Update 2012-04-25: I've checked this link today and it doesn't seem to be working, I'll post a new one when I find it. Sorry for the inconvenience.
In the last few days I've realized that finding the Helvetica font for free download can be not-so-easy, and actually you could find yourself needing Helvetica for the most unrelated reasons (for me, it was reading an article about mathematics and trying to install a game engine to play Shogi), so I leave here a link the the website where I found the solution:
http://www.safiweb.co.ke/download-helvetica-font-for-free
and, if you want to skip this step, you can just go directly to the downloading site:
http://www.aquadon.com/web/sources/fonts/Helvetica.ttf
11.2.12
9.2.12
Jumping Cursor Problem solved
Well I had this problem of my cursor jumping randomly while I typed, and hadn´t found a good solution, but this guy really found the answer, so if you want you can go to the link and follow the instructions (nevermind the "Content Warning" apparently software and computers are not his major interests, but anyway he found the solution to this problem that seems to affect a lot of people with laptops):
Or read the short version:
The problem is that Windows 7 by default uses the PS2 Mouse driver for the touchpad instead of using the proprietary driver. So you should:
1-Find the appropriate driver for your touchpad and download it. (It should be in the manufacturer's website)
2-Uninstall the PS2 mouse driver, BUT DON'T REBOOT!
3-Install the proprietary driver. And reboot.
After this, you should have the touchpad's software, and the problem should be gone. (Anyway, if you have an external mouse, you can use that software to disable the touchpad)
8.2.12
Export/Import Chrome and Chromium history
For a long time I had wanted to do this, because there are so many useful sites that I haven't bookmarked and not even remember the name. So I tried to find a direct tool in Chrome to export and import the history, but unfortunately I couldn't find it. However, I did find this webpage, where they gave me the data I needed to solve it.
The Chrome/Chromium history files (as well as cookies, passwords and others) are stored in this folders:
- Linux: /home/$USER/.config/google-chrome/
- Linux: /home/$USER/.config/chromium/
- Windows Vista (and Win 7): C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\
- Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\
So all you need to do is backup those folders and then paste them into your new browser if for some reason you have to format or re-install your OS, or just use the same configuration in another computer.
I know there must be a simple way to merge histories from several users, but I just found this today so still haven't devoted time to it. Anyway, I hope someone finds this useful.
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