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Search Wikipedia From The Command Line
4:00AM The How-To Geek | If you’ve ever had the inclination to look up information using the shell prompt, the Command-Line Fu site explains how to query Wikipedia using the built-in dig utility. More »
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Use A Different Colour For The Root Shell Prompt
7:00AM The How-To Geek | Linux only: Reader Chris writes in with an excellent tip that changes the prompt to red when using the root account from the terminal—as a reminder to be more careful. More »
Design
Display Your Desktop Icons In List View
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: DesktopListView is an really tiny application that activates a list view of small icons on your destop, giving you more room for an intriguing desktop or custom-sized windows. Yes, it’s possible to go into the desktop properties and tinker with the size and spacing of your desktop icons to achieve the same effect as DesktopListView. Doing so is more labour intensive than simply double clicking DesktopListView.exe to achieve the same effect. If you like the arrangement, and find that it doesn’t stick between sessions, throw a shortcut to the executable in your startup folder. Included in the zip file is a small batch file to unload the effect, which saves you from having reboot to ditch the list view if you should find it not to your liking. Thanks Nick! Desktop List View More »
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