Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/May 2010

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May 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 1

1. Flash player in JavaScript?
2. Data packets
3. Fonts
4. Looking for Cloud Computing Reference in a University environment

May 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 2

1. Full employment theorem for size-optimizing compilers
2. Ubuntu 10.04 and Nvidia failures
3. PHP per-user server-side caching
4. downloading in google chrome
5. Average lifespan of an external hard drive
6. A general purpose language
7. PHP question
8. Words in browser keep being highlighted
9. large enough computer system or network
10. Looking for the name of something
11. Awakening SCIM
12. Internet explorer question
13. Reinstalling Windows
14. Mayday virus?
15. Add-ons in Google Chrome
16. Wikipedia Editing on BlackBerry/Droid
17. MySQL "loose" collation?
18. Drive letters

May 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 3

1. networking essentials
2. PHP question
3. Perl: Manipulating an XML file
4. Laptop freezing
5. Converting Wikipedia articles to plain text en masse
6. Blu-ray playback on PC

May 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 4

1. Wikipedia date being updated
2. How does RAID1 behave in the face of a single disk corruption?
3. Why is steam download so hard to find?
4. FORTRAN Programming (Lahey Compiler)
5. android browsers
6. Phishing - what is going on here?
7. My earphones/earbuds dont work
8. Spellcheck in Outlook Express
9. My monitor has the shakes
10. Creating a clickable icon for Command Prompt commands
11. simultaneous two-way communication on telephone
12. Visual Basic V6 versus VB.NET
13. Tinkering with browser source code
14. How do I determine the URL and then capture a live video stream? (using vlc).
15. HDMI Audio Problems

May 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 5

1. Video plug-in
2. 125% screen size
3. Apache and excess script output
4. Hardy Heron, Upstart, Keyboard Request not working
5. Macbook and TV
6. Immune system
7. Spotify update
8. good site to host gigabytes of data?
9. GPU impact on Photoshop
10. iphone app installation interrupted, stuck

May 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 6

1. MySQL question
2. Odd Flash crashing issue
3. Backup
4. RAM
5. Dancing arrow
6. Trend Line on Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac
7. which java
8. Import messages from Live Mail to Outlook Express

May 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 7

1. Russian as "main language" on www.wikipedia.org
2. Urgent question to someone with a copy of SPSS in front of him/her
3. camera to USB-storejet bridge
4. HTML code for a cifrao
5. how to read data from file c++ by ','
6. Acer laptop and SCHC memory cards
7. Photos of lightning
8. Router failure
9. VLC command line help

May 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 8

1. Screen capture for Mac OS X
2. Local Dropbox?
3. Targus Driver
4. Auto reconnect network drive
5. VGA cables, thick or thin
6. OCR reading of poor text
7. Windows XP Explorer columns
8. Save every image seen in the browser

May 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 9

1. Wav to ogg command line converter
2. Chur
3. Comparing processors
4. Emails
5. Advanced programs for recognizing songs/compositions
6. Trouble accessing website
7. Use of "Wikipedia"
8. NMEA 0183 protocol
9. Duplicate Search Software
10. Firefox acting funny; adware removal

May 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 10

1. Ultimate Boot Disk
2. torrent subtitles
3. is this a BST? if so, how would I begin to implement it?
4. extends Comparable<Key> for a molecule datatype?
5. Avast! v. Microsoft Security Essentials - which is better?
6. Looking for example graphical UIs for programming IF....ELSE...ENDIF blocks with boolean logic
7. Viruses
8. computer power supply question
9. Power Cut
10. iTunes bit-o-song selecter slider
11. Battery
12. Databases?
13. questions on Wal-Mart

May 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 11

1. TI-89 Titanium
2. PC won't recognize camera anymore
3. addEventListener
4. Software To Monitor Fan/Temperature On Ubuntu 10.04
5. XP won't shut down
6. Paste text greasemoney
7. Is a search box to the upper right "intuitive"?
8. Using keyboard as a mouse on a laptop without numlock
9. Compress

May 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 12

1. Script errors in email
2. ubuntu workstation setup
3. Wikipedia syndication
4. New laptop
5. Can I customize my mediawiki to only allow people with our school's email address to create accounts?
6. Can I own all copyrights?
7. MacBook cooling
8. Using a supercomputer

May 13

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 13

1. Change icon
2. Get rid of beta
3. ToggleKeys won't beep
4. Logical path to URL
5. Saving Passwords in Browser = More Risk?
6. Java escape sequences
7. Help me choose a username!
8. SQL question
9. mp3 player/recorder/FM radio doesn't work
10. Rapidshare
11. Wikipedia doesn't work on the PS3 browser

May 14

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 14

1. Automated Photo Mosaic Maker for Mac OS X
2. Scam Website
3. Integer division rounding up
4. gunzip from string in perl
5. Software for my retail shop
6. Windows XP DHCP problems
7. Help me choose a language

May 15

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 15

1. Touchpad and pointer options on a laptop
2. Password crack
3. music extraction from song
4. Rechargeable batteries
5. Internet connection won't last in XP
6. Application Server in Windows Component Wizard
7. Ubuntu/Windows 7 dual boot

May 16

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 16

1. Readers/Writers problem in concurrent programming solution using busy wait?
2. Help with a Programming Logic in MS-Access-Visual Basic
3. buying songs intercontinentally
4. Difference between Office 2000 and Office 2010
5. International Fonts
6. Sorting rows in OpenOffice spreadsheet
7. Difficulty with password

May 17

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 17

1. Three dimensional spreadsheets - do they exist? why aren't they more prevalent?
2. exit server?
3. Preventing practical jokers from accessing your files using a linux boot cd
4. Integer division (still) rounding up
5. Samsung PC Studio
6. Movies Subtitles and Translation
7. php
8. Checking driver versions

May 18

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 18

1. Moving Windows XP to new hard drive - how much pain will it cause?
2. Contacting amazon.com ?
3. Singing computer
4. Little Sister level on Bioshock 2
5. Appending data to a file with Javav
6. Graphic editing in HSV space
7. Archiving MS Office 2000
8. how does hard disk work ?
9. Good value laptop with Ubuntu?
10. PHP question

May 19

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 19

1. something about transfer sms to pc
2. SyncToy download
3. Electronics
4. Fonts and their symbolism
5. php ssl cipher suite
6. about information system

May 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 20

1. OSC PC Software
2. Podcast question.
3. I need the code in Visual Basic with Access database
4. CSS/javascript, text that is invisible by default, but can be made visible through user interaction
5. Microsoft Word grammar checker
6. Firefox browser settings
7. Exporting videos - sync problems
8. Pop goes the TV

May 21

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 21

1. Faux Tibetan font
2. LapTop battery
3. LapTop battery (lifetime)
4. Strange symbols when I type
5. Why does Google have Pacman on it's main page?
6. Error 403 bad bad, very bad request

May 22

Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 22

1. Templates on another wiki running media wiki
2. Simple to do list with reminders for overdue replies
3. which really big dotcom was cofounded....
4. Line cutting through infobox
5. Connected to home network but no internet
6. Windows Questions - Technical

May 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 23

1. how can I get Google's pac-man home page after it's gone??
2. Benefits of iWork
3. Song recognition
4. "iPad-like" real computer
5. Free web hosting
6. qwerty keyboard in portable device
7. how to get source code of comiled games

May 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 24

1. Broadcast Message from root@Macintosh.local
2. Jumping audio
3. Birman Schiper Stephenson protocol
4. Download WP to cellphone
5. iPad Compatability With Yahoo
6. Mac Mini analog audio output
7. VHDL, ModelSim and Clocks
8. Microsoft Office 2000 Premium refuses to uninstall
9. OpenSUSE key/mouse repeat problems.
10. windows system resource manager

May 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 25

1. No audio on some songs
2. Setting up a file server with a RAID
3. PCI IDE controler for main HDD?
4. Do I need several versions of NET installed on my computer?
5. Help with codes..
6. reviews of day-to-day mobile and semi-mobile living with an 13, 15, and 17-inch MacBook Pro???
7. is it true that CPU performance isn't improving anymore?
8. MonoDevelop vs. SharpDevelop
9. Android and Java
10. Improved Formula Editor in Word 2010
11. Windows Server 2008
12. Setting a Variable in a Shell Script to The Contents of a File

May 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 26

1. pictures in text
2. Separate appendices in latex, and referencing labels in other documents
3. Is there an alphabetical list?
4. Hosting your site with Wordpress

May 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 27

1. windows mobile os backwards compatible with ce.net?
2. Port 22
3. About PC RAM
4. Problems
5. keyboard commands history
6. What DSL cable do I have?
7. Customizing Win7 taskbar/tray
8. Outlook mail accounts
9. Megaupload
10. Windows and Linux virus
11. Making sense of syntax
12. Blender question
13. Sibelius files
14. Budget program recommendation

May 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 28

1. Using a supercomputer to run games
2. "Write conservatively, read forgivingly"
3. Google Chart API - is this a bug or am I somehow mistaken?
4. Windows (16 bit) :Technical - Starting up a 16 bit app
5. Domain name owned by domain registrar?
6. old programs, new computer
7. Security with Ventrillo (or other VoIP software)
8. Port forwarding in Ubuntu
9. Human Memory
10. Norton Internet Access Control Alerts
11. Reading .docx
12. can an EEE PC 1005H act as a wireless access point?
13. Vista laptop randomly shutting down
14. MonoDevelop vs. SharpDevelop con't

May 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 29

1. H.264 video and frame dropping
2. Regarding Keyboards
3. Video screenshots
4. Excerpts from DVDs
5. Windows Vista Audio
6. Computer won't sleep when Ethernet cable plugged in
7. Uninstalling Ubuntu from Dual-Boot Vista/Ubuntu
8. Linux Mint upgrade question
9. video
10. CSS alphabetic characters

May 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 30

1. whats a good free thing to rip youtube vids
2. wxwidgets wxAutomationObject::CreateInstance in MultiThread programme
3. MySQL - Schrödinger's tables
4. Localization
5. Downloading large number of attachments
6. Little Sister's voice in Bioshock 2
7. computing the system
8. Firefox and IE7
9. Hard drive recommendations
10. Best practice for async mysql queries

May 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 31

1. Partitioning NTFS Drive
2. AUTOCAD 2009
3. Firefox bookmarks toolbar
4. Using Graphics in Java
5. Environment Variables in Windows Shortcuts
6. The boot partition in XP seems to have been changed...
7. Port forwarding in Ubuntu II
8. Supercomputers for financial services, not banking
9. Quick compact operating system
10. Google Desktop - Deleting
11. read more
12. Password
13. ITV rugby
14. Netbook running XP