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Very precise measurement software for Windows

I have bought a digital USB microscope: Which can take images like this: I would like to measure – as accurately as possible – the width of the white line on screen, as you see in the picture. ...
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Adobe CS5.1; I want the measure tool as the default; when I use Ctrl-I, the measure (ruler) tool appears… is this sort of thing possible?

I scan many slides, transparencies, and negatives. I need to straighten them often. I would like the ruler/measurement tool under CTRL-I to remain as the default with eveery start of Photoshop. Is it ...
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How to make ideal conditions to measure performance of my app on Windows 7

I want to measure performance of my RayTracer and I want to create some ideal test conditions on my PC. I am using Windows 7. Is there some application, which can turns the system into "measurement ...
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detecting reason for slow LAN

hi we're having a small company LAN with about 10 boxes and a wireless webcam. the problem is that internet + lan is really slow and i'd like to find out which client is causing it. is there a tool ...
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Cellular Bandwidth Measurement IPerf

I am trying to obtain the bandwidth of a cellular link (3G) using IPerf. When I specify a time parameter this duration is never consistent usually being above. While if I specify a given amount of ...
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IPerf Cellular Network 3G USB Dongle - Failure

I am trying to find the throughput of various 3G networks in the UK. I have a server set up with IPerf running in server mode, and I am using a netbook to connect to it over 3G. I am using the ...
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Labeled grid desktop wallpaper?

Summary: I'd like a desktop wallpaper that: is a grid has cells that are each and all labeled with ascending numbers (across) and letters (down), such that the top-left cell is A0 is larger than ...
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How to measure the power consumed by a program in Windows? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Windows application that debug battery consumption I have the following dilemma: I am testing several programs which have power saving features that can be used on ...
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Measure sound input loudness on Linux

Is there a way to measure sound input loudness, specifically from a mike, in dB, on Linux?
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How much power will my 1200W 80+ Gold power supply provide to system components?

I am a bit confused over the terminology and efficiency rating of a power supply. For instance, under 100% load my 1200W 80+ Gold power supply is listed to operate close to 88% efficiency. What does ...
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Minimal image measuring software

I'm looking for a software which enables to measure a distance in an image. Something in the style on Photoshop's ruler and 'guides' system is what I have in mind (but I'd take suggestions in other ...
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How To Measure Static Electricity Buildup In Body? [closed]

Is there a device that can measure static electricity buildup in my body? With this device i could know the risk of working with electronics beforehand and if i should discharge before starting to ...
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How reliable a measure of relative CPU Performance is MIPs?

I notice no marketing mentions MIPs, and its not mentioned in specifications for processors. How reliable is this statistic? By now we all know more Mhz and Ghz is not necessarily a good direct ...
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RAM: unit of measurement for size

Just need it clarified with some references if possible, when I buy 2GB DDR2 RAM. Is the GB measured as gigabyte or gigabit?
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Command-line tool to measure how fast a file is growing?

Is there a command-line tool to measure how fast a text file is growing, in units of lines/second? For small-ish files, I can do something with watch and wc -l, but that measures the file anew each ...
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Measuring with DWG True Viewer

Does anyone know how to use the measurment tool in DWG Trueviewer to accurately measure nonlinear shapes - such as rooms with arcs. We are using the viewer to prevent unintentional changes to the ...
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Software to measure the speed of http browser connections

I'm trying to gather some ammunition about my ISP and it's aggressive traffic shaping of particular websites. So I'm looking for an application that will allow me to see what speeds I get to ...
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hard drive activity by program?

I am using Windows XP and am looking for a utility that can tell me the percentage of hard drive activity a program is using. Basically, I'm looking for something like Task Manager and its ability to ...
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Recommendations for a cheap USB peripheral for PC to measure voltage

I'm looking for a cheap USB peripheral that I can use to collect voltage measurement data. The application that I currently have in mind is to measure battery capacity by attaching a known resistance ...
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Cable modem speed test

Are the popular speed tests (cable, dsl, etc) that are available accurate? if so, how? Also, it seems that they only measure download speed of one file and not responsiveness, latency, robustness, ...
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How can I measure distances on online map using my mouse?

There appear to be a number of tools available that monitor the distance your mouse travels in a day, ie here - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=measure+mouse+distance I'm looking for one ...