Is there a program available for Vista, that allows me to set up a folder as an SFTP connection to a remote server? The use case is to have a folder on my desktop, where I can drag/drop/edit files and have my remote location be updated automatically. I’ve googled this to no avail.  Thanks! Solution:…

I have an 3.5G USB Modem that I want to share its internet connection in Linux. I tried already, but only got having no internet on my own PC, still without sharing it. It’s really hard to find some documentation about this and the producer doesn’t give support for Linux 🙁 My modem is from…

I’m familiar with the process of installing Guest Additions and sharing host folders with the guest, but is there a way to do the reverse? I have an XP host and Ubuntu 10.10 guest, with VBox 4.0.2. In other words, I’d like for the host to have direct access to (at least some of the)…

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 time, but I suspected all along that there was some way to do it that I had just missed.  Additionally, since that time…

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 contents as well as Desktop.ini (hidden) that gives it the right folder icon within the home directory. However, right clicking does not show…

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 I remove the directories? Please note that I have files in the directory as well and they must be removed as well. Solution:…

(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 for Fish, I want to re-use my ~/.profile. How? In The FAQ, it is stated that I can at least import those via…

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 the following: Using the Bookmark Manager: Open Bookmark Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + O. Three options: Search all bookmarks (just start…

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 Asrock G41M-VS3 R2.0 has a 16X PCI-Express slot first generation, and works well with this current generation either be ATI or NVidia, do…

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? (Re-asked here after asking on gaming.stackexchange). Solution: Odds are, the manufacturer’s version of the drivers is newer, just not “certified.” In the olden…