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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…
Clipboard content automatically erased
My clipboard gets automatically erased from time to time. For example: I copy some text using Ctrl+C, and then paste it somewhere. And when I try to paste it again, nothing happens. I need to copy it once again. This happens irregulary, sometimes I'm able to paste the text for many times, sometimes…
How to continue cloning a Git repository that the download was stopped?
I was cloning a Git repository when suddenly my internet connection failed. So the download was stopped and about 50% of total files was downloaded. However I cannot continue the download. If I try to do some Pull/Fetch, Git prompts "fatal: destination path '' already exists and is not an empty dir…
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?
How can I monitor network traffic in an all Mac home network?
I have an all Mac network consisting of an Airport Extreme, 1 MacPro, 1 Mac Mini, 2 MackBook Pros, 2 iPads, and 2 iPhones. The Mac Pro is connected directly to the Airport Extreme via Cat5 and the rest is all running via Wireless. Lately I've been getting prompted by Google to enter Capchas frequen…
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)
Force a browser to load the 'https' edition of a website, not the 'http'?
This is similar to this previous question, but I believe it's a bit different*. Sites like GMail support a preference that pushes all traffic through the SSL edition of the site rather than the plain-text protocol. For sites that don't offer such preferences (or ones that may, but I have been unabl…
What file format/database format does Picasa use?
I am trying to figure out what file format the .db file and .pmp files are. I tried using db_dump (Berkeley DB) for the .db files, but it seems that they are not Berkeley DB, or of an older version. I have no idea what the .PMP files are. Any help appreciated.
How to break the Y axis in an Excel sheet
I want to break the Y-axis in an Excel sheet. How can I do that? For example, suppose I have the data in a range from 0-7000 and then range from 22000-28000. I want a break in the Y axis from 8000-20000.
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…
Configuring VirtualBox host only networking: OSX host, Ubuntu guest
SOLVED: I got this working by reconfiguring the vbox network settings to 192.168.21.19 (in VirtualBox -> Preferences -> Network) and commenting the line specifying a gateway as it's not needed (no external access on the host only interface) as per this post. I can then SSH to from OSX and connect t…
Windows 7: How to boot up in normal mode after improper shut down?
I work in two different locations and whenever there is a power outage at one of the locations, Windows 7 detects that the system was improperly shutdown. Once the power is up, the PC powers on and Windows 7 enters REPAIR/SAFE mode where only someone physically in front of the PC can control it. (N…
How do I determine which application is using port 8080?
Possible Duplicate: Finding the process that is using a certain port in linux I have an Ubuntu Server setup, where I'm trying to set up a daemon that wants to have access to port 8080. When I run the command, the error message says it's being used by another process. But which one, it doesn't say. …
Sync two external harddrives?
A little mishap happened earlier today and i am thinking i should have a copy of my external harddrive since 10% of it is very valuable. What is the best solution to keep two external harddrive in sync? i'll probably use one as regular and maybe use the other only to copy data. The easiest way to k…
Good free OCR with GUI for correcting mistakes? (for Windows)
I've used SimpleOCR, which has a nice GUI for correcting mistakes. Unfortunately it makes a lot of mistakes! (and suffers other bugs and limitations) On the other hand Tesseract is more accurate but has no GUI at all. My question is, is there a free OCR program for Windows which has a nice GUI and …
use of Lsh and Rsh keys in windows 7 calculator
Does anyone know the function of the Lsh and Rsh keys in Windows 7 calculator when it is in Programmer's mode. One would think it's meant to shift bits left and right, but that doesn't seem to happen: sometimes nothing happens, other times I get a 'Result not defined' message in the display. Has an…
How to add an item to my "Send To" context menu
On my old XP machine I would simply copy shortcuts into the folder. On Windows-7 this folder is hidden, and I don't have access to it (which surprised me, it is my SendTo folder after all). Is there an "approved" way of adding to my Send To menu that I'm unaware of? Or do I need extra permissions f…
How can I do two columns in OpenOffice.org Writer?
I would like to structure my document with two columns in the middle of the page, and one column in the top and in the bottom. Like my example below. How can I do two columns like this in OpenOffice.org Writer?
How to turn off Excel "Header Row" without losing data in it?
I've been sent an Excel spreadsheet with a weird first row. Some of the cells say "Column1", "Column2", etc., but I can't delete their contents. If I select the cell and hit backspace, it goes blank, but when I press return, it goes right back to saying "Column1". I found another answer here that s…
nmap: easily Ping-Scan all addresses in my subnet
Is there an nmap line that will auto-detect my current IP address and subnet mask, and run a ping-scan on all? For example: Instead of manually: