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Mac OS X Shortcut Maximize window
Is there really no way that I can maximize or unmaximize a window in Mac OS X with just the keyboard? (Currently using 10.6.3)
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:
Can I increase the sound volume in my computer (Windows 7) beyond the volume control?
Can I increase the sound volume in my computer beyond the volume control without additional hardware or speakers? In Windows, I feel many video files sound very low even after increasing the volume to the highest level. Why is that? Is there any software that can increase volume level? I use Media …
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:)
What is making iTunes stop playing when my computer idles?
I've got a rare weekend with nothing to do, so I'm getting some housework done. I have iTunes playing for some background noise. Every 20 minutes or so, it just stops playing; if I move the mouse it starts again. I'm on Windows 7 64-bit. My power settings have my monitor turning off at 10 minutes a…
Does Mac OS X throttle the RATE of socket creation?
This may seem programming related, but this is an OS question. I'm writing a small high performance daemon that takes thousands of connections per second. It's working fine on Linux (specifically Ubuntu 9.10 on EC2). On Mac OS X if I throw a few thousand connections at it (roughly about 16350) in a…
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 …
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...)?
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…
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.
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…
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?
How do I turn off auto-accent in Windows 7?
When I type in double e's like "teeth", the double e's are automatically replaced with ê. It's quite annoying as I can't type some double letters. How do I turn this off?
Is it possible to toggle hidden files without relaunching Finder?
There are several ways how to toggle hidden files - via a shell command, or AppleScript, or Automator action, or even a Dashboard widget. All of them close and reopen Finder windows, which is quite annoying. On the other hand, for the Open File dialog one can easily toggle hidden files by pressing …
Why is H.264 video so much faster in an FLV container than in an MP4 container?
I am developing a tube site, and currently having issues with H.264 format. I noticed that YouTube put their hi-def videos into an MP4 container, so logically I did the same. Next, I installed for lighttpd to make streaming and timeline-scrubbing work. The problem is that large files (>500MB at som…
How can I open Outlook Calendar to a 2-3 week view by default?
I use Outlook 2007, and I like to view my calendar 2 (or sometimes 3) weeks at a time. Its relatively easy to do, by dragging my mouse across several weeks in the mini calendar. BUT... it never stays that way. As soon as I change to Contacts and back to Calendar, the view resets to showing a whole …
Microsoft Security Essentials & MsMpEng.exe hogging resources
I've been using MSE for a couple months now, never had a single problem. All of a sudden the process "MsMpEng.exe" will randomly go crazy and hog all my system resources so I can't do anything unless I kill it in the task manager. (I've quit the program for now and my comp is running smooth). When …
How to convert stardict dictionary file format to any readable format?
How to convert stardict dictionary file format to any readable format (xml, txt or something)?
Disable Windows 7’s “Open File - Security Warning” dialog for exe on local drive?
I am trying to run Eclipse java-galileo-SR2-win32 when I get . The files are just extracted from a zip file and put into a directory " ". The Internet Explorer settings for adding network drives to the intranet zone do not work on local drives. Also there is no option to 'unblock' the file in the f…