Google's Chrome browser ignores proxy setting for FTP. When you enter an FTP url in the browser, it goes to the FTP server directly without going through the proxy, even when the proxy is manually configured. I tested this for for versions 20.0.1132.47 and 20.0.1132.57 on Ubuntu and Windows 7. Chromium bug report for the issue: Issue 11227 : FTP not wrking behind (HTTP) Proxy

I learned this the hard way. Apache is set up and running fine. I can open the "It works!" page in a local browser. I added the rules to the Windows Firewall to allow incoming connection from both Private and Public networks. But when I tried to access the default Apache page from another PC, timeout! I removed the rules, added them back again, double checked, still timeout! I then removed the firewall rules and used Windows 7 troubleshooting tool to fix the problem. It correctly identified and "fixed" the problem. But I still get timeout! Finally I got tired of all this and hit the Power button. It worked! Everything worked out after reboot! Lesson learned: Windows 7 is still Windows.

Microsoft provides free downloadable Windows images to support IE browser compatibility testing, just google Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image . These VMs run on Microsoft's Windows Virtual PC . According to MS: You can technically have a base image which never expires although you will never be able to permanently save any changes on these images for longer than 90 days.

IE9 has pretty good developer tools support - similar to that of Firebug, though not as good (under the Tools icon pick F12 Developer Tools , or hit F12 directly.). It also allows you to test compatibility with older browsers like IE8: Bring up Developer Tools with F12. pick IE8 in Browser Mode and IE8 standards in Document Mode .

This is a list of built-in Android permission values: Permission Description Since API Level android.permission.ACCESS_CHECKIN_PROPERTIES Allows read/write access to the "properties" table in the checkin database, to change values that get uploaded. 1 android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Allows an application to access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, WiFi) location 1 android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Allows an application to access fine (e.g., GPS) location 1 android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS Allows an application to access extra location provider commands 1 android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION Allows an application to create mock location providers for testing 1 android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Allows applications to access information about networks 1 android.permission.ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER Allows an application to use SurfaceFlinger's low level features 1 android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks 1 android.permission.ACCOUNT_MANAGER Allows applications to call into AccountAuthenticators. Only the system can get this permission. 5 android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS...

Two things need to happen to properly display Chinese in Windows XP: Install Chinese fonts: from Control Panel -> Regional And Language Options, check "Install files for East Asian languages" and click Apply or OK. In the "Advanced tab", select Chinese for "Language for non-Unicode programs". If you did 1 but not 2, your browser may display Chinese correctly, but you still see garbage when you run desktop applications

Action Shortcut Bring up context menu Shift+F10 Move active window Alt+Space, M Minimize active window Alt+Space, N Move cursor to web browser address bar and select the text Alt+D Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop Windows Logo+D Restore minimized windows Repeat Windows Logo+D Open windows explorer Windows Logo+E Navigate through tabs in browser Ctrl+TAB Close tab in browser Ctrl+W Page Back Alt + LeftArrow Page Forward Alt + RightArrow Reload Page F5 Reload Page Override Cache Ctrl+F5 Find computer CTRL+Windows Logo+F Open Run dialog box Windows Logo+R Display Start menu CTRL+ESC (same as the Windows Logo key) Move the focus on the taskbar so you can TAB to the Quick Launch tool bar, the Taskbar etc. CTRL+ESC,ESC Quick Launch shortcuts in Windows Vista...

Nothing describes this utility better than the utility's authors: This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Maven requires JAVA_HOME to be set but the setting is tricky. It doesn't like a PATH inside quotes with a space in it. C:\>@rem quotes and space doesn't work C:\>set ...

You can use applet , object , or embed tags to embed an applet in your HTML page. However, The applet tag is interpreted by both IE and Mozilla family of browsers. The applet tag won't automatically download a JRE if the Java Plug-in isn't already installed. The object tag works only for IE The embed tag works only for Mozilla family of browsers, i.e., Firefox. Use applet tag: <applet code="MyApplet.class" width="200" ... Use object tag: <!-- latest JRE --> <OBJECT classid="clsid:... Use embed tag: <!-- highest JRE that supports MIME type ... Mixed object and embed tag: <object classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9... You need to use a different name for the Mozilla embed tag and use that name to refer to the applet...

On the Programs tab of Internet Options IE provides a list of HTML Editors to choose from. Choosing a program from the list will not change the View Source editor. It only changes the Edit with... command from the File menu. You need to modify the registry to add your favorite editor to the HTML Editors list. Add the keys listed below to the registry, or edit the registry keys in an editor and import back into the registry: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_... Google " Internet Explorer Client Registry Layout " to find official information from MS.

IE uses Notepad as the default editor when you select "View Source" from a web page. You can change it to your favorite editor by adding a couple of keys to the registry: Start regedit Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ Add key View Source Editor Under View Source Editor , add key Editor Name Change the default string value to the full path of your favorite editor. The following is the registry entry for vim (full tip for vim is available from the vim wiki ): Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_... It is probably easier (less error prone) to edit this in a file and import it back into the registry. The contents of gvim.vbs are: '--- gVim.vbs ------------------------------------... It is OK to use gvim.exe...