Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/August 2017

= August 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 1


 * 1) Write a visitor post to a Facebook page

= August 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 2


 * 1) Which is more important gigatexels or gigapixels?
 * 2) Quality difference between domain registrars
 * 3) Linux routing settings

= August 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 3


 * 1) Android tablets
 * 2) .apk
 * 3) Smart Phone Android version
 * 4) Linux: how are calls to kernel private methods prevented?

= August 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 4


 * 1) Javascript overriding browser key config
 * 2) Browsing difficulties

= August 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 5


 * 1) PHP greater than alternative
 * 2) Finding the email address of a 'Twitter'ist
 * 3) where is our "flame graph" article?

= August 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 6


 * 1) .apk
 * 2) Java tool to generate schema-specific database interface?

= August 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 7


 * 1) Efficiency of algorithms across OSs and architectures
 * 2) How can I contact an administrator on this particular website

= August 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 8


 * 1) RFC 4226 Free Implementation
 * 2) ls aliases

= August 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 9


 * 1) I need help asking about 2 these websites
 * 2) PHP maths
 * 3) What does Vitamin C help?
 * 4) E-mail deluge
 * 5) Is my car radio broken ?

= August 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 11


 * 1) Criminal Case
 * 2) Using Android Phone as keyboard for PC over USB
 * 3) PDFs from Lexis (only) always think they have been modified

= August 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 12


 * 1) How many jobs in Google (or in similar companies) are indeed IT
 * 2) The line in IRC under text
 * 3) Why is YouTube so much better at playing videos than other sites?

= August 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 13


 * 1) Wired connection straight into ADSL modem or router?
 * 2) Norton Utilities and Viruses

= August 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 14


 * 1) Domain Provider versus Host versus DNS
 * 2) PSU voltages

= August 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 15


 * 1) Memory cost - thumb drive vs. computer
 * 2) storing digital data in crystals
 * 3) Any way to get a "stacked by" view in Windows Explorer in Windows 7?
 * 4) Tools to evaluate normalization using queries?

= August 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 16


 * 1) HTTPS vs fake-news impersonators
 * 2) Digital images, born-digital vs. scanned prints
 * 3) PHP MySQL source code

= August 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 17


 * 1) Which company has a globe as logo? (linked a photo)
 * 2) Factors Affecting Power Drain on Android SmartPhone

= August 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 18


 * 1) python
 * 2) Famous/significant IT-related court cases
 * 3) win32

= August 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 19


 * 1) Java: call overridden method to get constructor parameters
 * 2) How to send PC left and right middle mouse button movements
 * 3) Watson online
 * 4) Music recognition

= August 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 20


 * 1) Home pages turning to ads
 * 2) GPU cards?

= August 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 21


 * 1) YouTube home page

= August 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 22


 * 1) Looking for iPod
 * 2) Java: AES-NI when cipher spec is "Rijndael"?

= August 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 23


 * 1) Exporting Address Book in Outlook
 * 2) Can I transfer the contents of an audio CD onto my computer?

= August 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 24


 * 1) Random floating-point numbers with full precision
 * 2) Wikitext returns number of episodes of The Simpsons

= August 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 25


 * 1) Overriding Default Caption Color in Wordpress Theme

= August 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 26


 * 1) How to modify Quadodo login script(v3.1.11) and database to reset password after login without any mailing or other method for resetting password securely by multiple users without mailing with PHP MySQLi/PDO
 * 2) Convert python to PHP
 * 3) Does Microsoft Excel have an "hours:minutes" format for values?
 * 4) DVI-D to VGA conversion

= August 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 27


 * 1) Twitter API and Python libraries
 * 2) Passwords

= August 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 28


 * 1) How to disable "mouse editing" in Windows 7

= August 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 29


 * 1) was McCarthy inspired by the Talmud?

= August 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 30


 * 1) Java: at bytecode level, is try { super(...) } catch ... legal?
 * 2) Embed popular videos from YouTube channel
 * 3) Shelf life of computer science books

= August 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 31


 * 1) Geometric mean of numbers > 2^32
 * 2) Deleting old files on Linux
 * 3) How to block "about:blank" web pages in Google Chrome ?
 * 4) ISO country codes for historical countries?
 * 5) Java: does readObjectNoData need to call super.readObjectNoData?