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What is DMI Pool Data and why is it verified?
What is DMI Pool Data? Every time a computer here boots up it comes a message that says Verifying DMI Pool Data............. And then it comes: AMD data changed...Update New Data to DMI! What does that mean? Is there something wrong? Should I do something? Is this "Update New Data to DMI!" a commen…
Ubuntu: How do I tell if my USB ports are v1.1 or v2.0?
I just noticed that when I disconnected a USB drive, a message was logged from . Does this mean my ports are USB v1.1, this particular device is a USB v1.1 device, or something else? Under Ubuntu Linux, is there a way to tell what version of USB a port on my computer is using?
X11 Style Copy on Select in Windows?
Is there a way to configure MS Windows to copy text to the clipboard immediately when it is selected? Or is there an add-on utility that does this? I am thinking of the X11 style where merely selecting puts the text in the clipboard and a single mouse-click pastes it.
What is <x>.dll used for?
Where can I find a good resource which can tell me more about any installed DLL on my Windows machine?
best way of moving files to a DOS machine?
I've got an old DOS (read: abandonware) machine running my old DOS games (as referenced here). I'm finding that over time, my floppies are starting to die and become completely unreadable. So recently i've been finding abandonware binaries of games i currently own and have downloaded them to my Vis…
What is the purpose of malware?
I've seen all sorts of speculation on why malware is created and distributed, but is there any hard evidence of what exactly it does and why? Please point me to any online resources.
Windows 7 is shutting down unexpectedly, according to the logs
Here's a message from my EventLog (Windows Logs > System): This is funny because I was wondering why the system shut down while I was playing Civilizations IV full screen. Now I know. It was unexpected. Has anyone encountered and resolved this? A little background: I am running Windows 7 RC inside …
Restrict programs from accessing the Internet
I have a 256 kbit/s Internet connection. Most often, I find that the browsing speed is too slow. I have to use TCPView (SysInternals) to find out which program is accessing the Internet without my knowledge and terminate it. Previously I was using ZoneAlarm to control Internet access by installed p…
Is keeping the primary hard disk as disk C: still relevant?
Back in the day, floppy disks were a: and if you were lucky b:, then when permanent storage came along c: was the default for hard disks (as I remember it) Now that many computers no longer have floppy disks is it possible to have your primary hard disk as A: is the convention out dated? Removable …
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…
Is there a chkdsk equivalent available for Ubuntu?
When I asked this question about recovering data from a damaged Linux partition, people recommended booting from a Windows installation disk and running . Well, I still don't have a Windows disk, but I do have an Ubuntu 8.04 disk. Is there a Chkdsk equivalent I might be able to run from the Ubuntu …
Is there a free version of Mac OS X?
Is there any Mac Operating System available to download ?
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 often should I dust the inside of my computer?
I would like to avoid frying my computer. I understand dust collects inside on the boards and the CPU cooling unit. How often should I open up the chassis and what process should I use to safely remove the dust?
Figure out what non-symlink path would be?
On Linux, if I've cd'd around and am now in a directory, is there a way to figure out what the real path to that directory is if I had not used a symbolic link to get there? Consider: Or: Is there any way to figure out that /home/dave/tmp/5 is really /home/dave/1/2/3/4/5 ?
Parental Controls in Ubuntu - per user
I would like to set up parental controls on Ubuntu for a friend of mine. I want it so that the child user has the controls set, but the parent user is not restricted. To be clear, they are sharing one computer, so a router based solution won't help. And I would like a set of step by step instructio…
How to know what hardware works well with linux?
It's not hard to find desktops that work well with Linux. However it is much harder to know which laptops will work without fault on say a Debian or Red Hat system. I recently ran into an issue with Intel GMA hardware on a Dell D420, after being reassured by most forums that it had no hardware issu…
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…
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?
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.