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How can I connect a DVI monitor to the VGA port in my laptop?
Is there a device I can buy that will convert the analog signal to digital?
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…
Emacs + git: auto commit every 5 minutes
How can I set up emacs to automatically git commit every time I save an open file or periodically?
Where are Wireless Profiles stored in Ubuntu
Where does Ubuntu store profiles that allow it to remember the credentials to private wireless networks that it has previously authenticate to and used? I just replaced my Uncle's hard drive with a new one and installed Ubuntu 10.04 on it (he had Ubuntu 9.10 on his old hard drive. He is at my house…
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?
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)?
How to configure installed Ruby and gems?
My current returns: How can I change path to my own without uninstalling? OS: Debian Linux
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 …
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…
Multiple Java environment on the same Linux machine
What's is the most efficient way to install multiple concurrent Java JDK versions on the same Linux machine? I need Java5 whilst my current Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic comes loaded with Java6. I know I could setup a VM for this but I am looking for alternatives.
Windows Explorer slow response when disconnect from the network
As a Systems Admin I have seen this issue repeatedly and it drives me crazy. Basically the problem occurs when you open My Documents or My Computer (Windows Explorer) there is a big delay ranging from 5-25 seconds before it actually opens and shows the content. Sometimes the problem continues with …
How can I monitor the CPU usage of one process over a period of time?
I want to know what the average CPU usage is of a particular executable on my PC over a day. I could write a C# app to do this, but I figured this is exactly the sort of app Superuser would know about if it exists! I'm using Windows 7 64 bit, in case it matters! Thanks!
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 …
How can I determine if a file or executable has a keylogger included with it?
I had a program created for me recently and didn't really think about it being executable posing a threat since I pretty much trust the source, but not completely. I then thought about the fact that a keylogger, or any kind of spyware or malicious software could've been possibly binded to it. This …
Notepad switches
What command line switches exist for Notepad? I found a few: Are there others?
Assign default program to scanner button
When I press the start button on my Epson V500 Photo scanner, I am confronted with 4 choices of which I always need the same one. How can I make the start button on my scanner automaticaly start the same application without user intervention? I am using win7 home 64bit.
Mac OS X Terminal not logging in
I am running Mac OS X version 10.6.3 and when I open the terminal (with terminal.app or iterm) it just hangs on the login process. I've tried restarting, changing the startup command to /bin/bash, and deleting the terminal preference file. All to no avail.
Vim-like keyboard input in all text fields in all programs
So, I'm addicted to vim and often add lots of garbage to regular text fields when I try to use vim commands and am not in vim. I thought to myself, why can't vim be EVERYWHERE?! Then it struck me. Why not? Has anyone written a program that could redirect input/current text fields into a vim buffer …
Is there a Vim-like word processor?
I've realized that Vim makes some basic tasks very efficient (cutting, deleting, pasting...) I would love to have those features in a word processor. Does anyone know one (I prefer open source).
Visio 2010, how to change the text to horizontal on a line that is vertically aligned?
I have a line that is pointing downwards. I have added some text description to this line and I would like it to be horizontally aligned, but I can't find a way to change the orientation. By default the text faces the same direction as the line (arrow). How can I get the text to be horizontally ali…