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Remove a user's password using "net" command'
Is it possible to remove a user's password using the net command? I tried "net user <name> *" and just hitting return twice, but this does not work as expected. Is there any other way to do this? (I'd gladly take non-net commands, as long as they are built-in in XP SP3). Edit: Seems, I did not make…
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 …
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…
Determine what files are being accessed by a process
How would I find out all the files a particular process accesses? I am using Ubuntu 9.04.
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…
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 …
Changing location of sticky notes file on Windows 7
I want to synchronize the Windows 7 Sticky Notes file, notwithstanding Martha's excellent points in: How do I move Sticky Notes content to another computer. On different machines %appdata% will point to different physical locations, so I want to move the location to a common one that I use to synch…
How to get 2-week view in google calendar
I have the 4-day view not the 2-week view.
Lossless video editing on Linux?
Is there a simple Linux program that allows for video editing without reencoding? All I want to do is extract the video between time T1 and T2 and write that to a new file. All my searches are turning up empty. I'm considering trying emacs -- copying and pasting blobs of binary. Does a better solut…
why is some of my swap space being used, when I still have unused RAM?
More of a curiosity than a problem; and, I admit, something of an embarassingly basic question: I've noticed that on many occasions, on my Linux machine I will have ~500MB of swap space in use, even though I have ~600MB of unused RAM. My naive high-level understanding was, swap space doesn't kick i…
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 can I use SVN through a proxy?
How can I use Subversion through a proxy? Currently the only way for my to connect to the internet through a proxy, so a proxy has to be specified.
Why is Num Lock disabled by default in Ubuntu?
Why did anyone ever it would be a good idea to disable Num Lock on Linux at startup? It annoys the heck outta me.
keyboard shortcut to right alignment in XP (any text box)
Somehow I accident made text input in any text box becomes right alignment (OS-wide). I guess it might be 'windows+(somekey)' or 'ctrl+(somekey)'. Does anyone know this shortcut? and how to restore it back to default left alignment. Thanks!
How to find my VPN client IP in windows
When I run and I get the following: Is there a command that prints only the my_lab(VPN) IP address, ie 10.2.251.41?
How to share an external USB drive over network in OS X?
I have an external USB drive mounted on my Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" box. I want to share a folder on this volume to another OS X computer over LAN. How is it possbile? If I simply enable the built-in File Sharing service and share the directory (using the AFP protocol), it won't be accessible o…
How can I record system sounds (apps) in Audacity?
Or another similar program? All I want to do is record the sounds coming from say firefox, or any other app, for use as samples in music. I need to do this in both windows and linux (ubuntu 9.10). I have looked through the preferences of audacity but didn't find anything that let me select the syst…
Setting environment variables in Linux for all processes
I am using Ubuntu 9.1 (Karmic Koala) on my server. A simple matter of setting environment variables so that they are globally available across all processes is driving me crazy and I'd appreciate some help! I've tried setting them by using the export command in several different 'usual suspect' loc…
Can't remove printer from Windows 7
I am running Windows 7/64-bit (Ultimate). I recently replaced my printer. For some reason, I cannot remove the printer from Windows. I have gone to Start | Devices and Printers, right-clicked on the printer and chosen "remove device". Everything appears seems to work -- I get a UAC elevation prompt…
Why isn't Telnet enabled by default in Windows 7?
When I pinged my mailserver from the command prompt using: I got the error . I looked for a workaround and then found that Telnet was unchecked by default in Windows. Once i checked it, it started working.