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file permission in zip/7z/rar?
I want to package my application for linux, I use zip/tar.gz/7z/rar to do the compress in Windows. Because I do the compress in Windows, so when I extract the package in Linux, the file permission is reset. The problem is Only the tar.gz can let me extract runable files, other format (zip/7z/rar) n…
How to tell GEDIT to reload currently opened file
I am using GEDIT and I would like to have a shortcut key that allows me to tell GEDIT (on Ubuntu) to force reloading from file system the currently opened file. How can I do that?
Disable Windows 7 taskbar grouping. Not combining
Possible Duplicate: Any way to “ungroup” taskbar items in Win7? I've look near and far but I cannot find a way (setting or hack) to prevent Windows 7 from grouping taskbar buttons together that are "related". I'm not talking about the option to combine or collapse related buttons into one item. I c…
How can I block access to Facebook in Google Chrome?
My daughter is addicted to this site, and this is having an adverse impact on her studies. What methods are there to prevent her accessing Facebook in Google Chrome? Kindly help
Virtualizing Windows Home Server
I'm thinking about virtualizing Windows Home Server, mainly just for some testing and troubleshooting (right now, anyways -- nothing long term). I've got hardware that should easily pull it off, but because WHS can be a bit of its own beast the way it does file replication, etc., I was wondering if…
Why can't I get the right screen resolution in Ubuntu?
My screen resolution in windows and previous version of ubuntu (9.04) was 1152 x 864. But in Ubuntu 10.04 it gives me an option of 1024 x 786 and 1360 x 786, how can I change it to 1152 x 864 ? Is there any way I can change my screen resolution to 1152 x 864 ? Thanks. Edit : I am sorry I forgot to …
How to automatically eject external drive after Time Machine runs
I have a MacBook Pro which I regularly dock to an external monitor. I have my mouse, keyboard, and iPhone dock, and an external hard drive connected via a USB hub so that I only have to make one USB connection when docking. The external hard drive is used for Time Machine backups. Every time I undo…
How do I change the resolution of circles in Sketchup
Whenever I draw a circle in Sketchup it seems to be made up from 20 straight elements connected together. Can I increase the number of elements used to improve the accuracy of the circle?
How to change font color in Excel based on cell value?
How do you change the font color of a column of cells based on their entered value? I've got a column with the heading at row 1 and the values starting at row 2 going on down. I want to change font color based on what is entered in the cells. E.g. If the value is Active, than make the color green a…
How to force Fedora 12 to start to text mode?
I have a problem with my newly installed ATI driver so my Fedora 12 boots to a frozen graphic mode display. I need to force it to boot to text mode interface to start adjusting my X configuration. What to do? This is a new Fedora 12 installation without any change to GRUB etc. Thanks!
Cannot manually update database for locate?
I've been trying to update the databases used by locate on my Macbook (10.6.3 Snow Leopard) but even following the commands shown in this thread hasn't gotten me anywhere. I just get an error from it - if I try to use it via sudo, I get some racket about permission denied for such-n-such directory.…
Windows 7 can't sleep (It locks instead)
I have a problem with my Windows 7 desktop. Everything works fine, except that it can't goes sleep, when I try to make it sleeps (clicking on "Sleep" on the start menu), it just locks the session (It does like if I clicked on "lock"), I have no problems with the Sleep mode with Linux on the same co…
Count number of rows with conditions met in two columns
I have some Excel columns that look like this. How can I write an Excel formula for: count the number of rows with 'James' in column B, and 'Upheld' in column C? I know how to do each of these conditions individually (using COUNTIF), but I'm not sure of the best way to combine them. Thanks!
Is it OK to install 32 bit programs in "Program Files" on 64 bit windows instead of "Program Files (x86)?
My understanding is that by convention, 32 bit programs go in "Program Files (x86)", and 64 bit programs go in "Program Files" on 64 bit windows. Further that generally, well-behaved installers will get that right for you, and no decisions need to be made. However, I've been asked to override the d…
How can I throttle down Dropbox's IO operations?
Empirical evidence suggests that Dropbox's indexing at startup time is the main source of slowdown for my Windows 7 partition -- things grind down to a crawl when the indexing is in progress and resume to normal after this step is done and the dropbox icon turns to a green checkmark. How can I make…
How can I make and upload a torrent file?
How can I make and upload a torrent file?
Restore open applications, documents, and window state
When working on a project, I generally have a couple of Explorer windows open to relevant folders and a couple of applications (e.g. Eclipse and a form development tool) open to specific project-related documents. There's a lot of value in that context, and I'd like to find a way to save a set of o…
ssh-agent and screen
A while back on StackOverflow, I asked this question about ssh-agent and crontab. I have a similar question now about ssh-agent and screen on linux systems. So, on my Mac, ssh-agent launches at system startup, so it's always available to me. I think it would be true under my linux (redhat el5/fedor…
Windows 7 Desktop Icons corrupt
I've just run into an issue on Windows 7 whereby a couple of my desktop icons are not showing correctly, see screenshot: I've tried deleting the icon cache and also changing the Max Cached Icons setting in the registry and rebooting, but neither have helped. If I browse to C:\eclipse where my Eclip…
How can I find files that are not modified in the last five months?
At our university we have the policy that on certain disks' data is deleted if it is not modified for six months. Now I would like to list all files that have not been modified in the last five months. How can I do this? I have access to all basic Linux tools, like Bash, find, etc.