Microsoft Word - Find Next/Previous
In Microsoft Word you can easily find the next/previous occurrence of a search string with Ctrl-PageDown and Ctrl-PageUp.
You are using the Select Browse Object controls to do this.
Details here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/getting-from-here-to-there-in-word-documents-HA001042963.aspx
Outlook 2007 - Make flagged emails from a .PST show up on the To-Do Bar
Go into the .PST properties and enable "Display reminders and tasks from this folder in the To-Do Bar". Then restart Outlook.
From this article: Make that PST show up on the To-Do Bar
From this article: Make that PST show up on the To-Do Bar
Secure Empty Trash on Mac OS X
Right-click on the Trash icon in the dock, hold down the command key, and then select "Secure Empty Trash". If you want to always securely delete files, you can enable this setting by going to Finder > Preferences and then selecting "Empty Trash Securely" under the Advanced tab.
Fujitsu ScanSnap S510 drivers for Mac
You can now use your Fujitsu ScanSnap S510 on a Macintosh. Someone figured out that the S1500M drivers for Mac OSX will work with an S510:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4391068?tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4391068?tstart=0
Saving your eBay search as an RSS feed
eBay used to give you an orange RSS button on your search results. That has disappeared recently.
The remedy is to add &_rss=1 to the end of your search URL.
From this article: How to restore RSS functionality to your eBay searches
How to add an AppleTV radio station to favorites
While listening to the station, hold down the Select button on the remote. It will ask you if you want to "Add Station to Favorites".
To remove from favorites, do the same thing again (hold down the Select button).
To remove from favorites, do the same thing again (hold down the Select button).
Outlook 2007 Remove Attachment From Email
Open the email.
On the ribbon, go to the Message tab.
In the Actions section, select Other Actions->Edit Message.
In the body of the email (which is now editable) select the attachment.
Press the Delete key.
From the Office menu, select Save.
On the ribbon, go to the Message tab.
In the Actions section, select Other Actions->Edit Message.
In the body of the email (which is now editable) select the attachment.
Press the Delete key.
From the Office menu, select Save.
How to add a Paste Special (Unformatted Text) keyboard shortcut to Microsoft Word
Pre-2007: Select Tools -> Macros.
2007: Click Macros on the View ribbon.
Type PasteSpecialUnformattedText into the Macro Name box and click Create. This launches Microsoft Visual Basic.
Replace the auto-generated code with this.
Sub PasteSpecialUnformattedText()
Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText
End Sub
File -> Save Normal
File -> Close and Return to Microsoft Word
Pre-2007: Select Tools -> Customize -> Keyboard…
2007: Select Office button (at the top left), then click Word Options. Select Customize, then find Keyboard shortcuts and click the Customize button next to that.
In the Customize Keyboard window, select Macros. Then under Macros, select PasteSpecialUnformatted Text.
Click in the "Press new shortcut key" field, and press your desired keyboard shortcut. I use Ctrl+Shift+V.
Click Assign.
Click Close. This closes the Customize Keyboard window.
Then click OK to close the Word Options window.
2007: Click Macros on the View ribbon.
Type PasteSpecialUnformattedText into the Macro Name box and click Create. This launches Microsoft Visual Basic.
Replace the auto-generated code with this.
Sub PasteSpecialUnformattedText()
Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText
End Sub
File -> Save Normal
File -> Close and Return to Microsoft Word
Pre-2007: Select Tools -> Customize -> Keyboard…
2007: Select Office button (at the top left), then click Word Options. Select Customize, then find Keyboard shortcuts and click the Customize button next to that.
In the Customize Keyboard window, select Macros. Then under Macros, select PasteSpecialUnformatted Text.
Click in the "Press new shortcut key" field, and press your desired keyboard shortcut. I use Ctrl+Shift+V.
Click Assign.
Click Close. This closes the Customize Keyboard window.
Then click OK to close the Word Options window.
(Originally found these instructions here.)
find xargs grep
Use the -print0 output option on find, and the -0 input option on xargs. This delimits the find results with null characters, and tells xargs to expect the results in that format. That way xargs can stomach path names containing spaces or other potentially troublesome characters in the paths.
How to get a block cursor (caret) in netbeans
How to get a block cursor (caret) in netbeans:
Open up the editor settings file:
Add this to it:
<entry javaType="java.lang.String" name="caret-type-insert-mode">
<value><![CDATA[block-caret]]></value>
</entry>
Open up the editor settings file:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\NetBeans\7.2.1\config\Editors\Preferences\org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings-CustomPreferences.xml
Add this to it:
<entry javaType="java.lang.String" name="caret-type-insert-mode">
<value><![CDATA[block-caret]]></value>
</entry>
netbeans Source Format Wrecks Comments
Turn it off with Tools->Options, Editor, Language->Java, Category->Comments, uncheck Wrap Text At Right Margin.
Netbeans customizations
Want to customize your netbeans foreground and background colors? Go to Tools->Options->Fonts & Colors.
However, there are some annoyances.
1. Apparently, if you inherit the caret color, it will not look right. You have to specify it explicitly. [1]
How to use an external display with a Mac Book
How to use an external display with a Mac Book (with the Mac Book closed).
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3131
Create ISO image from CD or DVD on Mac OS X
Start up Disk Utility.
Select the CD you want to image (over on the left).
Click "New Image".
Set the image type to "DVD/CD Master".
Rename the resulting .cdr file to have .iso extension.
Select the CD you want to image (over on the left).
Click "New Image".
Set the image type to "DVD/CD Master".
Rename the resulting .cdr file to have .iso extension.
Getting graphics characters to display correctly in a Putty window while running mc (Midnight Commander clone)
In Putty (window icon menu), select Change Settings..., then Window->Translation. Set "Received data assumed to be in which character set:" to be "UTF-8".
Thanks to http://www.andremiller.net/content/getting-midnight-commander-line-drawing-work-putty
Thanks to http://www.andremiller.net/content/getting-midnight-commander-line-drawing-work-putty
Screen Sharing application on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
You can find it here: /System » Library » CoreServices » Screen Sharing.app.
Hmm maybe Spotlight does not search the System Folder by default?
Enable Mac OS X 10.5 syslogd to receive log from router
To enable your Leopard system to receive network syslog submissions edit:
Fedora 16 - Install Software from DVD
% su root
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# ls
# mkdir hide
# mv *.repo hide
# nano local.repo
[local]
name=DVD Repository
failovermethod=priority
baseurl=file:///media/Fedora\ 16\ i386\ DVD
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
^O, ^X
# yum clean all
# yum install emacs
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# ls
# mkdir hide
# mv *.repo hide
# nano local.repo
[local]
name=DVD Repository
failovermethod=priority
baseurl=file:///media/Fedora\ 16\ i386\ DVD
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
^O, ^X
# yum clean all
# yum install emacs
Print Screen with Mac Keyboard in Windows XP
Print Screen with Mac Keyboard in Windows XP
http://blog.newslacker.net/2008/06/applewindows-print-screen-with-mac.html
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