Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/August 2009

= August 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 1


 * 1) Amazon.co.uk, wish-list, Amazon's privacy policy
 * 2) Currently-working robot certificate authorities?
 * 3) Finding compatible graphics card for Acer Aspire
 * 4) windows downloads
 * 5) bash scripting - testing if wget succeeds
 * 6) Garageband for Windows
 * 7) Wheeled mouse moves cursor extremely slowly
 * 8) Analog stick bearing

= August 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 2


 * 1) Porting programs between architectures and operating systems
 * 2) x86 instructions atomic?
 * 3) Can't get rid of Norton AntiVirus
 * 4) Create a windows 7/Vista restore disk.
 * 5) Unmount USB drive on unplug
 * 6) MS Access Help
 * 7) Nasty vicious virus: "System Security 4.52", help!

= August 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 3


 * 1) Use one MySQL view column to calculate another
 * 2) Downloading ALL attached pictures of a forum?
 * 3) Resetting a LayoutManager in Java
 * 4) Blogging
 * 5) What do the clock and viruses have in common?
 * 6) Formatting strings in Python
 * 7) Audio Streaming
 * 8) "Volume Header needs minor repair"—2006 Intel MacBook 10.4.11
 * 9) Flash player is sometimes slow
 * 10) Cpmputer is freezing after 6 to 9 hours of use and dvd drive problem
 * 11) eBooks
 * 12) Is there any free way to split PDF pages down the middle?

= August 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 4


 * 1) web host
 * 2) Passing all ascii characters as a parameter
 * 3) Shocking stuff...
 * 4) WoW addons -- can a malicious one cause your account to get "hacked"?

= August 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 5


 * 1) Adobe Flash
 * 2) Importing fonts
 * 3) which filter
 * 4) avg 8.5
 * 5) Half the programs on my Mac can't seem to find the web
 * 6) Browser plug-ins and HTTP referrer
 * 7) I couldn't get on the Internet

= August 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 6


 * 1) seeking identification of an icon
 * 2) Rhemetic
 * 3) Copying iTunes playlists
 * 4) Microsoft SQL Server 2011 & Compatibility level 80
 * 5) Is there a program that gives convienent sort of bar charts analysing the size of each folder/subfolder?
 * 6) css / xml / word processing question
 * 7) Blackberry Storm camera problems
 * 8) php flat files
 * 9) OpenDNS

= August 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 7


 * 1) PHP/MSQL assist
 * 2) S/PDIF
 * 3) Windows security blocking my Safari downloads
 * 4) Microcomputer I/O before the TV Typewriter
 * 5) Learning C
 * 6) Old Website URL
 * 7) real time processing?
 * 8) Follow-up question
 * 9) anonymous free (or low cost) email service?
 * 10) Setting up spell check in Opera

= August 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 8


 * 1) Context T9?
 * 2) No-cost spreadsheets that reference data by name rather than by cell address?
 * 3) Master Pages in InDesign
 * 4) php ereg_replace
 * 5)
 * 6) HP Pavilion dv6386: Forgot BIOS logon password
 * 7) .NET Framework SDK Folder
 * 8) Windows Mobile Open Source or not?

= August 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 9


 * 1) Programming Languages as Intellectual Property
 * 2) Windows Live Mail
 * 3) Targus AMW26US mouse
 * 4) USB stick between Mac and PC
 * 5) iTunes Library Transfer?
 * 6) heterogeneous linklist
 * 7) Problem with mounting in Linux, can't edit files
 * 8) Windows XP: folders with 32-character hex-digit names and a file called "$shtdwn$.req"

= August 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 10


 * 1) Mac OS X under Ubuntu via virtualization
 * 2) wireless laptops interfering with eachother
 * 3) Washed a Micro SD adapter. Am I screwed?
 * 4) Program structure - Derive all possible combinations of an arbitrary number of elements
 * 5) Will Bluetooth prevent wear and tear on phone's jack?
 * 6) Molasses in January
 * 7) iPhone vs BlackBerry for power users
 * 8) GIS-like image rectification possible in Photoshop or Fireworks?
 * 9) Record multiple inputs on a (vista) laptop - how?
 * 10) Google tools
 * 11) Problem with iTunes + QuickTime on XP
 * 12) windows task scheduler
 * 13) the case of the intermittent Option key

= August 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 11


 * 1) Quick ASP Question
 * 2) Wordpress
 * 3) Linked accounts
 * 4) Numeric keyboard not working over SSH
 * 5) Implementing a priority queue
 * 6) Cut/coped text not appearing in MS Word Clipboard
 * 7) Search Engines
 * 8) Deleting History

= August 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 12


 * 1) Bulk listing of books for sale on Amazon
 * 2) Bluetooth screwups.
 * 3) Merging software
 * 4) .rar  files
 * 5) Sony CLIÉ PEG-TJ35
 * 6) Guess the dictator/sitcom character
 * 7) Bluetooth Marketing
 * 8) larger checkbox on python pages
 * 9) Font identification?
 * 10) Create a transcript from an audio/video file
 * 11) Repainting on different threads in Java
 * 12) Math AutoCorrect Shortcuts

= August 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 13


 * 1) Compositing doesn't work when using dual monitors
 * 2) excel calculations
 * 3) Is there software available that shows how a person looks when they wear different spectacle frames?
 * 4) Linear-time Fibonacci generator?
 * 5) Making videos
 * 6) x86 CPUID instruction in Delphi
 * 7) Java applets
 * 8) Automatically opening programs slowing down reboot
 * 9) Quicktime X vs Quicktime 7
 * 10) US and UK English versions of HTML in same file
 * 11) iGoogle contacts
 * 12) Float vs. int performance
 * 13) Windows Live Mail Auto spellcheck
 * 14) Multiple Related iTunes/Bluetooth/Laptop-Phone Questions.
 * 15) Optimize Computer Performance
 * 16) BEGIN...END in prepared MySQL statement
 * 17) Learn to Program

= August 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 14


 * 1) GSM and UMTS required bandwidth
 * 2) Use of standalone Google Maps utility
 * 3) Filtered websites
 * 4) TrueCrypt, encrypting entire drive on dual boot PC
 * 5) Weird spam
 * 6) javascript - browser dependent
 * 7) Lost in PHP
 * 8) Facebook Loading Error
 * 9) Merging audio channels
 * 10) copying from  cd
 * 11) HID DATA Has Stopped Working
 * 12) Gravit On Mac OS X
 * 13) nvidia file permission reseting after boot
 * 14) claiming a domain name
 * 15) No telephone provider for the web?

= August 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 15


 * 1) command prompt
 * 2) how do you check whether
 * 3) LCD monitor's optimum resolution is too high for my eyes
 * 4) Key sticking
 * 5) missing deleted e-mail
 * 6) Photoshop CS3 -> MS problem
 * 7) Big TVs and a strange recurring zoom
 * 8) Fax number
 * 9) I’ve never created a website—how much does it cost (time effort)?
 * 10) Untraceable cell phones, external drives, and that “wii” laptop
 * 11) disconnecting servers during Power Mac G5 bootup
 * 12) Text from PDF to Word
 * 13) Blender texture problem

= August 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 16


 * 1) The power of IP addresses
 * 2) Skype lowers the volume on other programs
 * 3) Help modifying AutoIt v3 sample script
 * 4) Using a mobile phone / cell phone as a pocket computer only
 * 5) My Windows XP computer makes very quiet creaking or birdsong-like noises
 * 6) Strange behavior in Firefox
 * 7) Handwritten font

= August 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 17


 * 1) Does using Memory Card ruggedly as compared with Pendrives reduce it's life?
 * 2) Windows Vista Explorer
 * 3) Disable Windows Media Player video conversion
 * 4) Digital Electronics
 * 5) Nokia E63 caller id Display
 * 6) Hard disk problem:  Hitch, hitch, hitch
 * 7) AutoItv3 Script Adjustment
 * 8) strange packet delays
 * 9) Transmit video signal 10m

= August 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 18


 * 1) How to implement password based security in Windows LAN Network ?
 * 2) HDD Led indicator glowing all time
 * 3) How to block youtube ads?
 * 4) Demise of online file storage services
 * 5) Why do checkout card readers ask me to confirm my signature before I've provided it?
 * 6) issues with google searches
 * 7) User Identification
 * 8) I'm really confused about this and can't find out much anywhere I tried so please help.
 * 9) do they make more durable laptops today?
 * 10) Youtube video downloads

= August 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 19


 * 1) Difference between Torrent and BitTorrent
 * 2) Basic Java
 * 3) WD My Passport Essential
 * 4) Beating a Keylogger
 * 5) Float
 * 6) Light spreadsheet tool?
 * 7) custom url
 * 8) Rotating PDF pages
 * 9) My forward button is no longer blue
 * 10) HP Notebook running Vista won't shutdown
 * 11) Dell Startup Problem
 * 12) C/C++: optimal use of fread and fwrite
 * 13) GPU Clock and Memory Clock
 * 14) Mac Apps on Windows
 * 15) Archive of some sort

= August 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 20


 * 1) Midnight ana/cron job
 * 2) Macintosh code merging tool?
 * 3) Tool for writing (wiki?)
 * 4) Printing a mail with no Header
 * 5) How to connect to localhost using putty ?
 * 6) Using games software for animation
 * 7) Specific question about wikis
 * 8) Unexpected restart and error log
 * 9) High Resolution Settings and Browsing
 * 10) Research Issues in Routing
 * 11) Privacy when using a PC

= August 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 21


 * 1) Looking for a nutrition web site
 * 2) Categorization tool/bot
 * 3) Mediawiki error
 * 4) Is there a search engine or program that can manipulate row/column arrays?
 * 5) MySQL -- from scratch to database in how long?
 * 6) Word Processing - half a line
 * 7) HDR
 * 8) Windows mail password prototection?
 * 9) Controlling google results
 * 10) Google books - copyright
 * 11) Blender Fade

= August 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 22


 * 1) How to really search for an exact phrase on the internet
 * 2) Download an entire YouTube channel
 * 3) Microsoft Word keyboard thing
 * 4) Adobe's code signing cert revoked?
 * 5) How to reinstall Windows XP - where can I get CDs?
 * 6) Testing a web based software Vs testing a conventional software
 * 7) glDeleteTextures
 * 8) chess script programming

= August 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 23


 * 1) chroot and graphical apps: is it possible?
 * 2) Mediawiki Error - Still
 * 3) Practical measures to preserve privacy and security when computer is stolen
 * 4) Windows Movie Maker
 * 5) Java: loading only the objects you need
 * 6) Help getting rid of horrible trojan

= August 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 24


 * 1) all website links
 * 2) Using Nokia AD54 remote control as an extension cord
 * 3) problem in Excel: left and right buttons navigate bar instead of going from one cell to another
 * 4) Anyone an expert on DOS game history?
 * 5) Unblocking a downloaded file in Windows Vista
 * 6) Why does the fan stay on after switching off?

= August 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 25


 * 1) Zipped folders
 * 2) Wiki markup
 * 3) IGGP site missing!
 * 4) CD copyright information
 * 5) Driver update
 * 6) Language changes in Microsoft Word (resolved)
 * 7) Project management software
 * 8) Game not compatible with vista?
 * 9) Current in mac mini
 * 10) IMAP: Loading all messages simultaneously
 * 11) DTMF
 * 12) Phone keyboard
 * 13) Sleepy Hard Drive
 * 14) How do I get songs off of my iTouch iPod onto my new laptop for free?
 * 15) How to add to file to a zip file?
 * 16) Retaining leading quote in Excel
 * 17) My Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 has an error!
 * 18) Windows Live
 * 19) multi-audio, multi-subtitle MKV file
 * 20) For how long will Google retain its advantage?
 * 21) Unknown hard error
 * 22) Mobile phone comparison matrix

= August 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 26


 * 1) Putty recycle bin hack
 * 2) X11 on MacBook
 * 3) about router
 * 4) Mobile phone internet protection
 * 5) Fan controller schematic: comments needed
 * 6) How self-sufficient is the Internet?
 * 7) Question about SD card moved from WP:MCQ
 * 8) Simple HTML Question: Forcing Side Scroll

= August 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 27


 * 1) Sony Vegas, memory problems?
 * 2) MSO 2003 Excel won't open directly from a folder in XP
 * 3) what are the underlying server's  protocol
 * 4) .m2ts Files in iMovie
 * 5) Scanning Microfilm
 * 6) I need a shortcut.
 * 7) OCR program that can screen scrape
 * 8) Very small windows when I click on a link
 * 9) Is there a way that I can make my windows xp account visable only by pressing ctrl alt del?
 * 10) Google Book work around

= August 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 28


 * 1) mySQL game dbase question from a few days ago expanded!
 * 2) Horrible time with javax.sound.sampled
 * 3) Berkeley sockets
 * 4) What's Thunderbird up to?
 * 5) Strange new quirk in Lycos email
 * 6) Monitor magic
 * 7) Commons?

= August 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 29


 * 1) BSODs referencing nvidia display driver with new 260GTX
 * 2) Firefox addons
 * 3) Self-destructing data storage
 * 4) yahoo mail problems
 * 5) Can't find supposedly newly-produced files
 * 6) Certificate authority classes

= August 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 30


 * 1) TI 89 random numbers
 * 2) Encoding non-standard resolution movie to MPEG-2
 * 3) How to compress thousands of files individually
 * 4) TCMP
 * 5) Security of website
 * 6) Napoleon: Total War
 * 7) Sound on MSN
 * 8) Advanced Delphi (Debugging)
 * 9) Adding bluetooth services to phone
 * 10) Question about research
 * 11) C++ Builder Help
 * 12) open office - data sources into calc

= August 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 August 31


 * 1) Vista problems
 * 2) Converting a pdf to pdb for Pocket PC
 * 3) Which of the following one is likely to succeed?
 * 4) Slowing down a mouse scrollwheel?
 * 5) No picture on screen
 * 6) Snow Leopard Java
 * 7) Syncing 2 Computers
 * 8) Component price behavior
 * 9) The best (old) PDA for me?
 * 10) Blue Screen of death
 * 11) Hacking a computer, but it's my computer
 * 12) Driver problems