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How to prevent Windows 10 from automatically adding keyboard layouts (i.e. US keyboard)
Update: this is a lengthy post, you can jump straight to the answer below
Note: The quick language list refers to the list in the screenshot below, accessible throught the shortcut Win + Space bar
I have two languages for windows spell check in my…
Luis Ferrao
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Why are pixels square?
Pixels in screens are square, but I'm not sure why.
Both pixelated images look pretty bad - but I'm not sure there's any advantage of squares over hexagons here.
Hexagons also divide up into 3 colours nicely:
So what's the advantage of squares…
Tim
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With Bash + iTerm2, how to name tabs?
In iTerm2 (Build 1.0.0.20120203), I typically open several tabs, each of which has split panes , and is about one particular theme of work, for example revision control, coding, managing files, mysql terminal work. I typically need to switch…
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Why do file URLs start with 3 slashes?
HTTP starts with two slashes. E.g. http://example.com.
Same goes for FTP. E.g. ftp://example.com.
However, file "URLs" start with three slashes. E.g. Reading a pdf file using chrome, the URL would be file:///D:/Desktop/Book.pdf.
Why do file URLs use…
Pacerier
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Preventing applications from stealing focus
Are there any solutions to prevent applications stealing focus from the active window?
This is especially annoying when I'm starting an application, switch to do something else and the new application starts receiving half a sentence of text.
svandragt
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How to detach a tmux session that itself already in a tmux?
I've opened a tmux session on my local machine, and ssh'd into the remote machine. After this, I typed tmux attach on the remote machine, then I got a remote tmux session on my local tmux session.
Now I want to detach from the remote tmux session,…
superadmin
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scp between two remote hosts from my (third) pc
I have two remote hosts.
host1-> 10.3.0.1
host2-> 10.3.0.2
Both run an ssh server.
The ssh server listens on port 22 in host1 and on port 6969 in host2.
Now, using my local machine, I need to copy something from host1 to host2 without logging into…
uwais ibrahim
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What is the purpose of the holes marked "Do Not Cover" on hard drives?
On many hard drives, there's a text warning to "not cover this hole", sometimes adding that doing so will void the warranty.
What is the purpose of this hole and why would covering it cause damage or increase the likelihood of drive failure?
(Image…
oKtosiTe
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How can I normalize audio using ffmpeg?
I want the loudest peak sound in a movie clip to be as loud as the codec allows, then have every other sound amplified accordingly.
What's a practical example in order to accomplish this using ffmpeg?
Jon Skarpeteig
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How to install a specific package version in Alpine?
I have a Dockerfile to build a Docker image that is based on Alpine Linux. Now I need to install a package as part of this Dockerfile.
Currently I have:
RUN apk update && \
apk upgrade && \
apk add git
Apparently this is a bad idea, as the…
Golo Roden
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How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the identity files automatically?
I have been putting my ssh identity files inside my ~/.ssh/ folder. I have probably about 30 files in there.
When I connect to servers, I will specify the identity file to use with something like
ssh -i ~/.ssh/client1-identity…
cwd
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How to copy text from Console2?
I just started using Console2 as an alternative to cmd.exe
I can't figure out how to copy text from the console to the clipboard -- dragging over it with the mouse won't mark anything, and there is no option in the right-click menu to "mark" as in…
GJ.
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How do you run a SSH server on Mac OS X?
How do you run a ssh server on Mac OS X?
Pablo Fernandez
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View RAW message source of an email in Outlook 2013
How can I view the source of an email in Outlook 2013?
I want to see the exact email source, as I can do in Gmail or in Mozilla Thunderbird. I'm particularly interested in the top matter (headers?). Here's an example, courtesy…
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How to delete a file in Windows with a too long filename?
My wife has several files and folders that somehow ended up having filenames that have caused them to be undeleteable (can't be deleted) by normal means or via the command line. I believe the filenames are too long due to the depth of the folder…
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