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How do you list all processes on the command line in Windows?
Is there a command equivalent to 'ps' on Unix that can list all processes on a Windows machine?
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How to reload the page by emptying cache in Google Chrome?
I don't know what exactly it's called, by cache refresh I mean, refresh the page after clearing its cache. I don't want to clear the entire browser cache.
I can't seem to cache refresh my pages. In Firefox, I know it to be Shift+Refresh.
In Chrome,…
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"Show desktop" keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X
I am using a MacBook Pro with Mac OS X 10.5. Is there a similar function to "show desktop" (shortcut is WIN+D) on a Mac?
It should hide all applications and show a clean desktop.
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Mouse pointer moving on arrow keys pressed in Windows?
I'm encountering a strange problem on my W10 computer, for a few days my arrow keys have been "driving" my mouse pointer. Pressing the left arrow key will move the pointer a few pixels left, etc.
The first thing that came to my mind was "Oh well, I…
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Who provides the Internet service to Internet Service Providers (ISPs)?
I've been wondering recently about how the infrastructure of the Internet really works.
I know that I have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that supplies my connection to the Internet.
But what I don't know is: Who provides the Internet to the…
James Mertz
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How to read ext4 partitions on Windows?
Is there a way to read ext4 partitions from Windows? If so, what can I do?
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If I know the PID number of a process, how can I get its name?
If I have the PID number for a process (on a UNIX machine), how can I find out the name of its associated process?
What do I have to do?
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How to get information about an image (picture) from the Linux command-line?
I'm working on a web app and currently migrating some stuff from an old app, but I hate that I have to open an image editor to get some info about images I'm migrating. Things like image dimensions.
Is there a command line tool I can use for such…
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How can I clear a single site from the cache in Firefox?
In Firefox, I occasionally need to clear my cache to fix a website. But clearing the entire cache seems like extreme overkill. Is there any way to just clear the one site from my cache?
Ryan C. Thompson
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Native alternative to wget in Windows PowerShell?
I know I can download and install the aformentioned library (wget for Windows), but my question is this:
In Windows PowerShell, is there a native alternative to wget?
I need wget simply to retrieve a file from a given URL with HTTP GET. For…
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Why does virtualbox only have 32-bit option, no 64-bit option on Windows 7?
I have downloaded and installed the newest virtualbox 4.3.20 for my Windows 7 (64-bit OS), but when I want to install 64-bit Linux, the New->Create Virtual Machine only displays 32-bit option, no 64-bit option. Could anyone give any clues about this…
Nan Xiao
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How can I send a Ctrl+Alt+Delete through Remote Desktop in Windows 8?
I need to send a CtrlAltDelete to a remote machine through Remote Desktop. The CtrlAltDelete is being intercepted by Windows 8, regardless of whether the remote desktop has focus or is in full screen. I'm remoting in to a Windows XP machine, and…
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How to reliably keep an SSH tunnel open?
I use an SSH tunnel from work to go around various idotic firewalls (it's ok with my boss :)). The problem is, after a while the ssh connection usually hangs, and the tunnel is broken.
If I could at least monitor the tunnel automatically, I could…
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What's the difference between 127.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.0?
I understand that 127.0.0.1 points to localhost, and so does 0.0.0.0 (correct me if I'm wrong). So, what's the difference between 127.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.0?
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How do I get the distinct/unique values in a column in Excel?
If I have a column with values, and I want to find out what distinct values are in there (not how many - but the actual distinct values), how can I do that?
In SQL Server I would do something like
SELECT Distinct(MyColumn) FROM MyTable
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