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3GB RAM Installed and Detected by BIOS, Windows Vista 32bit Only Sees 2GB
I am attempting to install more RAM on a Windows Vista 32bit machine which is using a X6DAL-XG motherboard and the RAM amount reported in the BIOS is 3GB+, but Windows is only reporting 2GB installed. The motherboard has 6 RAM bays which I have populated with various combinations of 4 1GB sticks, a…
Change default calendar starting weekday in Windows XP
In the "Date and Time Properties" dialog of Windows XP (reachable by double-clicking on the time/date on the taskbar) the week in the calendar starts on Monday. I would like to change it so that it starts on Sunday. How can this be done?
Which way is the fastest to `dd` to the last 512 kilobytes of disk
I have a 512G disk and I want to clear the last 512k bytes at the end of the disk. I usually clear it by the whole disk. Which way is the fastest to do this operation?
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 …
Minimal rsync installation without need for cygwin
Is there a way to install rsync on Windows XP without having to use cygwin? I don't want to install cygwin because it takes lot of space. Moreover, I need to make it communicate with a rsync daemon on Linux, therefore alternatives to rsync on Windows won't help.
Professional graphics cards a "must" for rendering static environments?
I'm not sure if the title is clear but with more words what I want to say is: I'm building a PC for a decorator who's main work is to render photorealistic images of house interiors. For that she uses 3dsMax and AutoCAD with Accurender and Photoshop. Is there a need for professional graphics card l…
Is there a free PDF printer / distiller that creates signable documents?
I've used various methods (mentioned elsewhere on this site) to create PDFs, using a printer driver or converting from PostScript, etc. The common problem is that if I open any of the output files in the newer versions of Adobe Reader, there's an option to "Place Signature" but it's greyed out, or …
How to fight off against a government's internet censorship?
I live in a country where the left-wing totalitarian regime that it's our government has begun the procedures (legal and physical) to restrict the internet access of it's citizens following the footsteps of China and Cuba. I believe that free access to information is a human right and should not be…
How do I create a shortcut that opens Cygwin bash shell on a directory of my choosing (UNC especially)?
Given a standard installation of Cygwin for Windows XP, I would like to create a standard Explorer shortcut that opens a bash shell already open on a directory of my choosing. The directory is a UNC path. The standard cygwin.bat doesn't work because it invokes cmd.exe, and cmd.exe does not like UNC…
How does firefox cache DNS requests/replies?
I was wondering how, if it all, does firefox cache say, google.com to its respective IP?
How can i retreive a mysql database from a hard drive?
My mythtv box crashed because of a corrupted hard drive. I can see my data when connected it to another computer. I need to know how I can retrieve the database so I can load it on my new drive.
Make Thunderbird show message list like Outlook?
Does anyone know how to change the layout (either option or extension) for Thunderbird 3 to make it look like the default layout in Outlook? Basically, in Vertical View, I can get my Folders on the left, next to a 2 line listing of each message (Sender and Time line 1, Subject on line 2), and Messa…
Any option to change Windows XP default Copy Here naming from "Copy of {name}.{ext}" to "{name}.{ext}.copy"
Is there an option or tool that will allow me to change the default naming convention for files copied into the same directory in Windows (XP) and above. e.g. from: Copy of {name}.{ext} to: {name}.{ext}.copy Currently: Desired: This would make finding/working with duplicated files much easier (they…
Accessing freenode without ports
I'm at a computer where most ports are blocked. Is there still a way to access freenode to ask about programming questions through some webinterface?
How dangerous can JavaScript be?
I have recently started using NoScript (in addition to ABP). It took a little while to get used to it and can occasionally require some clicking when visiting a new site to investigate why the site's not working and where I need to allow JavaScript from. Is the extra security worth it? Some of the …
How to get 2-week view in google calendar
I have the 4-day view not the 2-week view.
How can I easily correct slight rotational misalignment in scanned images
I've got a whole lot of scanned images (> 500) the majority of which were scanned with the paper not completely square. They need to be rotated about 1-5 degrees to be aligned again. Is there any software that does this? I know some scanner drivers do but mine doesn't seem to. Update: It seems that…
Windows Batch Scripting: Newest File Matching a Pattern
This would be lightning quick in linux, but I'm not familiar enough with windows flavour of batch scripting. Basically I want to look for a series of files matching a certain wildcard, and get the one with the most recent modified date. I've gotten as far as: But I'm not sure what manner of compari…
Automatically remove all music from mp3 talk show
Is there a tool that can automatically remove the music sections of a given mp3 file so only the talking part is left? This would create a better listening experience when listening to the file on my portable mp3 player. Currently I'm doing the task manually by looking for 'dense' regions using Aud…
What's the difference between the BitTorrent clients named "BitTorrent" and "µTorrent"?
A similar question was asked but never really addressed the question, I think in part because of confusing terminology. So to be very clear: what's the difference between the two BitTorrent clients, one named "BitTorrent" and the one named "µTorrent"? They look to have identical UIs, right down to …