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Is it okay to use a UPS without a ground?
I have a UPS unit that I would like to use for a workstation installation that does not have a valid ground (in the Philippines, a true ground is a luxury). I am not an Electrical Engineer, but I have always believed that a UPS needs a ground to operate. Out of curiosity, though, I tried plugging t…
Is there a setting in Firefox that will prohibit a page from resizing of my window?
I really get annoyed when a page re-sizes my window. Is there a setting in Firefox that will prohibit the windows from resizing?
How do I "Move to Trash" in Preview in OS X Lion?
In earlier versions of OS X, in Preview one could delete the currently open file by pressing ⌘⌫. In Lion, the keyboard shortcut (as well as the actual menu item) no longer works. Is there any way to delete this file directly from Preview, in OS X Lion?
How do I update / flush / reset my DNS records in Windows?
How do I update / flush / reset my DNS settings from Windows?
Where are files in the Recycle Bin stored, in respect of partitions?
I understand that the Recycle Bin is shared amongst local drives (partitions). When a file is "deleted" and sent to the Recycle Bin, does the file itself stay on the partition it was in prior to deletion, or is it moved to a centralised area (say on the drive Windows is installed)? Example: A PC ha…
Accessing SFTP folders transparently in Explorer on Windows 7
One feature available on Linux (using Nautilus from Gnome) that I really like a lot is the ability to access remote servers via SFTP just by typing and saving those as bookmarks. Until now I used WinSCP for accessing SFTP folders on Windows, but after using Linux for a while I find it a bit inconve…
Search special characters or short mathematical symbols in pdf files
I have Adobe Reader, Okular and Document Viewer as pdf readers. The papers I read are often texts with mathematical formulae, generated by LaTeX. But it seems that searching special characters or mathematical symbols in pdf files with these viewers does not work perfectly. What I usually do is to s…
Ubuntu 11.04 - disable NVIDIA graphics card
I have an Asus U36 laptop running Ubuntu 11.04 with two graphic cards - one from Intel which is quite sufficient for me, the second from NVIDIA which consumes a lot of battery while not even working. How can I disable the NVIDIA graphics card?
How to connect to Oracle DB via ODBC
I am attempting to connect to a remote Oracle DB via ODBC. I am totally inexperienced and fail to connect. What I have installed: Oracle 'ODBC Driver for RDB' A program I want to connect from (Altova Mapforce, an ETL) What I do: Under Administrative tools I open the Windows "ODBC Data Source Admini…
Is there a Windows tool for desktop divider (treating one display as two smaller displays)
I use two large LCD displays. I would like to treat one of the displays as two smaller displays. It would be the opposite of merging two displays to become one continuous desktop space. For example, when I move one application to one of the smaller virtual display areas and click "Maximize", it wou…
How can I use two network adapters on OSX, one for LAN traffic and one for Internet traffic?
I have two networks available in my location, and am using a MacBook Pro running OS X Lion. BLUE NETWORK - DHCP assigns me 10.x.x.x address, and is for internal traffic only. It has no connection to the Internet, and is available either on Ethernet or Wifi. RED NETWORK - DHCP assigns me a 192.168.x…
How to measure the network throughput/load on Ubuntu Linux as easily as meauring uptime?
I'm looking for a simple tool on Ubtunu that can report average network throughput/load. Something very simple: something like "uptime" - just to tell me number bytes/MB read in last 5mins, 10mins, and one hour.
append images using a grid
appends images horizontally. appends images vertically. Imagine i have a set of N images and i want to create to append the images following a grid of N/2 lines and 2 columns. How can i do that? The best will be a direct method, but if it involves temporary images, it's ok for me
What do the terms "asynchronous" and "synchronous" mean, with respect to the definition of an interrupt?
Quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrupt: an interrupt is an asynchronous signal indicating the need for attention or a synchronous event in software indicating the need for a change in execution. I was wondering what "asynchronous" and "synchronous" mean?
Does a wildcard inside double-quotes glob?
On a "standard BASH" does a wildcard inside double-quotes glob? For example: would that, or wouldn't that work on bash? I was told Ubuntu shipped with a bash variant that doesn't conform to POSIX or BASH. Is that true?
How to delete entire system using Terminal
How can I delete my entire system using terminal? I know that the beginning is , but then what?
remembering the zoom state of Google Chrome?
I have a 27 inch monitor connected to a 14 inch laptop. So basically half of the times i'm using a 14 inch screen and half of the times i'm using the 27 inch monitor. The problem is that whenever I use the 14 inch laptop, I had the pages (Google Chrome) zoomed twice (Ctrl 0, Ctrl +, Ctrl +). When I…
How to switch Firefox channel to Stable?
I have switched to the Beta channel in my Firefox some time ago. Now I want the stable channel back. Unfortunately it is missed from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/channel/ My FF:
Disable formatting in Eclipse
I found that when I save a .java file in Eclipse, it helps me to reformat any indentation and line breaks. This is very annoying. How can I avoid it?
How to configure MacVim to quit on exit?
When I close MacVim using the standard vim command , the MacVim window closes, but the program is still running. This causes trouble when other processes try to spawn an instance of MacVim, because if it is still running, a special flag needs to be passed to MacVim so that a new instance is opened,…