Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/December 2012

= December 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 1


 * 1) Python syntax error
 * 2) JQuery works on Codecadamy but not on my machine
 * 3) Help finding information for Teknique Freeview Box T181b
 * 4) 64 bit / 32 bit
 * 5) VB 6

= December 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 2


 * 1) Borland Pascal and Free Pascal
 * 2) Multi language ability of facebook, twitter, linkedin
 * 3) Blender scaling
 * 4) Email notifications after WLM shuts down
 * 5) Finding a temporary Word document

= December 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 3


 * 1) Two Firefox questions
 * 2) I Download Videos, but only some shows Video Preview thumbnail

= December 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 4


 * 1) doubt on synchronized block in java
 * 2) Big American Internet Forums
 * 3) INTERCAL
 * 4) Scrolling text in title bar

= December 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 5


 * 1) Bluetooth bust
 * 2) Automating file resource replacement..
 * 3) Windows 7 settings
 * 4) vb express xml comments
 * 5) New RAM, corrupted RAM? [memtest86+]
 * 6) Facebook's How can we reach you?
 * 7) CRITICAL! error in win8
 * 8) Why is UDP hardly used for multicast applications?

= December 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 6


 * 1) Why are PDFs so slow?
 * 2) Animated GIF as wallpaper

= December 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 7


 * 1) What's a cell phone SIM card worth ?
 * 2) A quick way to create a world map from data
 * 3) Google evaluating results
 * 4) Switch on computer

= December 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 8


 * 1) Windows 7 file search function
 * 2) Text only, ad-free web sites for cell phone browsing
 * 3) How do I recover Bookmarks/Favorites from an O/S which won't run ?
 * 4) Abstraction level and programming paradigm
 * 5) Windows Movie Maker 2012 doesn't let you burn DVDs any more?

= December 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 9


 * 1) need a programme on synchronized block in java
 * 2) Resizing partitions on Linux without losing data?
 * 3) How to exponentiate BigInteger values in Java?
 * 4) Online store doesn't work with Firefox 16, but works with other browsers

= December 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 10


 * 1) Laptop mouse
 * 2) Wifi is only accpeting my laptop but not the others
 * 3) INSTALLING ANDROID TO A PC
 * 4) Modifying the hardware of the Nokia 101?
 * 5) doubt on synchronized block 3
 * 6) How to let Firefox extension FireGestures do "Open URL in new tab and active it / Search for Selection"?
 * 7) ISO images vs burnt image

= December 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 11


 * 1) Google image search
 * 2) On what's that site running

= December 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 12


 * 1) How do I get Windows 7 to show me file extensions ?
 * 2) A Big Thank you to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk
 * 3) Difference between VPS and dedicated server
 * 4) new way doubt on synchronized block
 * 5) Was the transatlantic cable really built without repeaters?
 * 6) Syllable-based hyphenation software for HTML
 * 7) Powershell/command prompt fonts in Windows 7
 * 8) Caching of javascript and css
 * 9) How do I name an unnamed disk in iTunes or otherwise
 * 10) mixed up networking graph labels in task manager (win7)
 * 11) Performance of auto serialization of a HashSet in Java

= December 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 13


 * 1) PostScript Printer Prints "Insufficient Memory" Error Messagse
 * 2) Set Top Box (STB) connection to CRT monitor. Possible?
 * 3) Quantum computing
 * 4) Security: Is it necessary to set HTTPOnly if you're using SSL and the values inside the cookie are encrypted?
 * 5) Adjusting cursor blink rate Mac OS X

= December 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 14


 * 1) Conflict with YouTube?
 * 2) Firewire 400 power clash?
 * 3) Citroen website and javascript causing reboots
 * 4) Changing Directory by command line
 * 5) Who really made Instagram unusable (directly) over Twitter?
 * 6) Variable substitution not working with delayed expansion variable (Windows XP)
 * 7) mobile internet abroad
 * 8) Official North Korean Instagram?
 * 9) Installing Firefox 17 without administrator rights
 * 10) Loading values of a Java HashMap as needed from file
 * 11) Lithium-ion cell phone battery

= December 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 15


 * 1) disc full - can't delete
 * 2) Wikisource content is being indexed as Wikipedia content (in Google)
 * 3) What makes algorithms non-deterministic?

= December 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 16


 * 1) Google Instant
 * 2) Testing wifi link
 * 3) Skyrim help

= December 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 17


 * 1) PC Memory stick as Random-Access Memory
 * 2) Word frequency tables
 * 3) How to disable "Accessibility features" in Windows 7 ?
 * 4) Oldest Computer stuff
 * 5) What's the cheapest that 2GB DDR2 667 SODIMMs have been?

= December 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 18


 * 1) DOS find command in Windows 7
 * 2) SHA1 and MD5 collision attacks
 * 3) FileMaker
 * 4) Playing Blu-ray discs on my computer
 * 5) Is this a virus?
 * 6) Solve chess
 * 7) python

= December 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 19


 * 1) List of non-x86 computers geared for home users?
 * 2) Updating XP in one session.
 * 3) Success of object oriented programming paradigm

= December 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 20


 * 1) Browseprotect.exe
 * 2) How big can an internal HD be?
 * 3) Parse two-dimensional array from string in C#
 * 4) Serving scaled images and relative widths
 * 5) The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading.
 * 6) How is Google connecting merchandiser ID data to the person using Google?
 * 7) Content supervision

= December 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 21


 * 1) What was/is the original Linux OS?
 * 2) Hash that allows for similarity comparison
 * 3) Is it possible to display 2 Excel 2007 spreadsheets on screen at the same time?

= December 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 22


 * 1) Is the data rate of a connection the same as that of the slowest device in the path?
 * 2) Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia
 * 3) My laptop speakers have become crackly & tinny - how to restore the sound myself?
 * 4) Video calls
 * 5) Ping hosting provider
 * 6) What other Chrome Apps are like Session Buddy?
 * 7) how do I prevent text from being part of a link? (esp. Google Docs)

= December 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 23


 * 1) Youtube's 500 Internal Server Error
 * 2) How secure is the https connection in Wikipedia?
 * 3) Why have some programming languages failed and others not?
 * 4) Can I use a different laptop power adapter?
 * 5) Standardisation of power adapters

= December 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 24


 * 1) Sorting photos into folders by creation date
 * 2) 1920x1200 monitors -- how good is the rendering at that resolution

= December 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 25


 * 1) How can I synch from iTunes to my nephews' MP3 players?
 * 2) Multiple connections for wifi
 * 3) Downloading Adobe Flashplayer - no success

= December 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 26


 * 1) Re-mapping keys
 * 2) Which content user need?
 * 3) Accessing an A4 page for letter writing on the computer
 * 4) TouchesMoved event not firing properly with iOS
 * 5) Tablets and smartphones

= December 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 27


 * 1) Some Questions Regarding Itunes and Ipods on Windows 8
 * 2) Facebook "profile viewer"
 * 3) Linux distribution that never needs restart.
 * 4) A gpedit.msc thing maybe
 * 5) Which Linux distribution is the best for gaming, web browsing, watching HD and 3D movies and listening to music?
 * 6) Google play on Nexus tablets

= December 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 28


 * 1) Do you need Internet access to use a QR reader?
 * 2) C++ standard library list container
 * 3) How do Windows users in the EU obtain a web browser?
 * 4) What is the most windows 7 like linux distrubution (that also have live cd)? (explained version of this usual question)
 * 5) HELP with iphone contacts !!

= December 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 29


 * 1) New tablets
 * 2) C++ double comparison
 * 3) Apple business strategy

= December 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 30


 * 1) 840 million flops?
 * 2) Microsoft Word and Excel

= December 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 31


 * 1) Memory advantage of a hypothetical computer whose hardware used -1, 0, and 1
 * 2) Microphone humming
 * 3) Update for Microsoft Excel
 * 4) Pronunciation of NAS?
 * 5) Pixels on tablets