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Pertaining to a connector such as an html link or file shortcut, or to a device.

A linker is a connector. While this generally refers to software such as an html link or a shortcut to a file or a directory, it could also refer to a link to a device such as a hard drive or cd rom.

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Open http:// links from Notepad++ to default web browser

Can I open http links from a notepad++ document directly to my default web browser? Like textpad: CTRL + Click ?
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Why do later versions of Windows continue to use shortcut files instead of symbolic links?

Windows XP and later support symbolic links. Yet, Windows continues to use shortcut files (which essentially store the location of the linked file as text). Why?
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Clickable URLs in PDF output created by Inkscape/SVG

I guess the title pretty much describes the problem. I'm using Inkscape to write a SVG document, and convert it to PDF to share on the web (keeping SVG as original file is safer) I have many URLs in this document. I know internal links (clickable…
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How do I save a link to a webpage as a shortcut in the Windows file manager?

I want to click an icon in Windows Explorer and have it open a specific web page with the default browser. How is this done? I don't want to download the web page, I just want to access it via a shortcut in the file manager. My google searches…
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How to find broken links in Excel that can't be broken with 'Break Links'?

I have an Excel workbook that complains about broken links every time I open it: I've tried using 'Find' to search for [. as suggested in Microsoft's guide. I've also tried searching for objects as the guide suggests and turned up nothing. How can…
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Specific browser for specific links

Does any one know how to open a specific browser for specific links? I have two links that I want to open in IE and others in Chrome. Is this even possible?
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How can I always open certain URLs/domains in certain browsers?

My main browser is Firefox, so I want most URLs to open there when I've clicked on them from Thunderbird. But I want to look at Google+ in Chrome, where it's faster; likewise a few other JavaScript-heavy sites. Is there some way to hijack the Mac's…
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Any way to access StackExchange from a text only browser?

I have a very slow computer and spend most of my time without a graphical environment. StackExchange doesn't let me log in using Links saying that my "request could not be completed because it looks suspicious." Is there any way to get around this?
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How to create a hyperlink file?

I know this question sounds too generic but I am unable to find an answer for it. How can I create a link (soft/hard) file which when opened, redirect me to a website with http protocol? One possible way I can think of is creating a lame shell…
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Can Notepad++ be made to open file links in itself?

In Settings/Preferences, Notepad++ has an option on the MISC. tab under 'Clickable Link Settings' to the right, to Enable to open links found in the edited files. It underlines them and opens them on double-click. I've tried it with the file:///…
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How to find and remove external links in (Libre|Open)Office Calc spreadsheet

I have a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet which pops up a message asking me whether I wish to update external links. I did not add external links myself, but did copy data from another Calc window at one point, after which this issue started. (I assume…
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How to make Microsoft Teams launch my default browser instead of Edge?

I use Firefox as my daily browser. But when I use Microsoft Teams, when I click on a link in Chat, it always bring up Microsoft Edge. My default browser is set to Firefox. But Teams ignores it. Is there a way to get around it?
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How to tell `links` to ignore expired SSL certificate and proceed?

I'm using the links browser and trying to connect to an HTTPS site. I then get: Verification failure: certificate has expired this is "fine" (i.e. was decided to be tolerated) for this internal-only service, and other browsers allow to dismiss the…
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Is there a way to have windows ask me which browser I want to use everytime I click a link?

I would like to set up Windows 11 so that it always asks which browser to use when it opens links. I use different browsers for different purposes on my computer, and no single browser should be considered my "default". I use an app called OpenIn…
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What's the safest way to open a suspicious link?

Sometimes I get very suspicious messages or I see a random link somewhere I obviously don't click on them but I'm still curious what's on the site. So that makes me wonder what's the safest way to view the website whilst making sure that even if it…
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