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What is a good .mp3/.m4v tag editor for OS X
What is a good .mp3/.m4v tag editor for OS X that's not iTunes? I'd prefer free but I'm open to anything. I've looked at ID3 Editor but that only does .mp3 (from what I could see). I want to set my own values so no need for an auto-tagger.
What is 7-Zip’s command-line argument to create a self extracting archive?
I looked everywhere and couldn't find a straight answer from anyone. If I want to package the contents of C:\Temp into a file called Temp.exe (in 7z format) that is self-extracting, how do I do it in a batch file? This doesn't work: What I get from that is a self extracting archive called 7z.sfx . …
Expand comment select in Microsoft Word
In Microsoft Word is it possible to expand the selected comment area? Meaning that you've previously specified a comment but now want to expand the selection of that comment. As an example to get the below comment to work I had to remove the comment and then add a new one. I would have rather just …
What does an arrow ("->") symbol mean on the command line?
I'm working with Terminal (Mac OS X), but I think this is a built-in part of Linux. Sometimes, when I execute a command, Terminal returns a new, indented line with just on the line. It seems like it's waiting for something, but I don't know if it requires action on my part or not. Pressing enter si…
Why does my sytem only uses 3.2GB of my 4GM RAM?
I am using win 7 64 bit. I tried the solution given here, didn't help. David's answer makes me think this is futile. Is there anything else to try? Updates: Notice that I have a graphic card on my motherboard (with 512MB), so in theory, it doesn't need any external memory. Also, notice the BIOS lat…
Text Editor that hilights all instances of selection for Mac
On Windows, I use Notepad++ which has the great feature of when I select a word, all instances of that word are also highlighted in the same document. I have found it very helpful for finding patterns in giant log files. I am wondering if there is a similar feature in a text editor on the Mac. I ha…
Windows 7 Incorrect Scaling
I ran into a problem the second after installing Windows 7 a few months ago, but it only affected a few applications at the time, so I ignored it. Now an increasing number of applications behave the same way and it's annoying. The DPI settings seem to have an issue as can be seen below: The same ap…
How to set my Bamboo Fun to work only on ONE of my dual screens?
I need dual screen for my web developer job but when I do illustrations I prefer to work on a single screen to avoid the stretching of the workspace which affects tablet's precision. Is there a way to make my tablet work only on my primary screen and, at the same time, use mouse for both screens? I…
In torrent what is seed, feed & peer?
In torrent what is seed, feed & peer?
How to browse safely?
Just curious. What are the best practices and tools you use for safe Internet browsing? How to stay away from spywares, adwares etc? Update: For my work, I use Internet Explorer on Windows and regularly have to browse through some links returned through google search results.
How do I make a script run upon startup of the Ubuntu machine?
I want to run /home/myuser/go.py How do I make that run in the background, everytime my linux machine boots up?
How can I share a monitor between two computers?
I have two desktops, side by side. The 2nd desktop is for guests. About once a week a friend comes over and plays games on it next to me. So anyway, I have two identical 23 inch Hanns-g monitors, one of which is being wasted most of the time. I have two video cards in my main computer, so I'm think…
How to download with wget without following links with parameters
I'm trying to download two sites for inclusion on a CD: The problem I'm having is that these are both wikis. So when downloading with e.g.: I do get a lot of files because it also follows links like ...?action=edit ...?action=diff&version=... Does somebody know a way to get around this? I just want…
Install deb packages in another directory (or equivalent)
I have a netbook with a tiny hard drive, and an external drive to go with it. It's running Ubuntu. I want to be able to install some packages to that external hard drive, so that when the hard drive is not plugged in the netbook still functions, just with out some functionality. It doesn't have to …
Is there any computer parts that can be trashed safely (for the environment)?
I have some (non working) computer parts that I want to get rid of. I'm pretty sure most of computer hardware can't be put in the trash safely but I want to know if some of them can. (At the moment I have a CD-ROM and a power supply that I want to get rid of)
On Windows 7, dir or tree can't show unicode characters, even starting cmd with cmd /U
On Windows 7, dir or tree can't show unicode characters, even starting cmd with cmd /U So I would press to run something, and type in so that the content might handle Unicode. And then using or , the content in Unicode won't show as Unicode. (in Window Explorer (file manager), the Unicode will show…
How can I make Firefox load JavaScript from the command line?
At the command line I can load websites like this: However, what I am trying to load is the following: This will load if I paste it in the address bar of firefox, but it will not load if I specify it as an argument from the command line. How can I make it load from the command line?
Prevent Windows Key from Opening Start Menu in Windows 7
I'd like to be able to stop the Windows Key from activating the Start Menu on Windows 7. I don't want to disable the Windows Key completely. I'd like Ctrl + Esc to still open the Start Menu. I know that you can use AutoHotKey to disable the Windows Key completely. The reason I want this functionali…
Can a 3.5mm headphone splitter be used to join two inputs into one output?
I want to be able to connect up my PC and iPod to the same speakers at the same time using a 3.5mm jack (very fiddly at the moment) - I have seen this Speaker and Headphones Splitter and wondered if it could be used for this purpose. Would it work?
Windows: File copy/move with filename regular expressions?
i basically want to run: i know doesn't support regular-expression filename searches. i can't find out how to find out if PowerShell has a to copy files; and if it does, how to find out if it supports regular expression filename matching. Can anyone think of a way to perform a recursive file copy/m…