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How to disable broadcast messages on my linux session?
I get every 10 min many broadcast messages (maybe by other user). How can I disable those broadcast messages, in order to not see them on my screen?
How can I extract an icon from a file-type and apply it to a shortcut?
I have a file of type that has a nice icon. I would like to set that icon as the icon for a shortcut on my desktop. However, the "change icon" option in the properties dialog can only extract icons from s, s, and s. I have had no luck finding the / / from which this file's icon originates. How can …
Download Virus/Malware Purposefully
Where can I download a virus, work, trojan, etc. for analysis? Yes, I'm actually hunting for malware, rather than keeping it at bay and hiding behind antivirus software and firewalls. I plan to analyze it in a lab for a project, but don't know where to even begin finding one.
Rsync to stdout?
I have access to backup server via rsync protocol (only rsync, nothing else). Now, I want to fetch file from there (which is .tar.gz) and pass it directly to tar command, without saving the archive in local filesystem. To visualize, with ssh access I could: And I will get uncompressed backup locall…
How to I use Textmate color themes with vim?
I have a textmate color theme I really like this, But I am a hardcore vim user. Is there an easy (painless) way for me to use this color scheme with vim?
What is the difference between safety and security?
Question What is the difference between safety and security in the context of information management or computer science? Elaboration This could be the canonical answer for people searching for it. Let me know if superuser.com is the wrong site for this question. I have, of course, googled it and h…
How can I use a keyfile on a removable USB drive for my encrypted root in Debian?
Recently set up root encryption with a couple of LVM volumes inside one LUKS volume, and I am just a little confused as to how I would go about getting it to automatically unlock using a keyfile stored on a USB flash drive, I presume I would have to put the drive in the fstab inside my initramfs (i…
How can I recover a crashed hard drive?
My hard drive from my MacBook crashed and died hard last week. I replaced the drive with a new one, and installed 10.6/Snow Leopard on it. The old drive is now in a usb enclosure, and I really need to recover the data from it. The problem is, it won't mount and when it's connected with USB, OSX doe…
Installing Mercurial 1.5.4 on Ubuntu 10.04
I've downloaded the source and tried to install via the README instructions: but I get the following errors: Keep in mind that I know I can install using: but that gets me an older version (1.4.3-1). So, what's going on?
Battery charge suddenly drops from about 25% to 6%
I own a Lenovo Y500 series laptop. The battery being an year old lasts only 1 hour. But the strange thing is that, when the charge comes down to 25-20 it drops to 6%(critical battery level) in a moment. Please suggest some solution (other than replacing the battery). P.S. : I do many battery saving…
Will mirroring with an SSD improve read performance?
If you use Windows 7 to mirror a volume across an SSD drive and a mechanical hard drive, will the read performance be similar to a single SSD drive? I.e. is Windows smart enough to read from them both and use the data that comes back first?
Snow Leopard: make command not found, even though XCode is installed?
So I've installed XCode on Snow Leopard. Why am I getting messages like this: What do I need to do to resolve this issue? Solution: I'm not sure what happened, but I was able to fix the problem by downloading the newest version of XCode and reinstalling it. Now I can see that I have make installed …
Are there computer monitors that don't use backlight technology?
I'm looking for a computer monitor or computer research being done into having computers not use a backlight, and instead just work off what light is reflected of things in the environment. This would have great outdoor application, since all computer displays are pretty much useless in the sun for…
Looking for a good annotation tool for PDF documents on Windows
I noticed that on my Mac, the program Preview allows you annotate PDF documents. If I open up the same PDF file in Adobe Reader on the PC, I can see the annotations in the Comments pane, but I cannot create new ones. I'm guessing that both programs are using some standard defined in PDF documents f…
How to insert image inline, in email composed with OWA?
When I am composing an email message in OWA 8.1.359.2, how do I insert an image in the body of the email, inline with text (not attachment)?
Putty freezes at random when logging into a remote machine in another continent
I have to ssh to a remote machine in Europe from Asia every day for my work. But Putty freezes sometimes at totally random times and I have no choice but to close and re-open a new ssh session. It's frustrating especially when I'm editing something or executing a long running program. I know the qu…
Are there any expert configuration guides for VLC Media Player?
Are there any expert configuration guides for tweaking the best out of VLC Media Player? I know that there is the documentation but I'm looking for a guide that takes you through the most important settings of the configuration to tweak it up a little, like those that you can find on tweakguides.com
Password-protect a directory, but not that directory's files?
I was just wondering if it was possible to protect a directory with a username/password combination using .htaccess and .htpasswd files, but not protect the files within. i.e. One is able to link, say, images within that directory to friends, but browsing the directory itself would not be allowed w…
Block all third party domains from web pages
When I'm browsing the web, I'd like to not be tracked by any third party services like Facebook or Google. For instance, if I visit somepage.com I don't want my browser requesting things from facebook.com unless I allow it. However, if I visit facebook.com, Facebook still works. Does anyone know of…
Where is my software installed in Linux?
I use and find: , which is a very long bash file. How can I find where matlab is installed, I mean, its installed folder. EDIT: I used the following method: open matlab and use edit svds.m to open the svds.m file and the editor shows the folder:)