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Why don't tail or cat display new content of a file to which another process is writing?
I developed a process named X0 that continually appends some lines to a CSV file to register some electrical data as voltage or power.
This process run a python program and is started using following ...
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Web layout with margins in Microsoft Word or LibreOffice Writer?
In any word processor, is there any way to restrict the width of the web layout view to a comfortable width for reading and writing? I understand that you could simply make the GUI window narrower but ...
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SMS Message Template in Word?
A client of mine is writing a book in which he needs to display modern style SMS Messages in the book. He is writing with MS Word.
Is it possible to make a "SMS/Chat Message" template which he can ...
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Files written into SD card disappear after dismount [duplicate]
I have copied a music folder into a SanDisk 16 Gb card from a Win10 computer. The folder has been well copied, and I can play the files inside the folder.
I dismount the SD card (Windows "eject&...
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How to take notes that expedite reverse search?
I write a diary entry every day and list what I have learned that day there but I often remember I once writing something related to a certain topic but cannot find that entry by keyword searching in ...
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How to resize a screenshot so together with its explanation it fits one document page
I am writing instructions for tablet/smartphone users. Generally I have one screenshot and some explaining text on one document page (currently a Word document). Is it automatically possible in Word ...
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Writing style used in .nfo files contained with cracks for games/software
I'd like to find out if this writing style has a name - and any other kind of information/history about it. It may sound a bit silly but I think allot of it was really well done and quite artistic.
I ...
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Can I change format of text between '' in Libre Office?
I have a document in LibreOffice where I use ‘’ to mark inner thoughts. Once I finish with edits, I turn this text along with ‘’ into italic. However, I know only about manual way, and I'm wondering ...
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Samsung Memory Card MicroSDXC 128GB PRO Plus UHS-I Grade U3 Class 10 is only Writing at 23 MB/s. How come?
I have a Samsung Memory Card MicroSDXC 128GB PRO Plus UHS-I Grade U3 Class 10.
When testing it using CrystalDiskMark 5.5.0 x64 on Windows 10 using the Conceptronic Card Reader (product code ...
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Writing ECHO output to VBS File not working
I am writing a Batch Script that creates a VB Script by echoing each line and directing the output to the created file. It works for the most part, except for two lines that get Command Line variables ...
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Find a Microsoft Word 2010 writing performance plugin
I'm looking for Microsoft Word 2010 plugin that would show graphs of document size and my writing speed/performance. A web search provides me with irrelevant results so far.
Measure how many words or ...
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Error message after sucsessfully writing as group member
I am hosting multiple websites from my server. All sites are located in /home/www
Recently I started working on projects with two close friends.
As we all need to access files in this folder, I ...
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is there a windows equivelant to storymill?
Came across this great sounding app, but it is only for mac. Does anyone know of anything similar for Windows?
Answers stating "buy a mac" or similar will be downvoted. You have been warned.
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Stop the text getting separated into two columns
I am writing a journal paper using IEEE style. In that, each page is divided into two columns. The content is written in the first column and once the space is over the content goes to the second one. ...
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I can not edit drive properies even when I use root
I use the gksu nemo (because my file explorer is nemo) command, yet when I go to the drive I use, I right-click, then go to properties I still cannot change the Permissions.
I have a 1TB portable ...