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is there a utility to automatically find 64bit versions of installed 32bit software?
I migrated from Vista 32bit to Windows 7 64bit and moved my apps with PCmover. I have also upgraded Eclipse to the 64bit version. Is there a utility (like AppSnap) that will automatically find 64bit versions of my 32bit apps? I have gotten 3 useless off-topic answers at LinkedIn
Excel 2007 - Custom Y-axis values
I am making a basic column chart with a few columns. The only catch is instead of showing numbers as the grid marks, I want to show words like "Very Low" and "Medium". For example, I have So that would be 3 columns. Then I want Y-axis marks according to the following scale: Any way to do this in Ex…
git: get current working dir
How I can get current working dir from console using ? something like: if I'm in: , the console command should say (if there is a folder in this directory or something like this) or if is set, it should return it. or whatever Git uses to determine it
How to convert .tga files to .png?
I wish to convert TGA files (from Steam) to something more suitable, like PNG. I can't find any converters or workflows, I don't mind which it is. For Snow Leopard. edit: Are there any free fronts to ImageMagick that are either graphical, or capable of taking a whole folder at once? Also, what does…
How can I automatically log out users from a Windows machine?
I would like to make sure that people are logged out once they're done working on a single, specific multi-user machine. Currently, the next user will just "switch user" and keep working, but having many users logged on at the same time with programs open seems to use up resources. Is it possible t…
Is there a builtin (or standard) sound recorder with OS X?
I need to make some voice notes, preferably in wave format (I can convert mp3 to wave if need be). I have really, really simple needs, as in Windows 7's "Sound Recorder" works fine for me. I can't seem to find anything built in with OS X. What's the go to app for this?
gimp - turn shades of white into shades of another color
I have an image that has shades of two colors -White and transparent. How can I use my gimp version of 2.6 to change the shades of white into shades of another color to the same degree as they were white.
Synergy, I am missing mouse cursor on client machine
I have installed Synergy Server on my laptop, and the Client side of things on my Virtual Desktop Session, both running a Win XP environment. I am able to connect no problem. When I move mouse to client machine, I can click on items and activate them, but I do not see my Mouse Cursor from the serve…
Uses for Windows 7 fingerprint reader
I just bought a Thinkpad T410s. It comes with a finger print reader. I'm using it on Windows 7 Pro 64-bit for loging in. Anyone have any other practical and useful ways to use it? For example, for loging in to websites or something.
Merging threads in Thunderbird
Is it possible to merge threads in Thunderbird? I recently got into a discussion where one person was consistently not using "Reply", but starting new threads. I'd like to merge all such emails into one thread. I know that at least has this feature. Thanks!
wi-fi connection drops periodically for a few seconds
I've read the similar question on wireless connections dropping, but no answer seems to apply to my case I have configured the wi-fi lan of my router to broadcast sid and use WPA-PSK. Every few minutes my wi-fi connection drops for a few seconds and then restores. When I use two computers and run a…
When using Time Machine, does it follow Symbolic Links in mac?
I have a mac with a 250gb hd. My iTunes library is in an external hard disk, 500gb. I have Symbolic Links in my home music folder pointing to the files and the xml library (I dont let iTunes organize my files for me) in this external hard disk. If I use Time Machine - is it going to copy my iTunes …
non-interactive ssh sudo... prompts for the password in plain text
I'm running some non-interactive ssh commands. The ssh authentication is taken care of fine through the ssh agent, but if I run a command that requires sudo then the password prompt in my terminal is plain text. For example: will prompt me for the password in plain text. Does anyone know how I can …
What are the nuisances of creating a bootable Windows 7 USB drive from linux with ms-sys or dd?
I have been reading some web pages and posts (here and in other forums) about how to create a Windows 7 installation USB media from linux (to install Windows 7) I asked in TechNet about this, and I got a reply with general information on how to do it: "I personally am not very familiar with linux, …
Repeating through lines in vim
I have some lines of text like this: Now I add to the start of the first line. How do I repeat this edit for the other lines? (not manually visiting each line of course) (BTW I do realize this could be done with a regex, but I'm looking for a "vi way" if possible) Just in case, I'm using VsVim
In Windows, a batch file with a recursive for loop and a file name including blanks
I have a folder tree, like this (it's only an example, it will be deeper in my real case): My files have one or more spaces in the name and I need to perform a command on them, so I am interested in foo bar.txt but not in foobar.txt. I tried (inside a batch file): where the command is the simple . …
pscp copy file remotely from Windows to Linux
I need to copy file from my Windows XP system to remote Linux system. Win location : LInux location: What should be the command? EDITED: pscp is recognized and OK on my PC.I CAN connect with Putty to this remote Linux PC remote Linux name is ,hostname is I tried transfer file with following command…
another "SSH connect to host github.com port 22: Bad file number"
I have a problem with my first-time SSH connection. Yes, I've already done your guides, already tried your "Dealing with firewalls and proxies" article and the problem is still occuring. I am using Win7 32bit, Windows Firewall is disabled, haven't any third-party firewalls, ESET Nod32 Antivirus is …
LVM and cloning HDs
Using Linux, I have several backup levels. One of them is a periodical sector by sector copy (using ) of my laptop harddisk to an external USB disk. Yes, I have other backups too, like remote rsync. This approach (the disk ) is OK when cloning a HDD with no LVM volumes, since I can plug the externa…
Why are camera files typically prefixed "DSCN" or something similar?
I've noticed that files from my digital camera are always saved on the SD card as . Some other cameras also save with this naming scheme, but others yet save with the prefix , and sometimes even other strings. Is there any significance to these prefixes? Does it mean anything to the computer when i…