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Dual monitors on Windows - How do I set a different DPI or text size on each monitor?

My laptop is a 15" wide screen running at 1600x1050, and in addition to that I connect an external 19" LCD which runs at 1280x1024. The problem with this setup is that if I increase the text size to make the laptop screen readable, the text on the…
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Search bookmarks in Google Chrome address bar

I simply want to search through the bookmarks in Google Chrome as I type in the address bar. I don't want to have to type the full URL just to hit a site already stored in my bookmarks. Google Chrome doesn't seem to catch the bookmark entries and I…
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Hyper-V vs Virtual Machine Platform vs Windows Hypervisor Platform settings in Programs and Features?

Windows 10 shows these three separate features that seem to be the same thing or related. Hyper-V (note that in latest Windows 10 version this has disappeared from the "Windows Features" checklist depicted bellow); it only shows in the services…
Abhishek Kumar
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How do I create a relative symbolic link in Linux?

I need a symlink that resolves relative to the directory it is placed in. What command is used to create such a thing?
Jeremiah Rose
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When must I use #!/bin/bash and when #!/bin/sh?

When is #!/bin/bash more appropriate than #!/bin/sh in a shell script?
Hendré
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Opening a .msg file in Ubuntu

Someone sent me a .msg file on Skype, and somehow I just can't open this in Ubuntu. Is there any app in which I could open the .msg file?
Elitmiar
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How to rehash executables in $PATH with bash

The subject says it all, how to rehash the available executables available within one of the $PATHs after having changed things: e.g. removed a binary from one $PATH which is available in another $PATH, changed the $PATH-variable.
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256 color support for vim background in tmux

while using vim within tmux I can see that 256 color support is enabled. with $tput colors However changing the colorscheme in vim while in tmux will change the colorscheme on a per line basis but not the entire background. see screenshot Here is a…
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How to make a shortcut from CMD?

How can I create a shortcut file (.lnk) to another file or executable, using command line utilities?
Shantanu
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Is there any way to hide taskbar labels and not combine taskbar buttons?

There are three options for customizing taskbar buttons in Windows 7: Always combine, hide labels Combine when taskbar is full Never combine Is there any way to hide labels and not combine taskbar buttons? Or even better, to exclude only certain…
Domchi
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How do I escape spaces in command line in Windows without using quotation marks?

For example what is the alternative to this command without quotation marks: CD "c:\Documents and Settings" The full reason I don't want to use quotation marks is that this command DOES work: SVN add mypathname\*.* but this command DOES NOT…
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List open SSH tunnels

I use a lot of SSH tunnels to various servers on my linux machine (for tunnelling to databases, web servers etc) and it would be really handy to view a list of current open tunnels via a shell script. I can identify local connections via a grep on…
James Frost
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tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

I have written a little script that tars and compresses a list of directories + files. The script appears to run succesfully, in that a useable .tar.gz file is created after the script runs. However, I get this annoying message after the script…
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Deceptive site ahead: unanalytics.com

I am getting strange warning on almost all the websites since morning, including unanalytics.com. I am pretty much sure that it's a issue in google chrome only. The reason for being sure is, I am getting this on http://localhost too. I want to know…
Manthan Tripathi
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Diskpart - Can't delete a partition without the force protected parameter set

Following on from my previous question (Can't remove recovery partition) I have been trying to use Diskpart - with the following results: Is my disk locked in a permanent way or is this something I can easily address without additional tools?
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