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Force users (on a mac) to log off after inactivity
I'm looking for a way in which I can force accounts left logged on to my Mac to auto logoff after a period of inactivity.
There is a setting built in to the operating system (Lion), that does this, ...
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How to IDLE on all folders in Thunderbird 7?
The title pretty much says everything: I'm using server-side filtering so I need Thunderbird to watch all folders for new messages using IDLE.
I've already tried enabling "When getting new messages ...
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Python IDLE disappeared from the right click context menu
My IDLE shortcut in the right click menu has disappeared. I think it's because I used to use Python 2.7, but I installed Python 2.5 without uninstalling Python2.7, and then uninstalled Python 2.5. I ...
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What Windows is doing on idle? [closed]
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Why some Windows process stay writing on disk even on system idle?
When I don't use my computer (idle), I start to hear my SATA disk very well. But when I use the ...
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What idle behaviors can disrupt a network connection?
I've got a PC with a wireless card installed. I've been having fits of bad performance, but I've narrowed down one of the many things I'd like to fix.
It seems if my computer idles for some period of ...
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Is it safe to put harddisks of a md-software-raid to standby?
I have a home-fileserver with 6 desktop harddisks in a md-raid.
The server isn't accessed a lot, so I think it would be good for the harddrives to go in standby-mode after some idle time (e.g. with ...
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How To Schedule .NET Framework Compilation?
Sometimes i find it annoying for .NET Framework start compilation of files without my authorization. I read somewhere that i can execute compilation when i want or maybe even schedule it. At least i ...
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How to setup Windows to not put my external drive to sleep?
Every time I use some external device (pen-drive or external hdd) on my desktop, after some idle time my Windows 7 put it into sleep state, turning it off. Sometimes it sleeps and dont come back. ...
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How do I set my power plan to turn off the display in less than 1 minute?
The lowest setting in a Windows power plan under "Turn off the display" is "one minute". How do I set it for 30 seconds, 15 seconds, et cetera?
I found that the shortest idle duration time you can ...
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CPU usage jumps to 100% -> WHEN <- machine is idle (not the idle process) [closed]
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Task Manager shows 100% CPU utilization, but nothing in process list does.
My friend has a machine in his teashop that I am attempting to troubleshoot, so far with ...
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Possible causes for random software changes?
I'm on Windows Vista. I've been using IDLE, the default Python IDE ever since installing Python.
I long enjoyed the functionality of right-clicking a .py file and selecting "Open with IDLE" until ...
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System idle process
When the cpu isn't doing anything, it runs the idle process. I heard that this process looks for programs that are waiting in the queue so that the cpu can run them. Is that all it does? I am also ...
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How can I open Python files in IDLE from Windows?
I'm new to Python. I use Python 2.7 and I am running Windows Vista (64-bit). How do I make it when I click on .py scripts... that it opens up in IDLE so I can edit it a snap? Ya know... without having ...
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Task Manager: Overall cpu usage + idle process cpu usage > 100%
On Windows XP SP3, in Task Manager I assume that the "System Idle Process" is not counted as part of the overal "CPU Usage", therefore at any time the sum of both should be 100%, which seems to be ...
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Laptop freezes when left idle
I've already read a couple of threads on this but I have set the laptop to never go to sleep and the screen never to turn off, and it still happens. I've even left iTunes playing music, but it still ...
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What things to put on a second screen or background TV screen?
I like to have my laptop connected to an external monitor. I often find the 2 screens helps productivity. But there are times where I'm doing something on one screen and the monitor just sits there ...
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PuTTY/SSH: How to Prevent Auto-Logout?
My ISP's SSH server (Debian 2.0) logs me out after 35 minutes of inactivity, when connected with PuTTY (Windows XP). This is a big problem when I utilize the server for port-forwarding. The final ...
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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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Skype prevents computer from idling?
When using Skype, it prevents the computer from idling, going into sleep mode and turning the monitor off.
I notice on my laptop if I use a tool like Monitor Off to manually turn my monitor off, ...
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Windows 7 freezes after returning from idle state
If I return to my Windows 7 x64 computer after it has been idle for a couple of minutes, it will only respond for three seconds. After that, everything freezes for while before the computer starts ...
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How to run commands when mac is idle and when it resumes
I want to run script when my mac is idle (for example after 5 minutes or screen saver start time is also ok) and when I resume it from idle state.
I know that I can write daemon using ...
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How to stop Windows Server Standard from booting me while remoted in?
I'm using Remote Desktop connection to connect to a Windows Server box, on which I am an admit. If I'm idle for a few minutes, it locks me out (killing file transfers, which is a problem), and a few ...
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Any way to disable specific CPU idle (Cx) states?
I just got a new Toshiba Tecra S11 notebook, which has a Core i5 520M CPU, and it appears to suffer from a well-known problem: a high pitched noise when the CPU is idle.
Googling around revealed that ...
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Xubuntu 9.10 running on VirtualBox never goes idle
On my Windows 7 32bit machine I'm running a VirtualBox instance of Xubuntu 9.10 32bit and I've noticed that the screen saver on the virtual box instance of Xubuntu never becomes active despite setting ...
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Auto-close lots and lots of Windows
I have this problem:
I am working a lot on a computer, most of the day and night, and this results in my desktop having lots of windows opened, 70-100 usually, so I have to close all the windows I ...
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utility to troubleshoot PC not going idle
I have Windows 7 x64 installed and sometimes it will not go into an idle state allowing for the monitor to turn off. I keep shutting down services and programs, but I can't pinpoint what is causing ...
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How can I set the idle timer for a disk connected to a 3ware RAID controller?
I have Linux server with a 3ware 9550SX SATA RAID controller with several disks attached. One of them is a 2TB disk that I'm using for backups. It's a normal desktop disk (i.e. not for 24/7) and I ...
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Windows XP Task manager system idle is at 98% but graph shows one processor nearly pegged
Running Windows XP on a AMD dual core processor. Occasionally after booting, logging on, and letting things settle down, the Task Manager shows on the graph that one processor is over 90% busy. Yet ...
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Is it better to leave your computer on all the time? [closed]
Most of the hardware failures I've had (especially hard drive crashes) have happened when turning the machine on, so is it better to leave your computer on all the time or not?
For years, I've heard ...
