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Firefox bookmarks folder icon
Is there a way to assign a custom icon to a folder in Firefox bookmarks? That way not all folders would look the same, so I could delete the names and save some space in the bookmarks bar.
Simulink is to Matlab as _______ is to Mathematica?
What is the Mathematica equivalent of Matlab's Simulink? I want something that lets me build a discrete event simulation.
How can I have different text in the footer on every page of a Word document?
Is there an easy way to add different text in footer on every page of a word document?
Why does Access report it can't receive a command to its program?
I just upgraded to Windows 7, and when after reinstalling my MS Office, I have an interesting error. When I click on a database, I get a popup message "There was a problem sending the command to the program", but the file application will still start and the proper database does get open. Has anyon…
Can I import sheet music to play on a PC?
My daughter is learning to play recorder and cello. She gets sheet music home to practice. Is there any way that I can scan the sheet music onto my PC, and play it on the PC? It would be useful to know about both ends of the price scale. My own aim is for purely amateur purposes, so cheap and cheer…
Clicking hyperlinks in Email messages becomes painfully slow
Running Windows 7 (RC, 64 bit). Suddenly, today, after months without a problem, clicking on links has become extremely slow. I've noticed this in two places. (1) clicking hyperlinks in Outlook email messages, which launches Firefox, takes around a minute. Launching Firefox by itself is instantaneo…
Is there a LaTeX-like font for my other documents?
Every time I open a document written in LaTeX, I can tell just based on the font. I want to know if there is a Latex-like font out there I can use for my other documents. I realize that latex's way of doing fonts is pretty complicated (and takes into account stuff like kerning and... other font-rel…
Change all file type associations from one program to another
Is it possible to easily change all file type associations that are currently associated with one program to another program in one batch? In my case, I am trying to change all files types currently associated with Notepad to instead use Notepad++ in Windows 7. It's a pain to go through because aft…
VirtualBox: Host OS processor is spiked while guest OS virtual processor is idle?
I'm running Windows XP 32-bit on Windows Vista 64-bit with VirtualBox 3.0.6. Whenever I run the XP VM, Vista (host) reports 100% cpu utilization even though XP (guest) reports between 1-5% cpu utilization. The host box has 2 GB of physical RAM. The guest/vm is configured with 512 MB. The host box h…
Can't edit a specific document in Word 2007
I have a document in Word 2007 that seems to be read only. There are forms in the document that I can type in, but I can't edit or reformat the rest of the document. There is probably a setting somewhere I can flip to make it editable again but I can't find it for the life of me. FOLLOW UP: The "Pr…
Tweaking zsh git autocompletion
I just switched from bash to using zsh 4.3.4 on Ubuntu Hardy. I'm developing with git and I find myself constantly fighting with the default git completions: filename completion tries to be smart by detecting what you've added or removed (using git-ls-files) but sometimes it gets things wrong---e.g…
kill all processes of a user except a few in linux
I was running some processes under a screen session on a remote server. When I tried to kill all those processes by: all my processes are killed including those I don't want to kill (i.e. the screen and ssh connection). Is there a way to kill all my processes except the screen and ssh connection?
How discover duplicate IP using Ubuntu? (is it possible to have duplicate ip?)
I have a problem in network sharing using SMB protocol. I think it's related to IP-duplicating issue. How to detect this. Note: I'm using Ubuntu on my desktop the other are using various OSs (win xp, vista, mac, Ubuntu).
A desktop Wiki editor/viewer: is there anything out there?
I'm a big user of wikis, mainly Dokuwiki, I really like the clarity and ease of use of simple text files. However all good wikis seem to require a web-server of some kind; has anyone come across a good desktop wiki editor/viewer that work with plain-text files, and allow me to work with wiki text f…
How does the performance of Microsoft Security Essentials compare with other Anti-virus products
Are there any solid data (i.e. benchmarks) comparing the performance of Windows Security Essentials with other anti-virus products? In particular, I'm interested in how much overhead it imposes on a system when it's running.
What is UNIX and what's UNIX-like?
Derived from this question: If opensolaris, freebsd, openbsd, netbsd are not UNIX, what is then? What confuses me more, is the fact OSX1.5+ is UNIX, while prior version of OSX weren't What is the difference between UNIX and UNIX-like? And what is the diff between UNIX-Like and Linux?
What's the difference between "Mark for Removal" and "Mark for Complete Removal" in Synaptic Package Manager?
When I right click on a package in Synaptic Package Manager it presents selections for removal and complete removal. What are the differences between these options?
How can I determine the installed edition of Windows XP if the OS does not boot up?
I have a drive that I cannot boot, but it has an installation of Windows XP on it. I need to know what type of XP it has, and MS's solution (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310104) presupposes I can load the OS. Is there a folder or file I can look at that might give me a clue as to the flavor of X…
Which methods help to improve wireless signal?
My router is in my family room, and there's not much I can do to move it, it's in the corner of the house. My room and computer is upstairs and I only get a signal strength of about 17 percent while the one down the hall gets 65 percent. I'm wondering if it's due to my cheap airlink card and if I s…
Disable power LED blinks during Vista hybrid sleep?
Does anyone know how to disable the blinking power LED when Vista enters hybrid sleep mode? My case has a very bright blue LED that is rather distracting. I'd rather not disable hybrid sleep, as it works perfectly and allows for much faster resumes than restoring from a hibernated state.