User endolith

92 votes

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What do ALSA devices like "hw:0,0" mean? How do I figure out which to use?

asked Oct 11, 2009 at 17:32

74 votes

11 answers

97k views

Automatically mount external drives to /media/LABEL on boot without a user logged in?

asked Oct 11, 2009 at 18:13

46 votes

3 answers

59k views

What does "auto-mount" do in VirtualBox shared folder setup?

asked Mar 2, 2011 at 14:55

44 votes

2 answers

22k views

Is there a way to determine the decompressed size of a .bz2 file?

asked Oct 11, 2009 at 18:33

36 votes

3 answers

26k views

Can other people on an encrypted Wi-Fi AP see what you're doing?

asked Jun 25, 2010 at 19:30

35 votes

7 answers

71k views

Recursively rename files (change extension) in Linux

asked Nov 20, 2010 at 16:38

35 votes

2 answers

76k views

How do I display the latest Unicode characters (esp. emoji) in Windows browsers?

asked Jun 27, 2016 at 23:40

24 votes

6 answers

214k views

How to kill tasks in Windows 7 when even Task Manager won't open or respond?

asked Jul 4, 2013 at 1:42

20 votes

4 answers

5k views

Escape from Windows 7 "Search Results" path

asked May 28, 2011 at 0:42

19 votes

4 answers

7k views

sudo keeps asking me for my password in fish shell

asked Jun 15, 2011 at 14:17

18 votes

5 answers

25k views

Resize a partition image with GParted?

asked Jun 15, 2011 at 1:26

14 votes

7 answers

22k views

How do I convert a Linux disk image into a sparse file?

asked Jul 31, 2010 at 3:58

11 votes

3 answers

2k views

Which Wine DLLs should I not overwrite with the real thing?

asked Mar 27, 2010 at 22:31

10 votes

5 answers

11k views

How to tell which process is hogging my CPU when they don't add up to 100%?

asked Nov 4, 2009 at 12:44

10 votes

5 answers

4k views

Get Windows to treat files with the same extension differently

asked Aug 2, 2011 at 1:17

9 votes

4 answers

20k views

Is there anything like a link or shared mount point for FAT32 folders in Linux/Android?

asked Nov 29, 2010 at 17:09

9 votes

4 answers

4k views

Ubuntu: Accidentally changed root user to nonexistent shell

asked Nov 21, 2009 at 8:29

8 votes

3 answers

7k views

Virtualbox - Install Guest Additions over again every time Linux kernel updates

asked Aug 19, 2010 at 19:27

8 votes

3 answers

22k views

fatsort for Windows 7 [closed]

asked Jul 14, 2010 at 18:16

8 votes

6 answers

39k views

Is there a way to mount an EXT4 volume image in Windows 7?

asked Feb 16, 2011 at 3:33

8 votes

5 answers

18k views

Convert BMP to PNG on right-click in Windows 7

asked Feb 25, 2011 at 17:43

7 votes

6 answers

19k views

How to find biggest folders (by number of files) in Windows

asked Jun 30, 2011 at 0:20

6 votes

4 answers

14k views

How to run webcam software only when I am not home (phone is not on the LAN)?

asked Oct 25, 2012 at 21:43

6 votes

2 answers

6k views

Improve resolution of volume controls in Windows

asked Nov 5, 2010 at 19:02

6 votes

5 answers

2k views

Quick unit-aware calculator

asked Apr 26, 2010 at 0:22

6 votes

2 answers

4k views

What happens when a flash drive wears out?

asked Jan 29, 2010 at 15:46

5 votes

2 answers

2k views

Linux - Is there a way to convert .bz2 files to .tar.bz2 files using pipes?

asked Oct 11, 2009 at 18:30

5 votes

2 answers

2k views

Windows 7 can't find Ubuntu computer by hostname

asked Jan 8, 2011 at 14:44

5 votes

1 answer

562 views

Firefox Sync repeatedly puts NSFW links on my work computer >:(

asked Jul 30, 2012 at 15:31

4 votes

4 answers

4k views

Automatically strip invalid characters from Windows filenames

asked Oct 29, 2011 at 23:01

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93 Questions

What do ALSA devices like "hw:0,0" mean? How do I figure out which to use?

Automatically mount external drives to /media/LABEL on boot without a user logged in?

What does "auto-mount" do in VirtualBox shared folder setup?

Is there a way to determine the decompressed size of a .bz2 file?

Can other people on an encrypted Wi-Fi AP see what you're doing?

Recursively rename files (change extension) in Linux

How do I display the latest Unicode characters (esp. emoji) in Windows browsers?

How to kill tasks in Windows 7 when even Task Manager won't open or respond?

Escape from Windows 7 "Search Results" path

sudo keeps asking me for my password in fish shell

Resize a partition image with GParted?

How do I convert a Linux disk image into a sparse file?

Which Wine DLLs should I not overwrite with the real thing?

How to tell which process is hogging my CPU when they don't add up to 100%?

Get Windows to treat files with the same extension differently

Is there anything like a link or shared mount point for FAT32 folders in Linux/Android?

Ubuntu: Accidentally changed root user to nonexistent shell

Virtualbox - Install Guest Additions over again every time Linux kernel updates

fatsort for Windows 7 [closed]

Is there a way to mount an EXT4 volume image in Windows 7?

Convert BMP to PNG on right-click in Windows 7

How to find biggest folders (by number of files) in Windows

How to run webcam software only when I am not home (phone is not on the LAN)?

Improve resolution of volume controls in Windows

Quick unit-aware calculator

What happens when a flash drive wears out?

Linux - Is there a way to convert .bz2 files to .tar.bz2 files using pipes?

Windows 7 can't find Ubuntu computer by hostname

Firefox Sync repeatedly puts NSFW links on my work computer >:(

Automatically strip invalid characters from Windows filenames