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Stop MS Word from selecting more than I want
I would like to just select (¬Q) without word selecting both brackets.
I know if I move my cursor back to the same position word will select correctly, but it's annoying to have to do that every time.
Is there any setting to disable this?
Dave Chen
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Does it make sense to keep different SSIDs for 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless networks?
My router can have different SSIDs for 2.4 and 5 GHz and I'm not sure if it's better to have the same SSID or not.
Initially I put the same network but I got confused when the MacBook Pro displayed me two networks with the same name, an I was not…
sorin
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How can I reduce the consumption of the `vmmem` process?
I installed docker on windows home which uses WSL2 as a backend. However, since doing this a process called vmmem seems to be consistently consuming a lot of computational resources. I ran docker stop $(docker ps -aq) to kill all running containers…
CiaranWelsh
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How do I set system environment variables in Windows 10?
How do I set a system environment variable in Windows 10 (without using the registry editor)?
(Note: Other answers don't specifically address Windows 10 - at least not yet - and they leave off important steps - like how to open the control panel -…
Jared
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What is the difference between shell, console, and terminal?
I'm confused with the terminology. What is the difference between shell, console, and terminal?
claws
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How to copy symbolic links?
I have directory that contains some symbolic links:
user@host:include$ find .. -type l -ls
4737414 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 user group 13 Dec 9 13:47 ../k0607-lsi6/camac -> ../../include
4737415 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 user group 14 Dec 9 13:49…
Basilevs
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How can I remove outdated installed versions of Homebrew packages?
How can I remove outdated versions of Homebrew packages that are installed side-by-side with current versions?
aknuds1
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How to add a custom search engine to Firefox?
Is there a way I can add a custom search URL to the Firefox search bar? e.g. I'd like to provide a URL such as http://blahblah.com?search=%s, where Firefox replaces the %s with the content of the search box.
Both IE and Opera can do this, but I…
Andrew Grant
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How to delete all lines that do NOT contain a certain word in Vim?
In vim I can delete all lines that contain the word "price" with this
:g /price/d
How can I delete all lines that do NOT contain the word "price"?
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Difference between OTF (Open Type) or TTF (True Type) font formats?
On a Mac, when I'm downloading fonts am often given the choice between OTF (OpenType Format) and TTF (TrueType Format).
Is there any difference in the way ligatures work or anything between the two formats?
Rich Bradshaw
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How can I convert MP4 video to MP3 audio with FFmpeg?
I need to extract an MP3 audio track from an MP4 video with ffmpeg. I can do this for .flv -> mp3, but I don't know the command line parameters for mp4->mp3. For example, flv -> mp3:
ffmpeg -i video.flv -acodec copy audio.mp3
What parameters should…
user916350
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Purpose of a "mystery key" on an IBM PC 3270 keyboard
A colleague has just come into possession of a large number of IBM PC 3270 keyboards (don't ask!). These keyboards have a number of very interesting looking keys, but the one that most intrigued us is the one at the bottom right of the block…
Cowan
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Copy JSON from console.log in developer tool to clipboard?
Using Chrome Developer Tools, i have printed a JSON object with console.log.
is there a way that I can copy it to the clipboard?
Anagio
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How to compare the differences between two PDF files on Windows?
Do you know a good way to compare PDF files side-by-side and show the modifications between the two?
I'm looking for Windows software to accomplish this. It would be great if you can post both free and not-free products.
Nelson Reis
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Show keys pressed in Linux
In Windows there is a program called Keyboard Jedi that shows what keys are pressed on the keyboard.
Is there an equivalent for Linux?
ftravers
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