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Implications of running KDE application in Gnome
I run Ubuntu 9.04 with the Gnome environment by default. Recently I've started playing around with Kdenlive, a KDE application. I've noticed a number of graphical glitches in it and am wondering how many of those glitches may be due to running a KDE app in a Gnome environment. Are there any implica…
Can you install Ubuntu Server in a Windows PC VM on Windows 7?
I am running Windows 7 64-bit. I've installed Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode successfully. Next, I downloaded Ubuntu Server 9.04 32-bit. I created a new virtual machine with a dynamically expanding .vhd, loaded the Ubuntu .iso, and booted the machine. I successfully made it through the inst…
Terminal escape character for hexadecimal input
In my usual gnome-terminal I do a to start sending UDP packets to somewhere. I need to transmit the following 5 bytes, written in hexadecimal: "01 00 af 0f e1". Now how do I type a escape sequence into my terminal that causes it to send these exact 5 bytes to stdin of netcat? Update: Just to clarif…
Installing Fedora: does it matter what I make the hostname?
I'm in the process of setting up a Fedora machine just for use on my in-house lan (not exposed to the internet.) This seems like a slightly stupid question, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere: does it matter what I make the hostname? The default is "localhost.localdomain" - shoul…
Blocking pop-up adverts in YouTube videos
I don't have a problem with unobtrusive adverts and why shouldn't websites try to make money from it's users? (someone's gotta pay for the servers!) But what I really find annoying are the adverts popping up in YouTube video's which I find distracting as hell. My question is this, how do I block th…
Is there a Fences alternative for Mac OS X?
I like Fences (a program that helps you sort icons on the desktop with icon areas) on Windows, is there another application like it that i can use on my mac computer?
Windows 7 (32bit) not adding favorites to Windows Explorer
I am attempting to add several locations on my disk to my "Favorites" in Windows Explorer. I have used this feature in the 64bit version of Windows 7 without a problem, but it does not seem to work in this install. Here is my methodology so far. Go to a location in Windows Explorer "C:\users\Benjam…
How to sort images into folders, based on resolution?
Background: I've got a folder full of saved desktop pictures. I'd like to put them into folders, based on their resolution - 1024x768, etc. Creating the folders on the fly is a bonus. Currently, the images are all in a folder, but some of them are in sub-folders. I can merge them by hand, if that m…
Can the new MacBook / MacBook Pro Support Dual EXTERNAL Monitors
I'm a looking at getting a new MacBook or MacBook Pro, but what I'd like to do is have it drive 2 external Dell 24" monitors 1920x1200, and I want to close the lid on the laptop itself Can the MacBook or MacBook Pro do this? I'll be running Windows 2008/Vista if that makes a difference. Thanks
Syncing Tool Between 2 Folders
Possible Duplicates: Which is the best application to Sync two folders? Keeping folders synced between several machines What is a good tool to automatically sync two folders when changes are made to either one of them. I want to sync a folder in the Mozilla Tree (My Greasemonkey Scripts) with a fol…
Why are my .txt files printed when I double-click them?
My Text files ( ) are not opening. Instead, they are printing as the default command when I double-click on any file. I realized that the print command is default now and open is not the default command. How do i change it back?
Sensible Password Policy
I've been tasked with putting together the company security policy. As part of this I want to define what is a sensible but secure password (length, characters etc), how often they should be changed, length of password history and so on. Obviously I need to balance security against practicality. Wh…
How to make HOME or END keys work in mc running on OS X (ssh)
I installed MacPorts on OS X 10.5 and I found out that when I connect to the computer using SSH and use mc - Midnight Commander - the and keys do not work. I have to mention that I'm using and I am able to use the keyboard very well on Linux machines like Fedora, Ubuntu,... Here is putty keyboard c…
Delete Cached Windows Network Share Passwords
I have an XP/Pro computer which has some cached credentials for a network computer share it is trying to connect to. While the credentials are correct enough to connect to the computer, I actually want to use a different set of credentials. So the cached credentials are good enough to connect to \c…
Easiest way to time a command line tool
What is the easiest/quickest way to time a command line tool? It doesn't have to be super accurate (+/- seconds is okay) since I expect this to take minutes or even 1 hour+. And writing a batch file is fine too. Also, it doesn't need to do calculations on time, just display the start time and end t…
Should I put my page file on its own partition?
I have enough room on my OS hard disk to make a separate partition for the page file, but my power supply isn't enough to give it its own drive. Is it better to put the Windows page file on its own partition, reducing fragmentation of the other partitions but increasing disk seek time (?), or to pu…
How can I normalize the sound levels in several different audio/MP3 files?
I have a given set of MP3 audio files of varying audio levels. I would like to know how I can automatically normalize all of these files, so the volume is amplified/raised on the quieter files, and lowered/muted on the louder files. How can I go about accomplishing this?
Why is my windows slow at startup?
My computer has a weird thing going on. When windows starts up I see the System process using 100% of the CPU for about 2-3 minutes and then it subsides. I wonder why this happens. I'm sure my computer is virus and spyware free. And I don't face no other problems once this 2-3 minutes pass by. Any …
What is a good, simple and free HTML editor for Windows?
Are there any good, simple and free HTML editors for Windows out there? Something that a user with no experience can build a simple page with. I'm looking for something like the old FrontPage application.
Windows Media Player: How to start playing a video at a particular time offset?
I'm using Windows Media Player 12 (bundled with Windows 7 RC). I'd like to start it and play a portion of a WMV file at a particular time offset - say 3 minutes into the movie. This is for demonstration purposes - I'd like to play a segment of the movie, but don't really want to fluff around with t…