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Power Users is a Q&A site for questions about the usage of computer software and hardware. We are still a small site and would like to grow, so please consider joining our community. We are looking forward to your questions and answers; they are the building blocks of a repository of knowledge we are building together.

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Q&A Increase contrast between current and other tabs in Firefox

I also had the problem that I couldn't tell which tab was active -- in particular in dark mode they looked all the same. To fix this I'm using https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix This set...

posted 3y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 3y ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A How do I Google for ≤,≥ a particular natural number?

How can I Google to see all titles on a public library, like Toronto's, that have ≥ n copies? n is a natural number and UNBOUNDED. I see no relevant operator here. What must I input along with sit...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Quintec‭

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Meta Can I post this question — now REwritten and citing Super User — similar to one deleted by moderator?

No, you should not post that question, at least not in this form. Here are some problems: Can I await Mozilla or Firefox to unearth the awry Add On(s)awry, before attempting myself? How long need...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A Case independent tab completion in zsh shell

zsh comes with a number of completion function files for popular programs and commands that govern how completions and suggestions are executed in relation to these programs/commands. autoload -Uz...

posted 3y ago by elgonzo‭  ·  edited 3y ago by elgonzo‭

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Q&A Activate `Prefer tabs when opening documents` only for one application

In macOS 11.6, I can go to System Preferences->General and activate the Prefer tabs when opening documents option so that new windows are opened as new tabs. This setting will influence many app...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Alexei‭

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Q&A Activate `Prefer tabs when opening documents` only for one application

The setting can be changed on a per application basis with defaults write -app terminal AppleWindowTabbingMode -string always (replace terminal with the name of the app you want to change) Imp...

posted 3y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 3y ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A Using "Print using system dialogue" as default in Firefox

Oh Mozilla... There are quite a few reports in Mozilla's bugzilla i could find about this feature being removed. I particularly want to highlight a comment by R. Longson in one of these reports...

posted 3y ago by elgonzo‭  ·  edited 3y ago by elgonzo‭

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Q&A How to download all mail in Claws-mail

With Claws-mail, I want to be able to read all my mail even if offline, but the only way I know to download mail contents is by manually selecting it in the mail list. Additionally, navigating feel...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A Install Emacs with native compilation support on macOS

Emacs 28.1 has support for native compilation of Emacs Lisp, which is supposed to give a significant speed boost over regular Emacs Lisp. However, to take advantage of it, Emacs must be compiled w...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by NateEag‭

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Q&A Android phone, name associated with incoming call?

This problem is not generally solvable, because there is no universal "Android phone app", and that is what is responsible for showing you a particular display name. Google supplies an open-source...

posted 3y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A Why can't I type text above a table?

To enter a paragraph above a table, just hit Enter when your caret is at the start of the first cell of the table.

posted 4y ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A Why does my second LCD monitor overflow, when I try to maximize windows?

An LCD (unlike a typical CRT) has actual hardware pixels for the defined "native" resolution. If you set your video card (in this case, set your Windows display resolution) higher than the native r...

posted 4y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Q&A Why do you need virtual machines in these examples?

Well - all these examples essentially are ways to spread out utilisation of "work" between PCs. To start with - "Cloud" servers essentially are VMs, running on managed hardware. While in many case...

posted 4y ago by Vorgon Spacecadet‭

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Q&A Anti-Twin's Byte by Byte“ vs. ”Compare images (pixels)"

I never heard of Anti-Twin. So I went to the web site and quickly found the answer: http://www.joerg-rosenthal.com/en/antitwin/similar.html As expected, "byte by byte" will look for an exact matc...

posted 4y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Meta Should we use more specific version tags for software?

Some questions, like my own In Windows 10 21H1, how do I remove the weather report in the task bar?, are specific to a given version of a product. Other questions are more generic, or apply to prod...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A Is it possible to run the same version of MySQL on two servers, but use MySQL Community on one and MySQL Enterprise on the other?

Yes, you can do this. Remember that Oracle will eventually ask every person in the company "How many MySQL servers do you have?" Also remember that Oracle may make changes in their enterprise ver...

posted 4y ago by dsr‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Trilarion‭

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Q&A How to setup Octoprint as a Windows Service?

I have Octoprint on a dedicated Windows 10 computer for monitoring a Ender 5, the only thing is that if the computer shuts down I currently have to open a command line and manually restart Octoprin...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How to stop all automatic Windows Update restarts on a Windows 10 Pro machine?

You can pause updates for a while, which should be good enough for your use case. The following looks like it'll work on at least Windows 10 21H1 Pro. Go into Settings -> Windows Update, and se...

posted 4y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A How to stop all automatic Windows Update restarts on a Windows 10 Pro machine?

Windows 10 allows you to set "office hours" during which it won't automatically reboot. Unfortunately, it doesn't allow you to set the entire day as office hours. So the trick is to change your off...

posted 4y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Meta Office suites category

There seems to be consensus on a few things: These questions are off-topic on Software Dev and on-topic here. A lot of questions were asked (and some closed) on Software Dev before this communi...

posted 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Is there any way to delete a comment in Word without deleting its replies?

I'm responsible for combining edits to a document from a number of coauthors, accepting or rejecting any changes (and deleting any comments) that don't require further discussion, and recirculating...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chris Henry‭

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Q&A How do I cut out a section of audio from a larger one, with VLC?

The answer is pretty straightforward, just a few arguments: nvlc -I dummy input_file.mp3 --start-time 30 --stop-time 35 --sout file/mp3:output_file.mp3 vlc://quit where input_file.mp3 and output_...

posted 3y ago by JesseW‭  ·  edited 3y ago by JesseW‭

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Q&A Why does my external Hard Drive keep squealing?

As soon as I plug in the USB cable to my desktop's USB port, and the external Hard Drive starts spinning, it keeps scritching. Please listen to my audio file. I bought it in 2015, but I plug it i...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by elgonzo‭

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Meta What should our take be on software recommendation questions?

My opinion is: They do no harm and should be allowed. These are the reasons why I disagree with Olin Lathrop. The answers go out of date fast. They become useless, even damaging, to the long te...

posted 3y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Meta "No associated Stack Exchange site from which to transfer your content?"

We have now removed that section on the profile edit page on communities that don't use imported posts. You should now see it only if you could successfully add a link.

posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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