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Sometimes, Lion apps all refuse to quit and dock freezes
I'm running OS X and recently upgraded to Lion. Since then, every so often (maybe once every three days or so), my computer gets into a state where every app refuses to quit. I can open new apps no ...
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Map Win-q to quit in Windows 7?
I'd like to map Win+q to quit.
How can I do this in Windows 7? Can I do this in Autohotkey? How?
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Re-open previously opened tabs in Safari?
I've recently converted to Safari 5 on Mac OS X SL from Chrome 13 and was wondering whether Safari has a similar option to Google Chrome's "reopen previously closed tabs" on startup. I.e., every time ...
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Is there a way to make the X button exit Spotify?
I've been trying out Spotify for the past few days, and have been annoyed that clicking the X button in the top right of the window just minimizes it instead of closing it. In fact, even ...
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Google Chrome unexpectedly quits
I am using Google Chrome and every time I try to open up the settings, it quits on me. I am on a Mac with 10.6.8 and I have Chrome version 12.0.742.122.
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What's different between Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+C in Unix command line?
I'm using Mac OS X Terminal. And I use Ctrl+Z or Ctrl+C to stop some programs. But I realized that I don't know exactly what they're doing. What are they and what's the difference between them?
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Leaving job, PC personal info deletion guide? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What steps should be taken to clean a pc when moving to a new job?
I'm quitting my current job, and I want to make sure all my personal stuff gets whipped off the ...
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Why does Pidgin kill itself when marked as offline?
I'm on Ubuntu 10.04 netbook with Pidgin 2.6.6. Whenever I lose my WiFi connection or I mark Pidgin as offline, Pidgin does just that, but also quits itself. This is very irritating when I use my ...
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Break free of a fullscreen app on MacOS X
How do you break free of a fullscreen app on MacOS X?
There are some, mostly games, that when they become unresponsive won't allow you to switch to another app with Command-Tab, and I know no other ...
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“Enter/Return” Key with Word Mobile on Windows Mobile [closed]
Some of our employees are using PDAs running Windows Mobile, v 5.1.478.
They're using Word Mobile and the barcode scanner to record large volumes of data. The scanner's default action is to insert ...
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How do I make Mail.app quit after iCal sends an alert?
iCal uses a built in script file to email reminders through Mail.app. It works great, but I don't use Mail.app for my main email account, just for sending calendar notifications.
So, Mail.app opens ...
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How to get back to insert mode in VIM when you accidentally hit C-x C-s
Greetings,
Given this vim session:
% vim test-file.txt
iHello there!C-x C-s
How do I get back to insert/command mode again? :)
(C-x C-s means Control-x Control-s, not sure if it's normal vi ...
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Unable to click on tabs in Firefox unless I press Command-Q
Why does clicking on tabs in Firefox sometimes fail until I hit cmd-Q, and then why does that not quit but instead make clicking on the tabs work, and how do I stop that behavior?
I'm running Firefox ...
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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 ...
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What's wrong with closing applications on Windows Mobile?
As far as I can tell, this annoys the crap out of people that do notice and (at max) gives no real benefit to people who don't notice:
Why did Microsoft decide to make the "X" on Windows Mobile (or ...
