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I need to link a file to C:WindowsSystem32driversetchosts How can I do that with Windows ? Is there a soft link such as ln -s or equivalent in Windows ? Solution: You … Symbolic link – Does Windows have the ln -s or equivalent?Read more

Is it possible to copy a Symlink to a directory in Windows 7. When I try to copy a symlink’d directory, it tries to deep copy the contents to the location. Solution: … Symbolic link – Windows 7 / Symlinks – How do I copy a Symlink to a directory?Read more

How can I synchronise my desktop Outlook calendar with my Google Calendar (Outlook -> Google)? I saw the question Free tool for Synchronizing Google Contacts and Calendar with Outlook, but the solution … Sync – How can I synchronise my Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar (preferably using a free/open source tool)?Read more

I want to synchronise two folders in real time under Windows 7. Basically, I want to monitor a folder and synchronise each change (new files, changed files, deleted files) to another drive. … Sync – How do I synchronise two folders in real-time in Windows 7?Read more

At work we are on an exchange server, and at home I like to use Google calendar. Whats the best way to keep my contacts and calendar in sync? Solution: I run … Sync Google, Outlook Calendar and ContactsRead more

A little mishap happened earlier today and i am thinking i should have a copy of my external harddrive since 10% of it is very valuable. What is the best solution to … Sync two external harddrives?Read more

I want to do something like bzr commit -m “It works!”. I can sort of escape the exclamation mark by doing bzr commit -m “It works!”. However, then my commit message includes … Syntax – In bash, how do I escape an exclamation mark?Read more

Here is the error message: System Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer’s system files and settings were not changed. Details: System Restore failed while restoring the directory from the restore point.Source: … System restore doesn’t work on windows 10Read more

Windows 7 has a new “Show Desktop” button all the way at the edge of the system tray area. Is there any way to get rid of it? I never use it … Taskbar – Remove “Show Desktop” button next to the clock in Windows 7Read more

If you make use of Windows RDP or Remmina, you normally use the IP (public) or attached hostname of the server to log on. I was wondering how a remote program like … Teamviewer – How exactly does a remote program like Team Viewer work?Read more