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Would this netbook fit my needs? [closed]
My old Toshiba Satellite a205-s5809 is shot, and all I have left is my desktop. Personally, I don't prefer my desktop for programming because the screen is far away and text is small (and I'm near ...
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Can you enable additional functionality for “Run Command” under Windows 7?
I want to have:
checkbox "run as administrator"
program name completion
command history
in Win+R dialog under Windows 7.
Is it possible such customization without any external tools. like ...
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Why does Web Browsers don't show the url on the address bar when a anchor / hyperlink is opened in New Tab and network goes down
Say you are browsing reddit.com and opened most of the links from reddit in new tab. Suddenly the network is unreachable. all the tabs go blank without a url in the address bar so later you can't ...
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It is possible to get 'history-search-backward' like behavior in MC prompt?
I have:
# UP/DOWN filter history by typed string as prefix.
"\e[A": history-search-backward
"\C-p": history-search-backward
"\e[B": history-search-forward
"\C-n": history-search-forward
in ...
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How do I disable Eclipse tooltips
I never use tooltips, and the darn things always get in my way, so how do I disable them?
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Vim: Show the index of tabs in the tabline
Lets say I opened file1.txt, file2.txt, file3a.txt and file3b.txt such that the tabline (the thing on the top) looks like this:
file1.txt file2.txt 2 file3a.txt
(Note how file3b.txt. is missing ...
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Problem with the right-click mouse button on the keyboard
My ergonomic keyboard does not have a specific button for right clicking. Looks like the Windows key has been combined with the right-click button. But I don't know how click it so it works like ...
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How to have the file selected in Project Explorer when focusing on a certain file's tab?
Say I have multiple files opened in Eclipse IDE. I just want Eclipse to show the file in the Project file tree, so I don't have to find it again and again from the left side.
Just like in NetBeans. ...
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How do I make Eclipse remember multiple “states” of what files I opened, as well as their positions?
I am working in Aptana Studio 2.0 (built using the Eclipse platform) and I work on multiple medium sized web app projects involving 15+ files that are open in Aptana's IDE. I have some docked on the ...
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How do I make Windows jump to the “directory” field in the Open File dialog?
How can one change the default focus for the open file dialog (Ctrl-O) thus that it directly jumps into the directory text field and not into the file name field?
In its default behavior it always ...
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Word by word selection by mouse in Firefox
In Firefox, selection of the text by mouse occurs character by character. In MS Word selection of the text by mouse occurs word by word. This is much more usable.
Is there any plugin or setting that ...
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GNOME3/Shell Quick Music Access
After having been a Gnome user since initial release in 1999, I have now upgraded to Gnome3. I figured despite everyone's moaning, over 10 years of a successful desktop means I should give it a fair ...
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Acrobat PDF annotate pen behavior [closed]
I'm appalled at the lack of usability Acrobat 9, Pencil tool. Can it really be this bad?
When inking, the default behavior is to SELECT AND MOVE existing ink, instead of writing over it
The only ...
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Is there an easier-to-reach mapping for ESC in Vim?
When using Vim (specifically, MacVim), I hit ESC about a thousand times a day. It's a bit far to reach for such an important key.
Has anybody mapped this to something more comfortable? If so, how did ...
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What are the small details Windows and Linux users will trip on when using OSX for the first time?
Like any other Apple product, OS X prides itself on the little details. When, earlier last week, I used my professor's Mac briefly to give a quick project presentation (mine decided to do a chkdsk at ...
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How to disable panorama for Firefox 4?
So not only do I not use Panorama, but it is actually getting in my way too often when I open it by mistake, and frequently I find that I have tabs open that I don't want open and yet have been open ...
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How to make VPN connection visible in Windows 7?
I have Windows 7 Home Premium edition that came with my laptop.
I currently have the following way to use it:
Start ->
Help and Support ->
vpn -> Search ->
3. Set up a remote ...
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How to disable HTML paste in Microsoft Office Communicator
When I copy from my browser and paste into Microsoft Office Communicator, frequently the result is grossly disruptive: the contents of a text area will cause the chat to scroll off the page, or the ...
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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 it possible to block websites from refreshing themselves
There are some websites (for example ynet.co.il - Hebrew), that keep refreshing themselves every X minutes.
Is there a way to block them from doing so ?
(I use win XP with google chrome)
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What is the quickest way to get a short-cut of a url on my desktop using Firefox on Ubuntu?
I have recently switched to Ubuntu from Windows where I was used to drag the icon on the left of the URL in the address bar of Firefox to my desktop to create a shortcut of the open page there. Now, ...
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Any e-mail client with additional grouping functionality on Mac OS X?
I'm very unhappy with my mail experience. I'm receiving a lot of mails from various clients and projects and need a way to better organize them. I would really love to have additional ...
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How can I tell Firefox to ignore “cursor:” entrys in stylesheets?
Sometimes websites (example) cause Firefox to not switch the mouse cursor to a I-beam shape when pointing at (perfectly selectable) text. I'm fairly certain this is the result of cursor: default; in ...
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List of Sketchpad Apps for Windows 7 Tablet edition
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad x200 tablet and got it with hopes that I could use it during presentations to quickly annotate my screen and also switch to skecthpad mode to draw images instead of using the ...
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Is there a cheatsheet for linux commands to save your system?
I've recently lost my window options, had to somehow manipulate my way to Xchat and ask some people how do I get it back (it was metacity --replace, and after I decided to stop the command and run it ...
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Displaying the accesskey keyboard shortcuts in Chrome (Mac)
I'm wondering if it's possible in Google Chrome (Mac) to display all the available "accesskey" keyboard shortcuts for a web page. What I would like to achieve is something like this for Firefox.
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Is it possible to toggle hidden files without relaunching Finder?
There are several ways how to toggle hidden files - via a shell command, or AppleScript, or Automator action, or even a Dashboard widget. All of them close and reopen Finder windows, which is quite ...
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Why do scrollbars stop working when the mouse is too far away?
Dragging a (Windows) scrollbar only works as long as the cursor is not too far away from the scrollbar itself. How can I 'fix' this bevaviour? Is there some kind of threshold in the registry?
Tip: to ...
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Right-button drag-drop function in Gnome
While I don't really miss the annoyances that go with working on Windows, one thing I do wish I had in Gnome is the ability to hold the right-mouse button down on a file and drag it to get the context ...
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Firefox open new tab behaviour
When I open a new tab the cursor focuses on the address bar. Is it possible to focus on the search bar by default?
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Please suggest free and reliable alternative(s) to MagicDisc on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-Bit
Suggested alternatives to MagicDisc
My issue with MagicDisc (from our internal wiki):
Note: When you install and/or run
MagicDisc on Windows Server 2008,
Windows may display a software
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What ways to disable distracting animations on web sites?
When you're trying to access some information on the web, but the site has some glossy feature (Animated GIFs, Flash, etc. e.g.) that distracts from just concentrating on it's content, e.g. ...
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Free/Inexpensive tools for drawing/wireframing GUI interfaces? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Software for designing prototypes (a raw design) of user interfaces
I'm basically looking for a straightforward drawing application for Windows XP that allows me to ...
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Want an easy to use Linux disk encryption scheme
In the interests of protecting personal info in case a laptop gets stolen, I'm looking for the best way to encrypt a Linux system.
Disadvantages of whole disk encryption including swap:
Pre-boot ...
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XFCE: active panel buttons when mouse is on screen edge
I'm using XFCE 4.6.1 (Xubuntu distribution) on my laptop and main computer; the settings are approximately the same. so far for the intro.
What I'm experiencing is that when going to the screen edge ...
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How to do a quick find with forward slash in Chrome?
In Firefox forward slash is mapped to quick find. Is it possible to let forward slash behave the same in Google Chrome as in Firefox? To find a link and follow it in a page in Google Chrome I now have ...
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Firefox - Any way to prevent onload focus of form fields?
Is there any Firefox extension or built in configuration that will allow disabling onload focusing in text fields?
I do not want to disable javascript. I'm just sick of certain sites auto-focusing in ...
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How can I disable the Backspace button's “Go Back” functionality in Firefox?
I am editing a lot of data in a web application using Firefox, and occasionally I hit the backspace key without focusing on a field, and FireFox goes back one page, erasing all the data I entered.
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Making web applications more like desktop applications in Firefox
As time goes, I find myself using more and more web applications, and it's great, except for one thing: it would be more convenient to move each app into a separate window with minimal chrome (no ...
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Why use a tiling window manager?
I've been hearing a lot about tiling window managers lately. People seem to love them, swear by them, even wonder why everyone doesn't use them. But after searching for a little bit, I couldn't find ...
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How can I efficiently replace a program's icon?
I've downloaded a set of Adobe CS4 replacement icons, and I'd like to change the Adobe applications/document icons I have to use this new set. Is there an easy and efficient way I can do this?
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Open Google Reader links in background Safari tab?
When you press the v keyboard shortcut in Google Reader, it opens a new tab. Regardless of the setting "When a new tab or window is opened, make it active" setting (Under Preferences > Tabs), it ...
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Enable smooth scrolling in Excel for large cells
When I have rather big (height wise) cell in MS Excel and am trying to scroll via mouse or even via scrollbar (clicking on "<-" "->" pointers) - Excel just jumps below to the next cell, hiding even ...
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Is email encryption practical enough?
All emails I have ever sent were sent as plain text. Like postcards, everybody on the way to the addressee could easily read and store them. This worries me. I know privacy is something of the past, ...
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Software for designing prototypes (a raw design) of user interfaces
I am trying to find out a software that helps in creating prototypes of user interfaces for a project. It should allow the user to create a design view of the application (just the look and not HTML). ...
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How do I make Office 2008 always append the .docx extension?
When my mother saves a document in Office 2008, she frequently, accidentally erases the .docx extension from the default filename in the save dialog when she names it. Now, you would think that Office ...
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How to have a timer driven “reload” of a tab in Mac OS X Safari 4?
Is there a way to have safari 4 on Mac OS X to reload a web page every N minutes on a per tab basis?
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Bringing Google Docs to the Desktop
Is there a stable way of accessing Google Docs (application) from my desktop without having to use a browser on Windows?
On my accepted answer...
While I did stipulate that I wanted to not use my ...
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Are “docked” menus a good idea for Websites?
Why do the majority of websites use menus that disappear when you scroll down? Is it a good idea to "dock" the menu to the top of the screen (like this), so visitors can easily navigate no matter ...
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Windows Explorer: How to avoid that a “slow” double click on a file opens “renaming”
For me, one annoying thing in Windows Explorer is that a "slow" double-click on a file or folder will be interpreted as "rename."
Is there a way to disable that single-click rename feature in Windows ...
