Bash: how to enter a subdirectory that’s most recently modified?

May 20th, 2012
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bash
command-line
linux
shell

Question I know I can find a directory that’s most recently modified by doing ls -ltr, but the last modified item might be a file, not a directory. Secondly I still have to type the directory name. My directory name is like a hash code, which is not really readable and it’s quite painful to [...]

OS X deletes all files and doesn’t send them to the Trash first

May 20th, 2012
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delete
osx-lion

Question Recently I found that when I delete a file, it asks for my password and then it will delete the file permanently without going into the Trash first. Any way to change that, so that I could retrieve the files in case if I delete something by mistake? Asked by Samson Chan Answer Try [...]

Unable to run openoffice in headless mode

May 20th, 2012
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headless
linux
openoffice.org
x-server
xvfb

Question I want to automoate some PPT -> PDF conversions, so I want to run openoffice in headless mode for scripting. On my machine with X running I can start opemoffice in headless mode via soffice -accept=”socket,port=8100;urp;” -headless This doesn’t seem to work on a server with X not running. $ soffice -accept=”socket,port=8100;urp;” -headless /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin [...]

HOWTO make emacs truely fullscreen on start-up?

May 20th, 2012
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emacs

Question I want emacs to be truly maximized on start up. There are solutions to the problem – that just make emacs window screen-wide. That’s not enough for me. I want emacs window do docked to the right upper corner of the screen – so that when I press there with a mouse – I [...]

Use Remote Desktop with custom DPI

May 20th, 2012
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dpi
remote-desktop
windows-7

Question How can I change (increase) the DPI of a remote desktop session? I am using two Windows 7 PC – both are already set to 125% on Control Panel/Display/Make it easier to read. Yet when I open a Remote Desktop from one machine to the other the remote desktop is displayed at 100% (tiny). [...]

What are the strengths of OpenSolaris compared to Linux?

May 20th, 2012
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linux
opensolaris
solaris

Question Please try to answer in these areas: For what kind of usage is OpenSolaris more suited than Linux? What are the useful OpenSolaris features that Linux lacks? Personal experiences are welcomed, but please don’t start a flame war. Strengths of Linux over OpenSolaris are beyond this topic. (For Linux, I’m thinking of something like [...]

5GHz vs 2.4GHz dual band router, max mbps

May 20th, 2012
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networking
osx
router
wireless-networking
wireless-router

Question I’ve done a fair amount of reading before posting this but there are a few things still unclear. I just bought a Netgear WNDR3700 N600. I understand that 5GHz offers more channels, less interference because of more available channels, wont interfere with a microwave and so on, and also has a shorter range. Currently, [...]

MicrosoftKeyboardHelper and MicrosoftMouseHelper

May 20th, 2012
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Question I have neither a Microsoft Mouse nor a Microsoft Keyboard, nor any Microsoft software installed on my Mac. Why then do I have MicrosoftKeyboardHelper and MicrosoftMouseHelper running in my process list? Their parent process is launchd. Asked by brianegge Answer Could the computer have had a Microsoft keyboard or mouse connected at any time [...]

Keeping more history in GNU screen

May 20th, 2012
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linux
screen

Question When scrolling up through the history of screen session with ctrl+a ESC (the output in terminal), it only goes back a small number of lines. How do I configure screen to keep (much) longer history? I’d like to configure this globally and permanently, not per session. Asked by user124114 Answer You can add defscrollback [...]

What do I need to open on my Windows Firewall to allow GFI Security Endpoint functionality

May 20th, 2012
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firewall
security
windows
windows-firewall

Question I’ve been asked to switch off my firewall so that GFI Security Endpoint will work properly, I’m not switching off my firewall! What do I need to do on my windows firewall to allow GFI Security Endpoint functionality? Thanks Asked by JMK Answer A search of GFI’s knowledge base using the search term “firewall [...]

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