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Is it possible to have different pinned app tabs per tab group?
I have Firefox 10 and I want to have 2 main group of tabs. My personal tabs, with pinned tabs like my personal gmail, facebook, etc. And another group of tabs for my work, with pinned tabs like my work email and other sites. Is it possible to have different pinned tabs between tab groups? Or do I h…
Can't remote into a computer because "the remote computer requires Network Authentication"
I'm trying to remote into one Windows 7 computer from another Windows 7 computer, and am getting this error: The remote computer requires Network Level Authentication, which your computer does not support I believe my computer does support Network Level Authentication, because: I'm on Windows 7 I h…
What is the extension of a folder in Windows?
Windows recognizes files using extensions. Does same applies to folders? Is there a special extension that mark a file as a folder?
How can you automatically run a script after connecting to a VPN on OS X?
I have configured the VPN connection in OS X 10.7.3, but since the network I'm connecting to uses a corporate proxy, has custom Maven repository servers, and other network-specific settings (remote drives, for instance), I want to run a script on logon/logoff of a VPN to: change the Maven to point …
Switching left and right mouse button functions without switching mousepad buttons
I'm left handed and thus I've switched the functions of the left and right mouse buttons so that the right button is the primary. However, I find that when I'm not using the mouse and thus need to use the trackpad and its buttons, I don't want them to be flipped. I want the primary to remain on the…
Getting Steam.exe to run through a http proxy
I'm sitting behind an http proxy which Steam refuses to go through. Trying Proxifier to fix the solution rendered an error about having to use an https proxy, though research shows that it shouldn't need one. Is it possible to make a target parameter in a shortcut? ie. "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam…
Can a user use any software be it Legal/Pirated with windows xp/7 Legal Version (OEM)
This question is just to increase my knowledge as a dealer/seller of microsoft systems. In my location customers are not willing to use original Windows installations, as they say that they will not be able to use other software which well are not legally obtained! I would like to know is this true…
Configure Growl notifications to follow active display?
I'm using multiple monitors with my computer (running OS X Lion) and Growl notifications always show up on the main display. Is there any plugin, setting or other way to make notifications follow me to the active display? By active I mean the display where the window currently in focus is, since th…
Adblock-like plugin for hiding social sites' widgets, buttons, etc
I love Adblock plugins, and install them on a variety of browsers. They hide or remove ads, which take out a lot of clutter from sites. However, I was thinking, is there any Adblock-like plugin (the more cross-browser the better, currently using Chrome, but my Girlfriend is between Firefox and Oper…
Notepad++ regex Replace, using match variables
In Notepad++, I want to perform a find-and-replace, providing a variable in the 'Replace with' field, which references a match from the 'Find what' field. Any ideas? I tried supplying (find) (replace) . That didn't work.
Expand/Collapse project drawer folders in TextMate 2
I don't know what I did, TextMate 2 expanded the entire files of my project in the sidebar. Now the performance drastically went down. I can't able to figure out how to collapse it.
What software can I use to scrape (download) a MediaWiki wiki?
I want to scrape an entire wiki that uses MediaWiki software. The amount of pages are pretty small, but they have plenty of revisions, and I'd like to preferably scrape revisions as well. The wiki does not offer database dumps, unlike Wikipedia. Are there any existing software/scripts designed to s…
Prepend to PATH variable (Windows)
I want to prepend a directory to the windows path (I am running Windows 7 64-bit). However I can not find any way to do this: Changing the PATH variable via the GUI is not working as it is always appending. Changing the PATH with setx does not prepend neither: setx PATH "new_dir:%PATH%" However I n…
what is the difference between rsnapshot and rdiffbackup?
What is the difference between rsnapshot and rdiffbackup? Which is better for backing up a new snapshot of my laptop (over the Internet from some remote location) to my server (which already has the previous backup) ? As far as I can tell, they both store (on the backup server) the latest backup an…
How to sync OS X desktop to Dropbox?
How can I sync all my Desktop files to Dropbox, so that my desktop still feels, looks and works like a normal Desktop?
Disable unsafe USB removal warning on OS X
Is there any way to remove the warning message that pops up on Mac OS X when you remove a USB device without ejecting it properly first?
download local copy of CentOS yum repository for offline use
I have a CentOS 5.6 machine set up on a private network without public internet access. In the interest of time and frustration, I would prefer to be able to install packages using Yum as I would if the machine were online. Is it possible to download a copy of the repositories that can be stored on…
Can I rely on my own DNS server in case of a global DNS blackout?
On March 31st 2012, Anonymous plan to take down the 13 root DNS servers that power the Internet: http://pastebin.com/NKbnh8q8 ... and I don't want to even notice if it actually happens. Assuming what they are trying to do is feasable: Are there any DNS servers that won't be affected that I can use?…
Extract subtitles from movie
Some movies I download legally, contain embededd subtitles. I would like ego extract them as text files(.srt, .sub, etc) in order to view the movie on a samsung tv, which needs separate files for both movie and subtitles. I tried with VLC bout found no way to extract them, do you know about any oth…
How to perform "Wake-on-Lan" from TP-WR741N (or similar) to LAN
I have a perfectly running TP-WR741ND router with its native firmware (probably not so important, but here it is: 3.12.4 Build 100910 Rel.57694n). The router is connected directly to LAN PCs (192.168.0.0/24 network). I can manage the router from my office (i.e. from the Internet). I want to be able…