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Share list of files in DropBox Public folder

For Windows DropBox users. Here is a simple way to share list of links for your Public folder. This script doesn’t show files in sub-directories. 1. Create a makefilelist.bat file with script to list all files in directory. 2. Use Scheduled Tasks to run the .bat file Daily or Weekly, etc as needed; depending on [...]

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Launch Google Chrome and external links with incognito mode.

The instructions floating around are to place the –incognito switch (single – works fine for me) in your desktop shortcut. But sometimes you may be in an application like Tweek Deck, etc that links to webpages. These pages don’t launch in incognito if you only fix your desktop shortcut. Here is how to do both. [...]

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Find Text and Find/Replace Easier Than You Think in Linux

How to search all files for a text string: grep -lr string ./ > results.txt -l will print only the path and file names of the matches. Search all files of a certain name for a certain string: grep -lr string ./ | grep filename Yes, do specify ./ if you are doing all directories [...]

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Don’t let your luck run out.

Be careful when using the “I’m Feeling Lucky” search on Google. You do not get to see the result’s discription or what webpage you are about to visit and it could cause you some trouble. For example currently “zune windows theme” visits the download URL. So instead of a webpage you are instantly prompted to [...]

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Google Keyword Research Gets Better

New Google Insights for Search gives you a deeper analysis of keyword trends by region and time frame while also showing you what was popular and is becoming popular.

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Sharing isn’t caring. Mapped drives are faster.

According to this a mapped Windows drive is a lot faster for transferring files than simply browsing to the share. Find your share under Network Places, right-click and select “Map Network Drive”. Some other tips: put a $ at the end of your share name to hide it. Upgrade to SP3 to have multiple shares [...]

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