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WiseCustomCalla.dll ? What is that?
I have a few folders in my Windows folder (I'm running Windows 7) like this: C:\Windows\1C4551A64743409391E41477CD655043.TMP\WiseCustomCalla.dll All they contain is WiseCustomCalla.dll. I've read that it is part of McAfee antivirus or whatever. The problem is: I have never ever installed any antivi…
Is it possible to modify/rebuild an rpm without the srpm?
I have an rpm for which I need to change the preinstal scriptlet for testing. However, I do not have the SRPM from which is was built. Is it possible to change the scriptlet and/or rebuild the rpm without having the SRPM? If so, how? I've tried using Midnight Commander ( ) to open the rpm as a dire…
Move Firefox user settings to another folder on same machine
Due to company restrictions where I currently work, My windows users folder is space restricted. I get a warning that I must delete files before I can log off. Because of that, I have moved everything else out of my profile folder (maven repository, IntelliJ configuration & cache). I need to tell F…
Disconnect VPN Using the Command Line
I make VPN connections using Vista's Connection Manager, and would like to disconnect the VPN connection from the command line so I can create a shortcut command called in Promptu Launcher. How can I disconnect the VPN connection via the command line?
How do you hide installed plugins in Firefox?
How do you hide installed plugins in Firefox? This website shows that too much about you can be seen: http://centralops.net/asp/co/BrowserMirror.vbs.asp Most plugins don't need to be seen by content providers.
Can websites see my Firefox Addons?
I know when you visit a website, they can actually see a lot of your personal information, like browser type, but can they also see which addons I've installed? What about something like Mozilla Plugin Check? How does it know what plugins I have? I've installed Adblock Plus, but one webpage I visit…
Quick and dirty user management service for Linux VMs?
Background I have a home server running Debian, and a workstation that runs various VirtualBox VMs (mostly Linuxen but some Windows). At the moment, I'm creating my main user account anew for every new Linux VM. I'd like to make use of a centralized user-management scheme instead, so I can just con…
Second monitor sometimes will not wake up
My workstation has two monitors and Windows 7 (64bit). Sometimes when I lock my computer and later return and unlock it, the second monitor won't wake up. I have to turn that monitor off and on to get the picture back. They are identical monitors. The "#2" monitor is set as the main display, if tha…
sudo access for desktop actions in Gnome/KDE?
I feel kinda silly asking this question. I'm using CentOS 5.4 and KDE. I downloaded an archive and I want to drag/drop the contents into a folder that I need root access to write to. I can obviously go into terminal and sudo blah blah. But how do I get sudo access for desktop procedures? Like for s…
Typing numbers on a MacBook Pro with AZERTY keyboard with Caps Lock — possible?
I have a Belgian AZERTY keyboard on my MacBook Pro. Sadly, it appears to be impossible to use to type numbers — I still need to hold for every number I want to type. Is it possible to change the key’s function to so that it affects the whole keyboard rather than just the letters? I’d like to be abl…
Where is the .emacs file located on Windows?
I have installed EmacsW32. I need to edit my file. Where is the file located on Windows?
progress bar for Hibernation in Windows Seven
On XP, during hibernation a progress bar shows me how long I have to wait for completing the operation. On Seven, I see no progress bar and the monitor turn off at once while the OS saves the ram on the disk. Same thing during the wake up process after the hibernation. Is it possible to have the pr…
Export Notes, highlights and bookmarks from non-Amazon books on a Kindle 2
I have a Kindle 2 and I have some books I did not purchase from the Amazon store. Mostly PDFs, text files and files from other eBook stores. Is there a way to export or otherwise back up my notes, highlights and bookmarks for those books?
What's the difference between filename and ./filename in Linux
What is the difference between and ? Under what circumstances is one preferred to the other?
On freenode, how do I keep NickServ from messaging me when I log in?
I have Empathy set to run whenever I log in to Ubuntu. As soon as Empathy connects to freenode, I get these messages: This nickname is registered. Please choose a different nickname, or identify via /msg NickServ identify . You are now identified for [my name]. This is pretty annoying, since Empath…
Intel X25-M G1 (no TRIM) SSD - format and restore just as good as TRIM?
I've got an older X25-M that doesn't support trim. If I image the drive, format it, then reimage it, would that restore it to roughly its original R/W speeds?
why does Virtualbox use 15-20% CPU when VM is paused?
I run VirtualBox 3.1 on Ubuntu with a Win XP guest. I have noticed to my surprise that when I pause the VM (its screen grays out) VirtualBox continues using 15-20% of the host's CPU. Is this normal behavior? Is there a way to avoid it? (Without saving the state of the VM and exiting VirtualBox.) Th…
How can i recover a zip password using CUDA (GPU)?
How can i recover a zip password on linux using CUDA (GPU). For the past two days i tried using "fcrackzip" but it's too slow Few months back i saw some application that can use GPU / CUDA and get large performance boost in comparison to CPU. If brute-force using cuda is not possible, please tell m…
How do I set the Windows default browser, for a custom application, like foobar.exe?
I have a custom application that I'd like to use in order to handle default browser requests; how do I configure Windows to use my application instead of the current default browser?
Chrome on Windows: is there a keyboard shortcut to that brings up the contextual menu?
When typing in a text area in Chrome (e.g. in Gmail), I constantly have to reach the mouse to get spelling suggestions for a word that underlined in red, or to add a word to the dictionary. Is there a keyboard shortcut that would show the contextual menu in that case, so you don't have to use the m…