Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/December 2009

= December 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 1


 * 1) Laptop screen light when unplugged, running vista and HP laptop
 * 2) Floppy disks
 * 3) Disc drive not recognised
 * 4) Using a pendrive with a PDA?
 * 5) Is this possible?
 * 6) Notification Settings For Facebook
 * 7) Computer itself
 * 8) Broken Fan Frying Power Supply
 * 9) internet cold damage
 * 10) CD drive disappears
 * 11) Using BitTorrent
 * 12) PDFs
 * 13) How to reconfigure my router

= December 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 2


 * 1) rundll
 * 2) Rundll
 * 3) Briefcase Blues
 * 4) Contextual search
 * 5) Easiest way to copy short clips from a DVD
 * 6) SIGHUP udevd on new USB device
 * 7) What are normal CPU and motherboard temperatures?
 * 8) What computer systems are bank accounts located on?
 * 9) PS3 60GB & PS3 slim 120GB hard drive swap.

= December 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 3


 * 1) How to prevent automatic re-directing on a website?
 * 2) Maximized embedded flash video minimizes when I click elsewhere
 * 3) How people look up information
 * 4) Remastering an MP3
 * 5) return
 * 6) Symbols, colors, fonts won't copy into email
 * 7) Fun Ti 83 Calculator programs
 * 8) Wonderful Special Effects on Wordpress
 * 9) Function templates with Microsoft cl.exe compiler
 * 10) Why School and Library Computers Don't Suffer Often from Viruses
 * 11) How can I tell what Bluetooth profile a USB dongle supports
 * 12) CSS "tabs"/indents
 * 13) domain cloaking, etc.
 * 14) Copying URLs to clipboard
 * 15) Sensitive Data What to do ?
 * 16) Sony 16GB S Series Walkman Video MP3 Player -- Windows 2000 support

= December 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 4


 * 1) Funny shapes in scanned images
 * 2) Anonymous
 * 3) Spell check in MS Word
 * 4) Animation
 * 5) Google Search
 * 6) Font ID request
 * 7) so, my laptop is completely destroyed, again.
 * 8) Excel Formula Help

= December 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 5


 * 1) HP Laserjet M1120 vs Linux - CLOSED
 * 2) C
 * 3) Can I use a RAID controller without any RAID?
 * 4) adding Wikipedia search engine to my page
 * 5) Problem with MediaWiki code which I copied over to swfanon.wikia.com
 * 6) Find the center of a triangle in Blender
 * 7) Force no redirects when searching
 * 8) Assigning a string to a variable in C
 * 9) How do I play a movie DVD in my computer?
 * 10) huawei

= December 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 6


 * 1) Why ALU division is slow
 * 2) Non-linear stretching for HDTVs
 * 3) Make apps running outside a VM visible within it?
 * 4) Web
 * 5) OOP/philosophy terminology concordance?
 * 6) ip address
 * 7) Synching two computers

= December 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 7


 * 1) What is the Pipeline Depth of Intel Core and Nehalem CPUs?
 * 2) VGA & SCART connections for monitor & PS2
 * 3) dropbox
 * 4) If the DVD Video specification is only licensed with a non-disclosure agreement...
 * 5) Accessing files from a digital voice recorder
 * 6) Turning off one of two monitors?

= December 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 8


 * 1) Check this code
 * 2) Issue with website: Javascript/OS detection needed?
 * 3) IRC save
 * 4) Cookies
 * 5) php ip logger
 * 6) Are 30 frames per second of interlaced fields and "60i" the same thing?
 * 7) Free tool to convert HTML forms to database queries?
 * 8) mac programs on windows
 * 9) Help with an SQL Query
 * 10) Reinstalling trial version
 * 11) Travel + laptop purchase
 * 12) Identifying or opening a mysterious file
 * 13) Tinting icons in XP Explorer
 * 14) Writing with Java in a privileged directory

= December 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 9


 * 1) Unbelievable attack
 * 2) aptitude on kubuntu: always install debugging symbols
 * 3) Writing Binary
 * 4) lf2-help
 * 5) Laptop / router issues
 * 6) Help with Java NullPointerException error
 * 7) Belkin router "bottleneck" in internet connection speed
 * 8) Help needed on spreadsheet formula
 * 9) Installing an additional hard disk drive
 * 10) unique visitors on a website
 * 11) CRT TV failure
 * 12) Scareware
 * 13) "Wireless Network Connection" has gone missing?

= December 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 10


 * 1) Program oddity
 * 2) Getting the URL of a frame, pop-up, etc
 * 3) Serial Mouse on Ubuntu
 * 4) Orconfig.h
 * 5) Repairing Camstudio temp files
 * 6) Netbeans problem
 * 7) AppleMac "Address Book"
 * 8) Facebook privacy update
 * 9) Gateway/tigerdirect accidental warranty
 * 10) One-time numbers for credit cards
 * 11) Mail recommendation please
 * 12) Proxy servers in France or Germany
 * 13) Stop Windows Messenger turning itself on
 * 14) WoW

= December 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 11


 * 1) Google search results sometimes confound me
 * 2) 1 January 1960 1968 = 1
 * 3) G wireless card use a/b signals?
 * 4) php timing
 * 5) Secret question
 * 6) Unicode Capital "S" Superscript...
 * 7) Fujifilm Finepix A340 point and shoot LCD display shows distorted images but pics look fine when offloaded

= December 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 12


 * 1) Turbo C and memory
 * 2) PG Degree in IT
 * 3) MS Virtual PC for Windows 7
 * 4) Folder text search with wildcards.
 * 5) Noise cleaning programs for Linux?

= December 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 13


 * 1) Images being stretched when photo editing with basic programs
 * 2) Co-primality Algorithm for Many Large Numbers
 * 3) Permissive Copyleft License
 * 4) lf2 network game help with hamachi
 * 5) Windows 7
 * 6) Network
 * 7) transfering files
 * 8) Network without ethernet
 * 9) Photo formats

= December 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 14


 * 1) Is this bad? Floaters
 * 2) Font
 * 3) Wikipedia Usage Demographics
 * 4) Buying and tweaking/customizing a WM smartphone
 * 5) MS Excel search window position
 * 6) Internet protocols and filesharing
 * 7) Typewriters and free OCR recognition software
 * 8) WoW II
 * 9) nice and ionice for a tty
 * 10) Editing podcast date formats on iTunes
 * 11) Networking Sharing (Ubuntu + Vista)
 * 12) Mac screen share
 * 13) laptop screen issues
 * 14) IOBit Security360 free version

= December 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 15


 * 1) Dell 1110 printer + PowerPC G5
 * 2) Wheel warring outside Wikipedia
 * 3) "Can't read from the source file or disk"
 * 4) Local events only on Facebook news feed
 * 5) Cannot delete a registry entry for Macrogaming SweetIM
 * 6) Dead link to a Sunday Times article
 * 7) Answerbag has left me and my fellow AB’ers, possibly for Facebook—what am I gonna do?
 * 8) Freebox box freezes
 * 9) Intermittent Network Problems under Windows 7
 * 10) How could my friend do this?
 * 11) Text messages.
 * 12) AntiMalware malware
 * 13) Mapping Wikipedia

= December 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 16


 * 1) Eventservice.exe
 * 2) Successor
 * 3) Running Noise Ninja on 64-bit Linux?
 * 4) Problem with Gmail in google chrome.
 * 5) Remote desktop
 * 6) Getting PDFs to show first page instead of generic icon.
 * 7) %sign
 * 8) C/C++ vs. TI-BASIC
 * 9) PDF unlocking
 * 10) Celeron

= December 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 17


 * 1) Legal strength of corporate email signatures?
 * 2) Auto Connection to the internet
 * 3) A matter of a school IP I could be accused of using
 * 4) What is this "swarming' effect called?
 * 5) 2 Questions... help with excel and the taskbar
 * 6) system variable
 * 7) Lucida Grande question
 * 8) Using one application on two computers
 * 9) Mencoder problem
 * 10) Remote desktops
 * 11) File formats for Geographical information systems or mapping software
 * 12) Performance of average home computer of today compared to computers in the past
 * 13) Request Entity Too Large

= December 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 18


 * 1) Universal Parallel Bus
 * 2) 'Are you sure?' notifications in Vista
 * 3) Web pages and images randomly not loading
 * 4) will windows 7 work well on 1366*768 resolution only?
 * 5) Pistol-grip 'keyboard'
 * 6) Are all virtual goods just icons and dummy stuff?
 * 7) html
 * 8) Which CPU
 * 9) Free Web PAGE host
 * 10) cp source code
 * 11) Flash to svg, with a transparent background
 * 12) RCA Adaptor issue
 * 13) Upgrading an XP laptop to Win 7 via Vista
 * 14) Can I customise "Save As" in XP?

= December 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 19


 * 1) Why Can't I Connect to WiFi?
 * 2) Free Cell stats
 * 3) Splitting an Ethernet connection
 * 4) Sound fails on XP
 * 5) Netgear switcher has limited/local only conectivity
 * 6) Diffrence between PAL and NTSC
 * 7) Windows messenger emoticons
 * 8) Hard drive size discrepancy
 * 9) Importing emails into Outlook Express
 * 10) Chinese handwriting recognition in XP
 * 11) My text highlighting has gone wacky
 * 12) Support
 * 13) Buying a new wireless network adapter card
 * 14) UK/Ireland counties
 * 15) WinTV

= December 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 20


 * 1) JavaScript: registering event handlers in a loop
 * 2) Linux boot drive mounting
 * 3) Britannica Not Displaying Articles
 * 4) The joy of inkscape
 * 5) FireWire for HD camcorder
 * 6) Free SVG picture
 * 7) Windows taskbar position.
 * 8) Modifying XP/IE8 to remember previous Favorites or Save As links
 * 9) BSOD, Kernel Panic
 * 10) My computer'c clock suffers from amnesia
 * 11) Networking with Ubuntu and Windows
 * 12) Unix and Linux
 * 13) DVDs and music files

= December 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 21


 * 1) Could a java Kaliedoscope applet run as a screensaver?
 * 2) What's wrong with my monitor?  Does this problem have a name?
 * 3) Google Maps errors
 * 4) Bluetooth chaining
 * 5) Handle unrecognized SSL issuers better in Firefox

= December 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 22


 * 1) IRC Channels in Pidgin
 * 2) script help
 * 3) Got myself into a mess with Domains and Workgroups
 * 4) Internet browser speeds
 * 5) failure to recognize DVD disc
 * 6) The search terms in the Google URL
 * 7) Filenames not displayed in Filmstrip view
 * 8) restoring Vista backup to XP

= December 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 23


 * 1) Accessing another computer's DVD drive
 * 2) reduction algorithm
 * 3) Editing game on YouTube
 * 4) Broken wi´fi card?
 * 5) Using briefcase
 * 6) Auto-hibernating when battery is low (Windows XP)
 * 7) Ghost banning
 * 8) Web services --> legacy code
 * 9) html
 * 10) WGET question

= December 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 24


 * 1) Windowpanes of hell
 * 2) restoring Vista backup to XP, continued
 * 3) Likely effects of cold temperatures
 * 4) How to get VLC player to play DVD on my computer?
 * 5) Problems and etc

= December 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 25


 * 1) Flickr
 * 2) Again briefcase
 * 3) Does a Macbook need an antivirus program?

= December 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 26


 * 1) Computer, mini computer, and etc
 * 2) Side-by-side config screwup
 * 3) iPhone tethering situation Germany
 * 4) Keep Laptop Plugged After Charging?
 * 5) HUAWEI
 * 6) Should I turn off the monitor before turning off the surge protector?
 * 7) Reducing picture size in e-mail?

= December 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 27


 * 1) Old Computer/s
 * 2) Router ports in stealth mode
 * 3) Wireless connection on Xubuntu
 * 4) Using a TV to hook up to a Projector - TV requirments for resolution, quality, size, etc?
 * 5) USB mouse stops working when new camera is plugged into alternate USB port
 * 6) Absurd calculation error?
 * 7) Maximizing a window

= December 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 28


 * 1) IE and absolute positioning divs
 * 2) Readyboost
 * 3) Events based on UI elements or on functions?
 * 4) Array-of-functions declaration
 * 5) .Mac
 * 6) Disc won't leave drive, although computer thinks it has
 * 7) ENIAC described in modern terms
 * 8) there is any gaming website that has a recommender system
 * 9) Is it possible...
 * 10) programming for beginner

= December 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 29


 * 1) downloading a video clip from a computer to a FLIP camera
 * 2) Actual amount of electricity utilized in sleep mode
 * 3) IT question
 * 4) How does this happen?
 * 5) Installing XP Pro x64 on a new partition

= December 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 30


 * 1) Blackberry PIN
 * 2) Connecting an XBOX 360 to the internet (XBOX live)
 * 3) Wireless networking using a USB adapter
 * 4) E-mailing tips
 * 5) Torrents
 * 6) Lost product Key Windows XP Pro
 * 7) simultaneously wired and wireless
 * 8) Quick SQL Question
 * 9) Self install of a cable modem

= December 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 December 31


 * 1) Sending data to a website from within a program.
 * 2) help me
 * 3) modern trends and technologies in processor
 * 4) define the scope of it
 * 5) computer memory
 * 6) rss
 * 7) Adding a second hard drive to Win XP computer, don't want another drive letter.
 * 8) Converting .flv files to .avi
 * 9) Component HD to USB converter?