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Why can I get a virus or trojan from visiting a website?

I have seen these a lot lately. You click the link, and instant trojan. No need to download or anything. How is this possible? Is there a way I can scan the links before visiting to make sure I …
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Does a power supply draw only as much power as it needs?

I recently built a small mini-itx Intel ATOM-based Ubuntu home server. The case I choose is a small case but only a full size ATX power supply would fit it. I choose a mid-grade OCZ 500 watt modular …
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How do you add a visual effect to a mouse click from within windows?

I just want a little utility that monitors mouse clicks so that when one occurs a visual bubble effect (or something similar) occurs, similar to something you might see in a screencast.
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Is there any windows software to cache network shares on the local file system?

Is there any software for windows XP Home that will cache network files similar to transparent caching in windows 7 pro. Ideally I would just access it through a mapped drive letter, allocating a …
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1answer
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Is there an easy way to toggle display settings between 1 and 2 monitors?

I currently open Display settings, have to click 2nd monitor, check "extend desktop" & "use as primary", apply, then move 1 to the right 2 (fortunately the image only, not the monitor itself) - …
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How to tell from what Ubuntu or Debian repository a package comes?

On a Debian-based system, including Ubuntu, how can one tell which repository a package will be downloaded from, without actually beginning the download? aptitude show and apt-cache info will show the …
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2answers
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How to you bridge a LAN and a Wireless device on Windows XP by hand?

How to you bridge a LAN and a Wireless device on Windows XP by hand? Does anyone know how to do it? I have a situation where XP "Network Connection Sharing" isn't working for me. I want to try …
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1answer
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What’s going on with my fileserver/NAS folder permissions? (Windows 7).

Hi. I set up an old computer as a NAS/fileserver. It contains all my video files. These files are accessed by a separate HTPC hooked up to my TV (also running Windows 7). Everything was working …
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1answer
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What’s a good affordable graphics card? [closed]

I want a good affordable gpu that will run most of the newer games at average settings without stuttering. My price range is $100-$180 USD. I've looked at some of the ati cards on newegg and they …
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Key for ‘ë’ , e with a diaeresis, in windows [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How do you type Unicode characters using hexadecimal codes? Is it possible to generate this symbol 'ë' i.e. e with a diaeresis from the keyboard in windows?
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1answer
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How can I write an excel formula to do row based calculations?

Hi, Could someone please help me with the following excel formula. Each row in my spreadsheet contains details about a product. I have one column 'Quantity' (Col B) and 'Profit' (Col F). I want to …
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1answer
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Is there an RSM replacement in Windows 7? (to eject USB and Firewire devices from command line)

I know Windows XP and previous had an rsm.exe file in the <root>\windows\system32 folder that could be used to manage media. I used this command in batch files and from the command line to eject …
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1answer
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How do you measure the bandwidth used by a given process after it has completed, on Linux?

Is there a way to get a summary of how much bandwidth a given process used on Linux after the process completes? I do not want a monitor, I want something I can look at after the task has completed.. …
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Why can’t I achieve full speed on a Symmetrical Internet Connection?

We are using a business Ethernet connection (3Mbit upload, 3Mbit download) and trying to understand issues with our tested bandwidth speeds. When uploading a large file we sustain 340 KB/s; …
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Where is the ZFS project for the Mac located as of 2010?

Where is the ZFS project for the Mac located as of 2010? The Mac Forge project appears to have closed down.

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