All Questions
0
votes
1answer
5 views
How to create a file which is named as flag
I was wondering how to make a file named as a flag i.e, if I wanted to make a folder named -a, what commands would do the trick? I tried mkdir '-a', mkdir -a, and neither worked. Im on ubuntu. Thank ...
0
votes
0answers
3 views
Why does xmessage report that user clicked 'x' without displaying message when run from cron?
I have the script below, which seem to work perfectly when run from the commandline with /root/.scripts/peter-laptop-backup-launcher.sh daily (it displays an xmessage asking what I want to do), but ...
0
votes
0answers
2 views
LAN members Ubuntu machines can't see each other
I have LAN with three ubuntu 12.04 machines. Everyone see only itself and router:
nmap -v -sP 192.168.1.2/24 | grep -v "host down"
Nmap scan report for D-link.HomeGateway (192.168.1.1)
Host is up ...
0
votes
1answer
4 views
Can /usr/bin/sftp resume file transfers?
I have a machine with only sftp access. No ssh, no shell, no rsync. When I get a file using /usr/bin/sftp, can I make it resume an aborted transfer?
0
votes
1answer
10 views
How to backup mac data using ubuntu
Suddenly my Mac Mini hard drive crashed and I am trying to save data from Macintosh HD 2 in my USB case using Ubuntu. I am able to mount Macintosh HD 2 but getting this error:
You do not have the ...
0
votes
1answer
6 views
3G internet sharing from laptop to Android
I want to have internet connection on my Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.1.1. Right now I have it only on my Windows 7 laptop, which uses a USB 3G modem.
How can I make my phone use internet ...
-1
votes
0answers
6 views
Networking and Tor [closed]
I have been looking at Tor and have a few questions maybe you can help with.
Under settings > Sharing you can set Tor to Relay (Non Exit) or Relay (Exit).
What is the UK's stand legally on Exit ...
-1
votes
0answers
7 views
Windows 8 window/desktop manager replacement [closed]
Since I am unfortunate enough to have to use windows 8, in which MS made the UI unusable for desktop users in order to dominate future tablet markets, I would like to replace my ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
How to monitor hard drive thrashing with SSD?
A question I just asked here regarding HDD hard drive thrashing has prompted me to give pause and think about SSD thrashing. IMO, thrashing (ie, rapid and excessive reads and/or writes) is never good ...
1
vote
0answers
6 views
Registry script to enable automatic updates for Adobe/Java
Is there a registry script or a one click system to enable automatic updates for the following?
Adobe Flash
Java
Adobe Reader
This way I can quickly enable these services to download and install ...
0
votes
0answers
8 views
How can I prevent HDD thrashing in Windows 7?
This is not a duplicate of this:
Stop windows 7 disk thrashing when idle
This question is about VM. Mine is not. Now, onto my question.
As of the past couple weeks, I've become a victim of severe ...
0
votes
1answer
7 views
Connect PPPoE broadband connection on boot on Windows 7
I got a static IP PPPoE connection from my ISP provider, and I am running a VNC server on it, and needs to connect a PPPoE connection on boot.
Is there a solution to that?
0
votes
0answers
10 views
Errors when trying to update Debian 7
When I'm trying to make update (with apt-get update) in Debian 7 I always have errors like this:
W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/wheezy/updates/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages 404 ...
0
votes
0answers
4 views
Sync files from 'portable device' to Windows 7 folder
What I'm looking for is an efficient way to back up my phone's SD card (Galaxy S4). In an ideal world* I would plug in the phone and it would automatically fire off a synctoy or robocopy task or ...
0
votes
0answers
5 views
Error resizing mysql command line client
I installed MySql 5.6 on Windows Vista (32Bit).
I am trying to resize the MySql commandline client window.
Right Click on top left-> Properties -> Increase Width and height of screen in Layout Tab
...
0
votes
0answers
4 views
Waiting for a lock
I was installing opencv through macports, and the installation is broken. Now everytime I use macports, it stops at waiting for a lock at error:
Waiting for lock on ...
0
votes
0answers
8 views
Tiling-like windows manager for Windows 7 with desired features
I am looking for a keyboard-centric windows manager for Windows 7 - Something like a tiling Windows manager, but the "tiling" layouts doesn't have to be very fancy. Simple grid-like window placement ...
2
votes
0answers
13 views
How to convert 1080p to 1080i video using ffmpeg
I am using ffmpeg, trying to convert 1080p to 1080i. I know that -vf tinterlace should do that, but I don't know the exact syntax of use. Currently I'm trying this:
ffmpeg -i <input file.mp4> ...
1
vote
1answer
17 views
What's the last freeware version of ObjectDock?
The current latest version (2.1) of ObjectDock available for download from Stardock's website is now a trial version. I would like to download the last free, non-trial version of ObjectDock but I ...
1
vote
1answer
11 views
Is there a KDE plasmoid to monitor logged in users?
Is there a KDE plasmoid which will display logged in users on a Linux system?
0
votes
1answer
17 views
How to one-step-add current movie playing in Media Player Classic to the favorites list?
How to one-step-add current movie playing in Media Player Classic to the favorites list? I can go to favorites with the mouse and click to add but there are several steps. Is there some key I can ...
-2
votes
1answer
43 views
Do vim users type vim to start the command? [closed]
What is the standard practice?
Typing vim to start the command or its common alias vi?
0
votes
0answers
15 views
Exiting from Emacs is very slow… How to troubleshoot?
I run Emacs on Windows 7 and whenever I close it, it usually takes at least 5 seconds for the window to actually close. Meanwhile status bar at the bottom simply says:
(No files need saving)
Any ...
0
votes
1answer
27 views
Qn: Is apt (on the Mac) the same as apt-get?
I'm a little new to this so pardon me.
I am following a book which requires me to do "sudo apt-get install..." on an Ubuntu OS, but I only have a Mac. Found a UNIX executable in my Mac installed by ...
1
vote
0answers
8 views
Change active and inactive windows border colors in Win8
I am running multiple windows on the Desktop (non-Metro) side of Win8. The active window has a gray border (good) but all of the inactive windows have white borders (bad). This makes it impossible to ...
3
votes
2answers
36 views
How can I pass two commands with all their switches in Windows command prompt or powershell?
I want to pass a netstat -t -b 90 command and tell the prompt to simultaneously or successively perform this command to launch network monitor start netmon /autostart.
-1
votes
0answers
16 views
Anyone having problems with sound for certain apps in Windows 8 PRO?
I play poker on Bovada and the sound stopped working for that client app. I recently loaded new driver for my IDT High Definition Codec on my new
HP Pavilion HPE h8-1380t CTO Desktop PC and the sound ...
0
votes
3answers
47 views
Knowing Command Lines in Ubuntu
I want to know if any references out there I can follow-up in everything that's going on in GNOME-Terminal I'm studying to be a web developer and I'm going to be making the jump to Web Administer I ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views
how can I allow outgoing access to a port in firewall
Im doing a file_get_contents but getting Connection refused
I used the following to allow outgoing connections from server2 to server1, and vice-versa. But I'm still getting failed to open stream: ...
0
votes
0answers
9 views
Http websites cannot be accessed, https and ftp are working fine
I'm Windows 7 user and recently I figured out that I cannot access websites thru http. Https, ftp and any other are working fine.
Chrome reports "Error 103 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_ABORTED)". Other ...
0
votes
0answers
17 views
sublightcmd.exe 4.0.2 works fine manually, not when a batch file is used
Error occured. Login failed: WrongUsernameOrPassword
SublightCmd.exe downloadbatch "C:\Path\To\Videos" "*.mkv" "en" /recursive:true /skipRecentlySearched:false /username:"user" /password:"pass"
...
0
votes
0answers
6 views
Console command to open a new byobu window?
Is there any command on the console that opens a new byobu window and executes a command? I would like to have a script that open some windows and runs stuff in there.
1
vote
1answer
14 views
How to split a cell in table in Word 2010 so it can display 2 elements as a table header?
I need to split or divide one cell so it can hold 2 text values divided. Something like:
2
votes
1answer
30 views
why IP in different countries are in the same autonomous system?
I notice some IPs, they are not in the same country, and these countries are not neighbors,
but they share the same Autonoumous system number
how can this happen?
0
votes
0answers
11 views
How to see user's comments in Soundcloud? [migrated]
Does anyone knows if you can see the comments a user has made in his SoundCloud profile? You can see the comments a track has, but I don't know if you can see the comments a user has made.
2
votes
1answer
27 views
How do I undo the mistake I made with Diskpart?
I made a boo boo! I executed the following commands in CMD.
diskpart
list volume
select volume 13
remove all dismount
exit
I have one of those dual-slot card readers with one slot for SD and one ...
0
votes
0answers
20 views
What are the options of having hypervisor host and client on the same machine?
I know it sounds strange, but I would like to have an option running the low-level virtual machine and client os on the same hardware: hypervisor with a functionality can connect to itself [hm, the it ...
0
votes
1answer
16 views
Scanning encrypted drive
I have a TrueCrypt encrypted partition on a drive. I wanted to use Windows 7 disk checking tool to scan and fix folders/files on the encrypted partition, just like you would do on a regular ...
-1
votes
1answer
19 views
How do I forward phone calls to my CELL to Google Voice? [closed]
I want someone to call my US carrier number and receive the phone call in Google Voice.
How can I do this?
Does this work if the phone is off?
-1
votes
1answer
23 views
How to remove online accounts created with your Google account? [closed]
I'd like to close my Google account but I used it for lots of sites, with which I used it to register. I don't even remember most of the sites I used my Google account for so is there any way to ...
0
votes
1answer
13 views
Connecting multiple monitors to single display port
I just purchased Lenovo Thinkpad S430 i have two external ports:
1x Mini HDMI
1x Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt)
GPU: Intel HD 4000 with Nvidia 620M Optimus GPU. I purchased this notebook soley for ...
0
votes
0answers
13 views
Word 2010 randomly sets the bullet point indent to the centre of the page
I'm unsure of what causes this to happen. I can be using bullet points with the ordinary, default indentation, and the next time round, the indentation is set to the centre of the page.
Any ideas?
2
votes
0answers
21 views
Network adapters in Virtualbox virtual machines
When setting up a virtual machine with Virtualbox, in the Network configuration section it is possible to select from various emulated adapters:
The default one, automatically selected at the VM ...
0
votes
0answers
14 views
Adobe Flash player and video black screens
I have a typical problem and see the solution like that one everywhere:
Can't disable hardware acceleration in Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.251 on Ubuntu
Yet, there's a bit of a problem:
There ...
0
votes
1answer
5 views
sudo permission issue LoadModule wsgi_module
I'm trying to run this command on Ubuntu:
echo "LoadModule wsgi_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_wsgi.so" > /etc/apache2/mods-available/wsgi.load
I get a permission issue, normally this can ...
0
votes
0answers
10 views
Raspberry Pi apt-get upgrade failed
When trying to get the camera for the raspberry pi working, I had to start with an update and upgrade. When doing so, I received an error which I was forced to remove the update lists and try again. ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views
DNS and port-forwarding
I have a server behind NAT. I did port forwarding on my router WRT54GL. On that server I'm also planning on using BIND9 for DNS services.
My question: Can I use that DNS server for all ports or only ...
-1
votes
0answers
12 views
Issue installing video driver in ubuntu [closed]
I don't know If I can post a question here redirecting to another stack exchange website, but i really need help.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/300033/problem-installing-graphic-drive
1
vote
0answers
13 views
How can I get my 16GB SD card reader to work on my ASUS A55A with Windows 8?
I have a 16 GB SD card (Lexar Platinum II 16 GB SDHC 200x) from my camera (Olympus PEN Mini E-PM1). When I plug the SD card into my computer (ASUS A55A with Windows 8), there is no response, and the ...
-2
votes
1answer
22 views
Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2012
recently I have Installed Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, Whenever I try to Install Team Foundation Server It gives me this error:
Error : TF400157 : Service Pack 1 or higher is required for this ...
