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Control Volume with Keyboard Shortcut in Xfce

Add an Xfce shortcut by going to Applications > Settings > Keyboard. Select the Application Shortcuts tab. Click Add to set volume up, volume down and toggle mute shortcuts:
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amixer set Master 3+
 

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amixer set Master 3-
 

For toggling mute:
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amixer set Master toggle
 

After each code shortcut command is added, press a hotkey to associate it with the command.

Firefox Profile Directory and Extensions ID

Open Firefox and enter about:support in the address bar.
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about:support
 

This will list the installed extensions. Example:
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Extensions  Name    Version Enabled ID
Adblock Plus    1.1.3    true    {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}
DownThemAll!    1.1.8    false    {DDC359D1-844A-42a7-9AA1-88A850A938A8}
Download Statusbar    0.9.6.7    true    {D4DD63FA-01E4-46a7-B6B1-EDAB7D6AD389}
Firebug    1.5.0    true    firebug@software.joehewitt.com
Greasemonkey    0.8.20100211.5    true    {e4a8a97b-f2ed-450b-b12d-ee082ba24781}
JSONView    0.4    true    jsonview@brh.numbera.com
JavaScript Deobfuscator    1.5.5    false    jsdeobfuscator@adblockplus.org
Live HTTP headers    0.16    true    {8f8fe09b-0bd3-4470-bc1b-8cad42b8203a}
Nightly Tester Tools    2.0.3    true    {8620c15f-30dc-4dba-a131-7c5d20cf4a29}
ScrapBook    1.3.6    true    {53A03D43-5363-4669-8190-99061B2DEBA5}
Screengrab    0.96.2    true    {02450954-cdd9-410f-b1da-db804e18c671}
Show Go!    1.0.3    true    showgo@supernova00
SkipScreen    0.3.20091214_AMO    false    SkipScreen@SkipScreen
Ubuntu Firefox Modifications    0.8    false    ubufox@ubuntu.com
Web Developer    1.1.8    true    {c45c406e-ab73-11d8-be73-000a95be3b12}
YSlow    2.0.6    true    yslow@yahoo-inc.com
gui:config    1.0    false    guiconfig@slosd.net
keyconfig    20080929    true    keyconfig@dorando
Selenium IDE    1.0.4    false    {a6fd85ed-e919-4a43-a5af-8da18bda539f}
User Agent Switcher    0.7.2    false    {e968fc70-8f95-4ab9-9e79-304de2a71ee1}
Sanitisminau    1.0    true    {772C5315-9ECA-4aad-81E6-2A3BB86ED14E}
Open With    3.8.3    true    openwith@darktrojan.net
about:me    0.4.1    false    aboutme@test.mozilla.com
 

Rhythmbox "Unable to find or create trash directory" fixed

Rhythmbox with debugging turned on displayed this when attempting to "Move to Trash":
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rhythmbox --debug
...
[0x1072040] [rhythmdb_entry_move_to_trash] rhythmdb.c:3848: trashing file:///mnt/path/to/file.mp3 failed: Unable to find or create trash directory
...
 

Reason: the mount had the incorrect (default) uid and gid.
This will show the current uid and guid for the files:
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ls -n /mnt/path/to/
 

How To Fix: remount the drive and explicitly set the uid and gid:
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sudo mount -v -t cifs //10.20.1.20/Volume_1 /mnt/server --verbose -o user=myusername,pass=mypassword,uid=1000,gid=1000
 

Now run
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ls -n /mnt/path/to/
 

and the uid and gid will be 1000 and 1000 and moving files to the trash in Rhythmbox will work.
NOTE: run "id"
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>>>
id
<<<
uid=1000(user) gid=1000(user)...
 

to print user and group information.
NOTE: more information about mounting using mount and cifs:
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man mount
 

AND
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man 8 mount.cifs
 

Gmail Loading Progress Bar

XML
 
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
    <title></title>
    <style type="text/css">
    body {
        margin: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%
    }
    body,td,input,textarea,select {
        font-family: arial,sans-serif
    }
    input,textarea,select {
        font-size: 100%
    }
    #loading {
        position: absolute;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        z-index: 1000;
        background-color: #fff
    }
    .cmsg {
        margin: 1em
    }
    .msg {
        font-weight: bold
    }
    .lpb {
        margin: 2px 0;
        border: 1px solid #949dad;
        width: 300px;
        height: 0.5em;
        overflow: hidden;
        padding: 1px
    }
    #lpt {
        background: #d4e4ff;
        width: 0;
        height: 100%;
        font-size: 0
    }
    .invfr {
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        top: 0;
        z-index: -1;
        width: 0;
        height: 0;
        border: 0
    }
    .msgb {
        position: absolute;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 10px;
        font-size: 12px;
        font-weight: normal;
        color: #000;
        background: #fff;
        padding: 20px
    }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="loading" style="">
        <div class="cmsg">
            <div class="msg">
            Loading user@gmail.com&hellip;
            </div>
            <div class="lpb">
                <div id="lpt" style="width: 92%;"></div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="msgb" id="stb">
            Loading standard view | <a href="">Load basic HTML</a> (for slow connections)
        </div>
        <div style="clear: left;" class="cmsg" id="loadingError">
            <p style="font-size: larger; margin: 40px 0pt;">
                This is taking longer than usual.
                <a onclick="" href=""><b>Try reloading the page</b></a>.
            </p>
            <div>
                If that doesn't work, you can:
                <ol>
                    <li><a href="">Disable Labs and try again</a>.</li>
                    <li>If you're on a slow connection, try <a href="">basic HTML view</a>.</li>
                    <li>For more troubleshooting tips, visit the <a href="">help center</a>.</li>
                </ol>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>