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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…
Best srvany.exe for Windows XP and Windows 7?
What is the best program to use on windows XP and Windows 7 to do what srvany.exe does on windows NT (run a process as a service)?
Can VLC stream a YouTube video?
Is it possible to stream a particular YouTube video's content with VLC? The scenario is that you could paste a YouTube URL into a VLC dialog, and then have VLC stream the video as if it were a local media file. Current version - when trying to open a file or network stream results in VLC can't reco…
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…
How can I sort ls by owner and group?
How can I list directories with ls and sort them by their owner and group?
How to make a file editable by two different users in different groups?
I have a folder at , and the owner is , which is part of the -group. I have another user, , part of the group. How can I to make it writable by both and ? Thanks
Utility to Monitor Kill / Restart Rogue Process?
I need a Windows (XP/7) utility to continuously monitor always-running processes and kill them (and optionally restart them) if they hang. There are a lot of interactive tools out there (Sysinternals, most notably). But I have a program on a little-used workstation that needs to run continuously an…
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…
Changing the font style of line numbers in Microsoft Word 2007
I added line numbers to my document in Microsoft Word 2007. How can I change the font style of these line numbers?
Write vim file as super-user?
This is a usability problem that happens often to me: I open a read-only system file with vim, even editing it, because I'm not attentive enough, or because the vim on the system is badly configured. Once my changes are done, I'm stuck having to write them in a temporary file or losing them, becaus…
Windows 7 spins up HDD when files should be on SSD
I run 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate off a Corsair 128GB SSD (cmfssd-128gbg2d) and I've got two older HDDs I use for storing media. However even though the operating system and all the programs are installed on the SSD, frequently when I'm starting programs, I can hear the computer spin up one of the HD…
i just deleted a worksheet that was critical, what do i do now?
i also saved it is there any way to recover it?
Where is xorg.conf in Ubuntu 10.04?
I'm in the middle of trying to setup dual monitors on ubuntu and would like to backup my xorg.conf... The documentation I've been thus far say to do the following: But I don't see the xorg.conf file anywhere... Am I missing something? Where is this located?
How to add a local file to trusted zone in IE8?
I want to add a file on my local drive (C:\something.html) to the Trusted Zone in IE8 (my OS is Windows Server 2003). The Add Sites Dialog box, does not seem to take entries for files on the local drive. I have tried: I have seen other solutions (on superuser and elsewhere) such Mark of Web, that a…
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:
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. …
SQL Server Management Studio Color Schemes?
Is there a way to apply color schemes and themes to SQL Server Management Studio? I really enjoy the ones for Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010 and would love to have something like that. Color Schemes for Visual Studio: Create and share Visual Studio color schemes Edit: I want to add that I mean color …
How do I make Skype not use port 80?
I need this port for apache, how do I forbidden Skype from trying to use this port any more?