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On Mac OS X how can I see how much memory is being used by what programs?
On Mac OS X how can I see how much memory is being used by what programs?
Can I use my MacBook Pro as the screen for a mac mini
I want to buy another Apple machine and instead of buying a whole new laptop, I am thinking of buying just a Mac mini and use my MacBook Pro screen as the screen for it. Is that possible ? What kind of connector would I need ? Would a simple USB cable do ? I am ready to buy a video connector for 30…
Strange directory under C: of Windows 7
Possible Duplicate: Windows Updates Folders (With Strange Names) in C drive I have a folder named "ed6b7b66d9c1d645bfce0f8b33c3" under C: of Windows 7. I was wondering what its purpose is and if it is safe to delete? Thanks! It takes up 120 MB. Its content is as follows:
What is the best way to change drives through command line on a mac?
What is the best way to change drives through command line on a mac?
Performance of Multiple RAM Sticks Compared to Single Sticks
It's no secret that using two physical drives gives better performance than two partitions on the same physical drive; because there are two devices, they each have their own platters, head, caches, controllers, etc. (eventual system bottlenecks and such aside). I'm wondering if the same thing is t…
How do I substitute environment variables when I ouput a file?
I'd like to somehow spit out a file (which has env variable references) and substitute the actual values. This is what I've tried, but as you can see it's not working. Any ideas?
cron can't read PYTHONPATH environment variables?
I have added to the PYTHONPATH on my server's .bash_profile file. However it appears that cron isn't reading from it because I am getting import errors. If I run the exact command cron calls on the command line it works, but if I send the error output of cron to a separate file, its failing on the …
SSH dynamic port forwarding, "Connection refused"
I am trying to do dynamic portforwarding using openssh through a remote computer following this command: This should set up a socks server on my comp as I assume. I am able to use this for normal browsing but can't connect to IRC or remote ssh (through proxychains). I get this error: A high verbosi…
Compiling vim with xterm_clipboard support
I checked out latest vim7 from cvs repository. I tried: but I got - I tried: but I got - . Can someone please tell me the correct way to configure with xterm_clipboard support? Edit I tried in the directory, but got at the end.
How do I append user-defined environment variables to the system variable PATH in Windows 7?
I have two user defined variables: ANT_HOME set to %USERPROFILE%\Developer\Tools\Apache\Apache Ant\apache-ant-1.8.2 JAVA_HOME set to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_23 And I want append those paths to the System variable so I can access the executables in their bin folders. I tried PATH set to [othe…
Netstat -a command : Difference between 0.0.0.0 and 127.0.0.1
When running netstat -a on my local machine, i see ports on the 0.0.0.0 address listening. I would assume that 0.0.0.0 is my local machine, except that i also see 127.0.0.1 listening to specific ports. What is the 0.0.0.0 address? What is the difference between 0.0.0.0 and 127.0.0.1? Below is an ex…
Creating an alias containing bash history expansion
I often forget to run a command with sudo, so I find myself often typing immediately afterwards. I tried aliasing this, but bash chokes on the part. Is there some way to represent this shortcut within an alias?
How to set default permissions for files moved or copied to a directory?
My question is similar to How to set the default file permissions on ALL newly created files in linux - but differs in important ways: I want all files created in (or copied to or moved to) a certain directory to inherit a set of default permissions that is different from the system default. Ration…
Put tar'd files in a subdirectory
I have a directory setup like the following: I would like to create a tar file so that when it's extracted the structure will look something like this: How could I get this to work by using ? For reference, the current command that I'm using is:
Linux Bitlocker equivalent
Bitlocker is a harddrive encryption data protection tool which comes with Windows Vista Ultimate and 7. Does anyone know an equivalent for Linux distros like Fedora and Ubuntu?
how do I re-enable "unresponsive script" warning in Firefox?
I have disabled the warning with "do not ask again" check box, now I want to get the warning again. How can I re-enable it?
Is it a bad idea to keep a Macbook pro always on?
Possible Duplicate: Is it better to use laptop on battery or on AC power? I never turn off a macbook pro I've at home. It's always connected with the power source, but with the lid closed. Is there a problem? Is the battery going to die slowly because of this?
Setting up wifi router as a switch for Internet Connection Sharing
Can my laptop with a 3G connection share its Internet via a Wifi router (Dlink DIR-615)? If so, what should I set on my laptop, on my router or on the devices connecting to the router?
dd gets slower while reading and writing
user@user-laptop:~$ sudo dd if=sd_backup of=/dev/sdd bs=4M conv=noerror,sync How come dd gets slower after copying this 8GB file? What can I do about it?
How can I send a literal tab to bash in emacs' shell-mode?
I want to bypass comint-mode's completion support completely, instead relying on the subordinate process to do it for me. Specifically, if I'm running: emacs shell-mode bash Then I want to be passed to the bash process and expanded by it. If I'm running: emacs shell-mode bash psql Then I'd want to …