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December 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 1

1. Laptop screen light when unplugged, running vista and HP laptop
2. Floppy disks
3. Disc drive not recognised
4. Using a pendrive with a PDA?
5. Is this possible?
6. Notification Settings For Facebook
7. Computer itself
8. Broken Fan Frying Power Supply
9. internet cold damage
10. CD drive disappears
11. Using BitTorrent
12. PDFs
13. How to reconfigure my router

December 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 2

1. rundll
2. Rundll
3. Briefcase Blues
4. Contextual search
5. Easiest way to copy short clips from a DVD
6. SIGHUP udevd on new USB device
7. What are normal CPU and motherboard temperatures?
8. What computer systems are bank accounts located on?
9. PS3 60GB & PS3 slim 120GB hard drive swap.

December 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 3

1. How to prevent automatic re-directing on a website?
2. Maximized embedded flash video minimizes when I click elsewhere
3. How people look up information
4. Remastering an MP3
5. return
6. Symbols, colors, fonts won't copy into email
7. Fun Ti 83 Calculator programs
8. Wonderful Special Effects on Wordpress
9. Function templates with Microsoft cl.exe compiler
10. Why School and Library Computers Don't Suffer Often from Viruses
11. How can I tell what Bluetooth profile a USB dongle supports
12. CSS "tabs"/indents
13. domain cloaking, etc.
14. Copying URLs to clipboard
15. Sensitive Data What to do ?
16. Sony 16GB S Series Walkman Video MP3 Player -- Windows 2000 support

December 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 4

1. Funny shapes in scanned images
2. Anonymous
3. Spell check in MS Word
4. Animation
5. Google Search
6. Font ID request
7. so, my laptop is completely destroyed, again.
8. Excel Formula Help

December 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 5

1. HP Laserjet M1120 vs Linux - CLOSED
2. C
3. Can I use a RAID controller without any RAID?
4. adding Wikipedia search engine to my page
5. Problem with MediaWiki code which I copied over to swfanon.wikia.com
6. Find the center of a triangle in Blender
7. Force no redirects when searching
8. Assigning a string to a variable in C
9. How do I play a movie DVD in my computer?
10. huawei

December 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 6

1. Why ALU division is slow
2. Non-linear stretching for HDTVs
3. Make apps running outside a VM visible within it?
4. Web
5. OOP/philosophy terminology concordance?
6. ip address
7. Synching two computers

December 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 7

1. What is the Pipeline Depth of Intel Core and Nehalem CPUs?
2. VGA & SCART connections for monitor & PS2
3. dropbox
4. If the DVD Video specification is only licensed with a non-disclosure agreement...
5. Accessing files from a digital voice recorder
6. Turning off one of two monitors?

December 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 8

1. Check this code
2. Issue with website: Javascript/OS detection needed?
3. IRC save
4. Cookies
5. php ip logger
6. Are 30 frames per second of interlaced fields and "60i" the same thing?
7. Free tool to convert HTML forms to database queries?
8. mac programs on windows
9. Help with an SQL Query
10. Reinstalling trial version
11. Travel + laptop purchase
12. Identifying or opening a mysterious file
13. Tinting icons in XP Explorer
14. Writing with Java in a privileged directory

December 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 9

1. Unbelievable attack
2. aptitude on kubuntu: always install debugging symbols
3. Writing Binary
4. lf2-help
5. Laptop / router issues
6. Help with Java NullPointerException error
7. Belkin router "bottleneck" in internet connection speed
8. Help needed on spreadsheet formula
9. Installing an additional hard disk drive
10. unique visitors on a website
11. CRT TV failure
12. Scareware
13. "Wireless Network Connection" has gone missing?

December 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 10

1. Program oddity
2. Getting the URL of a frame, pop-up, etc
3. Serial Mouse on Ubuntu
4. Orconfig.h
5. Repairing Camstudio temp files
6. Netbeans problem
7. AppleMac "Address Book"
8. Facebook privacy update
9. Gateway/tigerdirect accidental warranty
10. One-time numbers for credit cards
11. Mail recommendation please
12. Proxy servers in France or Germany
13. Stop Windows Messenger turning itself on
14. WoW

December 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 11

1. Google search results sometimes confound me
2. 1 January 19601968 = 1
3. G wireless card use a/b signals?
4. php timing
5. Secret question
6. Unicode Capital "S" Superscript...
7. Fujifilm Finepix A340 point and shoot LCD display shows distorted images but pics look fine when offloaded

December 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 12

1. Turbo C and memory
2. PG Degree in IT
3. MS Virtual PC for Windows 7
4. Folder text search with wildcards.
5. Noise cleaning programs for Linux?

December 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 13

1. Images being stretched when photo editing with basic programs
2. Co-primality Algorithm for Many Large Numbers
3. Permissive Copyleft License
4. lf2 network game help with hamachi
5. Windows 7
6. Network
7. transfering files
8. Network without ethernet
9. Photo formats

December 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 14

1. Is this bad? Floaters
2. Font
3. Wikipedia Usage Demographics
4. Buying and tweaking/customizing a WM smartphone
5. MS Excel search window position
6. Internet protocols and filesharing
7. Typewriters and free OCR recognition software
8. WoW II
9. nice and ionice for a tty
10. Editing podcast date formats on iTunes
11. Networking Sharing (Ubuntu + Vista)
12. Mac screen share
13. laptop screen issues
14. IOBit Security360 free version

December 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 15

1. Dell 1110 printer + PowerPC G5
2. Wheel warring outside Wikipedia
3. "Can't read from the source file or disk"
4. Local events only on Facebook news feed
5. Cannot delete a registry entry for Macrogaming SweetIM
6. Dead link to a Sunday Times article
7. Answerbag has left me and my fellow AB’ers, possibly for Facebook—what am I gonna do?
8. Freebox box freezes
9. Intermittent Network Problems under Windows 7
10. How could my friend do this?
11. Text messages.
12. AntiMalware malware
13. Mapping Wikipedia

December 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 16

1. Eventservice.exe
2. Successor
3. Running Noise Ninja on 64-bit Linux?
4. Problem with Gmail in google chrome.
5. Remote desktop
6. Getting PDFs to show first page instead of generic icon.
7. %sign
8. C/C++ vs. TI-BASIC
9. PDF unlocking
10. Celeron

December 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 17

1. Legal strength of corporate email signatures?
2. Auto Connection to the internet
3. A matter of a school IP I could be accused of using
4. What is this "swarming' effect called?
5. 2 Questions... help with excel and the taskbar
6. system variable
7. Lucida Grande question
8. Using one application on two computers
9. Mencoder problem
10. Remote desktops
11. File formats for Geographical information systems or mapping software
12. Performance of average home computer of today compared to computers in the past
13. Request Entity Too Large

December 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 18

1. Universal Parallel Bus
2. 'Are you sure?' notifications in Vista
3. Web pages and images randomly not loading
4. will windows 7 work well on 1366*768 resolution only?
5. Pistol-grip 'keyboard'
6. Are all virtual goods just icons and dummy stuff?
7. html
8. Which CPU
9. Free Web PAGE host
10. cp source code
11. Flash to svg, with a transparent background
12. RCA Adaptor issue
13. Upgrading an XP laptop to Win 7 via Vista
14. Can I customise "Save As" in XP?

December 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 19

1. Why Can't I Connect to WiFi?
2. Free Cell stats
3. Splitting an Ethernet connection
4. Sound fails on XP
5. Netgear switcher has limited/local only conectivity
6. Diffrence between PAL and NTSC
7. Windows messenger emoticons
8. Hard drive size discrepancy
9. Importing emails into Outlook Express
10. Chinese handwriting recognition in XP
11. My text highlighting has gone wacky
12. Support
13. Buying a new wireless network adapter card
14. UK/Ireland counties
15. WinTV

December 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 20

1. JavaScript: registering event handlers in a loop
2. Linux boot drive mounting
3. Britannica Not Displaying Articles
4. The joy of inkscape
5. FireWire for HD camcorder
6. Free SVG picture
7. Windows taskbar position.
8. Modifying XP/IE8 to remember previous Favorites or Save As links
9. BSOD, Kernel Panic
10. My computer'c clock suffers from amnesia
11. Networking with Ubuntu and Windows
12. Unix and Linux
13. DVDs and music files

December 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 21

1. Could a java Kaliedoscope applet run as a screensaver?
2. What's wrong with my monitor? Does this problem have a name?
3. Google Maps errors
4. Bluetooth chaining
5. Handle unrecognized SSL issuers better in Firefox

December 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 22

1. IRC Channels in Pidgin
2. script help
3. Got myself into a mess with Domains and Workgroups
4. Internet browser speeds
5. failure to recognize DVD disc
6. The search terms in the Google URL
7. Filenames not displayed in Filmstrip view
8. restoring Vista backup to XP

December 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 23

1. Accessing another computer's DVD drive
2. reduction algorithm
3. Editing game on YouTube
4. Broken wi´fi card?
5. Using briefcase
6. Auto-hibernating when battery is low (Windows XP)
7. Ghost banning
8. Web services --> legacy code
9. html
10. WGET question

December 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 24

1. Windowpanes of hell
2. restoring Vista backup to XP, continued
3. Likely effects of cold temperatures
4. How to get VLC player to play DVD on my computer?
5. Problems and etc

December 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 25

1. Flickr
2. Again briefcase
3. Does a Macbook need an antivirus program?

December 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 26

1. Computer, mini computer, and etc
2. Side-by-side config screwup
3. iPhone tethering situation Germany
4. Keep Laptop Plugged After Charging?
5. HUAWEI
6. Should I turn off the monitor before turning off the surge protector?
7. Reducing picture size in e-mail?

December 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 27

1. Old Computer/s
2. Router ports in stealth mode
3. Wireless connection on Xubuntu
4. Using a TV to hook up to a Projector - TV requirments for resolution, quality, size, etc?
5. USB mouse stops working when new camera is plugged into alternate USB port
6. Absurd calculation error?
7. Maximizing a window

December 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 28

1. IE and absolute positioning divs
2. Readyboost
3. Events based on UI elements or on functions?
4. Array-of-functions declaration
5. .Mac
6. Disc won't leave drive, although computer thinks it has
7. ENIAC described in modern terms
8. there is any gaming website that has a recommender system
9. Is it possible...
10. programming for beginner

December 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 29

1. downloading a video clip from a computer to a FLIP camera
2. Actual amount of electricity utilized in sleep mode
3. IT question
4. How does this happen?
5. Installing XP Pro x64 on a new partition

December 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 30

1. Blackberry PIN
2. Connecting an XBOX 360 to the internet (XBOX live)
3. Wireless networking using a USB adapter
4. E-mailing tips
5. Torrents
6. Lost product Key Windows XP Pro
7. simultaneously wired and wireless
8. Quick SQL Question
9. Self install of a cable modem

December 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 31

1. Sending data to a website from within a program.
2. help me
3. modern trends and technologies in processor
4. define the scope of it
5. computer memory
6. rss
7. Adding a second hard drive to Win XP computer, don't want another drive letter.
8. Converting .flv files to .avi
9. Component HD to USB converter?