Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 March 20

= March 20 =

How to create this kind of calendar
Are there free software/websites available to allow one to create a personal calendar identical to this layout from Union College?:

http://www.union.edu/news/calendar/academic-calendar/

Thanks. Acceptable (talk) 01:05, 20 March 2014 (UTC)


 * The calendar on that website is created using a service called Trumba, which isn't meant for personal calendars. Here is a list of some web-based personal calendar software you might look at: http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/15-cool-alternatives-to-google-calendar/ —Noiratsi (talk) 07:52, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Sequences
Users are welcome to take a look at Reference desk/Mathematics. → Σ σ  ς. (Sigma) 01:37, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Real War
Is it true that Real War installs malware on the computer which allows third parties to track it on the Web? 24.5.122.13 (talk) 05:58, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * You must have read that somewhere. Can you tell us where?  Astronaut (talk) 10:02, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * No I didn't, neither -- I tried to install it on my new computer, just to see if it works with Windows 8, and when I did, Norton Internet Security interrupted the install and returned a "Trackware.ADH" heuristic virus alert. I wonder what's going on here? 24.5.122.13 (talk) 08:17, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * If it is a genuine copy bought from a shop, you could try asking the manufacturer/publisher - Simon & Schuster Interactive in this case - or the support forums. If, on the other hand, it is some download from a warez site, what did you expect? - Warez sites are often a source of malware.  Astronaut (talk) 10:08, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * If its genuine software then this could be a false positive. Heuristic tests are more general tests looking for possible problems rather than a specific match for a known virus. Looking at the document for symantec, "Trackware.ADH is a detection used for various Trackware programs." it could be code used to track your activity which could easily be a required function of the software. The Damage Level is Low. --Salix alba (talk): 10:35, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I've had Norton use one of its heuristic tests to tag a program I wrote myself, and the program didn't do anything suspicious. I don't put too much weight on heuristic warnings. Jc3s5h (talk) 16:23, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Of course it's a genuine copy -- I know better than to download stuff from sites I can't trust! So, it's probably just some legit functionality for multiplayer that got tagged as trackware, right? 24.5.122.13 (talk) 23:22, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

to replace my Time Machine backup disc (Snow Leopard)
As I said last week, my Mac won't let me copy backups directly from a Time Machine disk to a new blank disk.

Here's what I intend to try next:
 * Make images (.dmg), on the new disk, from the volumes on the old disk. (There are two small volumes other than the backup volume: a Tiger startup volume, for use with my PPC Mac in case I ever use it again, and various things saved from before 2002.)  That's done.
 * Repartition the old disk. (The Classic volume is mostly empty.)
 * Restore the other volumes from the images, but copy the backup volume back as an image.
 * Reformat the new disk.
 * "Restore" the backup disk image to the new disk.

Anything obviously wrong with that plan? —Tamfang (talk) 06:31, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Screenshot in Asha 501
Hi, Is there any software to screenshot in Nokia Asha 501? Is it possible to take screenshot from PC itself? I've tried a application named Nokia Screen Dumper. But later understood it's a fake.-- Jos   eph   17:13, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Can anyone help me?-- Jos   eph   05:35, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
 * There's a emulator available from Nokia, can you use this? F (talk) 07:09, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

How can I download a part of Wikipedia?
If I want an offline copy of all wikipedia articles about history or French films (just as an example), how can I do that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.13.202.241 (talk) 20:44, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Start with Help:Books, especially noting the first paragraph under Step 2. —Nelson Ricardo (talk) 00:08, 21 March 2014 (UTC)


 * I wonder why someone needs to download Wikipedia. It is always out there, at your fingertips. What a strange idea! --AboutFace 22 (talk) 19:49, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Not everyone has a fast, unmetered Internet connection at their fingertips at all times. In fact most people don't. -- BenRG (talk) 20:47, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Special:Export. --&mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  |  19:53, 24 March 2014 (UTC)