Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/October 2011

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October 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 1

1. Vulnerabilities in find and workarounds
2. Torrents - are these just pure leechers?
3. Looking for spam
4. Turning off Search Indexer
5. Learning PHP
6. making a film
7. How to view .TIF (.tif) files?
8. Backing up/cloning a failing hard drive

October 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 2

1. Telnet port numbers
2. YPbPr Problem

October 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 3

1. How do I make Windows MediaPlayer12 the default player again
2. How to link two combo boxes (access 2007)?
3. In-browser PDF display
4. Odd Problem with Cell in Excel 2007
5. RSS for Reference desk?
6. Windows script
7. XP TO ME

October 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 4

1. Output smartphone to monitor
2. Regenerative Keyboarding
3. Kinetically-regenerative phones
4. BlackBerry not updating Facebook
5. Signal boost for samsung intensity
6. WiFi USB 5dbi

October 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 5

1. What could cause a download to 'shrink' in size?
2. If an A.I.'s objective is to improve itself, couldn't that speed up and spiral out of control?
3. Are there any reputable, free RAM "scrubbers" out there?
4. Dod Compliant wiping

October 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 6

1. Browser keeps imploding
2. No sound in laptop
3. word finder
4. 9 phone-only apps, but only 30 MB of space left? Nonsense!
5. Tool Bar Blacked Out
6. From checksum to DVD
7. using ms access
8. Steve Jobs
9. Difficulty accessing google

October 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 7

1. If I have an infected XP Pro x32 with the heur zero day threat and want to dual boot it with either an XP Pro x64 or a windows 7 x64, will the virus pass over.
2. In Firefox my Adobe Reader buttons (above the pdf-file in view) don't work!?
3. Help identifying TV.
4. Deleted account
5. work done in increasing the length of wire by a hanging mass (m)
6. Making a film
7. Playing a mini-CD on my MAC superdrive
8. Traffic and number of servers
9. Hash gathering website - Why

October 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 8

1. Perl gurus read on ...
2. Web site listing US cities for travelers to avoid
3. objective of using spam mail detection technology

October 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 9

1. USC-2 and 7-Bit length differences in SMSs
2. O'Reilly books
3. Detecting Printers
4. about html
5. HTML
6. Make a text box in OpenOffice.org Impress that maintains its vertical size
7. Default Search Engine in Chrome

October 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 10

1. NFT device and online electronic receipts with item list
2. Files won't attach to email
3. ask.com
4. Windows Movie Maker
5. nVidia Graphics Card on Amazon.com - 2¼ Times as many CUDA cores at a Third of the Price?
6. Combine many html files into one complete version

October 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 11

1. ipod touch to iphone adapter
2. Is it a violation when using marks over vowels in the English alphabet?
3. is there a limit on useful drives in raids?
4. Is there an API to LockUpCPU?
5. Quantum annealing

October 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 12

1. A printer server with 2 network interfaces
2. Kindle
3. Two ASP.NET web applications differing only by certificates
4. What is this ad on Annie's Mailbox?

October 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 13

1. Good web script for displaying a gallery like a book
2. Looking for machine learning forums
3. Archiving a Facebook page to a disk or drive?
4. Retrieving Password in Thunderbird 6

October 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 14

1. Font stylistic alternatives/sets in Word?
2. is interpreted code
3. Making a Word footnote do triple duty
4. desktop and date rather than default sub sub sub subfiling

October 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 15

1. Assemble all these .PNGs into a single vertical image file
2. Question About 6502 Processor Hardware Detail

October 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 16

1. Wikipedia Tours by DailyLit
2. Ubuntu ftp server problem
3. Does gmail ever ask about your birthday before you're allowed to log in?
4. Portable browser for linux
5. x86 and x64 virtualization efficiency
6. Ready boost by using USB Flash drive
7. typeface identification

October 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 17

1. PS Home vs XBox Live
2. Mac keyboard problem
3. Deleting corrupt wiki page
4. VPN troubleshooting
5. how do i set cookie exception in firefox
6. best data card (price+speed)
7. Unix time
8. database
9. How To Calculate Total Computing speed of a computer
10. Firefox zoom
11. Any way of formatting SDHC card to work in SD card reader?
12. Are there any Facebook App games that teach us Hindi and how to use the stock market?

October 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 18

1. External link rot detection
2. Security risks from AI, neural interfaces etc.
3. Keeping Windows 7 updated without installing Service Pack1 ?
4. Zensar or CSC...........
5. 850 Mhz processor for Android 2.3
6. Too many fonts?

October 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 19

1. High Memory Usage by IE
2. What is a Reasonable Contention Ratio from My ISP?
3. Google's storage
4. Internet troubles on gf's computer
5. Why you have to waggle in sports games

October 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 20

1. SPACE BAR
2. Doing something a second time in java
3. SLI
4. Internets
5. Sending SMS for free
6. Microsoft Office 2010 Product Key
7. Permissions on a moved NTFS hard disk
8. Wikipedia atom
9. "True" automatic line breaks
10. Command to start applications in Linux

October 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 21

1. Tyical pronunciation of RAR
2. Display preferences for downloads
3. building
4. gaming
5. mysql multiple update
6. making a C++ template more specific
7. A portion of the article about Arab Spring does not print properly

October 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 22

1. Identifying an unknown piece of hardware
2. Worldbuilding (political) software & method?
3. e2fsck and alternate superblock
4. Why can't Chatroulette blur out the naughty bits like many TV shows to?
5. Access to tumblr.com
6. How do I change IPs under Cox Communications?
7. Can't connect ipad to computer via wireless
8. A pool of soda on the keyboard
9. What's the cheapest/lowest spec Mac I can buy which will run Creative Suite 5.5?

October 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 23

1. Name of a space racing game
2. Read an Amiga FFS hard disk on Linux?
3. Getting in the Great Firewall of China
4. help

October 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 24

1. # of Different Instructions for Gemini Guidance Computer - dbainspace.com
2. Name of early 90s "virtual reality" computer game with unconventional packaging?
3. virtual fix disk running low
4. order a pc online
5. MapsGL inquiry
6. Advice on books
7. webcam
8. Mobile Display Technology Standards

October 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 25

1. What voice-changing Android apps let me alter voices to specific, desired specifications?
2. Sothink DHTML menus
3. UPC-A Barcode Check Digit when Calculated result is 10.
4. RAM address lines and data lines
5. Standby consumption of Virgin Media V+ box
6. "Format' missing from menu
7. Printing calculator
8. Reading QR codes manually

October 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 26

1. Digital camera market: all-in one with excellent macro and remote shutter triggers
2. Who defines partition types and GUIDs?
3. Computers and lightning
4. Day-by-day financial program
5. Android Market
6. PSU for multi-monitor setup
7. 120 bang for the buck
8. how do i set cookie exception in firefox
9. jt open toolkit
10. Amiga emulation
11. comverting FROM ePub?

October 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 27

1. Force a section to wrap in HTML
2. mass uploading to internet
3. What is the backwards E?
4. processors
5. 7zip
6. motherboard
7. iPhone playlists revert

October 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 28

1. 32 bit verses ?
2. Running Android on a Windows Mobile smartphone
3. Compiling code on a smartphone
4. Folder renames by itself

October 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 29

1. Caller ID history
2. Parameter passing
3. Question about a line in fstab (Linux)
4. Merge conflict frequency
5. Asking for ID and "justificatif de domicile" for buying in the internet
6. Is this a trustworthy site?
7. kill

October 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 30

1. template talk archive not fully displaying
2. Demonic possession of keyboard
3. Ubuntu Dual-Boot Hangs Before Login Screen
4. C Structures
5. Batch processing in Photoshop Elements 6
6. Navigating withoutonly with keyboard

October 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 October 31

1. Video out of sync with audio during streaming video
2. Page file
3. Split cell in table
4. Molex cable connector