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How are commercial DVD's burned?
I'm not talking about the DVD-R's here. When you buy retail software and DVD movies from the store for example, how is that DVD burned onto the original disc? What would I need if I want to burn those type of "commericial" discs? (Is there a special…
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Can zipping a file break it?
I just asked someone to send me a zipped psd file.
They declined, citing that zipping a file can break the fonts.
I assumed zipping a file is perfectly reversible, hence why it is commonly used. I think the other person is incorrect.
Is there any…
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how can I uninstall using homebrew?
Can I uninstall something I installed via homebrew using homebrew?
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How to sync bookmarks across Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks?
How to sync bookmarks across Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox bookmarks?
As I currently understand, Google Chrome puts bookmarks separately from Google Bookmarks, which is accessible in Firefox by using Google Toolbar for Firefox. Right?
So, how…
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How do I get the size of a Linux or Mac OS X directory from the command-line?
What command do I use to find the size of all the files (recursively) in a Linux or Mac OS X directory?
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Which TrueCrypt Algorithm is the safest?
If performance is of no concern, which TrueCrypt algorithm is the safest to use?
AES
Serpent
Triple DES
Twofish
AES-Twofish
AES-Twofish-Serpent
Serpent-AES
Serpent-Twofish-AES
Twofish-Serpent
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How can I open a file read-only from command line with emacs/vi/vim
Is there a way to tell emacs/vi/vim (from the command line) that I want to view the file in view-mode or read-only.
I know how to open a file as read only if emacs/vi/vim is already running.
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How should I convert Markdown (or similar) to a Word Document?
Here's the deal:
In school I want to write my actual content in Markdown (using [Q10] or Notepad++) in school so that I can actually focus on writing without the ugliness of Word 2000 on my screen, but I have the problem of actually converting the…
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Windows command that returns external IP
Is there a command by which I can find my external IP of my router or my NAT\DSL Router, etc., eliminating the need to visit whatsmyip.net or similar.
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Using wildcards in names in Windows hosts file
Is there a way to create a wildcard domain in the Windows hosts file.
I tried this
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx *.somedomain.com
This does not work, is there maybe some other syntax I should use?
I am working on Windows 7
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How to paste into nano from clipboard?
I have an Ubuntu server hosted by Vultr which I am interacting with remotely using their provided terminal. I would like to know how to paste from my clipboard into nano, which I am using to write the code for my server. I have tried Ctrl+U but this…
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Copy files in Linux, avoid the copy if files do exist in destination
I need to copy a /home/user folder from one hard disk to another one. It has 100,000 files and around 10G size.
I use
cp -r /origin /destination
sometimes I get some errors due to broken links, permissions and so on. So I fix the error, and need…
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What is the name of the 8 white squares surrounding resizable views?
I came across this annoying moment while writing a how-to article and realized I didn't know the name of those white squares that surround views.
Here some images for clarification.
Windows PowerPoint:
Mac Xcode:
Android Admirer
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How can I check the version of Google Chrome without it upgrading itself without asking me?
The version of Google Chrome can be checked by going to chrome://help. However, if Google Chrome is not up to date, it will upgrade itself without asking the user. How can I check the version of Google Chrome without it upgrading itself without…
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How can I find out the command line options for git-bash.exe?
Apparently my google-fu sucks...
I know these from other StackExchange posts:
--cd-to-home # Change directory to home
--cd= # Change directory to
-i # ?
-c # Run command, but --command doesn't…
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