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How to search for only folders in Windows 7 instead of folders AND files

I've had some issues with the new search function in Windows 7. The Search in Windows XP was packed with so many more options. The only option I can access now are Date Modified and Size. Any pointers to how to get more options in the Windows 7…
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Utilize extra mouse buttons in Mac OS X

I have a wireless USB mouse by Anker (https://www.anker.com/products/98ANWVM-UBA) with a few extra buttons that I would like to take advantage of on my Macbook Pro (running OS X 10.11.6). On their website, it says that these buttons can only be used…
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Option to Turn Bluetooth on or off is Missing

I want to disable Bluetooth on my laptop running Windows 10 Pro x64, but I have a problem: the option to do so is missing even though I know that it was previously available. Here is the Bluetooth settings pages should look like on Windows 10: Here…
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Access iCloud Drive via terminal

OS X 10.10 was just released, and one of the features I personally awaited the most was iCloud Drive. Unfortunately, I had to learn that it was not as accessible as Dropbox. file ~/Dropbox /Users/Ingwie/Dropbox/: directory ...but, iCloud Drive? ls…
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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?…
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How do I configure custom URL handlers on OS X?

I've been reading a lot online about custom URL handlers / custom protocol handlers such as: Launching External Applications using Custom Protocols under OSX OS X URL handler to open links to local files I get that you can tell the system that a…
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What's the difference between 'C' and 'CE' functions on Windows calculator?

I have always seen the C and CE buttons on physical calculators just as they are displayed on the Windows Calculator, but I never really understood what the abbreviations mean and what exactly is the difference between them: So, what do the…
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Open folder for a given path in Mac OS X

Let's say I have a path to a folder in a text document or in the clipboard, for example: /Users/Joe/Documents/workspace/test How can I quickly open this folder in Mac OS X? In Windows I could open the Run-dialog, paste the path into the input box…
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How to Install gcc 4.7.x/4.8.x on CentOS

What would be the easiest way to install gcc 4.7.x/4.8.x on a system with CentOS 6.2+? The default RPM package contains an older version of gcc.
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An application to easily pick a color in Mac OS X and get the hex value

I'm looking for a way to easily pick a color from anywhere on the screen in Mac OS X and get the value as a hex code (like #ACC782 ). OS X has a built in system "color picker" and I found a standalone "app" that will just run that, but I don't see…
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How to gzip multiple files into one gz file?

I have 100 files: cvd1.txt, cvd2.txt ... cvd100.txt How to gzip 100 files into one .gz file, so that after I gunzip it, I should have cvd1.txt, cvd2.txt ... cvd100.txt separately?
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How to join/merge many mp3 files?

Searching Google on how to join/merge many mp3 files, it suggests that I should just cat them together. That might "work", but clearly it is not the correct way to do it, as each header and set of IDv3 tags will also be concatenated. Does a Linux…
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How to check the exit code of the last command in batch file?

Inside a batch file on Windows, I use 7-zip like this: ...\right_path\7z a output_file_name.zip file_to_be_compressed How could I check the exit code of 7z and take the appropriate action ?
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How to Select Hyperlink Text in Google Chrome?

I am running Google Chrome 5. How can I select hyper link text using the mouse with, for example, CTRL or ALT keys?
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Directory vs. Folder

Are both names synonyms or should one prefer one name over the other on different platforms?
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