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Can't change (enable/disable) features on Windows 7
I can't make any changes to Windows Features.
Even if I just enter in Windows Features and press Ok I get: "An error has occured. Not all of the features were successfully changed."
I noticed this ...
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Can I disable OS X Lion Autosave and Versions?
OK I'm going there: I want to turn off a new feature in OS X that's so infuriating I could swear it was designed by Microsoft, namely, Autosave / Versions. I just don't want it. I have a workflow that ...
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MySQL Workbench Snap To Grid
I'm using MySQL Workbench 5.2.36 in OS X and was wondering where in the options is the Snap To Grid function when editing a model?
I can find Show Grid, but that's all... it's sort of pointless ...
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How to enable 'playback follows cursor' / 'skip silence' in itunes?
foobar has got two pretty simple, yet very useful features (at least for me) that iTunes seems to be lacking:
Playback follows cursor -> Playback continues at the selected track
Skip silence -> ...
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Load program to one side of monitor in Windows 7
This is a question to enhance the feature on Windows 7, where you drag the screen to one side and it docks to that side of the screen.
Is there a way to have it so when I load a program, it knows ...
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SUA missing from “windows features”
The official instructions for installing the windows Subsystem for Unix-based Applications list two steps:
Open the "Turn Windows features on or off" window and turn on "Subsystem for Unix-based ...
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“/” after suggested address in google chrome while typing
In the latest release of Google Chrome apart from removing the http:// (nonsense if you ask me :) ) they removed the / after the suggested address while you are typing.
I find this VERY impractical ...
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Is there a Finder extension to rate individual files and folders with stars?
iTunes allows us to rate music... iPhoto allows to rate photos. But I hardly miss a general Finder extension/feature to rate ANY file or folder with stars and be able to sort by that rating. Isn't it ...
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Notepad++ Changebar
Notepad++ used to have a changebar (similar to the Microsoft code editor in Visual Studio) that whould change color, if the line of text was changed. It was taken out some time ago, but I really ...
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Windows 7 comments field missing when browsing network
I have just purchased three Windows 7 Professional Dell 64-bit PCs for testing prior to upgrading our company’s 120+ PCs from Windows XP Professional.
The setup is a standard domain with a Windows ...
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A router feature
I can't remember what it was called but there was a way for your router to announce to an online service what its ip address was. So you only had to remember a name assigned to you by the online ...
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what funcionality is missing/leading in osx? [closed]
Let me explain What exactly I want.
I want to know what functionality do you miss in osx? I have found some of them. Let me just list out.
Following is the list, that I experienced. I am comparing ...
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New features from Lotus Notes 7 to 8.5
Next month Lotus Notes, my corporate email client, will be upgraded from version 7 to 8.5.
Which are the new features should I expect?
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Visual Studio 2010 and HTML5
I have a couple of questions regarding VS2010 and HTML5:
Is there a way to have validation for HTML5 in Visual Studio 2010?
How can I have the nice "block" to collapse and uncollapse on new the ...
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SSE2 - SSE4.2 Compatibility
I am considering the purchase of some software (AutoCAD) that requires the CPU to support SSE2. My PC's CPU is an Intel® Core™ i5-650 Processor, which supports SSE4.2. Basically what I am wondering ...
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New screen for my laptop
I've broken screen (15") of my laptop (Medion WID 4000 Notebook pc (MD 41205) ) and I've a question.
What does require replacement for this? Has it to be the same model or it only depends on size or ...
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HTML 5 in Firefox 3.6
Does Firefox 3.6 support HTML 5? If not, when is that support suppose to be added?
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How to get up-to-date using portable apps?
Perhaps the major problem with portable apps is update them smoothly. Most portable apps lack of a good procedure to update them (maybe because many of them is not made to be portable).
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Windows 7's showing “Date” in a folder can cause confusions and what can be done about it?
I found that Windows 7 uses "Date" instead of "Date modified" in some folders, such as the "Pictures" folder.
So initially, I thought they are the same, but until later, when I know some files were ...
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Anyone try out VMWare Fusion 3?
I'm already a VMWare Fusion 2 user and Fusion 3 (just released here) has numerous features in conjunction with Snow Leopard. I'm curious to know if anyone in particular has tried it out and ...
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How can we “zoom in” in Windows (Vista), like we do in Ubuntu?
One of the features of Ubuntu that I miss in Windows is the zoom in feature.
Does someone know how can that be achieved in Windows?
PS: I am not looking for the zoom that Vista provides by default ...
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What applications use Windows 7 features?
What applications out there (besides the built-in ones and the feature demos) take advantage of new Windows 7 features (the new tricks with the taskbar and start menu)
I don't mean existing programs ...
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Disable The New Libraries Feature On Windows 7?
The new Libraries feature in Windows 7 creates what are essentially virtual folders—you can combine multiple document folders together into a single library that combines them all into a single ...
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How do I do that cool show desktop thing in gnome?
I've just started using GNOME for my main desktop environment and I was answering the phone and when I came back to my computer the windows all flew around the screen like I was on some kinda freakin ...
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Windows 7 Features Not Found In Previous Versions
What are some things you can in Windows 7 that you couldn't do in previous versions of Windows? Don't limit your answers to a single feature, I want to learn as much as possible.
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Which hidden feature/plugin of Notepad++ is the most important productivity booster for you? [closed]
The answers to this and this question shows that Notepad++ is a productivity booster. But maybe we - notepad++ users - do not know every trick of the application or its plugins. Are there anyone you ...
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What feature do you like most from Windows? [closed]
Choose only one.
Now that I have switched to Mac OS X, believe me or not,
what I liked the most in Windows was:
The ability to discover menu itmes by pressing "ALT" key and keyboard arrow keys.
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Does Chrome have anything similar to the search keywords in Opera?
Thinking about switching to Chrome on my ASUS EEE because it has better screen usage. But I really do miss a lot of the handy things Opera provide. Especially custom search keywords that let me search ...
