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How can I enable touch pad scrolling on a Sony Vaio?
I mostly use Chrome or Safari to navigate and would like to enable touchpad scrolling.
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What software can be used for interactive viewing of huge images (JPG &PNG) on Windows?
By interactive, I mean the software should provide capability to pan/zoom parts of the images just like how Google Maps are displayed.
I have some very large images (with resolution more than ...
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Benchmarked effects of disk defragment in windows
Is there a study or something I could have a look at to find out how and to what extend disk defragment improves performance in windows?
A benchmarking study to show the before and after effects ...
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Windows 7: can't reopen minimised window on taskbar, preview OK
I have a program and want to either bring its Window to the front or reopen it after it is minimised.
It is on the taskbar and hovering over it shows the preview of the window. However clicking on ...
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Move title bar to bottom of window
Often when using a SmartBoard (interactive whiteboard), people can't reach the window controls at the top of the board, i.e. to minimize, close, maximise/restore, or move the window.
So I was ...
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Use a Bookmarklet Javascript in all opened windows/tabs?
Is it possible ?
I'm using Google Chrome if someone can find an extension ..
I've already looked for it , no results!
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How to enable keyboard repeat on a Mac
On a Windows machine, pressing and holding a keyboard key results in the character being repeated. For example, if I press and hold q for a few seconds, I end up with the following:
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How do I manage programs that run in multiple consoles?
I have a script that starts 7 or 8 different c++ server modules that all open in console windows on a windows machine. I've been looking for a way to run all of these in a single, tabbed window. I've ...
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Remember windows size
In Windows 7, if I drag a window edge vertically to extend the window full screen (vertical wise) and then close the window and reopen it reverts back to the window size before extending it.
Is ...
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Start google chrome in the background in Gnome - do not focus on the window
I am running Linux Mint - Debian edition (with Gnome2) on my HTPC with Boxee on top. Boxee is set to start automatically at login in Gnome2 and that works fine, but I am also looking to start Chrome ...
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Application window suddenly changed size and 'maximize' options are disabled?
I was wondering if this has ever happened to anyone.
I was playing an old computer game (Bulldozer II).
During mid-play (level 47) the application resized, part of the application window (see ...
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Alternative to Optical Drive in Notebooks
I am thinking to buy a notebook from my friend. Notebook usually don't have Optical drives installed in them. The notebook that I am planning to buy has free DOS (no OS is installed initially) and ...
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Why does the terminal in unity 2d (Ubuntu 11.10) always stay in the foreground?
I have just updated to Ubuntu 11.10 and I am using unity 2d. My terminal applications (gnome-terminal or konsole) just won't go into background. When I move another application in front of them, they ...
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Resize OS X windows from any corner?
Is there a way to resize windows on the Mac from corners other than the bottom right? I generally work tiled and with multiple monitors, and it's often very very frustrating to have to use the bottom ...
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How can I share only one window with TeamViewer?
I would like to share only one window through TeamViewer under Windows 7, not the entire desktop. How can I achieve this?
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Is there a OS X Finder.app “window” close event?
I basically wonder if an event (which you can listen to) is fired when a window is closed in Finder (OS X)?
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How to fix Failure predicted on Primary Slave: WDC
This is an annoying message that I get when I restart the computer: Failure predicted on Primary Slave: WDC.... Immediatelly back-up your data and replace your hard drive I have tried it all. I even ...
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Multiple thunderbird Icons in System Tray(Windows 7) & TaskBar
Is this some new "feature" for thunderbird 8? When I start thunderbird it starts by opening thunderbird. Once it is loading thunderbird it loads another 6 thunderbirds.
The windows are called
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MacOS X Lion Terminal and auto-maximize
Sometimes when I'm working in Terminal, it auto-maximizes the window. It is frustrating because I'm referring to another window that gets obscured when the auto-maximize occurs. What can I do to ...
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Create new Gnome session profile with xmonad as window manager?
I'm currently using Ubuntu 11.04 using the "Ubuntu Classic" session at login (Gnome 2). I recently tried xmonad as the window manager for the Gnome session, and I like it when my laptop is plugged to ...
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Launch process in new window, whether GNU screen session exists or not
I'm having a bit of trouble with GNU's screen. What I want to do is this (from cron):
If a screen session named cron exists, add a new window to the session and launch a process in it (but do not ...
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Option-clicking iTunes mini player and window hiding
I think I've spotted a bug in Lion and/or iTunes, but I'm not sure if it's just my understanding or not. I often set iTunes to album-random and use click-through to the iTunes mini-player to skip onto ...
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Windows starts up with: Fatal error c0000034 applying update operation 202 of 115450(prog..)
I'm using Windows 7 on my laptop. When I shut it down it told me it was updating the system and not to power off. However I was feeling sleepy so I just powered it off forcefully.
When I started it ...
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Is there something like “Firebug” for Windows API?
I'm searching for a utility that can scan opened windows and show their properties, like Firebug in Firefox, but for Windows API.
I tried to search for it on the web, but no luck. Has anybody seen ...
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Utility to scale window content to fullscreen
The point is to play older games like Starcraft on Windows 7, but the general problem is:
Is there a utility which scales the content of any window to fullscreen?
I guess modern graphics card can ...
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Windows 7 won't boot
I need a little help, my laptop will no boot into Windows
I am running Toshiba L300-1AS (Native to Vista)
It is currently running Windows 7 HP which was running fine for months.
It was slowing down ...
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Linux: image viewer with transparent window?
I would like to display a fully opaque image (e.g. PNG RGB8) on the desktop in an image viewer - but such that I can set the window (showing the image) to be, say, 50% transparent (so I could see ...
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Show styles pane when Word 2010 starts
I use Word 2010 with the Navigation Pane on the left side of the screen and the Styles Pane (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S) on the right side of the screen. Whenever I open Word, I have to set this up manually. ...
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How do I open gnome-terminal in a maximized window by default?
I am using Ubuntu 11.04. When I launch gnome-terminal, how do I make it open in a maximized window by default?
Currently it's only taking part of the screen and I always have to maximise the window.
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Why do Microsoft put the “user can refund Windows or entire system on which Windows is installed” clause on their Windows 7 EULA? [closed]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_refund
Is it because
1. It's a ruling from the antitrust case (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft)
2. It's illegal in most countries (I'm ...
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Which (default) fonts contain the Windows/Apple logo?
I'm looking for fonts which are installed on Windows respectively Apple by default which contain either the Windows or Apple-logo .
According to this article it should be character
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What can I do to retrieve windows that have gone off screen?
I am having a weird issue with a machine where sometimes when a window is initialized, it will shoot off screen and out of sight. I am unable to click on it to drag it back to sight.
Are there any ...
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Header border frame missing in fedora after update the software packages
After installing some Fedora software updates, I can no longer see the header frame in every window. Furthermore, I can't access any window frame after I open a new window frame.
How can I fix this? ...
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Mac OS X Symbol in filename priority
Not sure if this feature was in OS9 and under or ever made it to X or was in 9, or what.. but it used to be that if a user started a filename with a '!', then it would be listed first in Finder ...
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Pidgin windows placement on Windows 7 - forgets preferences
I run Pidgin as my IM client.
Until recently (no updates to Pidgin, and only security updates for Windows), my buddy list would open on the left side of my screen, and the current chat window would ...
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Windows 7 maximized windows not draggable: how to enable?
On my current Windows 7 install (relatively stock from Lenovo) I cannot click-and-drag on a maximized window and drag it onto my second monitor.
On my older computer (another Lenovo laptop w/Win7 -in ...
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What defines Google Chrome window location?
In Google Chrome, when i want to open new window in incognito mode, i press CTRL+Shift+N.
It opens new window in certain location.
My question is: What defines coordinates of that location??
How can ...
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Outlook 2007 starts with minimized window
Outlook 2007, starts at boot, minimized: suddenly, as of 2 weeks ago, when I click on the taskbar icon (Outlook already started but minimized) what opens on screen is a tiny "window" the size of the ...
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Raise Windows after release mouse button
windows raise after press (before release) mouse button in ubuntu. For this reason we can not make drag & drop when two windows are overlap . Is there is any way to do that a window raise when ...
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How to turn a proccess on again
I turned off "dwm.exe" proccess which is responsible for transparent / opaque Windows in Windows 7. How to turn it on again quick (without restarting the system)?
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How to connect my external hard drive to be used with System Repair disc(Restore Img)
I made a few months back a backup of my machine (Windows 7 64bit edition). The size was like 25gb's so I saved it on my external hard-drive(I bought a case and put a hard drive(Seagate I think) in ...
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How to force-resize a window in OS X?
I remember from my Windows XP days that there was a utility that would let me re-size non-re-sizable windows. Is there something like that on OS X?
I'm using PandoraJam and it is sort of iframing the ...
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Chrome Crash Investigation
Chrome is crashing very very frequently(every 2-3 min). It becomes irresponsive. How can I start investigate why this is crashing so much? It feels to me that certain components of some web pages are ...
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Problem with resizing Subwindows in Eclipse Xming combination
I'm running Eclipse on a Linux server and I'm displaying it locally through xwindow forwarding using xming. Whenever I create something like a subwindow (like opening project properties or the Project ...
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Windows FTP Transfer
Currently I am using XAMPP on a XP machine and FTP service is running with it. On the other end I am using a Mac. I tried to use Cyberduck and transfer a file into the FTP server it works fine; the ...
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My HP Pavilion dv7 won't power up
My HP Pavilion dv7 won't power up. When plugged in to the adapter the three lights in the front left corner flash on and off, and it will try to boot. However it will always shut down soon after - it ...
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Reset the open file window size in Google Chrome?
How can I reset the open file window in Google Chrome back to it's default size?
My wife resized it when uploading photo's to a website and I would like to reset it (blame my OCD)
I have deleted the ...
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Is there a Windows 7 alternative to compiz move/resize windows management?
I know this isn't strictly Ubuntu related, but lately I've had to do some work on a Windows 7 machine and dearly miss the ability to hold alt and move/resize windows the same way it's done on Ubuntu. ...
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how to create a new terminal window from the command line in RHEL 5.3
I use putty to get to my RHEL 5.3 workstation from my Windows laptop.
Typically, if I want a new terminal on my windows 7 workstation from another terminal or mc, I have to type start and I will ...
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Recover Shift deleted file in windows XP
I have deleted one JavaScript file using shift delete is there is any way to recover the file without using any external software if yes please help me
