Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/November 2018

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November 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 6

1. Convert Borland Sprint file to Microsoft Word
2. CSS-Only Solution for Forcing 480p on YouTube Without Diminishing Display Size
3. previously clicked-on Wikipedia hyperlinks eventually changing back to blue from purple

November 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 7

1. Intel Xeon versus i7

November 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 8

1. ImageMagick

November 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 9

1. Can people rob a mobile phone having just the NUMBER?

November 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 11

1. mass conversion to MP3
2. CAD and gaming graphic cards

November 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 14

1. Help with an Excel formula

November 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 18

1. Access to repair manuals
2. SQL Query without FROM clause

November 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 19

1. renaming in bash
2. another iTunes question
3. Python query issue
4. The use of animated desktop backgrounds in Windows 10 with Mozilla Firefox

November 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 20

1. Can't access iPhone because of "activation error"
2. Reloading an html page

November 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 21

1. Elementary sort question
2. What kind of mode conditioning patch chord/cable or other fix will make GLC SX MMD work /interface between Cisco CATALYST 2960S Switch and single mode fiber optic cable
3. C Language

November 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 23

1. Password questions.
2. Telephones question.
3. Screenshot on MacBook running ChromeOS key combo

November 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 25

1. How to print characters that overlap each other in Microsoft Word
2. Another question about Microsoft Word

November 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 26

1. Is it theoretically possible to change electromagnetic waves? Ex: Manipulating radio waves into x-ray, or visible light into microwaves, etc.
2. Cross compiling with GCC
3. Light radiating from a star
4. An American H Bomb fell into the ocean in 1965 and was never recovered. Is it still dangerous?

November 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 27

1. If ice cubes melting doesnt make a cup of water overflow then how do ice caps melting raise sea levels?
2. Wolfram Alpha as a substitute for Wikipedia
3. Does food temperature influence the perception of saltiness?
4. What happens if you are not taking energy from a turbine?

November 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 28

1. Looking for an online quote generator
2. Cure of hemiparesis
3. Didn't the person who wrote worlds first compiler have to, well, compile it somehow? Did he compile it at all, and if he did, how did he do that?

November 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 November 30

1. What is MRC
2. What can I expect from an Oculus Rift given my computer system/will it be sufficient?