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Possible to "snap" top/bottom instead of just left/right in Windows 7?

In Windows 7, I know you can do Windows + Left to put a window in the left half of the screen. Is there a feature that will do top and bottom?
Abe Miessler
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How to avoid exposing my MAC address when using IPv6?

On my Macs, each IPv6 address includes the MAC address of a specific computer (not of my router). Sites such as ipv6-test.com not only show it, but even tell me it belongs to an Apple computer. This feels like a super cookie, and might apply to…
Arjan
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How do I change the character encoding for a webpage in Chrome?

Google Chrome, like almost every web browser in recent memory, used to have an option to change the character encoding for the webpage being viewed by going to Menu › Tools › Encoding (or some similar location). This is extraordinarily useful in…
Meshaal
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How to configure PuTTY so that Home/End/PgUp/PgDn work properly in bash?

The keys Home, End, PageUp, PageDown all type a ~ in my bash session instead of moving the cursor / view around. Why does this happen and which settings do I need to change? GNU bash, version 4.0.28(1)-release (x86_64--netbsd) PuTTY v0.60 The…
RomanSt
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Excel: how to undo in current file only?

Microsoft Excel's undo / redo feature behaves unlike any other program I know. The undo stack seems to be global across all open files, so that undoing sometimes switches to another file and undoes something you didn't want to undo. And if an edit…
Hugh Allen
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Where is the list of pinned start menu and taskbar items stored in Windows 7

What is the location of pinned start menu and taskbar items? Is this list a registry, or a folder somewhere?
Noah
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How can I determine which process owns a hotkey in Windows?

Given a hotkey, how can I find which program owns it?
aldrinleal
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Keyboard shortcut to minimize Remote Desktop

Is there a way, using the keyboard, to switch from a maximized (full screen) Remote Desktop Connection back to the main computer? I have about 4 Remote Desktop connections that I am switching between and it would be nice to not have to go to the…
Vaccano
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Why is X11 forwarding so inefficient?

Whenever I remotely launch large GUIs with X11 forwarding, even including the -C switch, the experience is very unresponsive. My question is, what does, at the concept/protocol level cause this? With my 25mbit connection, I can stream HD video to my…
user129186
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Running DNS locally for home network

I have a small home network that just got larger (new roommate, my existing roommate got a laptop (on top of her computer), my friends coming over with laptops, etc.). I'd like to run a local DNS server for lookups of my local network stuff…
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Why are websites suddenly asking me about cookies?

I have for a long time known that websites give me cookies so that small pieces of information can be remembered about my habits, passwords etc. I accept this, but all of a sudden they are asking for my permission to do so. Why has this changed?…
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Getting ROBOCOPY to return a "proper" exit code?

Is it possible to ask ROBOCOPY to exit with an exit code that indicates success or failure? I am using ROBOCOPY as part of my TeamCity build configurations, and having to add a step to just silence the exit code from ROBOCOPY seems silly to…
Lasse V. Karlsen
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What is the difference between i686 and x86_64?

I have an AMD Turion and do not know which version to choose from when installing Arch Linux.
Claudiu T.
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Is there a shortcut command in Windows command prompt to get to the current user's home directory like there is in Linux?

I am used to using cd ~ to get right into my home directory. In Windows command prompt I have to do cd Users\username to get there. Is there a shortcut like the Linux one? It would be nice if I could get there by doing cd username Is something…
classer
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See available drives from Windows CLI?

Is there a way to list the available drives from cmd.exe ? (Other than manually typying c: d: ... and seeing which ones return errors)
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