Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 March 26

= March 26 =

nexus features
i have a new nexus 5 phone which shows it has 25 hidden features which i cant find in specification manual or anywhere else.any suggestion or redirecting link .thanks in advance.101.222.240.1 (talk) 17:15, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I tried using google to search for "nexus 5 hidden features" and the first two hits were 25 hidden nexus 5 features and 25 tips for the google nexus.- gadfium 03:13, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

What was the processing power of Folding@Home?
Are there any statistics to the total peak processing power of the Folding@Home program? Along with all the desktop CPUs and GPUs, there must have been tens of thousands of Playstation3 consoles contributing (before it was discontinued on that platform). --209.203.125.162 (talk) 17:33, 26 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Current statistics are at Folding @ Home Client Statistics, and are explained elsewhere, including "High Performance FAQs". Nimur (talk) 21:43, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Image conversion
In Windows 8, what application can convert a DesignCAD file into a JPEG image? Thanks in advance! 24.5.122.13 (talk) 22:45, 26 March 2014 (UTC)


 * If you can't find something to do a direct conversion, you can always do a screen grab and paste it into MS Paint. Of course, you will have some cropping to do and you are limited to the resolution of your screen (let me know if you need help with any of this). StuRat (talk) 16:12, 27 March 2014 (UTC)


 * It might depend on the exact type of file you have, but as far as I can see the only programs that can open native DesignCAD files are various versions of DesignCAD itself. Looie496 (talk) 18:46, 27 March 2014 (UTC)


 * In that case, can it save in some other common format, like GIF, TIFF, or PNG ? If so, then another program can convert that to a JPEG. StuRat (talk) 03:06, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * No it can't -- it can only save in various DesignCAD formats. So I guess I'll either have to copy-paste the image into some other application, or else print it out and scan it back in as a last resort. :-( Is it possible to do either of these and maintain a resolution of at least 300 dpi? 24.5.122.13 (talk) 04:45, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * I'd go with a screen capture because it is lossless. If you need higher resolutions, maybe you can capture different parts, all at the same resolution, and assemble them using Paint? I've done that with some WP articles; it does get a bit more difficult with 2-dimensional pictures (i.e. cases where the image is both higher and wider than the window). 300dpi translates into ~2500x3300 pixels, so it could be as few as 2x3 images, depending on the resolution.
 * Printing to a file is another approach. There are tools which can convert HPGL instructions to bitmaps. PostScript might be another option. These take more work to set up, but are probably the way to go if you want to convert many files. - ¡Ouch! (hurt me / more pain) 07:04, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * That ~2500x3300 pixels corresponds with the print resolution on an 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper (although you can't actually print right to the edge so will get a bit fewer pixels than that). However, for the screen capture resolution, you can get as many DPI as you need, depending on the zoom level on the object, when you do the screen grab.  There, however, the total resolution is limited to that of the screen, although again there's often junk at the edges that needs to be trimmed off (unless DesignCAD has an option that displays the image alone in full screen mode).  If we assume a max screen resolution of 1720x1080, this gives us a rather small printable image at 300 DPI, around 5.7x3.6 inches. StuRat (talk) 13:50, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Can you definitely not use DesignCad to save your file as a jpg (I'm assuming you have access to the DesignCAD software)? This suggests that you can, although I can't test it myself. -- Kateshortforbob  talk 12:15, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * This applies to DesignCAD v. 20 -- I only have v. 12 (which I first used in high school, and which miraculously still works on Windows 8). 24.5.122.13 (talk) 08:05, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh, rats. Never mind then :) -- Kateshortforbob  talk 00:33, 30 March 2014 (UTC)