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Disable SQL Server at windows startup (VS 2010)
After I installed Windows 7, booting lasted for about 40 seconds. Then I installed VS2010 and booting is 20 seconds longer. In task manager I see SQL Server process running. Is there a way to disable these programs at startup and fasten booting?
Is there a way to "redirect" a click on a URL in a VirtualBox guest to open in the host OS browser?
I'm using VirtualBox OSE on Ubuntu 10.04. I have a Windows 7 guest VM which I use almost exclusively for MS Outlook to access my Exchange mailbox. If I click a URL in Outlook it obviously opens in IE in the guest VM, is there any way to have it perform a redirect of some sort? If I click a URL insi…
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)?
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…
What happens if the private key of a Certificate Authority(CA) like Verisign is leaked?
I was just wondering what will happen if the private key of a CA is leaked? Won't it be then possible to make fake certificates for any other website?
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:)
Searching inside XML files from Windows Explorer
I have a Windows XP SP2 system where the Windows Explorer search is not able to find text in XML files. Is there some setting that enables searching in XML files? Search does find my text in and files in the same folder.
How to test thousands of MP3 files whether they're playable?
I just managed to recover lots of mp3 from a bad HDD. Is there a way to test all these files if they are playable? I don't want to hit next a few thousand times.
Move a window back into the visible area in Xubuntu?
On my laptop, after I use a higher-resolution external monitor, applications will sometimes place themselves outside the visible area of my desktop. How do I move them back into the visible area? (No part of the window is visible, so I can't use the mouse.) I'm running Xubuntu 9.10 (XFCE)
Best linux distro for cuda development
Can someone suggest the best linux distro for CUDA development. The reason why I'm asking is that I tried installing the latest cuda SDK in Fedora 12, and it was a real pain in the neck. It took me 8 hours to get the nouveau driver removed and the nvidia-driver installed. After that somehow the OS …
Howto unzip ".xz" file with 7z and lzma
I tried to uncompressed a "*.xz" file with both 7z and lzma. But they gave me such message: and with lzma with other option:
DIG Command = What Parameters are required to retrieve the zone file version?
What parameters are required to retrieve the zone file version, when using the Linux command (of any of the "Root DNS" servers/zonefiles like versign etc...)?
Finding all directories in a repository with svn property: svn-ignore
How can I find all the directories in my svn repository with the property of svn:ignore?
How can I disable the CTRL-ALT-DEL key combination completely on XP/Vista/7?
I have been googling extensively to figure this out, and nobody seems to be able to give a direct answer. Let me start by saying that I'm NOT talking about requiring CTRL-ALT-DEL to enter logon information. I'm working on a golf simulator program which is used at golf centers. I need the ability to…
Autochk cannot run due to an error caused by a recently installed software package
When I reboot my Windows 7 machine, I get the error: The only way I can get rid of it is to boot from the Windows install DVD, get into command prompt and run chkdsk. Then when I reboot from the hard disk, there is no error, however, it eventually comes back. Any ideas?
bash completion processing gone bad, how to debug?
It all started with a simple and now Space Tab gives nothing where it normally should give filenames. Oddly, works as expected. I clearly have a workaround, but I'd like to know what is catching my for special processing. is no help as shares the same settings as which does filename completion corr…
Unix 'grep' for a string within all gzip files in all subdirectories
How do I grep for a string recursively through all files in all directories and subdirectories?
What does capital W do in VIM?
in VIM sometimes when saving, I accidentally hit capital W instead of its lowercase brother. I am prompted for my system password, so I assume it is running a sudo command of some sort, but do you know what? Thank you!
black backgrounds appear grey on gnome-terminal
Running gnome under Ubuntu Lucid I had to edit both my .muttrc and my vim colorscheme to change the background color from to in order to get a proper black background (or, more accurately, to retain the terminal's default black background). Setting it to resulted in a dark grey background. This onl…