Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/September 2013

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September 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 1

1. Resetting modem and wireless router
2. Java library for animated SVG graphics
3. What to do with hard drive strike?
4. Resizing (cutting down) screen protectors
5. python sockets
6. Telephone numbers
7. computers
8. For uploading videos to Facebook or YouTube: .wmv or .mpg (MPEG)?

September 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 2

1. PCIe slots
2. HTML 5 and IE10
3. What does SSF mean in this URL?

September 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 3

1. Wikipedia bot scripting in C
2. Average computer configuration by years
3. Ram versus CPU?
4. Cannot open image attachments on iOS 5.1.1
5. windows XP vs 8
6. book creator - rendered, document ready for download, file not found
7. VLC duration unknown

September 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 4

1. CPU/RAM question
2. How do I see all my questions in the reference desk on Wikipedia?
3. mIRC
4. New Virus
5. Lorem Ipsum for computer code?
6. SQL query

September 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 5

1. How to make this?
2. Run linux command in series of directories, save output in table

September 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 6

1. Secure Deletion Methods
2. Q from a firefox n00b
3. Missing dll file
4. Collapsed information cut off on right

September 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 7

1. Featured picture in the English Wikipedia
2. Sound barrier
3. IRC client recommendation
4. List of VARs and Systems Integrators calling on Small and Medium Businesses

September 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 8

1. SEGA 32X/Saturn mod-combo
2. Linux help on windows 8
3. Khan Academy
4. Admin problem
5. What is "streaming" in this context?
6. PDF --> Images?
7. USB Ports

September 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 9

1. 4K pass-through on A/V receivers - Is it a scam/marketing hype or a real feature?
2. Resetting my default monitor resolution in Linux Mint
3. Running first Java program on Eclipse
4. Yahoo mail with mpop
5. how can facebook.com freeze my whole PC (including mouse cursor) for a few seconds when I enter it?
6. Algorithm to calculate exponentials with Decimals
7. old RAM

September 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 10

1. Looking for a software for looking up in a plain text dictionary
2. Revisiting the Mac Question

September 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 11

1. Free/Cheap, effective ways to get around YouTube videos' restrictions by country?
2. Cheap, streamlined phone?
3. power failure during Windows update
4. Automatic colour blending.
5. … Microsoft is prompting me to contact you guys!!!
6. Font similar to Gaelic type
7. Samsung Galaxy S2 Screenshot function

September 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 12

1. Microsoft Works and Windows 7
2. How is this part of the keyboard called?
3. why have my default colors changed?

September 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 13

1. deleting similar files
2. random looku

September 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 14

1. Using smarthone's GPS without data plan
2. How to add blank lines to an HTML Blog Post
3. US websites not available

September 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 15

1. Remember when youtube would load the whole video while paused?
2. rearm count
3. Spelling anomaly

September 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 16

1. How can computer convert software to hardware ?
2. How can a computer that shows us digital information on hardware on form images and other programs?
3. Are you believe general relativity theory ?
4. Automation in arranging and labelling pictures
5. Bing
6. ALT+0157
7. BIOS problem

September 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 17

1. Can I make my PC beep when reboot is complete ?
2. Changing the HD serial number (of the hardware, rather than of the volume). Possible?
3. blanking drop-down fields menu items in fillable PDFs, once invoked
4. Laptop serving a network?

September 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 18

1. Folder Overwrite upon Installation
2. Turing thesis
3. When & Why does Win 7 Re-arrange Desktop Icons?

September 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 19

1. Bad Javascript extension?
2. Windows Vista Media Player
3. DVD write problem
4. Could not connect to system event notification service
5. Color reduction of a pic with one just one pixel to every color on 24bit pallete
6. Android Chrome browser history
7. Tabs open automatically in Firefox?

September 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 20

1. KEY BOARD FUNCTION KEYS
2. Microsoft office need to close message comming of office 2007
3. Using an inkjet printhead.

September 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 21

1. iOS 7
2. Chrome Apps
3. IT videos for execution
4. My laptop was in problem with Returnil Systemsafe 2011 software
5. Blank text messages on AT&T phone

September 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 22

1. array assignment with fewer characters
2. How to handle very large arrays

September 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 23

1. fatal error
2. Laptop Woes

September 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 24

1. How does closed-source "work"?

September 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 25

1. Scanner won't open
2. Imbed link into a photo
3. iTunes Match copying my music to my new Toshiba Laptop

September 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 26

1. Windows 8 & Chrome
2. Ctrl-Alt-Del - Gates remark

September 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 27

1. Google Chrome
2. Locked SD Card
3. usb standard question
4. CMD unicode issues in using Pywikipediabot
5. Installing a new graphics card

September 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 28

1. Loading Contacts as CSV files to Linked - In (the Social Networking site)

September 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 29

1. A smarter YouTube?
2. Non-response of MS Excel Program
3. 2 wvdial and load balancing
4. Cache Memory in virtual memory environment .
5. Dipping my toe into Ubuntu

September 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 30

1. php regex replace
2. searches
3. Number Chooser Question
4. Who made a 1980s single-dot impact printer?