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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 Why can't I play a YouTube video embedded on a website, in YouTube itself?

I usually see the Youtube logo in the embedded video, but not the fully functional video clip near the bottom at http://ceritacinta407.blogspot.com/2017/09/stella-kim-on-make-it-last-article.html. ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Wicket‭

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

I'm trying to insert text above a table that's at the top of the first page. Kindly see the screenshot beneath. Note that Table 'Text wrapping' is set to None.

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Moshi‭

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Meta Would questions about software systems design limitations be on-topic here?

A user suggested that Why most hosting providers support ticket systems allow text only (no formatting)? might be on-topic here. It is quite clear that it is offtopic on Software Development. It i...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Alexei‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A Grub rescue error

I was using Linux mint and Windows 10 together (in different partitions). Few months I was using it freely. Today I got a message in Windows 10 (new updates available or shutdown and update) then, ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 4y ago by Alexei‭

Question windows linux grub boot
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Meta Can we ask hacking related question?

Hacking tools are execute from terminal. While Powerusers is for OS's Q&A. Some sample of Linux system's question is included below : How to turn on night light in terminal? How to create u...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Preventing MediaWiki from serving webpages with index.php and its query string/s, not from webserver

By default, MediaWiki serves webpages with index.php and at least one query string but I want to prevent this so to have "short URLs" (my URLs are already quite long due to the site being in Hebrew...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by Wicket‭

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

Images can be compressed to take up less space; most image formats automatically include this feature. There are two general categories of image compression. A lossless method is guaranteed to pro...

posted 4y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A Hot keys with AltGr for Windows 10

Short of finding some program that does this, Windows has the built-in "alt codes". By pressing the Alt key and holding it while typing 4 digits, you can type symbols. The regular Alt, not AltGR. ...

posted 4y ago by Lundin‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Lundin‭

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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?

I have two servers with identical hardware for running MySQL one is the development environment and the other is production. Currently, we are considering upgrading from MySQL Community (free) to M...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Trilarion‭

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Q&A Show the command argument in Tmux status-line

This is the relevant fragment of my Tmux configuration file. set -g automatic-rename on set -g automatic-rename-format "#{pane_current_command}" set -g window-status-for...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Alexei‭

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Q&A Preventing Cura from connecting to a 3D printer?

I have Cura on a Windows Computer and an Ender 5 that I print to with Octoprint connected via USB. The problem I am currently running into is that if I open Cura before I start Octoprint, Cura will...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Data transfer between computer system ports, as unidirectional or bidirectional

I understand that with computer systems (non virtual or virtual), data between the network of two or more computer systems can come in via a port and can come out via a port. Is it common to filte...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 4y ago by deleted user

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Q&A What is the main reason for some website hosting companies to change ports?

Many automated scanners will attempts brute forcing SSH servers running on port 22 using common username+password pairs. This is relatively easy. You just have to pick an IP range and you have as m...

posted 4y ago by gronostaj‭

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Q&A What free, offline software for Windows 10 converts math in PDFs To MathJax?

This is not a direct answer, but you can just copy the pixels. Scale the PDF so that the equation you want is nicely readable on your screen at a size appropriate for the Math site. Do a screen c...

posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A I can't turn on cellular data for postpaid sim card

I was trying to start mobile cellular data. It's been a year I can't turn it on. Usually, I am currently using Postpaid sim card. When I was using Prepaid sim card than, I could turn mobile cellula...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Anonymous‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Wicket‭

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Q&A Avoid font colour change in macOS 11 menu bar

(Caution: This method will not only influence the menu bar, but also the appearance of the dock etc.) A bit more drastic way is to switch off the transparency via System Preferences->Accessibil...

posted 4y ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A For the HP LaserJet Pro MFP M426fdn printer, is ProRes 1200 higher quality than FastRes 1200?

I use a HP LaserJet Pro MFP M426fdn printer at work. It offers 4 settings for Print Quality: ProRes 1200 (132 lpi) ProRes 1200 (180 lpi) FastRes 1200 600 dpi Is ProRes 1200 higher qual...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A How do I color — some but NOT all — text in a sentence, in HTML5?

My corporation has a discussion forum that uses HTML. I'm uncertain if this is HTML5, and if it also uses CSS. <font color="red">Color this red.</font> failed, probably because "The ...

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

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Q&A How can I get my browser to block a specific SVG (Discord server icon)?

The selector may be something like: #<idname> { visibility: hidden; } This should leave the space allocated but hide the content. Note: I added this in the comments but putting here as wel...

posted 3y ago by CodeFarmer‭  ·  edited 3y ago by CodeFarmer‭

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Q&A How can I get my browser to block a specific SVG (Discord server icon)?

One possibility is to use an ad-blocker that can hide HTML elements based on a filter expression. I haven't used AdBlock for many years, so i can't say whether AdBlock can do it. However, uBlock Or...

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

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Q&A How to concurrently, productively change all gray color in all headings and subheadings in this PDF?

TL;DR You can't, at least not easily. Generally speaking, PDFs are read only documents. That is deliberate, as it helps with use of PDFs as a replacement for paper documents. What you see is what ...

posted 3y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Q&A How to dye all elements of an image (besides the transparent background) White?

I have a transparent-backgrounded colorful raster-image (.png). I want everything in the image to just become White (besides the background, which should stay transparent). Is there any single ac...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 3y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Q&A What is the correct way to change the color of an element in GIMP?

I marked an image element with magic wand in GIMP and then used bucket fill to dye it in another color. For some elements it worked well, but other elements were damaged (became more "aliased" or ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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Q&A Automatically restore a dropped Zoom connection?

I once again (thanks Covid!) have a weekly gathering that has moved from in-person to virtual, using Zoom. I am an attendee, not the host. I need to be able to join the meeting up to about 18 hou...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A RSS feed client for Windows 10 which allows stacking and popups

I seek a recommendation for a native RSS program which is: Installable on Windows 10 Allows stacking: Putting all notifications in one place (for example, if I get feeds from two websites, I ca...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by Moshi‭

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