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How to set the default currency on eBay

1. Search for something
2. Look for the “customize view” link in the search listing.
3. Go to “Advanced Options”
4. Select the desired “Currency Conversion” and you’re done.

History command with time stamp

Running the ‘ history ‘ command only gives you line numbers. Sometimes it’s useful to have a time stamp attached to each command to build a clearer picture.
Simply set the ” HISTTIMEFORMAT ” env variable to enable time stamps in ‘ history ‘.
Run the command below.
export HISTTIMEFORMAT=’ %F %T ‘
Before:

After:

Find your computer model and serial in Windows 7

Here’s and easy way to find your computer model and serial in Windows 7.
Run the command “wmic csproduct” and you should see what you need.

If you need a specific field, simple modify the command to “wmic csproduct get [field name]“.

How to install VirtualBox 3.1.2 on Fedora 12

Here’s a quick guide to install VirtualBox 3.1.2 on Fedora 12
1. Import Sun’s public key
[dexter]# wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/sun_vbox.asc -O- | rpm –import -
2. Download the Fedora repo file and save it into the /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory
[dexter]# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
[dexter]# wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo
[dexter]# yum clean all
3. Install VirtualBox 3.1.2
[dexter]# yum install VirtualBox-3.1
That’s it!

Disable IPv6 in Firefox 3

Firefox 3 by default resolves IPv6 address first and if that fails then reverts to IPv4. This can sometimes slow down your browser’s performance.
Here are the steps to turn off IPv6 support in Firefox 3 and above.
1. Key in “about:config” into address bar, this will take you to the config page.
2. Key in “network.dns.disableIPv6″  into [...]

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