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Is it possible to use the IE10 App without making Internet Explorer the default browser?
Windows 8 comes with two versions of Internet Explorer: the normal desktop version, which looks just like IE9, and the Modern UI version, which is a full-screen tablet-style app. By default, links opened in desktop mode open in desktop IE, and links…
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How do I set Notepad++ as the default editor?
I want set Notepad++ as the default editor. I tried to set it by right-clicking on a file, then Open With. But I did not see Notepad++ in the resulting list (even after clicking on Choose Other Programs).
When I try to redirect to Notepad++ through…
madhu
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Can a 32-bit OS machine use up all 8GB RAM + 20GB page file?
What I understand about 32-bit OS is, the address is expressed in 32 bits, so at most the OS could use 232 = 4G memory space -- I assume the unit is bytes, so 4GB.
Does this mean if any machine with a 32-bit OS (be it Windows or Unix) has more than…
athos
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How to delete cookies for a specific site
I need a button or bookmarklet to delete the cookies from the current context. Clearing the cache would be another option.
Specifically, I am logged into too many Google sites and have multiple accounts active. If I log out, it logs everything out.…
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How do I install the Sun/Oracle Java SDK on Ubuntu?
Since 11.10 Ubuntu does not provide the sun-java-jdk, how do I install it?
Rodja
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What's the difference between RDP vs VNC?
What's really the difference between the RDP and VNC?
They both provide the same function and features?
Jonathan
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What's the maximum typical speed possible with a USB2.0 drive?
I'm getting only 30MB/sec between my computer and a USB drive, despite the fact that USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/sec (or 60MB/sec) transfers.
(Therefore, I'm only getting half the rated speed) Is there something present in the USB standard which should…
Billy ONeal
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Case Insensitive search from find command?
I am not able to figure out how can I do case-insensitive search using the find command.
I tried
find . -name -i pattern
And it does not work.
Vikash Jindal
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How do I make Notepad++ delete lines like Eclipse does?
Eclipse has a keyboard shortcut which deletes either the current line (if nothing is selected) or all lines which are part of the currently selected text: Ctrl+D.
Is there a way to make Ctrl+D do the same thing in Notepad++?
The best I could do is…
Matt Ball
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Getting back the old Alt-Tab windows switching behavior in Windows 7
When you run more than six applications on Windows 7 and you press Alt + Tab, icons representing the first six applications and the desktop appear on the first row of the grid and you can cycle with Alt + Tab + Tab... through the six most-recently…
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Why do I need an SMTP server?
Why do I need an intermediate SMTP server to send mail? Why can’t my client (Outlook, Thunderbird) send messages directly to the recipient’s SMTP domain?
For example, if I have to send an email to address@example.com with my Gmail account, I send it…
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Can't convert PDF into image, because of 'no images defined' error
I've the following PDF file:
http://www.fmwconcepts.com/misc_tests/pdf_tests/test.pdf
But when I'm trying to convert it via:
$ convert test.pdf test.png
I've the following error:
convert: no images defined `test.png' @…
kenorb
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What is the rationale behind safely removing USB media from windows PCs?
Quite often when I'm in a rush, I automatically pull out a USB pendrive or USB cable from an external hard drive from my desktop PC or laptop, without right-clicking on the safely remove icon in the system tray and unplugging via this route. So far…
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How do I burn an ISO on a USB drive on Mac OS X?
what's the best way to get an ISO "burned" to a USB stick on a Mac? Restoring using Disk Utility does not work.
The ISO is ubuntu mini.iso. It is the minimalist install ISO for installing ubuntu. It needs to be bootable on a PC. I am trying to…
Jason Marcell
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How do I find my user ID and group in Mac OS X?
Trying to run this compand in terminal:
sudo chown -R yourid:yourgroup local
However, I have no idea what my ID and my group are, or where to find them. Any ideas?
Starkers
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