Free offline virus scan for Windows

If you are in the urgent need to scan an infected Windows system then you definitely want to do an offline scan. Great that Microsoft now offers 'Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper Beta'.
Link: http://connect.microsoft.com/systemsweeper

Disable Caps Lock in Ubuntu 11.10+ easily

How to easily disable the Caps Lock key in Ubuntu 11.10+ without fiddling with xmodmap.

Open the Keyboard "Layout application", select the "Layouts" tab and click the "Options" button. A list of rebinding options will appear. Expand "Caps Lock key behavior" and select "Caps Lock is disabled".

Source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/53038/how-do-i-remap-the-caps-lock-key (Search for "In Ubuntu 11.10+")

Magnet links and Transmission

How to enable Magnet links in Gnome-ish (Gnome 2, Gnome 3, Unity, Cinnamon, ...) desktop environments for Transmission BitTorrent client:



gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/magnet/command "/usr/bin/transmission %s"
gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/magnet/needs_terminal false
gconftool-2 -t bool -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/magnet/enabled true



Source: http://maketecheasier.com/open-magnet-link-in-browser/2010/02/19