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Is there a convenient way to ensure that all logins from a given user (ie me) use the same ssh-agent?  I hacked out a script to make this work most of the … Sharing the same `ssh-agent` among multiple login sessionsRead more

I deleted the Downloads folder in my Windows 7 home directory (which I had moved and renamed to incoming) I was able to restore the folder from a backup, this restores the … Shell – Accidentally deleted the Downloads folder, a windows “Special Folder”, how to restore?Read more

I have many directories named “test” and I would like to remove them. I know how to find them and print them using: find . -name test -print Now, how to do … Shell – Find and delete all the directories named “test” in linuxRead more

(I’m talking about the shell Fish, esp. Fish’s Fish.) For Bash/ZSH, I had ~/.profile with some exports, aliases and other stuff. I don’t want to have a separate config for environment variables … Shell – re-use ‘~/.profile` for Fish?Read more

How to enable keyboard shortcut to open specific bookmark / URL while using Chrome? Solution: Without extensions The only ways (that I know of) to open a bookmark with the keyboard are … Shortcut to open specific bookmark / URL in ChromeRead more

I want to buy the ZOTAC ZT-50401-10L GeForce GTX 550. Which is PCI Express 2.0 x16. I am a bit concerned about this because the official tech support said:   The Motherboard … Should a 2.0 card work on 1.0 PCI Express slot?Read more

Today I see that there’s an update to my graphics card driver (NVidia GT 220) available on Windows Update. Should I install that, or stick to the drivers provided by the manufacturer? … Should I install graphics card drivers from Windows Update?Read more

Firefox can do it, can Chrome? Here’s what I’m looking for: Firefox – always show the tabs in fullscreen mode Solution: I’m using Google Chrome (Version 22.0.1229.79) and fullscreen mode still shows … Show tabs in Chrome full screen mode?Read more

I have just tried to turn my PC on this morning and it won’t stay powered up. It will come on as normal for about 5 seconds, not quite long enough for … Shutdown – Computer won’t stay powered upRead more

I am using Windows 7 Home Premium. When I shut down my computer why does the screen show this: Before shutting down I’m close all programs. Solution: From Windows Seven Forum:   … Shutdown – Windows 7 “Waiting for background program to close”Read more