How to disable the Windows built-in zip functionality?

http://superuser.com/questions/37578/how-to-disable-the-windows-built-in-zip-functionality
Windows 7
The process is similar to Vista in terms of deleting the same registry keys. However, due to additional protections built-in, you must first change ownership of the keys to your username, which must be an administrator account.

Open Registry Editor (go to Start Menu -> Run and type “regedit“).
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID and perform steps 3-7 for each of the two keys:
{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31} and
{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}.
Right-click on the key and select “Permissions…”. Click “Advanced” and then the “Owner” tab.
Select your username from the list.
Check the box next to “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects”. Click “OK”.
In the “Security” tab, select your username and grant Full Control. (If your username is not there, click “Add…”, type your username, then click “Check Names” and “OK”.) Click “OK” to apply the permissions settings.
Delete the registry key.
Repeat the process for the second key.
Restart Windows and enjoy a life free from zip folders!

How to disable The Splash of Office 2010?

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8\shell\Open\command

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\WINWORD.EXE" /q

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.8\shell\Open\command

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\EXCEL.EXE" /e

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Slide.8\shell\Open\command

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPOINT.EXE" /s

How can I change the default ALSA device?

http://alsa.opensrc.org/FAQ026

~/.asoundrc

pcm.!default {
type hw
card Xfi
}
ctl.!default {
type hw
card XFi
}

Connecting Linux and Windows Together With a Network Cable

http://www.ehow.com/how_7208875_connect-ubuntu-windows-crossover-cable.html


Windows:

1 Connect the crossover cable to the network port of both the Ubuntu and the Windows computers.

2 Go to the "Start" menu and type "netcpl.cpl" in the "Run" or "search programs and files" field and press "Enter."

3 Right-click on "Local Network connection" and select "Properties."

4 Select "TCP/IP V4" and click "Properties."

5 Select "Use the following IP address" and enter 192.168.1.1 in the "IP address" field.

6 Click on the "Subnet mask" field to fill it automatically. Click "OK."

Linux:

7 Press "CTRL + ALT + F1" to open a terminal.

8 Type "sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 up" and press "Enter."

9 Type your password and press "Enter."

10 Press "CTRL + ALT + F7" to go back to the graphical interface.

Fixing "ECDSA unknown key type" error in OpenSSH

http://blog.slogra.com/post-169.html


If error message "ssh-keygen: generating new host keys: ECDSA unknown key type" appeared after starting sshd, then running the below commands should fix it.


touch /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
touch /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub

Useful Mac OS Command Line Script

Reset Software Update Server

defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL

lsusb equivalent
system_profiler SPUSBDataType

Useful Unix Command Line Script

Find Dead Symbolic Links in The Whole System
find / -type l ! -exec test -r {} \; -print

Find And Replace Text Recursively
find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -n32 -P6 sed -i 's/AAA/BBB/g'

Search Text Recursively
find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -n32 -P6 grep -iH "ttt"

List The Size of Current Directory
du -sk *

Reuse SSH Connection To Speed Up Remote Login Process

/etc/ssh/ssh_config

host *

controlmaster auto
controlpath /tmp/ssh-%r@%h:%p