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How to sync bookmarks between Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on multiple computers?

There are some similar question on bookmark syncing, but most answers point to Delicious or Google bookmarks. However, as Chrome doesn't have the Google toolbar, how would those sync? I use several computers and different browsers on them so I…
Tai Squared
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How do I activate WindowsXP now that support has ended?

What Options are there to activate Windows XP nowadays? The "regular" methods provided with XP (phone and online) don't work anymore. The phone number is not valid for activation anymore (I tried the German one) and the online activation does not…
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How do I add Python to the Windows PATH?

I want to be able to run Python commands from the Windows CMD. However, if I don't specify Python's full path for each command, I get an error saying "Python is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." How…
davewise
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Keyboard Shortcut to Right Click in Mac OS X

Is there a keyboard shortcut for right clicking in Mac OS X? If not, when using the built in spell check, is there a way to drive spelling correction via the keyboard? Also if not, is there a third party application that can give you a keyboard…
Alana Storm
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Remove Chrome Network timeline

Does anyone know of a way to remove this? Currently Chrome Version 43.0.2357.130 m but other versions accepted as well. I've looked through all of the settings to no avail. If you want to know why I want it removed; it takes up too much space.
MonkeyZeus
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Docker containers have their own kernel or not?

I see that a lot of docker images in the docker repository are made with an Ubuntu base. What does that mean? Does each container bundle a stripped down version of the Linux kernel? Do containers sit on top of their own kernels? But I thought…
stewart99
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How do I do comments at a Windows command prompt?

What's the equivalent of # for Windows cmd console sessions, to create a comment? The operating system is Windows XP.
Andrew Grimm
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Mac OS X: conventional places where binary files should live

I've downloaded an application that is a command-line application, and want to put it somewhere where I can run it from the command-line without having to type the path explicitly. What are the conventional paths used for something like this?…
Jason S
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Converting video from 1080p to 720p with smallest quality loss using ffmpeg

I stack with my high quality movie: 1080p with 60fps. The trouble is lags while playing. I tried to convert it to 720p with ffmpeg: ffmpeg -i MyMovie.mkv -r 60 -s hd720 MyMovie_720p.mkv But I there is significant quality loss because bit rate…
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Are GnuPG 1 and GnuPG 2 compatible with each other?

With Macports, I realize that there are ports gnupg and a newer gnupg2. I'd like to use GnuPG to encrypt files. Should I install both, or just one is enough? If I installed both, are both compatible with each other? Does it matter which one I…
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How to disable subtitles by default (but keep them available)?

When I play a video in VLC it always starts with subtitles! I don't want this! I want subtitles OFF until I choose to turn them ON. I tried unchecking 'enable sub-pictures' in the preferences menu, but this removed the subtitle user interface…
Colonel Panic
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How can I open a URL in Google Chrome from the terminal in OS X?

How can I open a URL in Google Chrome from the terminal in OS X? This is what I'm trying: /usr/bin/open -a "/Applications/Google Chrome.app" --args 'http://google.com/' It focuses Chrome but does not open the URL.
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shortcut to manually Reload file from Disk

Now that I can turn off the annoying Reload popups, I would like a quick way to manually reload the file I am working on in NotePad++ via the keyboard. Looking at the File menu, Reload from Disk does not have a shortcut. Is there a hidden shortcut…
akf
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Increase the maximum number of open file descriptors in Snow Leopard?

I am trying to do something that requires a large number of file descriptors sudo ulimit -n 12288 is as high as Snow Leopard wants to go; beyond this results in /usr/bin/ulimit: line 4: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Invalid argument. I…
Chris Poole
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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…
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