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Are HTTP connections opened and closed for each request? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Do browsers create new TCP connections for each HTTP requests? I have a F5 load balancer that directs traffic to 2 web servers with one having a higher priority than the ...
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What do I do when a program stops responding?

When a program stops responding, and turns gray and the box that says "this program is no longer responding" comes up, How do I know when to close the window, and when do I wait for it to respond?
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Close window by middle-clicking the title in Windows 7

I'm looking for a feature that will close the window by middle-clicking the window's title. It would be nice if I could do that in Windows 7.
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How do I close the terminal window after running a shell script from AppleScript?

I have created the following in AppleScript and although it works when I double click the compiled app, I am left with an empty Terminal window in the dock which seems to remain until I forcibly quit ...
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closing windows: ctrl-W vs alt-space C

when closing a window (like notepad or windows explorer), I've been realizing that when i do Ctrl-W there will be a short lag but when i do Alt-Space-C there will be no lag. Does anyone know what ...
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kill a window with the mouse [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Is there an equivalent to xkill for Windows 7? hi all i want to know if someone has used an application that permits killi an application window using the mouse. In ...
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alt f-4 alternatives? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How can I change the default shortcut in Windows for closing programs? Hi all, alt-f4 is pretty hard to press (or pretty slow) so I was wondering does anyone know of any ...
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Closing document without closing application in MS Word 2010

In pre-ribbon versions of Word you there was an 'X' that would show when you opened a document that would close it without closing the application. I was placed right underneath the closing 'X' that ...
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Closing/launching an application when Windows 7 sleeps/wakes up

I'm trying to get a legacy VB6/C++ application to work on Windows 7. The application can't handle "Windows 7 Sleep"; if Windows 7 is put to sleep and is woken up again then the application stops ...
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using wmctrl to close windows on ubuntu

Can I close a window using wmctrl that is running in wine on Ubuntu? For context: $ wmctrl -m Name: compiz Class: N/A PID: N/A Window manager's "showing the desktop" mode: OFF I'm on Ubuntu 10.10. ...
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How do I close a file that I created using cat > command?

I learning how to use git on a Mac and I'm trying to add a file in one of my branches by using the "cat > " command. The problem I'm having is that I want to end editing the file in the terminal but I ...
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want to know why Excel 2007 don't close

Using the red X button on the windows caption or using the office menu to exit excel neither using Alt+F4.
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How close all notepad in as single close operation

I use notepad and often open multiple instances of it. Is there a way to close all instances of it in a single click ? Closing them one at a is a real pain. ( I do not like to use notepad++ )
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How to make Outlook 2010 minimize when I try to close it?

When clicking the X button or ALT+F4, how can I get Outlook to minimze to the tray instead of close? Several programs have this behavior, and it's annoying that Outlook behaves different...
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Prevent “Close all Windows” in Windows 7 from closing app also?

Is it possible to prevent the 'close all Windows' menu option in the taskbar from closing the app associated with those Windows (in Windows 7)? Mainly I run into this with Outlook. If I use this ...
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emacs keybinding of alt-f4

Is it possible for M-f4 to first close the frames until there is only one frame left and them close emacs all together? I did bind delete-frame to M-f4 but i keep forgetting that M-f4 doesn't close ...
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How can I close a port (seen open on netstat)?

I used netstat and I see some ports open that I want closed. How do I close them? The computer is a Mac running OS X
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Firefox undo close windows when multiple tabs open

When closing with firefox while having multiple tabs that confirm dialog comes up. Theres a box that ask if you would always like to close when more then 1 tab is open. I accidentally checked that ...
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Which is better: “close window” or “hide app”?

Hey guys, I've been thinking. Which do you think is better to do in the mac? Hide the application window or close the application window entirely? Example. You use YM, you automatically sign in to it ...
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On Mac OS X (10.6.4) is there a keyboard shortcut to close all other windows

On Mac OS X (10.6.4) is there a keyboard shortcut to close all other windows except the one with focus?
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Close firefox if it is inactive or idle?

Is there any way to shut down firefox if it is inactive? Some addtional tool or addon ? Or way?
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Is there any way to execute something when closing the laptop's lid?

I'm wondering if there is any way to execute a program, run some command or anything else when closing the laptop's lid. My question aims to be generic, both for Windows and Linux. Something useful ...
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Force socket close

Is it possible to close an established socket connection in Windows "manually" (e.g. using a command prompt tool)? I have several open sockets connected to a listening server, I can see them using ...
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How can I force Firefox to select the tab to the right on tab close?

I'm using TMP 0.3.8.2 and a host of other extensions on FF 3.6.3 on OSX 10.6. I've tried disabling all other extensions that might interfere with tab settings but it's hard to keep track of everything ...
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How do I get Firefox to return to the previous tab when closing a tab?

In Opera, when closing a tab, focus returns to the most recently used tab, while in firefox, it returns focus to the right-most tab. I find that the Opera behaviour is almost always what I want. Is ...
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Notepad++ last open tag closing

I am searching for a plugin or any other way for n++ to close the last open tag on demand (i.e. assigned to a shortcut key), not automatically. Sadly all I could find is tag auto-closing (in TextFX ...
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When I lock my screen on my MacBook Pro my running application automatically closes after a while

First I must said that I have been asked this question in different form in this topic. but my problem didn't solved yet. When I want my laptop do a long schedule thing (like get all Mac OS X new ...
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Getting Mac OS X applications to close after last window closed

I know it's just a pet peeve, but I hate it that Mac OS X's Preview.app stays open when it has no windows open. Is there any way to make it close when its last window is closed? Since I don't see ...
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Program has stopped working dialog on close - why?

On a variety of programs (mostly older games, but some other applications have it aswell) on Vista, when I close down the program, I see Windows "Program has stopped working" dialog, despite the fact ...
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Does anyone know of a simple (command line is good) app to close windows by their handle?

Does anyone know of an application which would close a window given its handle? Command line is good. Note, that I do not wish to kill the respective application, rather a modal window owned by that ...
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Closing programs with middle-click in windows 7

Is this possible? I want to close programs in the taskbar with middle-click, like tabs in firefox. The best approach I have so far is waiting for the mini-view that pops up when you point with the ...
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“A copy of Firefox is already open. Only one copy of Firefox can be open at a time.”

I cannot start Firefox on my Mac. It just says "A copy of Firefox is already open. Only one copy of Firefox can be open at a time." I have tried restarting the computer. Any fixes? You have ...