Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/August 2014

= August 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 1


 * 1) IC chips
 * 2) java stuff
 * 3) "Mpbile View" vs. "Desktop View"
 * 4) Why do monitors have background light?

= August 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 2


 * 1) Scanner problem
 * 2) Taskbar in Windows 8.1

= August 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 3


 * 1) Would someone PLEASE explain the latest RAM prices?
 * 2) Mysql

= August 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 4


 * 1) Multiple coax connections into one TV
 * 2) Small business database
 * 3) Mediawiki hosting site suggestion
 * 4) USB-port diagnostics

= August 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 5


 * 1) Malware from download.cnet.com
 * 2) A question
 * 3) Page expiry
 * 4) Facebook Feed Scrolling Problem
 * 5) why isn't water cooling mainstream?
 * 6) Computer Programmers

= August 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 6


 * 1) Question Regarding HTML formatting
 * 2) DVD drives (DVD ROM and DVD Writer) turns into CD drives in Windows 7 (64bit)
 * 3) Google Play on PC Privacy Issues
 * 4) Default search directory when using 'readvec' in PARI/GP
 * 5) Building a Website
 * 6) How deep should software developers go, when it comes down to understanding lower layers

= August 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 7


 * 1) Choosing a file manager for Linux, and trying to be thorough
 * 2) Looking for a good non-jargon definition of Declarative Semantics

= August 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 8


 * 1) Using school Wifi vs broadcasting own SSID?
 * 2) Web colors
 * 3) How can I get a 128x128 transparent bitmap?
 * 4) Where do hackers start out?
 * 5) Why do I have stripes on my screen? Why don't screenshots ever capture them?
 * 6) new Google Maps -- "link to here" missing?

= August 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 9


 * 1) Windows installer
 * 2) Does Knowledge representation and reasoning has any real-life application?

= August 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 10


 * 1) Time Machine redundancy

= August 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 11


 * 1) QuickTime for Windows 8
 * 2) Switching from .NET 3.5 to .NET 4.0

= August 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 12


 * 1) 'Smart' Screen
 * 2) Win 8.1 Apps

= August 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 13


 * 1) Windows "namespaces" to fix PATH conflicts?
 * 2) Searching reflist web pages
 * 3) testing upload/download speed

= August 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 14


 * 1) Gmail App for Android
 * 2) Safety Video
 * 3) Further custom XML serialisation question
 * 4) Computer game development
 * 5) Using a Kobo Glo reader
 * 6) Composing an email

= August 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 15


 * 1) Primary key
 * 2) Chili's credit card security

= August 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 16


 * 1) JPEG color
 * 2)    tag as template parameter
 * 3) Does Firefox's about:config actually do anything?
 * 4) Disk Usage Analyzer has stopped working

= August 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 17


 * 1) Very large sets of permutations and their application in contemporary music theory
 * 2) Please help me buy the right wire
 * 3) Automated accepting of cookies in EU
 * 4) XML support in databases
 * 5) Google Chrome - How to remove the white boxes

= August 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 18


 * 1) Priming/initial charging a lithium-ion battery?
 * 2) Bitmap Header Field - Importance?
 * 3) Preventing Spam
 * 4) Label printers

= August 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 19


 * 1) Hard disc I/O error
 * 2) Wording: "ID must be numeric"
 * 3) Null Zero Deletion in MS Word
 * 4) Movie quality
 * 5) Did the hardware logic been?
 * 6) When using a VPN, do web-pages know their users are connecting to it through one
 * 7) Silverlight - What Does It Do?
 * 8) Replacing RAM with old RAM still in the system

= August 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 20


 * 1) McAfee Security Scan Plus
 * 2) A better way to restore files?

= August 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 21


 * 1) Cannot add or change Chrome search engines
 * 2) Mastered in 4k
 * 3) Android :Data connection get lost automatically
 * 4) Windows 9

= August 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 22


 * 1) Arrays With Definite, But Unknown, Size
 * 2) Image extraction
 * 3) Why is Java 7 prevalent over Java 8?
 * 4) my external backup hard drive has started to pop up as "AutoPlay" and Windows 7 says "Format this disk"

= August 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 23


 * 1) Dolby true HD

= August 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 24


 * 1) Images
 * 2) Should I buy 2 TB or 4 TB USB hard drives?

= August 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 25


 * 1) Curly quote marks

= August 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 26


 * 1) Corrupted volume
 * 2) Really Basic C++ Question
 * 3) Are the IPs under dial-up.telesp.net.br really dial-up?
 * 4) Windows 8:  In IE, tasks not listed at bottom
 * 5) .CTG files
 * 6) Is something wrong with Google Images?
 * 7) How to embed flowchart in Wiki
 * 8) VB.NET list of currently open documents into a combobox
 * 9) List of stable hardware configurations?
 * 10) Knowledge Based System Question
 * 11) Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 17#Please help me buy the right wire redux

= August 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 27


 * 1) How do you extract the TIFF file from the Flash document?
 * 2) Windows - How to keep active window below a smaller window?

= August 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 28


 * 1) Cellular Automaton
 * 2) Wireless Connectivity
 * 3) Restricting Google searches to return only perfect matches