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May 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 1

1. eMail
2. Will you define Bash "low" or "high" by means of proximity to machine language?
3. Samsung ZVII
4. VLC.apk
5. Security.apk file for android

May 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 2

1. Digital Clocks and their rates

May 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 3

1. Any way to set up a directory so that files can be created & written to once, but not be rewritten or deleted afterward?

May 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 4

1. which memory module?
2. apartments and cabling (again)
3. Hard drive failure
4. Updating Issues, Code: "8024200D" and "80070103".

May 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 5

1. JavaScript RegExp problem

May 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 6

1. Multi-booting
2. I've run into some weird regex problems in JavaScript
3. Battery Software

May 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 7

1. Can a bot be used to add parameters to infoboxes?
2. How to install a .apk file type(s) in a Smart phone
3. Size of dynamic array on 64-bit Windows

May 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 8

1. Keyboard Kindle
2. ZFS compression setting
3. Double touch phone screen display ‘on’
4. Ubuntu package uninstallation
5. Task.apk
6. Notes.apk
7. Calender.apk

May 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 9

1. Instructing laptop to not use top of screen

May 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 10

1. Cache website/user manual
2. Programmable cell phones ?

May 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 11

1. Regexp, query language
2. Is there any site that generate a TOTTALY random IPV4 IP, check if there is a site with that ip and then, if true, enter this site?
3. Why would anyone watch video on a phone?
4. System reset of one device in a virtual machine of another device

May 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 12

1. .apk file
2. Google account “I accepting” issue
3. Wikipedia .apk
4. Battery software
5. Buttons
6. hfc cable colour
7. Learning a programming language just got the libraries?

May 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 13

1. Reproduce Logos for making tutorials
2. Hacking
3. Gold or pyrite on laptop circuit boards?
4. WannaCry ransomware attack effect on technology companies

May 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 14

1. Smart phone software necessity
2. Phone Calling .apk 1
3. Phone Calling .apk 2
4. Antivirus
5. RAM Cleaner
6. Skyworks Solutions
7. How to make a dynamic picture?
8. Verifying Operation of a Clock Circuit
9. Vault 7
10. Ransomware vulnerability

May 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 15

1. thumb drive in glove compartment
2. Wikipedia talk:WikiProject JavaScript#I'm stumped: How do you save a location in the viewport to reposition the viewport later?
3. External Solid-state harddisks (for backup use)
4. Partitioning an external hard drive?
5. Ransom ware question.
6. Autofill form fields in Chrome
7. ”Autostarted” on smart phone
8. ”Force stop” on smart phone
9. External Storage
10. App permission

May 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 16

1. what software may I have deinstalled with these symptoms?
2. Scrapping a domain
3. .apk

May 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 17

1. Best programming language to learn for someone with only expereince of writing windows batch scripts?
2. Is it possible to secretly exit a WhatsApp group?
3. Extracting text from html with PHP

May 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 18

1. windows 10 please insert disk
2. Any way to get Wikipedia PAGE ACCESSES PER MINUTE in (near) real time?

May 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 19

1. WannaCry

May 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 20

1. Windows 10 S and the future of Windows
2. gedit won't highlight my bookmarks

May 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 21

1. What is jsfiddle?
2. Making money through ads and blocking ads

May 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 22

1. Natural monopolies
2. How does Gmail only have a Alexa rank of 11,361

May 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 23

1. Thinking about hardware firewall
2. How many people in the world use smartphones?

May 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 24

1. Signed zeroes
2. Managing e-books on ELectronics

May 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 25

1. Erratic scrolling
2. Java finding values in a Map which match a String, and creating a Set of the results

May 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 26

1. Viruses, worms, Trojan horses, malware, and cyberwarfare
2. How does this work?
3. Python 2.7.10, Firefox 53.0.3, MacOS 10.12.5: new bug

May 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 27

1. Poor replies from search engine.

May 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 28

1. Self-taught hacker
2. Screen video capture
3. Hello, so sorry I have attempted to change my user name but I only remember part of it because it was such a intense entry if it is a entry.

May 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 29

1. HTTPS support in old browsers

May 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 31

1. Video editing software in the 90's
2. Thick touchpad tape