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CSS-targeting the white page that Chrome displays for a split-second while loading
When you click on a link in Chrome to go from page x to page y, for a split-second it displays a white empty page. I want to make that page black so it won't hurt my eyes.
Now, I'm a fresh graduate ...
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Is it possible to have alternating colors in Windows 7 Explorer windows?
I know this is doable in Winforms and WPF, but not sure if I can do it for explorer windows. Something that looks like this:
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How can I make the UI in MS Office 2007/10/13 more like Office 2003?
I really dislike Office versions over 2003, but they do have a few features I require. I would, however, like to make the Office UI as similar to Office 2003's as possible. I already use UBitMenu, but ...
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Is there any potential vulnerability in using an unsigned theme on Windows 7/8?
Assume the patching utility is trusted. I'm trying to understand whether this limitation is a matter of Microsoft controlling branding or an actual security concern.
As an aside, the hoops I have to ...
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Customize Chrome settings page
This is normal Chrome settings page
I customized this page using simple edit in Chrome developer tools like this:
I want my chrome settings page in this way. So I'm trying to keep this setting ...
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0answers
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Use forward slash as a key command in tmux
In tmux, is it possible to bind forward slash to a command? The command I want to create is below:
bind-key -nr C-M-/ kill-window \; next-window
This config errors with: /home/joe/.tmux.conf:42: ...
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1answer
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Customizing Microsoft Office 2013 OEM Preinstallation
I am trying to preinstall OEM Microsoft Office 2013 Professional on an embedded Win7 image. This is the type of MSOffice where the user can try it for roughly one week and then must purchase a ...
3
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4answers
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Specify new patterns for hidden files
Is it possible to specify a new pattern to match files and folders I wish to hide from (Finder|Explorer|etc.)?
When using some editors (in my case Emacs), automatic backups will be created that are ...
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1answer
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Create custom text field in Outlook 2010 - New Email page
Can someone help me out with this.
My requirement is that i need to have a custom text field in the "New Email" page.
Along with To,CC and Subject *one more text field called 'Keywords'*.
This ...
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1answer
42 views
How to customize default tab in Eclipse?
I search by files often in Eclipse. Is it possible for the "File Search" tab to be opened by default when I press Ctrl+H?
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1answer
663 views
How do I change Login Screen Background in Centos 6.3
I want to change the default Login Screen background/theme in Centos 6.3. The INSTALL folder in the theme I downloaded says:
Use 'gdmsetup' to install.
But gdmsetup isn't a recognized command. I ...
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Customizing the Windows 8 Charms Bar
I've read the other threads here, and on other sites too. I have downloaded the CharmBar Customizer application, even thought it was no longer accessible from the original links. However, when I try ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to change the layer visibility (eye) icons to be more readable, in Photoshop Elements 11?
In previous versions of Photoshop Elements, the eye icon appeared as opened or closed to indicate a layer's visibility. In Photoshop Elements 11, the layer's visibility is only indicated by a diagonal ...
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1answer
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How to change the icon of %windir% on win 7
Win 7 have Customize tab in folder right click context menu for most directory but C:\Windows as an exception.
Anyone knows how to customize the icon of %windir% (usually C:\windows)?
BTW, I mean ...
2
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1answer
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Windows 7 Start Menu: classic-like (no 3rd-party software)
I want my Start Menu to look like the old classic ones (without the use of third-party software, if possible).
These are all the steps I've taken so far:
Computer Properties → Advanced system ...
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2answers
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How do I force windows 8 into 1280x720?
Windows 8 has a minimum resolution of 1024x768, unless you are running it in a VM. As such it doesn't support going into 1280x720 (since 720 < 768). Windows 7 allowed this, but the modes are ...
0
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1answer
132 views
Trying to make a custom Arch-based Linux distro with larch
I'm all set up with a spiffy Arch installation in a virtual machine, and now I want to turn it into a live ISO. When I heard about larch, I thought it would be the perfect tool to turn my existing ...
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0answers
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How to change the background colour on Windows 8?
I have Windows 8 and the background is very white. Being dyslexic I find this hard.
One of the things that I could do was change the white background in the Personalisation options to a colour like ...
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1answer
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Add additional right-click taksbar functionality to Outlook
Is there any way of adding additional contextual items to the menu get when you right click Outlook 2010 in the taskbar on Windows 7?
Currently I have the 5 tasks that are there by default (New Email ...
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1answer
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The bookmarks sidebar in Firefox seems to be rendered in HTML
This rule in a userstylesheet I use seem to affect it:
*[id*='related'], *[id*='side'], *[role*="complementary"], *[id*='Panel'], *[id*='Layout'] {
visibility:hidden !important;
}
Before:
...
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1answer
335 views
Add color palette for Sakura terminal
How can add my own color palette in Sakura terminal?
I use Ubuntu 12.04, and in options menu, I see only tango, Linux, xterm and rxvt palettes available.
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Change Windows definition of what a “gigantic” file is
I once tried to organize my files grouping by file size, and discovered that Windows 7 have a very antique thinking of file sizes. There are 6 categories of sizes that shows up here, from very small ...
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Customize syskey dialog box
I am on windows xp and have activated 'syskey'.
Now i wanted to customize the screen where the syskey password is asked, thus added a background to it by specifying the image path in the registry.
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3answers
287 views
How to add more things to the Power User (Win-X) menu?
How can I add more things to the menu that appears when I press the Windows key and X at the same time?
Searching through the web I found this website, but what's there doesn't work.
Perhaps this ...
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0answers
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Logout trouble with alternative shells (Win7 Home Premium x64)
I've tried bb4win and Litestep, and every time I need to log out for some reason (shutdown and all included), the system hangs and the spinning icon next to the "Logging out" text stops spinning. ...
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2answers
458 views
How to customize Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts?
I would like to customize keyboard shortcuts in Google Chrome.
For example, I would like to map the keys combination "Ctrl+Shift+W" to the command "Close Other Tabs", instead of right-clicking on a ...
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0answers
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Thunar Custom Actions appear twice
I'm currently using Debian Wheezy (aka testing) with XFCE desktop environment and Thunar.
Almost all the custom actions I have created so far appear twice in Thunar context menu.
I'm not at my Linux ...
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4answers
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Turn system icons (notifications) on/off resets on restart
I noticed that when I turn off some of the the language input indicator in the system icons / notifications area, it doesn't save the state and turns back on on restart. Is this a known issue? What ...
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1answer
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emacs --no-window-system customization
I'm using emacs -nw as my editor on my Ubuntu 12.04 system.
However, the --no-window-system does not use the colors of the terminal.
QUESTION
How could I change the default colors of the emacs ...
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1answer
635 views
How to hide application from search list in Windows 8?
I would like to hide the application from search list, i.e. when a user tries to search any application in Windows 8 through the search option, the application will not appear in search result.
Is ...
0
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1answer
337 views
How to create custom themes for Windows 7?
I know there is a program called Vista Style Builder, but does anyone know of any free programs that work in a similar way?
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1answer
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How do I change the tile image of a Modern UI application?
Let's say I want to change the icon of the Weather application, how would I do that?
0
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1answer
60 views
Replace MacBook screen with an external display
I have a unibody macbook running OSX 10.8. I wondered how feasible it would be to use an external monitor instead of the built-in display. I am not talking about plugging in a 2nd monitor (this is ...
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1answer
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Remove transparency from Opera browser's tab bar
The last version of Opera 12.x have transparent tab bar. How can I make it non transparent? This is so annoying!
I use couple of browsers and when I open Opera I see the first browser's tabs :D
I ...
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1answer
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Making chart from custom data format in Excel 2010
I am defining custom data format via Apache POI. I know I need to use following construction:
DataFormat data = this.workbook.createDataFormat();
...
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1answer
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Remove Libraries from Windows 8 Explorer sidebar
I had removed the Libraries from my Windows 7 with this registry tweaks, but since the update to Windows 8 the Libraries are back in my Windows Explorer.
So I tried to tweak the registry again, but ...
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2answers
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I spend a lot of time customizing my OS X. If my computer breaks, can I use the whole system in another machine?
I spend lots of time customizing my OS X. That includes lots of VIM customizations, folders, changing the keyboard layout, playing with system variables and so on. I probably do not even remember how ...
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2answers
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Not able so send mails to custom domains
I have setup the MX (Mail Exchanger) in GoDaddy appropriately as shown below to work with gmail for my www.thecloudavenue.com domain account.
But when when someone sends an email to ...
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2answers
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Monitor Mode on the Intel Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6205 (WEP Penetration) On Windows
Can anyone tell me a way to do WEP hacking (legal, of course) (on my own wireless connection, for the purposes of this question) with Wireshark or similar programs on an Intel Centrino Advanced-N ...
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How to make a custom Windows 8 installation
What is the step-by-step way to make a custom Windows 8 installation ?
For example, with a minimal example, I would like an image which :
Has a single user named "User"
This user has Chrome and ...
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1answer
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Adding a new operator symbol to a custom language in Notepad++?
I'd like to create a custom operator for a custom language I'm highlighting in Notepad++. Has anyone done this in the past? A special character that often comes up in my language is the yen symbol ...
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1answer
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Vim: make text go red or screen flash after 80 column mark?
Is there a way to make Vim warn me after a line has exceeded n characters?
Something simple like a screen flash or the text go bold red or something.
!! Bonus points if n can be made a variable ...
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How to wire chassis fans to controller
This is my first build and i'm using a case with 7 built-in fans. I want to wire them to a controller, but they all have LED's.There is also a button on the case that shuts off the LED's as well as ...
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2answers
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How can I edit file permissions (e.g. make script files executable) from within Sublime Text 2?
When writing e.g. shell scripts, I want to change their permissions (primarily the executable permission) from within Sublime Text 2.
How can I accomplish that?
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1answer
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How to replace text in the body of an incoming message with a hyperlink in Outlook 2010?
Does anyone know of a way or a program that will read a received email and recognize a static format of text (in my case it will be "#" followed by 6 integers), and make that a hyperlink to a webpage? ...
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1answer
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Creating special commands for Notepad++ using NppExec
Notepad++ has a convenient timestamp facility built-in with the choice of short or long formats, but both use the built-in date format of the computer they're on, showing either the month first (if ...
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Changing shutdown & welcome screen on windows 7
Scenario:
I wish to change the Windows Shutdown and Welcome screen while I shut down & switch on my system.
My question:
Is it possible to change the shut down screen & welcome screen with ...
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1answer
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How do I change the color of application windows in OSX? (the grey bits)
Just wondering how difficult it would be to change the grey color on application windows in OSX to a different color for each application? I have tried an app called CrystalClear Interface that meant ...
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1answer
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Invert windows 7 taskbar
I want to position Windows 7 taskbar on the left side of the screen, but to revert it's default ordering: bottom left would be the Start button, then applications, then clock.
Is this possible?
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Possiblity to change default language in windows speech recogniton for Tamil
Usually we used to use English language in windows speech recognition tool to control computer through microphones. now my question is :
is it there any possibility to add more languages to to ...
