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Apple Wireless (aluminium) Keyboard on Windows
I have an apple wireless keyboard which I am using with my windows pc and it works excellently, and looks superb. It all connects fine (particularly with a flashed dbt-120). However, I haven't had great success with getting all those useful keys to work with the Fn key. I've been using uawks as a w…
What health and ergonomic factors should an all-day computer user take into account?
Many computer users don't think much about the detrimental (and beneficial?) effects of using a computer for 7+ hours per day. What should be considered when creating and sustaining a good working environment for computer use, in order to help prevent health issues? (anything from RSI to tiredness,…
Sync Google, Outlook Calendar and Contacts
At work we are on an exchange server, and at home I like to use Google calendar. Whats the best way to keep my contacts and calendar in sync?
Laptop wakes up when I unplug/power off any usb devices
I am wondering if there is a way to change this functonality in windows - everytime an external usb device powers off or if I unplug it, my laptop wakes up from sleep, which is really annoying. This is on Windows XP. It can be a disk, a mouse,... Type doesn't seem to matter.
Returning from Dual-boot to just Windows
I installed Ubuntu sometime back along side Vista, but later found that I rarely (if ever) use Ubuntu. How easy is it to return my computer to its initial state of having only one OS, and freeing up the hard-drive space used by the Ubuntu install?
Is there a way to sync google contacts to your iPhone?
Is this possible? and can it be as seamless and transparent as using MobileMe?
Way to migrate Time Machine data to a new disk
I know that there's a "Change Disk..." button in Time Machine, but what if you want to migrate the data (hours, weeks, and maybe even months) to a new, larger disk without starting over again?
what is the @ after the permissions for in ls -l on a mac?
Possible Duplicate: ls -la symbolics… what does that last symbol mean? Consider the following output from ls -l on OS X 10.5.8 Can anybody tell me what the @ represents at the end of the permissions section, and also how to disable/enable it. I guess this this has something to do with the directory…
How do I recover files from an USB flash drive?
Possible Duplicate: flash drive ejected improperly- lost files I have a USB flash drive that claims it needs to be formatted every time I put it into my computer (Windows). Yesterday the drive was healthy and had data on it. The data is probalby still there. Are there any free tools to restore the …
How does rebooting a computer work?
Possible Duplicate: How does a computer restart itself? How does a computer's reboot command actually work? How is the computer told that it shouldn't stay down after powering off, and that it should actually start itself again? Are rebooting and shutting down very different? I have looked into sys…
Why did CPU clock speeds stop increasing?
Possible Duplicate: Has CPU speed already broken Moore's law? Additional Reading: Whats the deal with these new lower clock speed CPUs on Laptops? Can they still run apps well? Is a higher core count or higher clock speed more beneficial to a computer's performance? Clock Speed and other factors In…
How can I record the desktop screen at 60 FPS?
I know there are many screen capturing programs, but is there any free software that can record my desktop activity at 60 frames per second?
Speedbit has hijacked my Firefox home page
How can I get rid of the Speedbit address that has been set as my Firefox home page? I am unable to change my home page to Yahoo, Google, etc. through usual methods. How can I fix this?
difference between MDM certificate and APNS certificate
I am new to mobile device management(MDM).I want to configure my own MDM Server to support iOS devices for mobile device management. I know that for this apple developer Enterprise account is required and I know how to generate APNS ceritificate to support push notification. But I want to know can …
What is the difference and relation between Host Name and Canonical Name?
What is Canonical Name in relation to Host Name, Domain Name? Are they all pointing to the same IP?
Good bitmap fonts with big sizes and unicode support
I really like bitmap fonts for programming/terminal. As far as I know there are two bitmap fonts with good unicode support: Unifont Fixed The problem is that I have a really high resolution screen, and they're both too small. Fixed does include a large size (10x20) but it looks really bad (it's bas…
How do I clone a RAID 0 array to a single disk?
Situation: One empty 120GB SSD Two 60GB SSD's is RAID 0 containing a Windows 7 installation The RAID is firmware-based (a.k.a. fakeRAID) which means it requires a driver for it to be seen by an operating system. I don't want to use RAID 0 anymore; far too dangerous. I want to take the data from the…
How do I uninstall Windows 8 Consumer Preview?
Say, for instance, I don't like this Windows 8 consumer preview and that I downloaded, agreed to terms and installed it on my machine. How do I get rid of it? I want to go back to what I had before with all my data intact. Is this possible? I installed it right over top my current installation rath…
How do I use options with time?
Whenever I try to use options with the time command, such as format (-f, --FORMAT), I get the following error: How do I use options with time?
How to open a link with only a keyboard on Google Docs
I wanted to know if anyone have any experience with using Google Docs with only a keyboard? How do I open a link there? The only solution I could find was to use Microsoft’s MouseKeys option but it’s very cumbersome.