the command line if there are not sufficient lines in the file to warrant paging. Sure I have seen it in the past but can't find the option in help.