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How to log out from skype app?
I have installed the Skype-App for Windows 8 and a friend logged in first with his account. Now I want to log him out to log in myself with my account but there is no Logout option. I tried to ...
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Install Windows Store apps from the command-line
We can install AppX packages (Metro/Modern/Microsoft-style UI apps) by using the following PowerShell command:
add-appxpackage C:\path-to-app.appx
But, I want to install free Windows Store apps ...
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What happens to Modern-UI apps when they aren't in the foreground?
If I start a Modern-UI app and then switch to a different app or a normal program running on the desktop, what happens to the first app? I've heard something about the first app being suspended, but ...
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Where is a typical Linux program installed
I mean not just the binary, but its libraries, config files and data (strictly speaking all files). Also when I download a package where is it best to extract it. If I move these files will the app be ...
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How do I make it so that all executables can run as administrator?
I'm trying to install Angry Birds on my Windows 7 PC. During installation, it shows an error that it can't be installed becaus i don't have administrator privileges, but I do have those.
When I right ...
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WinMerge and Diffmerge
I prefer Winmerge to Diffmerge.
But the one thing I envy is diffmerge's folder diff feature.
Diffmerge shows, for complecate folders and subfolders, only different files(not folders).
Winmerge shows ...
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How to monitor which application is consuming the network?
In Ubuntu I can see the total network usage from the 'System Monitor', but how do I know which application is consuming the network bandwidth? I would like to know the network consumption at a ...
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How do I check the version of a Modern UI (Metro) Application? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I find the version of a Windows 8 store/RT app I have installed?
As any Windows software, Modern UI apps have a release version, but I couldn't find it by looking ...
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Any keystroke-launcher alternative to Launchy and Executor on Windows?
does anybody know a good an actively developed alterantive to the keystroke-launcher Launchy or Executor? Launchy seems no longer to be under development. Executor also seems not to be developed ...
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Screencast several application windows at once in Microsoft Windows
I have several (20+) applications running on a Microsoft Windows PC. What I would like is a solution that allows me to broadcast the window of each application in a webpage, in readonly mode (there's ...
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Looking for a quick way to see if an application is running
In Windows 7, I'm looking for a quick way to see if a certain application is running or not. (The specifics of the application don't matter - it could be
Notepad or Internet Explorer, for example.)
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What's the difference between an application, a process and a service?
I know that an application is a program that you interact with on the desktop, but what exactly are processes and services?
Are services classified as processes or is it the other way round?
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How to Sync windows application between laptop and desktop
How to Sync windows application between laptop and desktop >
I have same configuration ( hardware and OS- e.g. windows 7 64 bit) on my desktop and laptop.
I want to know if there any sync tool which ...
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Using Apps on non-iOS devices?
Is there anyway to keep using the apps that I bought, if I no longer have an iOS device?
I am wondering if there is some sort iOS simulator on the PC.
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Windows: Automatically restart application when closes
I have a server application that I want to be running whenever the computer is running and usually this is the case, except sometimes I'll find it to have closed by itself. Is there a bat or script I ...
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Custom app installer like Ninite?
I'm looking for something similar to Ninite, that would let me package tools we use in our dev environment without having to go out and download each separately. Is there something out there that does ...
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Executing symbolic link to exe - “The specified path does not exist”
When trying to execute a symbolic link which points to an exe file (on Windows 7), the "Open with" windows appears. When renaming it to a ".exe" file, it says "The specified path does not exist. Check ...
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Change location of where pictures/videos are saved using the Camera App in Windows 8
Does anyone know how I can change the location of where pictures/videos are saved using the Camera App in Windows 8?
I've had a look in the hidden and very difficult to get into "Windows Apps" folder ...
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Why are so few applications 64-bit? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
32-bit vs. 64-bit systems
I've come to realize nearly every application I use is for 32-bit processors. Why are most programs still like this, considering almost all ...
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Application to automatically switch between two applications in Windows
Does an application exist that will cause the computer to switch (bring in to focus) between two different applications, on a timer? This is for Windows 7.
I need this for a screen that will display ...
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Can I use android app on PC?
I use android-x86 on PC using VMware or virtualbox.
I wonder how I can install android application.
(Assume that the app is freely available from android market.)
My PC OS is Windows 7 (32bit)
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Where does Less.app store its configuration files?
Less.app is a very cool tool for using LESS / CSS - but I can't figure out where it stores its configuration file.
I thought perhaps it was storing it in this file:
~/Library/Application ...
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Keyboard shortcut to cycle through programs (rather than just the alt-tab switch)?
This question applies to both Windows and Mac OS X because I intend to use my mouse (Logitech G700) with both of them.
The idea is I want one of my configurations to use two of my buttons to switch ...
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How to access AppStore from Windows 8 in unsupported region?
I am from Myanmar and I am now using Windows 8. The Windows 8 App Store is not supported in our country, but still I would like to open and download applications from it.
So, how can I access App ...
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What's the difference between a program, application and software installed on an Operating System? [closed]
Perhaps they are synonyms or perhaps they carry different meanings to categorize the various 'installed tools' on a computer. I'd like to clarify.
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How to Re-install an App that Shows up in the Appstore as 'Update' Instead of 'Buy App'
So long story short:
I dropped the wrong app into 'clean my mac' and I hit 'cancel' but it was too late by that point.
I rebooted and appstore said it had an update, when I opened appstore it was ...
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Checking for latest installers of famous freeware/opensource software
I always store in my HDD setup files of software which I generally install after windows installation (like google chrome, skype ... etc). Updating these setup files manually.
I wonder if there is ...
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How do I move iTunes properly to a new computer? (music, multiple iPads and their apps, etc.)
Current Setup
iTunes on a dying laptop (Windows 7)
Music purchased through iTunes and partially synced to multiple iPads
iPads registered through iTunes
apps downloaded directly to iPads
iPads OS's ...
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Windows 8 shortcut keys for Modern UI (tiled) Apps
Is there a way to assign shortcut keys like Ctrl+Alt+E (or non-used Windows+key) to Modern UI (Tiled) Apps.
Some of them are useful to be able to bounce in and out of them with a keystroke.
I'm ...
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Chrome “Create application shortcuts” Shortcut
Is there an extension for Chrome which will launch the current website in a new browser window with no toolbar and associate it with the website's custom icon, very similar to what happens when you ...
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Why is my Application's Icon grayed out in OS X Lion?
In the Applications folder on OS X I have a few programs that are "grayed out":
I tried running Repair Disk Permissions in the Disk Utility but it doesn't fix this.
I tried looking at the ...
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Applications Installtion Location
Where is the best place to install applications? By default it seems to be the Programs folder in Windows, but this fills up quickly and I now have little of my initial 20Gb OS space remaining. Is ...
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Bash Fastest Way to Rewrite Screen
I am using bash on Mac OS X as well as Lubuntu. One of the annoying things about when I make console applications is that
clear
will add a whole (x-number) of lines to the console. And then I ...
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Multiple desktop app for windows 7/8
Do you know of a good software that enables you to have multiple desktops on windows 7/8? Some requirements include:
Very user friendly
Easy to switch between desktops
Persistent settings ...
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Is it possible to turn off application state saving in OS X Lion?
In OS X Lion it saves the state of an application before you exit an app so that when you start it you can pick up where you left off. This is a cool feature and all, but I would prefer to disable ...
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How to remove an account from Mail app in windows 8?
I added my Outlook mail account and Gmail account to the Mail app of Windows 8. Now I want want to remove one of those account from the app. How do I do that ?
I searched every where but there if no ...
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Windows Application Analyzer
I'm searching for a programm that is Win7(32 and 64bit) compatible and includes as much usefull features for application forensic as possible, including:
File System changes
Registry changes
...
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Automate application installs [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to automate installation of application
I'm in IT support and find myself installing the same 5 or 6 applications multiple times on different windows computers ...
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Monitor network traffic on a per-app basis in OS X?
Title says it all. I'm looking for an app for OS X that will tell me what applications are using the network and what their in/out is. I can get most of the way there with LittleSnitch but it's the ...
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What is the app for OS X that allows you to have a terminal everywhere by pressing a shortcut?
The other day I've seen somebody use a MacBook. He had a pretty cool app that allowed him to have a terminal fly down from the top of his screen when pressing a key combo.
Do you know what that app ...
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How do i open multiple browsers or .exe in windows at same time?
When I come to office in each morning, to get started I have to open eclipse, Mozilla, Outlook, etc.
Can I make script or an file which contains .exe path of above programs and
once I run it, it ...
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What is the difference between applet and application
I saw no difference between an applet and an application from the definition of the former:
In computing, an applet is any small
application that performs one specific
task, sometimes running ...
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How do I view the content of the Clipboard in Windows 8?
I'm looking to visually view the contents of my clipboard in Windows 8. From what I've researched the Clipboard viewer program is only installed in Windows XP and below.
Is there another way to view ...
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How to reopen a closed window (CMD+W), in the app switcher on OS X?
I am navigating with CMD+TAB through the app-switcher, but if I release the keys on a closed window, I get only the focus on that application. Is there a way to reopen that window again, with a ...
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A “quick” vector editor (SVG) for Linux (for annotating images?)
I often need to take a bitmap (.png) image, and draw some lines or text on top of it, and possibly export a new, thusly "annotated" image.
I know I can basically do all this in inkscape - but ...
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Set DPI of individual applications in Linux
In order to test a Qt application I'm working on I need to run it with various DPI settings to see how it looks. I can change the DPI settings globally in a couple of ways (Appearance->Fonts or ...
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How can I delete empty folders in Mac OS X?
I would like to delete all empty folders on an external disk. How can I do this?
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Jabref will not start
When trying to start jabref, I see the following error
WARN No appenders could be found for logger (org.java.plugin.ObjectFactory).
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
Oct 31, ...
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Why do Mac apps increase so much in size on 'installation'?
I downloaded VLC 2.0 for Mac. It was a 42 mb download! The corresponding Windows installer is only 21 mb, despite the extra code for the installer itself. But even worse, when I open the VLC dmg, the ...
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Ubuntu restoring applications and settings
I frequently encounter the situation where i change laptop/desktop and when i install Ubuntu i have to install all my applications and restore settings.
Off-late i have been trying to write a bash ...
