Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/August 2008

= August 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 1


 * 1) Going to a section of page is not functioning
 * 2) what do you learn in digital communications class?????
 * 3) Question regarding MAC data
 * 4) ethernet card in Ubuntu
 * 5) Easily putting together images
 * 6) Enter key instead of tab in text entry fields
 * 7) pdf file company logo to article info box
 * 8) I blame safari
 * 9) GnuCash application seems to have disappeared
 * 10) stupid problem in windows
 * 11) WHOIS information lookup, using VB Express 2005
 * 12) Website Redesign

= August 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 2


 * 1) Ubuntu LiveCD crashes (turns off automatically) during use
 * 2) Multi-touch: what's behind the hype?
 * 3) thumb drive adding to RAM in Vista
 * 4) TFT Vs LCD
 * 5) Programs for puppy linux
 * 6) Intel - risc
 * 7) Mouse clicking?
 * 8) Installing graphics drivers w/o uninstalling
 * 9) How does a computer work?
 * 10) Icons and Extensions

= August 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 3


 * 1) Computer problems
 * 2) Moving Safari profile
 * 3) Feeding Papers Into a HP Deskjet 3420
 * 4) Elements of a computer
 * 5) Command Prompt
 * 6) Playing normal DVDs on an HD screen
 * 7) External hard drive and eSATA
 * 8) Mathematical Keyboard

= August 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 4


 * 1) UMTS flow of events
 * 2) Youtube
 * 3) Anti-Virus
 * 4) speed of data types
 * 5) A question about software bug reporting.
 * 6) For how much do you think this domain is worth?
 * 7) What should i do?
 * 8) TFT display reliability and energy usage
 * 9) Looking for two specific linux tux images
 * 10) Cheap webhosting
 * 11) Vacation videos - what format to use?
 * 12) My (signal) strength is waning...
 * 13) Windows vs. Puppy Linux
 * 14) Restoring old version of Microsoft Word doc

= August 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 5


 * 1) Java applications do not run in browser
 * 2) Image stabilization, after the fact.
 * 3) Web site default page replaced with "core-project"
 * 4) Firefox not sending Cookies to DTA
 * 5) Citing sources in LaTeX environment
 * 6) websense
 * 7) notability - beagle board
 * 8) Nokia 3220 as modem
 * 9) What is the name of that little image next to the URL?
 * 10) MP3 player for audiobooks
 * 11) Email forwarding and storage size
 * 12) Digital_signal_processor#Architecture
 * 13) Connecting "Directly" to the Internet
 * 14) How to convert/use documents  from StarOffice5.2 in Microsoft Word?
 * 15) Do not want to use any "user accounts" in WinXP
 * 16) "sharing" dsl connection between 2 computers

= August 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 6


 * 1) computing medicine
 * 2) Swf file?
 * 3) What is this chatroom layout type?
 * 4) Transferring audio from tape to mp3
 * 5) Wikipedia Search Field with Autocompletion
 * 6) Gadgets
 * 7) Hotmail Contact List
 * 8) refresh
 * 9) Which Apple was the first to have 3D graphics?
 * 10) PHOTO RESOLUTION
 * 11) wii power saves problem
 * 12) Tabby question
 * 13) PATCH PANEL AND SWITCH
 * 14) DNS reverse lookup
 * 15) Dev-C++ Compiler
 * 16) Setting up Linux router / web server on home network
 * 17) Problem defining a boolean operation
 * 18) A neutral name for a XP user account?
 * 19) Malware Transfer

= August 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 7


 * 1) k3b can't find files to copy
 * 2) ANTISPYWARE 2008 Help!?
 * 3) What time to domain registrations usually drop?
 * 4) Windows, Wikipedia pic of the day as wallpaper
 * 5) Problem displaying non-roman character in svg file
 * 6) OLE Drag and Drop Failure on VB6, but only with Vista
 * 7) Windows XP and CD-ROMs
 * 8) IRC
 * 9) Free SMS-email gateways?
 * 10) Schematic Editor
 * 11) ps3 sound issues running ps2 games with hdmi audio
 * 12) AVI file playable by Quicktime player only

= August 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 8


 * 1) now i've done it...
 * 2) norwood micro tv-monitors
 * 3) windows 98 unicode
 * 4) Firefox bookmarks toolbar
 * 5) Customized sluggishness at a website?
 * 6) Obtaining Adobe flash as a non-admin for Mozilla Firefox
 * 7) turn off WIN XP "device not ready" open-door detection
 * 8) Where can I buy a DVR in Detroit ?
 * 9) Need translation of Wikipedia link to page (error page?) in Chinese
 * 10) doc -> pdf converter

= August 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 9


 * 1) Boot Problem
 * 2) DVD+RW question
 * 3) USB Printer cable
 * 4) I need to see this web page.
 * 5) pentium 4 and core 2 duo
 * 6) Old Games on modern computer today? how will it work?
 * 7) Youtube links with specific time start
 * 8) Dear god, why PATA?
 * 9) UNetbootin

= August 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 10


 * 1) Occasional surround sound support via laptop HDMI out
 * 2) Line breaks on gmail
 * 3) Only Part of My Page Appears
 * 4) Library softwares.
 * 5) bash for
 * 6) How to merge MP4 files together for free
 * 7) Switching keyboards
 * 8) Finding flickr account from a farm.static address
 * 9) Small Games
 * 10) What happened - Acer / BenQ
 * 11) Problems with Audacity

= August 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 11


 * 1) GPL terms
 * 2) Wordpress
 * 3) Computational Analysis and Modelling in Embedded Mobile Technology
 * 4) 3G phones running J2ME
 * 5) windows live hotmail
 * 6) tagging or categorizing files under Windows
 * 7) help with JS
 * 8) Interpreting MIDI (SMF) Delta Time Values
 * 9) Something taking up a bunch of space on my harddrive
 * 10) Is a PCI adapter the same as a network adapter?

= August 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 12


 * 1) What's happening with my mouse?
 * 2) Odd output of a C++ program
 * 3) Capturing MiniDV tapes to a PC
 * 4) (SQL) How to count each individual items?
 * 5) Auto CAD Like Software For Linux?
 * 6) Firefox 3 for Mac: tabs keep losing focus
 * 7) Merging HTML documents
 * 8) Installing Windows XP without CD-rom
 * 9) CPU
 * 10) parasite eve one
 * 11) Default Font-Size on a Macintosh?

= August 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 13


 * 1) ls/dir command in C
 * 2) Magic Memory Optimizer
 * 3) Working with stupid Vista
 * 4) Problems about Decompiler Flash
 * 5) about Digital Audio Editor
 * 6) Setting Default Application for File Extension on Mac
 * 7) Does law enforcement ever bust all these people doing DDoS attacks?
 * 8) Hotmail on Thunderbird

= August 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 14


 * 1) Wireless network problem
 * 2) I have Memory Improve Professional, but I don't know how to use its "smart list".
 * 3) Standby makes internet not work
 * 4) Converting portion of a .pdf file to jpeg or other format
 * 5) Why do people use Linux when Unix is now "free"
 * 6) websites
 * 7) Virus
 * 8) Audiobooks on iPods
 * 9) Bug tracking
 * 10) IP
 * 11) DVD problem
 * 12) HP LaserJet M1522nf MFP
 * 13) SIP outbound proxy (media relay) software suite
 * 14) how to create a new page
 * 15) Does such a computer exist?

= August 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 15


 * 1) C++ and java programming
 * 2) Spam
 * 3) Laptop battery no longer charges
 * 4) How to create my own wikia or wiki
 * 5) .org domain name changing
 * 6) source code
 * 7) linux and windows
 * 8) Why, windows, WHY?!?!
 * 9) Linux message trying to install BRL-CAD
 * 10) Linux After Puppy Linux

= August 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 16


 * 1) variable declaration in c++
 * 2) Audio Software
 * 3) networking
 * 4) Need help copying files to external hard drive
 * 5) misc
 * 6) SMS and MMS over dial-up modem?
 * 7) What is the name of the Wiki Globe? Is there an animated one?
 * 8) Undeleteable Folder on Desktop

= August 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 17


 * 1) Digital cable =HDTV ???   (a few questions)
 * 2) Valve Texture File
 * 3) file transfer by date range
 * 4) Custom search engine in Firefox toolbar
 * 5) DVD drive problem
 * 6) Del.icio.us tags
 * 7) apple vs. pc (just a few (very specific) questions)

= August 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 18


 * 1) Glibc Source Code
 * 2) Main Menu in Ubuntu
 * 3) facebook wall spam
 * 4) Excel Question
 * 5) good audio editor
 * 6) MSN, Hotmail and Safari
 * 7) SIS
 * 8) Is it worth replacing Windows firewall?
 * 9) Authorative independant website that objectively compares and recommends freeware etc anti-virus/spyware software.
 * 10) The purpose of Webdings and Wingdings
 * 11) Uniquely identified USB flash drive
 * 12) Address Bar Disappearing in IE
 * 13) cookies

= August 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 19


 * 1) Laptop with 4x3 display
 * 2) BSOD in XP
 * 3) DTV configuration (in U.S.)
 * 4) Hiding coordinate values of
 * 5) htlm on websites
 * 6) services
 * 7) Program which makes files available online
 * 8) importing stats into another client

= August 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 20


 * 1) .docx in OOo
 * 2) Hooking up Microphone to Speakers
 * 3) Nortel Guestpass strange problem
 * 4) Parallel port logger
 * 5) Contact
 * 6) Domain name expiry
 * 7) Question
 * 8) Installing Kubuntu KDE4

= August 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 21


 * 1) Find in Firefox
 * 2) Embedding SVG in HTML
 * 3) I Have A Problem Signing My Comments
 * 4) Formula for finding RAM type
 * 5) Firefox - offline mode
 * 6) Computer Issue... (sigh)

= August 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 22


 * 1) Palm Centro
 * 2) Windows Xp Relevancy
 * 3) Google
 * 4) IRC
 * 5) OpenOffice.org
 * 6) Upload speed limiter
 * 7) GB
 * 8) Help with Unicode symbols
 * 9) embedding Wikipidia?
 * 10) Program Similar to Messenger Plus! Live
 * 11) Ubuntu installation problem
 * 12) Page with self made certificate
 * 13) Java
 * 14) Programmatically look up driver details
 * 15) What version of Explorer do I have? What is my speed?
 * 16) Reading/editing PC game files

= August 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 23


 * 1) Scanned Pages
 * 2) iPhone
 * 3) .ram-files from the BBC websites
 * 4) About Coumpter
 * 5) linux for old machine
 * 6) data onlile sources
 * 7) Linux probs... or just operator error
 * 8) retrieving phone numbers on the computer
 * 9) Internet Connection

= August 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 24


 * 1) VNC into chroot?
 * 2) autorun
 * 3) Brute forcing regular expressions
 * 4) Clearing Photo metadata on OS X?
 * 5) Misleading tags on YouTube
 * 6) Installing Stuff
 * 7) installing ubuntu from live cd
 * 8) File Transfer Protocol
 * 9) GRUB
 * 10) How do I copy a web site to my computer ?
 * 11) search for websites
 * 12) vanishing phone numbers

= August 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 25


 * 1) Were can I get Automatix?
 * 2) Booting from the right partition using Grub
 * 3) Where is the 'crop' function on Inkscape???
 * 4) Scanning and printing
 * 5) Taking a snapshot of a computer's software/hardware configurations
 * 6) Help with python code.
 * 7) windows vista OEM dvd
 * 8) Finding appropriate RAM
 * 9) wireless control
 * 10) Google Earth
 * 11) Youtube videos in iPod
 * 12) Lexmark 2400 series printer on a mac
 * 13) CSS question
 * 14) Online storage facilites
 * 15) X11

= August 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 26


 * 1) Array of strings
 * 2) Mac Mail
 * 3) AMS Runtime
 * 4) Weird spam message
 * 5) Constant freezing when accessing wikipedia using Windows 2000 IE 6
 * 6) Apache/Windows
 * 7) backing up the system
 * 8) Nobody expects the flashing question mark!
 * 9) Debian network error?
 * 10) Web-page as a single file
 * 11) targeting and other technology for advertising agency
 * 12) Help
 * 13) Windows wont accept four related fonts
 * 14) Question about included software in windows 3.1
 * 15) Timing out on Firefox
 * 16) Computer delay times
 * 17) Unicode (IPA) characters in IE6
 * 18) Firefox "xmouses" to top
 * 19) Remotely enable exception in Windows Firewall
 * 20) "subnotebook"? Lame!

= August 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 27


 * 1) Updating drivers
 * 2) The persistence of spam...
 * 3) Mac trouble
 * 4) IT
 * 5) How to modify behavior of embedded assets in flex/actionscript?
 * 6) Regex needed for Degree Min Sec
 * 7) Ubuntu Live CD
 * 8) Uninstalling my MSN
 * 9) computer,calculator and cellphone
 * 10) Archives
 * 11) wireless control
 * 12) What file formats can a DVD player play?
 * 13) SP3 installation
 * 14) US sites similar to ebuyer.com
 * 15) C++
 * 16) What is this?
 * 17) Virus or spyware?
 * 18) Installing Ubuntu from Linux
 * 19) Why so many Linux distros?
 * 20) GnuPG - Commandline
 * 21) html help
 * 22) aol instant message records of ims
 * 23) Starting Direct3d 10

= August 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 28


 * 1) Interactive Fiction Programming Languages
 * 2) Vista Disk cleanup bug
 * 3) What are these tags called?
 * 4) Zoom 1608

= August 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 29


 * 1) ../.. in a real OS
 * 2) Brown wire on CAT6 cable
 * 3) Can I send myself a message at regular intervals?
 * 4) zip
 * 5) what are the most recommended free Remote desktop software
 * 6) TI-84 Plus series Calculator question
 * 7) Mediawiki-style personal wiki
 * 8) Second wiki question
 * 9) Optical mouse for Linux and Windows
 * 10) Saving Hi Def video
 * 11) Checking file extension in Perl
 * 12) Drivers in Puppy linux and Ubuntu
 * 13) HP spare

= August 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 30


 * 1) Out of Focus?
 * 2) Thinnest laptop
 * 3) using a bot to disrupt a wiki
 * 4) Software Engineering
 * 5) Memory
 * 6) Alternatives to Adobe Flash tool
 * 7) XP
 * 8) Recording streaming video on OS X (or XP)
 * 9) Next battleground for Browser Wars?
 * 10) External USB HDD
 * 11) Digital television on the road
 * 12) hierarchal graph of table

= August 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2008 August 31


 * 1) Breaking into IT
 * 2) Extra large headphones?
 * 3) Missing menu bar
 * 4) Wiki users > dial-up vs broadband
 * 5) c programming
 * 6) What's asdf?
 * 7) Get rid of Yahoo! sign in seal on Linux
 * 8) HDMI to VGA
 * 9) Question about Nokia Music Manager