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October 1

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 1

  1. Fast[er] file extracter
  2. Why hasn't flash memory become cheap enough to give away?
  3. Where are the files of a tool in Linux
  4. I broke the Assume Good Faith option for myself
  5. I see no result for "Geo-IP", why?

October 2

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 2

  1. What makes ssh time out?
  2. Mass rename / format files

October 3

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 3

  1. OGG recorder
  2. Wikipedia tense
  3. Bookmarklet to insert preset text into browser text box
  4. Dell Latitude E5450
  5. Google line chart variable Y max value

October 4

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 4

  1. system font del Capitán
  2. Grover's Algorithm
  3. Trace route
  4. Finding Unitary transformation
  5. Searching for terms and specifics on FB groups
  6. Semi-transparent window in legacy RHEL/CentOS?
  7. nul device that remembers

October 5

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 5

  1. Apple vs Microsoft
  2. Politics of character encoding

October 6

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 6

  1. Terms for abuse of OO?
  2. Installing Linux without ever touching Windows
  3. Images not displaying in MS Word

October 7

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 7

  1. Keep track of changes on local file (one user)
  2. Unitary Transformation
  3. Unitary Transformation (in the last time, I guess)
  4. How to make layers translucent in GIMP?
  5. HI there, I have on my macbook 2000 contacts on my iphone also, and I would like to know,

October 8

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 8

  1. Wikipedians who edit Wikidata
  2. How common is following the moon for data centers?

October 9

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 9

  1. whatsapp on iphone

October 10

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 10

  1. Shockwave Flash
  2. almost duplicate file detector
  3. Does the US government use any computer made abroad?

October 11

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 11

  1. PDFs in browsing history
  2. Elementary bash script help needed
  3. Why are some file names invalid?
  4. Calculate complexity of a text (for reading or learning)
  5. Why don't Apple laptops have ferrite beads?

October 12

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 12

  1. How to install Lollipop Custom ROM in Lenovo A6000..?
  2. Google notifications not working

October 13

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 13

  1. Funny noise
  2. viewing a file pulled from github

October 14

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 14

  1. Filesystems that can store subdirectories merged into parent?

October 15

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 15

  1. Why block ssh?
  2. which partition editor recognize exfat filesystem
  3. software that will input strings and output one string at random
  4. what is the highest available build (software+setting+tweak) for compressing black and white images
  5. SQL problem: row not found either with IN or with NOT IN

October 16

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 16

  1. MS Outlook question
  2. how to calculate number of ipv6 addresses in a range
  3. which windows registry entries define which font to be used for a particular plane of unicode
  4. Javascript date object
  5. Book reader

October 17

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 17

  1. Control F "find" not working in Google Chrome
  2. wi-fi accelerator
  3. Skype And Line Breaks

October 18

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 18

  1. Unitary transformation
  2. Laptop hard drive passes CHKDSK and all SeaTools tests except long generic

October 19

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 19

  1. x86 Real Mode huge pointer normalization code
  2. Significance of polarizer in LCD displays
  3. Is there any Source-to-source compiler that compiles Javascript to Java?
  4. Problems with mp3 USB player
  5. Password-based access
  6. Computer printer comms

October 20

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 20

  1. iterating over a square matrix, one square frame at a time
  2. Hadamrd Gate
  3. Sound Recorder (Windows)

October 21

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 21

  1. Unitary Transformation
  2. Setting up a local git repo
  3. Lawrence wikipedia article destroyed and hacked
  4. I have a question about getting a new computer

October 23

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 23

  1. what are the current impediments in creating one font containing every character in unicode
  2. How common do programs need Reflection (computer programming)?
  3. Is it possible to make a Raspberry Pi function as a USB device rather than a host?

October 24

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 24

  1. How do websites tell whether a user is a bot or human?
  2. what is datarate in bytes for analog crt tv recieving via coaxial cable?
  3. Installing Windows 95 From CD

October 25

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 25

  1. Linux Question: Running Commands at Startup...The Right Way
  2. Google circles

October 26

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 26

  1. Parse wikipedia pages
  2. STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF78D2524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) windows xp setup from cd
  3. Intersection algorithm question
  4. 1.2GHz dual-core or 1.2GHz quad-core?
  5. IP address change and ISP

October 27

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 27

  1. Return Type of Assignment Operator
  2. How Excel deals with numbers and does calculations
  3. sequential readwrite speed in 90-100 MB/S range, why windows copypaste util and teracopy not utilize speed

October 28

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 28

  1. Best 3D environment for some geometry displays
  2. How do I get a Blue Screen to stay on screen?

October 29

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 29

  1. Microprocessors modes in non-x86 architectures
  2. Responsive Email Columns for Beginners
  3. Wifi shows MAC Adress. What is this?
  4. What is a good computer program to handle simple bookkeeping and accounting (invoices) for a small business?

October 30

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 30

  1. Dell rear panel USB
  2. Not Windows 10
  3. xdebug eclipse and centos
  4. my talk page

October 31

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 October 31

  1. parallel copying software that is NOT robocopy nor richcopy
  2. browser without any security feeatures
  3. Windows 7 system failing to completely boot up
  4. Global Candy Cup Halloween Game and Google search issues