Problem:
A text file coms with a list comes with the items separated by commas, like:
We need them in column form, like:
Solution:
:%s/,/{[Ctrl+v], then [Enter]}/g

Notes:

1. The % before s, indicates that the range where the replacement is to take place is the whole document.
2. Ctrl and v are pressed simultaneously, and then the character we mean vim to use (in this case Return).
3. The g at the end of the

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When using a particular distro, I've tried to stick to it, under the belief that my learning process would be easier without different directions to solve one problem. Therefore, my distro of choice (and that has been changing over time) has usually been the "best distro" at the time.
However, much later than other users (apparently), I've come to the realization that there seems to be a certan set of distros better suited for a particular job, and with some basic knowledge of Linux...

The task:
To mount a remote truecrypt volume locally, using sshfs.

The problem:
truecrypt /home/xri/sshfs-mounted-remote-directory/remote-truecrypt-vol /media/truecrypt1
gives an error message with "permission denied"

The solution:
a) Edit /etc/fuse.conf (or create it), and make sure it has this line:
user_allow_other
b) When mounting the sshfs remote directory, use this option
-o allow_other

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I've been looking for a simple and secure ('relatively secure', I should say) online service.

So far, I have my mind set on Amazon S3 for business purposes. A number of experts recommend it.
Another one I can say that drew my attention was rsync.net.


However, for personal purposes, I have settled on this one: SpiderOak. I like it for the following reasons:

1. Automatic backup
2. Privacy guaranteed (I'm not going to store unencrypted crucial data

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After playing with tor + privoxy + tork with Konqueror, y finally decided to remove all three privacy programs and go back to regular use of Konqueror.

Prior to uninstall tork, I reconfigured Konqueror for use without tor.

However, after removing the programs I found that accessing some SSL sites was not possible. Finding information about that was not easy this time.

The browsing settings on Kcontrol had cookies, cache and java disabled. The privacy...