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:

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.

Emacs Key Bindings for netbeans

Tools->Options, Keymap, Profile->Emacs [1]

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]

2. To turn off the annoying "Mark Occurrences", in the Options window, go to Fonts & Colors->Syntax->Language->Java->Mark Occurrences and set the color to be your background color. [2]

WarGames: A Look Back at the Film That Turned Geeks and Phreaks Into Stars

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/16-08/ff_wargames?currentPage=all

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

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.

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

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:

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.syslogd.plist

Uncomment the paragraph commented: "Un-comment the following lines to enable the network syslog protocol listener".

Then execute the following commands:
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.syslogd.plist
sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.syslogd.plist

That should allow your external device to dump it’s log into the system log.
If you have firewall enabled make sure to allow the traffic (UDP 514) from router

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

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

How to Access and Read the iPhone SMS Text Message Backup Files

http://osxdaily.com/2010/07/08/read-iphone-sms-backup/

How to move a Blogger account to a different Google account

This blog was orphaned when Google started consolidating services together.

The problem was that my original Blogger username (my personal email address) was already a Google Apps For Your Domain email address. Blogger didn't like that, and forced me to create a new (temporary) Gmail account.

The challenge was: how to gain access to this blog using my GAFYD account.

Here is what I found out -

http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=41448

Ubuntu 10.04 desktop running under vmware can't type password

http://superuser.com/questions/136874/ubuntu-10-04-doesnt-accept-keyboard-input-when-running-under-vmware-on-windows


https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/548891

Ubuntu 10.04 Server Console Resolution

Cannot get this to work.

http://harrison3001.blogspot.com/2009/09/grub-2-graphical-boot-tips-to-set.html

Excel Worksheet Password Protection

This will discover and remove all Excel worksheet passwords.

http://mcgimpsey.com/excel/removepwords.html

Adobe Gamma

To prevent Adobe Gamma from loading its settings at startup, remove Adobe Gamma Loader:

-- Windows XP and 2000:

1. Double-click My Computer.

2. Navigate to Documents and Settings/All Users/Start Menu/Programs/Startup.

3. Select Adobe Gamma Loader, and drag it onto the desktop.

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/321/321608.html

Mini Mavis Personal Coach Launches at Startup

After installing Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing® 15, the Mini Mavis Personal Coach feature of the program launches each time the computer is started. Removing the Mini Mavis Personal Coach shortcut from the Windows® Startup group will prevent the feature from launching. The information in this technical note describes the steps. Follow the procedure below to remove the Mini Mavis Personal Coach shortcut from the Windows® Startup.



http://support.selectsoft.com/products/M/LLMAVTE15J.htm#Mini_Mavis_Personal_Coach_Launches_at_Startup_

Mac Book Password Reset

In case you ever forget your Mac Book password, see this article. Expand the section "Resetting the original administrator account password".


You pretty much just use your install disks to get to a utility menu item for resetting the password. Quit out of the installer right after you reset the password. Thus you do not need to do a complete reinstall.

Mac OS X: Changing or resetting an account password

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274

Add Custom Characters to Documents Using the Numeric Keypad

This article explains how to modify the Windows registry to allow for hexadecimal input when entering special characters into a document via the numeric keypad.

http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/specchar.htm

It says "open Regedit and go to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Methodand add the string or REG_SZ value EnableHexNumpad. Set the data value equal to "1" (no quotes)."

Mozilla Firefox - Can't edit or delete bookmarks on bookmarks toolbar.

Try fixing up your places.sqlite file. Instructions are here.

It says,

"Places database file

You can also fix this by forcing Firefox to rebuild the Places database, as follows:

1. (Optional) Export your bookmarks to an HTML file named bookmarks.html (see Exporting bookmarks to an HTML file for detailed instructions) and place the bookmarks.html file in the Firefox profile folder. If a bookmarks.html file already exists, allow the exported file to replace it.
2. From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, select FileFirefox and then select the ExitQuit FirefoxQuit menu item.
3. Open the Firefox profile folder and delete (or rename) the places.sqlite file and, if it exists, places.sqlite-journal.
4. (Optional) If you want Firefox to automatically import your bookmarks from an existing bookmarks.html file in the profile folder, instead of from a JSON backup, open the bookmarkbackups folder and remove all bookmarks-(date).json files to another location.
5. It is probably a good idea to also delete (or rename) the localstore.rdf to remove the references to the old Places file but you will need to add back any toolbar customizations.

Firefox will create a new places.sqlite file and automatically import the most recent bookmark backup file. If no JSON backup is found, Firefox will automatically import your bookmarks from the profile folder bookmarks.html file, if it exists."

Data Execution Prevention with .avi file

You can turn it off.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875351


UPDATE:

http://support.divx.com/faq/view/supportFAQen001/The%20DivX%20All%20In%20One%20Fix%20V1.81

Run the DivX All in One Fix utility. Uncheck all options except for "Explorer crash when open a folder".

Overcoming XBOX 360 Live Halo 3 NAT complaint

Playing Halo 3 online complains about NAT being Secure as opposed to Open.

Netgear WGR614 v7.

Upgrade router firmware to latest version.

Set NAT to Open.