How can I search for emails I sent to someone in Outlook?
In Outlook 2010 I often need to search for emails sent to someone from me. According to this Outlook support page, I should use: to:bobby However that only works if I'm searching only in the "Sent Items" folder. Since I don't have that setting tu ed on (nor do I want to change that setting), that se...
ubuntu + hyper-v + vnc
I'm ru ing following set-up windows 10 with hyper-v and a virtual instance of ubuntu 15. I'm using VNC to co ect to it. I'm having following issues: numpad 0 key works as insert (+ all the numpad arrows) standards arrow work but I can't keep pressing an arrow in order to get to some point. Each time...
How does TeamViewer unattended remote access work?
TeamViewer says its unattended Remote Access works with no configuration required. How does this work? How does a co ection initiated by a "client" computer locate the "host" computer? I have no experience with TeamViewer and am evaluating it because a customer wants to use it. (I am familiar with u...
Switch caused problems to the network
I used the TP-LINK 5-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Desktop Switch to co ect some devices in my network. After that, many computers had co ectivity problems and in general the network was acting weird! After I unplugged the switch all come back to normal. Does the switch need configuration before, or it is ma...
How can I eliminate double login?
When I login into my Mac OSX a bash shell is configured to automatially open and run a script. This script requires super user privs and asks for my password again. Is there a way to eliminate this. I would prefer to enter my password only once.
How to check (in advance) if a W7 product key will activate W10
Last autumn I tried to upgrade a W7 laptop to W10. All installed OK, but wouldn't activate - I think the reason was I had bought it from work and it was ru ing a volume licensing key. Anyway, had to completely reload the laptop from a W7 partition backup to get it back to where it was. Tedious. In t...
How to Create a RAR File in Windows 10
To create a .rar archive/file, we need to download WinRar first. So WinRar is available in my system but I am unable to archive my files. I did just right-click on the file I want to compress and click on Add to archive Image After that I am unable to archive my files, Add to archive link is not wor...
Cerber - why were some files not encrpted?
I was hit by Cerber on the weekend. This surprised me given I was ru ing Grindsoft Anti-Malware in addition to Defender, although I suspect Grindsoft real-time protection was off given there had been an issue with the activation license (I was issued with a new key but only noted post infection that...
Shared hosting and .rar and .zip files appearing in my website 404 error page list without a referring URL [migrated]
I've been seeing lots of entries in my 404 error page lists in my shared hosting account, which are attempts to hit sub URLs on my 'static' website, such as (usually with no referring URL): /xefxbfxbdxefxbfxbdxefxbfxbdxefxbfxbd%20website.rar /aspweb.rar /520.rar /install.tar.gz /sql.bak /a.rar /web1...
Should I keep my monitor away of direct Sun Lights
Given enough time, UV from sunlight can destroy just about anything. Monitors aren't designed to be UV safe, as they're not typically used outdoors, or in direct sunlight. If it's in direct sunlight for a couple of hours every day, it will eventually damage it. I would recommend at the very least co...
Allow browser to use more cores
I wrote an algorithm with JavaScript. When I execute it in Google Chrome, it takes about 30min, which is quite long.When I open the task manager during the computation, I can see that Chrome takes about 25% of my CPU, so 1 of my 4 cores. Is it possible, to allow Chrome to use more of my CPUs, say 3 ...
Mouse renames documents when I'm saving in Windows 8.1 pro
Every time I try to save a document in Windows 8.1 pro, when I open the folder to which I'd like to save the document, the "save as" takes on the name of the first document that the mouse hovers over. I really don't know how else to put it. I need to click on the folders really quickly and move my m...
Formatting Issue
I've got a functioning Win7 32bit Ultimate (SP1). I am trying to create an emergency backup disk and am trying to do it with a brand-new set of DVD-R. I have followed Windows format instructions. I've wasted 5 new disks. I can't get the formatting to work. I want a NFTS partition so I can have it if...