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Emacs / OSX / Calendar-Mode: Ideas for more spacing between dates
I'm looking for some ideas please to get some more spacing between dates in calendar-mode using Emacs on OSX 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). Also, any suggestions regarding how to make this buffer-local (if ...
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How to uninstall software which install through config, make, make install on Mac
I want to uninstall mutt which I installed in the following way.
$ cd mutt-1.5.21
$ patch -p1 < ../patch-1.5.21.sidebar.txt
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install
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notepad++ user defined background colour
I'm trying to use a custom syntax highlighter, but I can't set the background colour.
This is wrong, how do I colour the empty background / white space, per file type not a global override?
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Why am I unable to operate on a Windows service or edit its registry entries despite me running as SYSTEM?
I am trying to change the startup type (from auto to disabled) of a Windows service (happens to be the ZoneAlarm vsmon service) on Windows 7. The program sets permissions on the service such that ...
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Floppy Drive Connector to CF Card Reader with USB Port
I bought an old floppy drive from a local market and just realized that my board isn't compatible. And I'm wondering, will it work if I connect my floppy drive to a cf card reader which has same ...
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how to make salt-minion generate new keys
I am playing around with salt and what my problem is launching instance from Amazon EC2 AMI results minion keys being the same. How do I refresh individual minion to get it's new identity (key)?
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Why do I get the error 'bash: ./install.sh: No such file or directory' when installing printer driver on openSUSE?
I am attempting to install a Canon MX340 driver on my machine which runs openSUSE 13.1.
When I tried to configure my printer, the driver was not found.
I went to the Canon website, found my printer ...
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Log IP address obtained by DHCP Server-Ubuntu Desktop
Would there be a way I could write a script that records the dhcp IP's that the computer running Ubuntu obtains everytime it obtains a new IP?
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Installing a process as a service on Windows 8 without "Administrator" account? [duplicate]
I am trying to start httpd.exe on windows 8 as a service. This is the instruction that is giving me problems:
Start apache in a DOS box:
>httpd.exe
Install as a service:
>httpd.exe -k install
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Excel VBA: String manipulation
The following gives first name, space and last initial. I would like first initial and last name without a space between.
Sub FNLI()
Dim cell
For Each cell In Selection
cell.Offset(0, 1) = ...
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Reverting an activated Windows 8 Toshiba laptop to Windows 7
I have just acquired a near new Toshiba P50 laptop. These PC's allow the user to choose between W7-64 and W8 when they are first switched on. The previous owner has chosen Windows 8 and this reports ...
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Reconfigure WR1043ND as bridge
I have a OpenWRT router upstairs that I want to use as a bridge. I googled a lot and so far this is what my network config is looking like...
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/config/network
config interface ...
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Windows 8.1 Pro - CPU Usage Stays at 100%
About an hour ago, I noticed that my laptop had gotten noticeably slower. My laptop is extremely fast, so this extreme decrease in performance prompted me to look at the task manager. In the task ...
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Iptables: allow wget
for some reason the following rules block wget.
iptables -A INPUT -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --...
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How can I turn off internet for roommates that haven't paid the bill this month?
I have several roommates who split my internet bill with me each month. On occasion they forget to pay me, and I have to pester them for the money.
If after 3 days of pestering they still haven't ...
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Adjust Direction Sensitivity of Two-Finger Motions on OS X Mavericks Trackpad
I use two-finger swipes to both scroll up/down and go forward/back in history when using Google Chrome on OS X Mavericks. I find that frequently, when I try to scroll up/down, it actually gets ...
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How to wait for a response on the inbound side of the socket using NC command under BusyBox?
I am having problems using the Netcat that comes with BusyBox 1.1.3 to make an HTTP request and then receive the response. The NC command seems to quit out as soon as it reaches the end of the request ...
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Can I use a jumper in place of an on/off switch?
I'm building a system without a case, so I don't have an on/off switch to start the machine up. Is it ok to permanently short the on/off pins on the motherboard and simply use the on/off switch on the ...
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Is /root/b26 a DDoS process?
I have found this process:
/root/b26
Here is a top:
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
20810 root 20 0 339m 808 360 S 100 0.0 27:39.95 b26
I have ...
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Best way to route internet through remote comptuer
Alright, I'm not from the US and I pay for a VM running Windows Server 2012 in the USA.
I have full access to that VM and I can install whatever I want on it.
I want to be able to re-route my ...
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Not able to use solarized in Mutt
I am using Mavericks+iTerm+zsh+oh-my-zsh. I have no problem to use solarized in iTerm and vim. But I am having a hard time to use solarized in Mutt.
According to the official site, it supposed to be ...
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Trying to get KO99.exe running on a new computer
I cannot get KO99.exe (either restored from an archive or downloaded from the source: http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/rjordan/klass/) to run on my new(er) computer. Every time I run it, it asks if I ...
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How do you change Word´s view to Web Layout?
I need to know for a homework, please answer if you know. I haven´t tried anything because I really don´t know.
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Screen is returning the message: “Must be connected to a terminal.”
I am running a Java program, and with the Java program, I run a Python script. The python script (with subprocess.Popen) runs the command
screen -x hg1 -X stuff "jsp sign edit status1 2 test line $(...
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SSH shell on a multicore supercomputer [closed]
I created a program on my 2 core laptop and I want to verify how my program performs when more than 2 cores are available for processing.
Do anybody knows any free (or cheap) service where I can ...
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How to recover Windows 8 without password?
I would normally log in with a PIN to use my laptop, but all of a sudden the "Sign-In Options" button used to enter a PIN had disappeared, and I was only able to enter a password, which I do not know. ...
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Vim: use NERDTree cursorline without affecting cursorline in other windows?
I'd like to make my NERD_Tree windows easier to read, and the 'NERDTreeHighlightCursorline' option makes it easy to do so. Except I currently have a setup I like that allows me to highlight the ...
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How to use equalizer on ffmpeg
I want to change the frequency of my videos. I think I can do this with ffmpeg equalizer but i couldn't find any documents about that. My video's name is video1.mp4
Thank you.
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Is the reason for weak wireless signal on new laptop the wireless card itself or the antennas?
I just bought a new laptop ASUS N550JV. I wanted to test the wifi receivers of my two laptops (the old and the new), so I put them together and scanned for the neighboring wireless connections. My old ...
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Tell mplayer to keep listening to audio stream that pauses
I am using mplayer to stream audio coming from an MPD instance that is configured to output via HTTP:
mplayer http://<stream-URL>:<port>
The stream is controlled by an MPD client (...
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Is it possible to run desktop Windows apps in Metro mode?
I've got a Windows 8 tablet and I really like metro mode while using touchscreen. Is there any possibility of converting some of standard Windows apps to run in Metro sandbox?
To clarify: I think of ...
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Mount UMSDOS in Windows
I have a directory that has --LINUX-.--- files in it, from when it used to be mounted in a Linux system as UMSDOS. Is there a driver that allows for mounting this directory in Windows so I can see ...
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Should I have a different driver for my 32" ledtv 720P
Can someone tell me if I should have a different driver and which one set as the monitor driver for a 32" 720p led tv, I can't find any help on this as to if it should be chnged from the one XP has in ...
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How to fix my internet connection/bad ping
First of all thanks for any help!
To start with, my internet speeds are bad (3 down and 3/4 up) I can normally play Minecraft with very little lag (me and my 2 bros that play).
Recently my Internet ...
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Cancel / Exit HP System Recovery Manager (Windows Vista)
I started the HP System Recovery Manager inadvertently (by hitting F11 during the boot sequence) and am now unable to exit the tool.
I do not need or want to run a full recovery or reset the PC to ...
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Wi-Fi connection drops when downloading torrents, but wired connection still works
After downloading for an hour or so, the Wi-Fi connection on my tablet stops working; forcing me to restart my router(it basically hangs when trying to connect).
This only happens when downloading ...
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WiFi UDP unicast vs. multicast speed
From what I have gathered UDP multicast / broadcast over WiFi will not yield the speed as one would have thought. What about UDP unicast over WiFi? Can anyone confirm that the latter will have a ...
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Keep music library (apple lossless) in sync and converted as another format (flac)
My music library is arranged like:
/data/music/Artist_-_Album[alac]/*.m4a
I need to be able to keep a copy of these in another format (apple lossless) and I'd want that like:
/data/music/Artist_-...
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How to determine number of colours (bit per pixel) in X11
How can I see how many bits per pixel are actually available in a running X11 session?
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Start up error after power outage
I hooked up a Wi-Fi router today. About 20 minutes later the building power went off suddenly (not related to the router). When I tried to start the computer I got this message:
There was a problem ...
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Giving user permission to just 1 single directory
I'm using debian on my home server. My goal is to create a user with permissions to upload files just in his directory (/var/www/user). The user should be able to access his dir using SSH, but he ...
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Windows 7 welcome screen: How to always reveal password
On the Windows 7 Welcome Screen, I want all characters typed into the password box to be displayed (not masked) as the characters are being typed. Is there a setting / registry key / third-party tool ...
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udev 99-hide-disks.rules is no longer working
A while ago I created a /etc/udev/rules.d/99-hide-disks.rules file on Ubuntu which worked fine. At some point, the hidden disks started reappearing in Dolphin and other file managers.
The file hasn't ...
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How are chrome extensions installed without my knowledge?
I opened Chrome this morning and discovered the red AdBlock icon near the omnibox wasn't there. I opened the Extension list and discovered two extensions I'd never seen before, and all the others ...
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How to boot from CD/DVD on a Samsung s02ub
I am trying to install Linux on to my laptop. It's a Samsung. (Samsung np365e5c s02ub)
I was able to access the BIOS by pressing F2 during boot. In the BIOS under "Boot" there's an option that says "...
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How to check if Win 7 disk is Ultimate or Home Premium or Professional version? [duplicate]
A friend of mine found an old Windows7 disk but is unable to determine the point mentioned in the title. I have checked the autorun.ini file, the contents of which is this:
[AutoRun.Amd64]
open=setup....
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Cannot identify my graphics card [closed]
After buying Company of Heroes 2 a few days ago I tried playing it for the first time and I ran into some serious fps problems. The screen I use for playing games is 1080p, but I couldn't get the fps ...
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Preventing Windows 7 from reverting to stereo?
I have an Intel Sandy Bridge-based Windows 7 x64 machine primarily used as an HTPC connected to a Pioneer SC-1223-K receiver via HDMI audio. When the receiver goes into standby (i.e.: off), Windows ...
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What are the risks associated with buying a used GPU? [closed]
My friend recently upgraded his GPU, and I am considering buying his old one. It is an ASUS GTX 650 Ti. He has used it for about one year, placing moderate loads on it. When running, it stays within a ...
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Shortcut in emacs to go to lisp definition directly
You can view the help of a lisp function with C-h f, then hit enter on the underlined file name.
Any way to do this with a customized keystroke?