Mark Ransom

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May 8	comment	How to run a file as executable with a different extension? Do you have any examples? I just started Task Manager and I couldn't see anything but .exe files listed.
Feb 14	comment	How do I escape windows repair install and start in normal boot? Files don't just corrupt themselves. You should get a new HD and start over. You can move the old one and use it as a second drive if there is important information you want to pull from it.
Jan 24	comment	Accessing an application running in VirtualBox through Windows? You don't mention any programming in the question, and the answer isn't likely to involve programming either.
Jan 8	comment	Python 3.3, Issues with PATH Try `echo %PATH%` to make sure it's really there.
Aug 15	comment	What is the maximum resolution that a Thunderbolt monitor can display? There's no need for a video signal to include an alpha channel, so wouldn't it be 24 bits per pixel? That would make it 13.8 Mpixel.
Jun 26	comment	How does Windows 7 generate thumbnails of files? It's likely that Office embeds a thumbnail in the file as it creates it, and all Windows needs to do is extract it.
Jun 20	comment	Run a .bat file upon logoff, windows XP, no domain controller Remember that logging off is not the only way to leave a session, you can do a shutdown or simply lose power.
Jun 15	comment	Does multi-platter hard-drive use all of their heads to read simultaneously? Interesting quote, where's it from?
Jun 5	comment	Is it better to turn off computer or power continuously to keep ancient 1990 harddrive alive (MSDOS 6.22 ) My very first hard drive was a Seagate 110MB. I never got rid of it, I wonder if it still works?
May 24	comment	Best way to repackage ripped DVD to mpg Thanks for the suggestion. The documentation states it works with the DVB format, but I'll take your word that it can do VOB also. What would make it a better choice than ffmpeg?
May 24	comment	Best way to repackage ripped DVD to mpg @Turix, the documentation isn't the greatest. It says it supports the following video formats: RM, RMVB, AVI, MPEG1(VCD), MPEG2(DVD), MP4. It has been a matter of trial and error to see what works. The player is this one: diamondmm.com/MP800.php
May 23	comment	DVD Rip in 720p/1080p resolution I think your video player will do a decent job of converting to the resolution of your display. I wouldn't try to upconvert it, just keep the full uncompromised rip of the DVD.
May 18	comment	Microsoft Word-safe fonts I'm not sure what Word does for substitute fonts. Adobe has a very clever substitute font that it uses for PDFs, maybe you should convert to PDF.
Feb 21	comment	How can I compare percentage of a colour at different points in an image? If you're willing to do some coding, the question might better be asked on StackOverflow. As you've put it here it's a little vague.
Feb 17	comment	How to add a font to the Cmd window choices in Windows 7 64-bit? @OliverSalzburg, no it's not a raster font - it's TrueType. The article merely explains why the window will be ugly, not why the workaround won't show the font at all.
Feb 17	comment	Converting RGB to CMYK color profile in GIMP A Tiff file can contain multiple images. Is it possible that it converted to 4 different images, one for C, M, Y, and K?
Jan 19	comment	excel time difference if a cell is not formatted as time @barryhoudini, that works too. I wasn't sure when I answered whether the result should be hours or a time.
Jan 19	comment	excel time difference if a cell is not formatted as time @vulkanino, I just added a simpler method to my answer.
Jan 19	comment	How to print without yellow toner cartridge in a laser printer The printer may not be able to print without yellow because of government mandated tracking information added to the page. I believe my Samsung adds yellow even when I specifically configure it for grayscale, because the yellow toner is depleting much faster than cyan or magenta. See seeingyellow.com
Jan 18	comment	How can I get Windows to add the date in a .LOG file automatically? @iglvzx is right, but I swear that we wrote our answers independently. I took 2 minutes to test the answer.