Unanswered Questions
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How do I make Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse middle-click on single touch?
I've just got my Arc Touch Mouse. It has a touch panel instead of the wheel.
By default you can scroll by swiping your finger on the touch panel. Tapping ends of the panel sends Page Up and Page Down ...
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2answers
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Why is there a write speed difference between dd, cp, rsync and macOS Finder to a SMB3 drive?
Tl;dr – We can't find the reason for the limited write speed of 60 MB/sec to our NAS via SMB and AFP from two different Mac clients. In comparison: An old Windows 7 laptop in the same network writes ...
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How can I get the battery level of my Bluetooth headphone over a Windows PC?
I am talking about headphones that can send GATT Battery Service data over the Bluetooth connection.
I get the battery levels natively on Android and iOS devices without any additional software, as ...
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1answer
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Mac OS X Force Internet Sharing Traffic Through Proxy
I have Internet Sharing set up on my Mac OS 10.9.5 machine, sharing my Ethernet connection to any devices connected to the created Wi-Fi hotspot. I'm looking for a way to force all that traffic ...
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How can I increase the A2DP bitpool on Linux?
I recently bought a Bluetooth headset (Philips SHB4000), and got it to stop sounding like a phone after I told Linux (Mint) to use A2DP rather than HSP/HFP.
However, there's still an annoying ...
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1answer
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Why is Adobe Configurator 3 not creating a .zxp file when I `File->Export Panel`?
I have an InDesign Panel I made with Adobe Configurator 3. I have made modifications and I'm trying to intall the new version in InDesign to try them out. The way I used to do this was to File->...
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2answers
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Mount Mac OSX server NFS from Linux <krb5> LDAP?
I'm trying to mount an NFS share from Fedora 16. The server is Mac OS X Server, set up by my coworker. I believe it requires Kerberos/LDAP authentication, so I would start the (probably arduous) ...
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What is the “sep=” metadata you can add to CSVs?
While trying to find out how to get CSVs to open correctly in Excel on a Spanish PC (belonging to a customer) I found many answers recommending using sep=, at the top of the file:
Easiest way to open ...
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Cutting videos at exact frames with ffmpeg select filter
Instead of using -ss and -to seeking parameters, which are seems not very accurate, can I cut videos for given frame numbers?
For example;
ffmpeg -i video.webm -startingframe 80 -endingframe 560 ...
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2answers
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OpenSearch in Firefox
I am looking for a way to add a Chrome/Chromium-like behavior to Firefox. Using Chrome you can press Tab when opening a web page using the location bar, and then search the site-specific search engine ...
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1answer
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How to get rEFInd working with FileVault 2 on OSX 10.8
I installed rEFInd on my new Macbook Air which I planned on using to do a dual boot to Linux, but prior to installing Linux, I decided to encrypt my drive. I knew I was going to do this, so I had ...
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2answers
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PowerPoint Rehearse Timings with Use Presenter View Checked
I am trying to rehearse a presentation and have been dismayed to discover that when trying to use Rehearse Timings I do not get a Presenter View. When just doing slideshow I do but not when attempting ...
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2answers
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Windows 10 Creator Update - Ignore specific “performance & health” recommendations?
Updated last night. Now I have this little guy my system tray:
Turns out it's because I have my laptop set to never sleep while plugged in. How can I set it to not "warn" me about this specific ...
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2answers
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Changing ALL System Fonts in Windows 7
I had a quick question about altering fonts in Windows 7 I was hoping someone could give me a hand with. I have a touch of OCD when it comes to consistency and am having trouble changing the system ...
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Convert Microsoft Word old Equations to new format in Word 2013
How can I convert the old Microsoft word equations (version 3) to the new format?
I have an old document file full of equations, and an automatic conversion solution rather than re-typing all ...
