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How do I create my own tag files with Vim for interconnected non-code text?
I'm writing a fair bit of interconnected non-code text in vim, and I'd like to generate my own tags to use with vim tagging. For example, there's a file all about "foo", and ideally, whenever I'm editing the files "bar" and "baz" and the word "foo" comes up, I'd like to be able to hit ^] and jump t…
Set password for an RSS feed in Outlook 2010
I am subscribed to an RSS feed in Outlook that requires a username and password. It's been working fine on my old computer with Outlook 2007. Now I've installed Office 2010 on a new computer and Outlook cannot get the feed. I've looked all through the Properties dialog for that RSS feed folder and …
Can I use more than one internet provider at the same time?
Usually a home router has only one uplink connection, enabling a single internet provider at a time. But suppose I hack my router (ie. installing linux), could I use 2 internet providers then?
Windows 7 100% Memory Usage (without any process listed as using that much memory)
When I plug my external USB 2TB hard drive into my windows 7 box, my RAM usage climbs up to all 4 Gigs (but in task manager it shows that all process are small) and the hard drive is churning like crazy. My CPU is only about 20% utilized All I can think of is there is a Virus scanner or an indexer …
Should I remove my laptop battery?
Possible Duplicate: Is it better to use laptop on battery or on AC power? I keep my Thinkpad T60 laptop plugged in all the time. Should I remove my battery or if not, should I drain it occassionally? If it should be drained, how often? Thanks.
Legal to install an OEM license of Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion?
I have a desktop (HP) and a laptop (MacBook Pro). HP is currently running Vista Ultimate. (It came with Vista Premium; I formatted it and installed Vista Ultimate because I had a license for that on hand. A friend helpfully reformatted my restore partition.) MBP is running Mac OS X.VI with VMWare F…
Is there free VM software for Mac?
I've seen Parallels running Windows and it's pretty darn good. But before I go and spend over $100 dollars, are there any free VM apps on the Mac that are up to speed?
Shutdown without sudo user password in ubuntu
I'm setting up a minimalistic ubuntu based system with openbox as a window manager. Unlike the more full functioned window managers, there's no single click shutdown option. While i can shutdown using cli - this needs me to use sudo, and well, this isn't what i want. Is there any way to make the ha…
On Windows 7 can one make UAC on an admin account prompt for the password, just like a limited account?
I am one of the very few who likes the security of UAC and so I have the UAC set to "Always Notify" on my Admin account. But I would be even happier if the system would prompt me for a password, when notifying me. I can get what I want by adding a second non-admin user and using that account. But s…
Speeding up Visual Studio 2008 with Resharper
Are there any good tips for speeding Visual Studio that are purely software based? I already have fast HDDs, a lot of RAM and a powerful CPU. Despite all this, VS2008 is slow. I use it mainly for C# and ASP development. I am wondering if there are tweaks and settings people do to speed it up. PS: I…
How do I access a git repository on a samba share?
I have a Samba share set up that I'd like to put a git repository on. I've tried searching google for the best way to use git on a Samba share, but it seems difficult to find anything on doing this as Samba uses git for development. What is the best way to do this? Right now, I'm just working with …
Make Firefox automatically set zoom level for new webpages
When Firefox goes to a new webpage I don't want it at 100% zoom but at a different percentage that I specify, and I want it to always use this zoom for all pages that it goes to. How can I do that?
How can I make Google Chrome's App Mode open external links in an external browser?
I'm using Google Chrome to set up site-specific browsers for Gmail, Google Reader, and such, so that I can use them like desktop applications. I've pretty much gotten it to work, except that external links open in a new Chrome window instead of my preferred browser, Firefox. Even if Chrome was my p…
Triple output video card
I currently have a dual monitor setup, but I would like to expand to three monitors. My motherboard only supports one PCI-E card, so I was wondering if it's possible to head a triple-output video card? It seems almost all cards are dual-output, but I haven't been able to find any triple-output card…
can a virus execute by itself?
is there any type of viruses can execute by itself after download then on the HDD without clicking on it?? if there is ..... can you refer me to any sites about them?
Resizing the boot partition
Fedora 12 ext4 file system I have just done a upgrade. And I get the message below. I am not sure that I don't have enough on my boot partition to install the new kernel. When I try and upgrade I get this message: There are unfinished transactions remaining. You might consider running yum-complete-…
How to recover Virtual Machines in Virtualbox?
For some reason, all of a sudden, all virtual machines are gone from the User Interface in virtual box. I suspect CCleaner has something to do with it, but that's not the point. Both the virtual hardisks and the .xml files for the machines are still in their respective folders. How can I use them t…
Windows Search Not Indexing Contents of Text Files With .SQL Extension
I'm having trouble getting Windows Search to index the contents of a text file that have a extension. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Background: I use a program at work called Navicat which helps me to work with our MySQL database. When I use Navicat to edit and save queries, it stores them in…
Is there a free way to compress a PDF?
I have several PDFs that are quite large (one is 80+ MB). Is there a free way to compress that PDF to a smaller size?
How to increase the volume in an m4a file?
I have an m4a file. When listening to it on my iPod Touch, the volume is too low, even when I turn it all the way up. I need to increase the volume in the file so that I can hear what is being said. Also, in the background it sounds like there is a hissing sound that I'd like to get rid of.