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What is the difference between "Shell" and "Terminal"?
I am fairly new to Ubuntu and I am loving it! But I don't quite understand the difference between the shell and the terminal. Can any one explain? Someone told me that a terminal is just a "tool" to view the shell, akin to using a browser like Firefox or Chrome to "view" the web. Is his analogy cor…
Excel - conditional formatting in Shapes?
For a long time, I didn't think it was possible to have a Shape (e.g., Text Box) have a value set by formula, but it turns out you can. Similarly, it appears that you can't apply conditional formatting to Shapes (the option is grayed out in the Ribbon in Excel 2007); is there some secret way to wor…
How to prevent an application from running in fullscreen mode in Windows 7?
Is there a way to prevent any program run in full screen mode? I'm usually working with several programs at once, and I find it annoying to be in and out of full screen to go from one to another when that happens. I´m using Windows 7.
tftp vs tftp-hpa
I'm trying to set up a tftp server on my notebook (using Ubuntu 10.4). I've come across many tutorials, however some refer to tftp-hpa and others to tftp. I've noticed that both exist on the repositories, and after reading a while, I understand that hpa is an enhanced version. Should I prefer one o…
Outlook 2010 inbox unread count is wrong
My outlook 2010 inbox shows a count of 3 unread messages, but there are no unread messages in the inbox. There is no view, no filter on the inbox. Do you know a way to force re-calculation of that count ? Thanks
Why does Chrome group my tabs in processes and how can I stop it?
I noticed that in Chrome, it groups all the tabs into one renderer process, at least for me. This is a problem because that makes Chrome really slow from having 150k of RAM to sort through. Is there some way to force it to make every tab a separate process?
What causes "The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation." error?
This question is related to this one. Also, I think it's not duplicate of this question, since I'm not asking about specific device but a more general case. Where can I find information about driver .inf files and how windows checks if they are usable? I know that many people do modify .inf files s…
What's the difference between GeForce and Quadro?
What's the difference between nVidia's GeForce and Quadro lines of graphics cards?
Lack of permission to open user folder
I've experienced some error with my windows vista installation for reasons unknown (just a DELL from late 2008). Whenever I try to start up, the computer immediately reboots without letting me in. I got a new hard drive on which I installed Windows 7 (works ok). I can see my old HD, but I cannot ac…
Renaming an Invalid Filename in NTFS
Recently, I loaned my flash disk to one of my friends, who had Mac OS. He copied a file on it, whose name included a backslash (\). The flash disk is NTFS formatted. Windows does not allow such filenames, and neither opens the file, nor deletes it, nor lets me delete the file. There are naive appro…
Remote desktop session closes immediately after logging in
I have a Windows7 Ultimate x64 machine that I connect to via RDP from multiple places (a few WinXP/Win7 machines, a few iOS devices using different RDP clients). Everything works like a charm. But there's this single 32-bit WinXP SP3 laptop that does not work. Specifically, I can connect, I can log…
Hide all images on a page in Firefox (plain text only)
Can I hide all images displayed on a page in Firefox? I want to view the page in plain text only (with no images). Is there any Firefox add-on for this?
Does VirtualBox support line in and the microphone?
I am running windows 7 on my host which has the microphone working just fine but I cannot get the mic to work under any guest (I have tried Ubuntu 10.4 and Windows XP). I am beginning to think that VirtualBox does not support the microphone.
How to get the URL of a Gmail or other webapp page in Chrome "application shortcut" mode?
In the web browser, if you want to copy the URL of the current page, in normal browser mode, you'd just copy the URL out of the address bar. But when your web app is running in the special "application shortcut" mode of , there is no address bar visible. So how do you find out the URL for your curr…
How does one connect three monitors to one computer?
I want to buy a PC and run three monitors from it. I need the desktop to span across all three. Purpose / intended use This is for pretty demanding gaming applications so I need optimum speed, resolution, and quality in general. I'll need to work with up-to-date graphics hardware. Not necessarily a…
Checking version of GCC compiler in Code::Blocks
How do I check, in Code::Blocks, what version of the GCC compiler am I using?
Is there a browser that allows different instances that don't use the same cookie for the same site?
By default, all browser instances use the same cookie for the same site. Is there a browser that doesn't follow this? Or is there a Firefox plugin that can "wear" different cookies for a specific site?
Batch script: how to check for admin rights
How do I check if the current batch script has admin rights? I know how to make it call itself with runas but not how to check for admin rights. The only solutions I've seen are crude hack jobs.
Checking ssh keys have passphrases
I have a bunch of users, who with SSH keys have access to accounts on other servers. Currently I have a script which collects up the ssh public keys and distributes them to the correct account on the correct servers. What I want to do, is get that script to check that any given users ssh key has a …
Batch Convert OpenOffice (ODT) to MS Word (DOC) files?
I have a directory full of OpenOffice.org files that I'd like to batch-convert to files. Is there an easy way to do this? (bonus points if your answer uses OpenOffice and a Linux command-line)