Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/January 2009

= January 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 1


 * 1) Mouse issues
 * 2) Greek letter λ misspelled in Windows Vista
 * 3) x86 assembly
 * 4) Program in C++ to print number combinations
 * 5) Which brand of BIOS is used by recent Toshiba, Dell, Hewlett-Packard laptops
 * 6) sprtcmd.exe and LIBEAY32.dll
 * 7) Anitlog in C++
 * 8) Cheap Blu-Ray player for PC ?
 * 9) Trouble Installing MediaWiki
 * 10) World of Warcraft question
 * 11) Program to print number combinations: Suggestions incorporated, but, this time, no output!
 * 12) Three-pass protocol
 * 13) Facebook - is it down?
 * 14) Recycle bin
 * 15) Blackberry Storm videos to PC
 * 16) ??? Worm on Wikipedia ???

= January 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 2


 * 1) Oh how I miss my Unix shell
 * 2) Using programs in OS X to overlap two images transparently like MS Paint does.
 * 3) Paint in Windows
 * 4) SYN attack?
 * 5) KDE: Force undo video mode change
 * 6) PCI express slot
 * 7) notebook with windows vista BSOD problem
 * 8) wiki tools problem
 * 9) Compromised email?
 * 10) Designating Commons for file uploads on my MediaWiki wiki.
 * 11) New Hard Drive
 * 12) Technicolour spinning wheel of despair?

= January 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 3


 * 1) Al Gore and the internet
 * 2) Microsoft OS disks and product keys
 * 3) Formatting my USB Drive
 * 4) Problems with Firefox
 * 5) Memory card for my phone
 * 6) iTunes
 * 7) Connecting to the internet on gNewSense
 * 8) Youtube is in a different language...

= January 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 4


 * 1) some games are not playable
 * 2) internat explorer sign is not " e " like
 * 3) wikicode source
 * 4) domain pointing
 * 5) .NET Passport and cursors
 * 6) Digital filter software.
 * 7) Recommend a Rails book
 * 8) Ubuntu to Ubuntu remotes desktop connect
 * 9) OpenOffice.org will not quit

= January 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 5


 * 1) deleted file retrieval program
 * 2) "Open" routers?
 * 3) Changing IP address
 * 4) music software
 * 5) RCA Composite vs. VGA Video
 * 6) Is there a given character in a specified font?
 * 7) new computer causing problems.
 * 8) ISO file
 * 9) Comparing laptops based on specific technical factors
 * 10) Poor Upload Speeds On Broadband
 * 11) Free video editing software
 * 12) Why Freebsd (over Linux)

= January 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 6


 * 1) Failure rate of computer DVD drives
 * 2) Setting up a WGA54AG Linksys Gaming Adapter
 * 3) Booting from DVD
 * 4) Why did I lose the Internet?
 * 5) New SATA HD for laptop 2
 * 6) apt equivalent to dpkg-query -L (find files from a .deb package)
 * 7) iPod nano is being an ignoramus
 * 8) Treat Fn-V as Ctrl-V
 * 9) Uploading using Terrapin FTP
 * 10) "Filling my graphics card"?

= January 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 7


 * 1) Wikitable default border color
 * 2) studiVZ
 * 3) Is QBasic in public domain?
 * 4) Draw, pardner
 * 5) Ipod touch - Album art question

= January 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 8


 * 1) Word Processors
 * 2) ߄ symbol
 * 3) XBOX 360 vs. dial-up
 * 4) sorting by birthdays
 * 5) Making IFS programs
 * 6) File statistics
 * 7) Backwards music player software
 * 8) Evil fake Windows security center in league with fake antivirus thing
 * 9) Playing audio from a visual waveform

= January 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 9


 * 1) how do i get broadbrand
 * 2) Suggestions for computer science project
 * 3) How to make Greek diacritical marks in MS Word for Mac ?
 * 4) Screenshots
 * 5) Technical help with a facebook app
 * 6) Content management system for photos?
 * 7) Command Prompt (cmd.exe) in Fullscreen Mode in Vista?
 * 8) Are the files really gone?
 * 9) No DRM with iTunes anymore

= January 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 10


 * 1) Legend of the Lost Video Card.
 * 2) have I screwed my harddrive?
 * 3) WAP versus 'Mobile Friendly'
 * 4) protection dvd media
 * 5) What was wrong?
 * 6) MS Paint gone missing
 * 7) Simulating a slow Internet connection
 * 8) Linking rollover image in HTML
 * 9) SMART: imminent disk failure warning
 * 10) Mailto feature in macromedia flash8.
 * 11) Intel Core 2 Duo Compatibility?
 * 12) Hollywood's graphical best software

= January 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 11


 * 1) nature of ARP traffic
 * 2) svg 2 png curious
 * 3) let's try this again...
 * 4) Anyone familiar with the development of free software?
 * 5) Weird file format
 * 6) GCC argument order
 * 7) There is any free converter that is able to convert from .wav to .aiff
 * 8) web sites from a search engine
 * 9) creative zen and bloody vista
 * 10) foobar2000 songs not in order
 * 11) .bat file crash

= January 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 12


 * 1) Laptop question concerning internet
 * 2) Word processors
 * 3) Decrease in RAM.
 * 4) Substitute switch - how much does amperage matter?
 * 5) Unknown weblink
 * 6) browsing internet on tv
 * 7) The happiness of having Vista
 * 8) Movie Maker
 * 9) Headphones
 * 10) Firefox vs IE

= January 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 13


 * 1) Cheapest stable setup for GTA IV?
 * 2) COMPUTER ENGG> OR COMPUTER SCIENCE>!?????????
 * 3) Retrieving Deleted Files
 * 4) Reinstalling windows
 * 5) S-Video... 7-pin laptop to 4-pin TV
 * 6) Keylogger removal
 * 7) POPS And OOPS in C++
 * 8) Techlepathy
 * 9) Scientific Computing
 * 10) Animation Software
 * 11) Samsung i85 mp3 problems
 * 12) Equal lenth columns works in standards-compliant browsers, but not IE

= January 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 14


 * 1) Synthesis study?
 * 2) RIJNDAEL/AES and them Endians
 * 3) Easy free wiki like database for personal local use. windows xp.
 * 4) Hard drive space
 * 5) IRC usage statistics
 * 6) Open a WDB File
 * 7) Question about Wikipedia database
 * 8) Websites
 * 9) Duplicate Documents folder in Vista
 * 10) Backup algorithm question
 * 11) Bypassing Passwords
 * 12) Signed Executables

= January 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 15


 * 1) In search of the elusive long-tailed mouse....
 * 2) HDD recovery tools
 * 3) WP affects my MSWord spelling checker!
 * 4) Software or data types that don't leave a signature in the file
 * 5) Spread Sheets To Standalone

= January 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 16


 * 1) Adobe Fonts - Mac to PC
 * 2) Connecting two PCs at home.
 * 3) Have I killed my USB Flash Drive ?
 * 4) High-resolution Windows 9x on Modern Laptops?
 * 5) Vista Updates
 * 6) XP Screen resolution
 * 7) Thunderbird Error

= January 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 17


 * 1) Unicode character not showing up properly across computer
 * 2) Any good free virus protection? Or, which one to upgrade?
 * 3) windows xp is not updating
 * 4) Catch on the video card slot
 * 5) Removing power plugs?
 * 6) Small fonts
 * 7) Backup Tape Missing Index
 * 8) Ichat log files
 * 9) Speaker Problem
 * 10) Print preview in Chrome
 * 11) Modding an Xbox360

= January 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 18


 * 1) Negative memory
 * 2) Gnome equivalent to KATE
 * 3) External (USB 2.0) Hard Drive not Recognized as a Hard Drive
 * 4) Uploading using Terrapin FTP
 * 5) Free software for backing up a disk partition
 * 6) Connecting Thinkpad T61 to internet, turning "on" tower icon?
 * 7) Buying cheap .ac (ascension island) domains
 * 8) Videoclip in iTunes/iPod
 * 9) Frequency Ranges

= January 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 19


 * 1) Reinstall OS X
 * 2) movie graphics standards
 * 3) Solution Configurations in Visual Studio
 * 4) Keys suddenly producing wrong symbols
 * 5) Screen Resoution /Video Card - Re: Pixels are rendered as little squares
 * 6) Defragmentation
 * 7) Mozilla Firefox  3 navigator bar's default search engine?
 * 8) why would i only be able to connect to wikipedia.org and not other sites
 * 9) HuffingtonPost.com login
 * 10) YouTube issues
 * 11) Displays on Dual Monitors

= January 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 20


 * 1) Links in email signatures
 * 2) Difficulty in Installaing Windows XP.
 * 3) AWB on WINE on Ubuntu 8.10
 * 4) Software mirror sites
 * 5) Closing tabs in Firefox -- switch to next unread?

= January 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 21


 * 1) video file
 * 2) gnuplot with XCode
 * 3) Sound doesn't work
 * 4) Excel
 * 5) Total size of all Wikipedia articles
 * 6) ipod shuffle (clip version) with old USB (1)
 * 7) Inkscape fire
 * 8) Conficker virus/trojan whatever?

= January 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 22


 * 1) basic C++ help
 * 2) standard tetris game, windows?
 * 3) €
 * 4) Download Wikipedia.
 * 5) Wizard (software)
 * 6) RAR or 7zip
 * 7) Safe Games?
 * 8) Xcode on two Macs-discepancy
 * 9) Can someone help me fidure this out?
 * 10) ASCII
 * 11) Outlook backup
 * 12) computing,email  attachments

= January 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 23


 * 1) 3rd Generation iPod Nano
 * 2) Is the battery really the problem??
 * 3) Linking via an image
 * 4) Windows Live OneCare back up issues
 * 5) laptop and notebook
 * 6) Internet Explorer version 8
 * 7) Keyboard mapping.
 * 8) Dial Tone but no Internet
 * 9) All links
 * 10) Browser addon visual update checker
 * 11) better crash course
 * 12) huawei c5330 virgin mobile
 * 13) adblockplus
 * 14) Java Pics
 * 15) why is fanboi spelled with an i
 * 16) Gradients on Inkscape (or GIMP)
 * 17) How to Disable the Hard Drive Temperature Sensor
 * 18) location of Mac OSX *.keylout file
 * 19) Download speed limiter

= January 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 24


 * 1) PPPoE Password
 * 2) Second natural language of open source
 * 3) Outlook Web Access security
 * 4) Diode Differences
 * 5) Drawing trees with OpenOffice Draw (or some alternative)
 * 6) Error Message on Startup
 * 7) how to get a long-living cellphone
 * 8) Twinkle gone in Safari

= January 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 25


 * 1) Literati java window help
 * 2) Firefox auto-restore feature
 * 3) web designing
 * 4) Windows Vista Sidebar RSS Gadget
 * 5) McAfee SystemGuard keeps getting disabled.
 * 6) bloody XP
 * 7) Plug in Problem.
 * 8) eee pc
 * 9) Yacc (bison) %union

= January 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 26


 * 1) Kubuntu: Compile options for a package
 * 2) Analog Electronics
 * 3) Gaming Rigs: Be All, End All?
 * 4) Liquid Helium Cooled Computers
 * 5) XP probs
 * 6) macintosh OS X: navigating forms with the keyboard compared to Windows XP
 * 7) Where did all the info on AgesaCode go???
 * 8) How to select an exit node in Tor
 * 9) Internet over Power lines
 * 10) OpenDNS
 * 11) Hyperlinks in AS 3
 * 12) Usb to PCI adaptor
 * 13) Problems with flash video in Firefox
 * 14) what is the largest IDE hard drive that was made?
 * 15) PSP Capabilities
 * 16) PHP
 * 17) How to make your desktop background a slideshow (while you work)?
 * 18) Sorting dates in PHP

= January 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 27


 * 1) Big numbers in C++
 * 2) the not-ipod
 * 3) Wikipedia layer in Google Earth
 * 4) all the tech conferences
 * 5) Niche calculations
 * 6) Volume configuration file on Ubuntu?
 * 7) Single-user PostgreSQL
 * 8) IP address
 * 9) Windows Address Bar question
 * 10) 720p vs 1366x768
 * 11) Pywikipedia code
 * 12) Perl, Regex, translation, ARRRRRGGHHHHHHHH!
 * 13) Internet
 * 14) Epson Stylus Photo R2880 and Quality Photo Papers
 * 15) Seeking freeware program to compare two binary files
 * 16) Fixing Extremely Long Startup Times On IBM Laptop
 * 17) Weather Radio Alarm
 * 18) A safe Php -> mail form
 * 19) Perl, regex, line number counter
 * 20) Question about Linux
 * 21) RoseGarden Playback Feature
 * 22) SWF
 * 23) US Government Digital Certificate
 * 24) Unix security model
 * 25) how to print a wikipedia article to pdf file

= January 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 28


 * 1) found it, but what's it called?
 * 2) Diode Matrix ROM
 * 3) iTunes and MP3s and WMAs
 * 4) Genuinely standalone Mac OS X installation
 * 5) Biggest non-white contribs to comp sci
 * 6) White House email
 * 7) web page not updating
 * 8) TCP/IP
 * 9) sound in Firefox
 * 10) Calculating values that add up to a given sum in Excel
 * 11) Perl, regex, distinct matches

= January 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 29


 * 1) Unexplained internet activity
 * 2) No program-writing program
 * 3) Removable USB Disk Drive for Ubuntu
 * 4) videos in powerpoint
 * 5) I hate my computer...
 * 6) Programs for drawing illustrations
 * 7) Override IP address in Firefox
 * 8) ntoskrnl.exe
 * 9) Edit video image size
 * 10) Departmental Wiki

= January 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 30


 * 1) Gamma Thingy
 * 2) RAM won't work
 * 3) Online money
 * 4) Signal handler typedef
 * 5) Screensaver setup help
 * 6) Macrovsion - How TVs are able to play and VCRs not?
 * 7) css uploading
 * 8) Sibelius music software and Kontakt Player
 * 9) RLE files
 * 10) Spellcheck has Wrong Language
 * 11) Vista
 * 12) Building a computer diagnostic and repair utility

= January 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 January 31


 * 1) time error
 * 2) Software cracks
 * 3) How big is an ordinary portable harddisk??
 * 4) https and Wireless Hotspots
 * 5) domain names with the f-word in it
 * 6) Colour Selector in Windows 7
 * 7) What's Google's problem
 * 8) Hello World!
 * 9) Authentication handling for Excel hyperlinks
 * 10) Encrypting single files
 * 11) Weird problem with PDF file from customer
 * 12) MS Word Spell Check
 * 13) PC Games...and Vista
 * 14) Reverse-engineering EULAs
 * 15) JQuery equivalent to PHP preg_match
 * 16) Flash drive appearing Device Manager, not Windows Explorer
 * 17) Is this "Points System" possible?