Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/July 2010

= July 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 1


 * 1) OEM vs Retail de-activations
 * 2) What DPI for character recognition?
 * 3) Computer engineering institute in India
 * 4) Windows 7 oem on a Dell pc
 * 5) Enlarging browser
 * 6) ethernet cable
 * 7) IN FACEBOOK HOW DO I CHANGE MY STATUS???

= July 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 2


 * 1) Does scala really have dynamic types?
 * 2) Website
 * 3) Audio Voiceover In Videos

= July 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 3


 * 1) Not so respectable search engines
 * 2) Building an asset register
 * 3) Securing Vista Home Premium on a shared computer
 * 4) Merging Feedburner Feeds
 * 5) Arithmetic result exceeded 32 bits
 * 6) MATLAB Query
 * 7) Engvar in firefox
 * 8) How electronic voting works??
 * 9) Greasemonkey links
 * 10) program that will record anything

= July 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 4


 * 1) Splat!
 * 2) Youtube Player with A Video in E-mail
 * 3) Wireless
 * 4) Sharing internet between two computers via a ethernet cable router
 * 5) return type
 * 6) print and scanf- c programing
 * 7) syntax
 * 8) formating output
 * 9) dump mediawiki articles' source to text file
 * 10) Why such a long-winded bookmarking procedure in Firefox?
 * 11) Creating a Backup
 * 12) most common keyboard type nowadays? (USB or PS/2)

= July 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 5


 * 1) Website addresses
 * 2) PlaySound function in MSDN library
 * 3) How do one toggle scrollbars in Firefox (for Windows)?
 * 4) Templates
 * 5) JavaScript help
 * 6) DIgital Pictures
 * 7) Quick request to loop an animated GIF
 * 8) Quick C question

= July 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 6


 * 1) picture transfer from cellular phone to PC...
 * 2) Email program with external (Excel) contact list?
 * 3) Jailbreaking on iPod Touch 3G with iOS 4.0
 * 4) Web server
 * 5) dwg verses shp file formats
 * 6) Resetting Mac OS X permissions back to default state
 * 7) GFDL Picture

= July 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 7


 * 1) How to...?
 * 2) Looking for an intercom
 * 3) Matlab costs
 * 4) Skype contacts
 * 5) Kilobytes and Megabytes
 * 6) Free flat-file database
 * 7) Buying a DVD drive
 * 8) Beautiful colors

= July 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 8


 * 1) creating new language associations in Win7; viewing dead keys
 * 2) Import text from text file into Powerpoint slides or OpenOffice Presentation slides
 * 3) Losing AOL Internet Connection
 * 4) Typing in romanized devnagari
 * 5) computer
 * 6) Does ReadyBoost increase RAM?

= July 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 9


 * 1) Applying a filter to a layer mask in Photoshop Elements 8
 * 2) New wiki
 * 3) http://www.californiagovernors.ca.gov/
 * 4) is it possible to program new gestures via macbook pro trackpad?
 * 5) PSTN Gateway in CISCO technology
 * 6) Python CGI script
 * 7) Photo site
 * 8) Executing bash at start-up
 * 9) Windows XP
 * 10) What is trending and why should I care?
 * 11) Hash calculator + cracker
 * 12) Practical DSP book recommendation

= July 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 10


 * 1) How do I get out of this without losing everything?
 * 2) trying a Wacom tablet
 * 3) Refurbished laptops: websites? And Dell: "Grabs" gone? How else to search then?
 * 4) Assembling a PC
 * 5) Deleting rights in mediwiki
 * 6) HARD DISK DRIVES
 * 7) Effects of deleting boot.ini in XP?
 * 8) Resolution: 1280×800 vs. 1440×900... or where do I find *no* widescreen?
 * 9) Free software re-licensing
 * 10) Widescreen LCDs cheaper to make?

= July 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 11


 * 1) URL for a specific page in a PDF
 * 2) Ports
 * 3) how much more should I ask for to work for the mafia?
 * 4) Imaging an SSD - Easiest Imaging Software/Process
 * 5) Copy n' Paste
 * 6) Restarting iTunes
 * 7) .svg 50-state Location Map, DOT errors

= July 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 12


 * 1) Locked file
 * 2) Form
 * 3) why youtube doesn't allow downloading and saving of videos
 * 4) GPU  compatibility
 * 5) addressing
 * 6) Move "my" stuff to another partition
 * 7) vista / 7 - orange program higlight
 * 8) Templates...AGAIN!
 * 9) videos konvertieren
 * 10) Any weighted widget to hold down keys at startup?
 * 11) Virtual RAM
 * 12) Identifying the song used in a Youtube video with a search engine?
 * 13) Looking for a simple BASIC language that can copy or rename files

= July 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 13


 * 1) The earth rotates!
 * 2) What to do with .cbr files?
 * 3) Creating a Firefox Persona
 * 4) Excentro or another guilloche generator for windows
 * 5) Strange image results in Google
 * 6) "CLICK CLICK CLICK WHIRRRRRR. CLICK CLICK CLICK WHIRRRRRR" - my laptop's hard drive
 * 7) Name for padding function
 * 8) Combining images into a PDF
 * 9) Got a spam Facebook friend request from someone with similar name to one just mentioned in an email -- hacked account?
 * 10) Hundreds of identical files on Windows HD - thanks Bill.
 * 11) Searching for and fixing corrupt zip files

= July 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 14


 * 1) Custom persona will not stick
 * 2) Using ogis2svg.pl
 * 3) CPU cooling
 * 4) TV Tuner Card/Signal Issue
 * 5) Hard Drive
 * 6) Another non related hard drive question
 * 7) RAM buses
 * 8) Microsoft
 * 9) Hands-free (Bluetooth) for home phones
 * 10) What is the best (free) tool to convert .avi to animated Graphics Interchange Format?
 * 11) Bing Search products not found. Do they exist?
 * 12) Renaming clashing files before copying in Windows batches
 * 13) Word Search
 * 14) Broadband availability
 * 15) Quick help with a Joomla task
 * 16) Microsoft Excel
 * 17) delete

= July 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 15


 * 1) Double sided scanning on a Brother MFC-790CW
 * 2) New softwares/programs automatically installed to computer
 * 3) Keeping or changing an old password
 * 4) chain loading
 * 5) Trying to write a Windows batch file
 * 6) Using PCI Express 2.0 graphics card with 1.0 motherboard?
 * 7) Computer speeds 2010 vs 1995
 * 8) PHP Code
 * 9) international laptop warranty: Which manufacturers offer it? Alternatives

= July 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 16


 * 1) Need help printing articles with equations.
 * 2) Toxic URL
 * 3) Changing Bookmark Font Size in Google Chrome
 * 4) [RESOLVED] Millions of components cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced
 * 5) Test power supply
 * 6) how much for a desktop workstation?
 * 7) antivirus software
 * 8) Why won't Google index the PDF that I've shared on Google Docs ("Public on the web - Anyone on the Internet can find and view")?
 * 9) embedded addresses of an ad
 * 10) Strange "redirect"
 * 11) JavaScript cursor.
 * 12) Hash calculator + cracker
 * 13) C+

= July 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 17


 * 1) Removing images from a PDF, using Adobe Acrobat Professional
 * 2) How to find current Mac OS version usage
 * 3) Sound won't stop
 * 4) availability of multipurpose 'Light Emitting Diode'(LED) monitor
 * 5) Ubuntu 64-bit - Not recommended for daily desktop usage?
 * 6) Weird computer flying shadows after Windows update
 * 7) Google Street View
 * 8) sequential numbers
 * 9) Windows 7 start menu + hovering
 * 10) Scam using Logmein123

= July 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 18


 * 1) Finding things on my cluttered desktop
 * 2) HP C309g-m Photosmart Printer Network
 * 3) infomoneyservice.com pages malware!  Somehow Google-related...
 * 4) Laptop scroll
 * 5) java - pass command to OS then return
 * 6) Headphones

= July 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 19


 * 1) GNU Octave Commands in Octave 3.2.4
 * 2) stopDrag
 * 3) Read-only folder in pen-drive?
 * 4) Python compiler
 * 5) MP4 Player Problem

= July 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 20


 * 1) 16-bit microprocessors
 * 2) Convert <? to <?php
 * 3) QT
 * 4) Digital Images
 * 5) Hub

= July 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 21


 * 1) Is it bad to standby a computer too often?
 * 2) GIMP versus Photoshop
 * 3) Virus
 * 4) What does this error mean?
 * 5) distance and signal strength relation in wlans
 * 6) Understanding C++ code
 * 7) Timezone Databases in Javascript
 * 8) tor

= July 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 22


 * 1) Quad-Socket 128GB RAM Server
 * 2) Windows Picture & Fax Viewer vs. Win7 Photo Viewer
 * 3) Google translate errors
 * 4) Realted Image Search
 * 5) LinkedIn raiding my emails?
 * 6) Dell D630 - Touchpad does not move the mouse cursor
 * 7) What's wrong with my Computer?
 * 8) what is "pc decrapifier"
 * 9) ethernet hub

= July 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 23


 * 1) Graphical/Visual Programming Languages
 * 2) TaskManager
 * 3) Accessing very lost pages.
 * 4) Electronics for digital watch
 * 5) logs
 * 6) File destruction
 * 7) Back button difficulties
 * 8) torrent
 * 9) IBM
 * 10) Thin Client issue driving me nuts

= July 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 24


 * 1) Power Supply Failing?
 * 2) XBox 360 data storage

= July 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 25


 * 1) Laptop not booting every time
 * 2) Free spreadsheet with nameable cells
 * 3) Reducing file size of PDFs
 * 4) Question (Quick Response Code)
 * 5) wget
 * 6) "Joining" graphic files

= July 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 26


 * 1) Rackmount Voltage Transformer
 * 2) 0db level
 * 3) turn off wireless
 * 4) 'any' and 'in' keywords in sql
 * 5) Exporting Java Project so it can run without eclipse

= July 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 27


 * 1) Data Lost After Restore?
 * 2) How to remove a hacker from an iphone 3GS
 * 3) Spaceward SuperNova
 * 4) Problems reading CDs
 * 5) Very Serious Virues Problem
 * 6) Excel "Find" function in VBA oddness
 * 7) Screensize

= July 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 28


 * 1) 2D or 3D Animation software for AVCHD high definition partially simulated rock video?
 * 2) Banner
 * 3) Wget with cookies
 * 4) Hiding a Windows taskbar button
 * 5) How easy to program? Geotagged images overlayed on OpenStreetMap
 * 6) Wget batch files
 * 7) Wireless routers
 * 8) ASbot ?
 * 9) GUIdebook
 * 10) Cyrillic

= July 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 29


 * 1) c#
 * 2) Buying a new inxepensive Laptop to run windows xp
 * 3) Starcraft 2 not working
 * 4) Whiteboard missing from Windows Live Messenger version 2009
 * 5) Virtual office
 * 6) Google quirk

= July 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 30


 * 1) How to transfer files between two computers using command prompt?
 * 2) FreeBSD guest in Xen
 * 3) Security using webcam
 * 4) wget timestamps
 * 5) wget download html first
 * 6) link
 * 7) Firewall Question
 * 8) Forward button problem, continued
 * 9) A very wide and rather long webpage
 * 10) Contrast Ratios
 * 11) Android language help

= July 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 July 31


 * 1) The Amazon Kindle's web browser
 * 2) Peer-assisted networking
 * 3) Have cognitive scientists explained why it's tedious to not use pronouns?
 * 4) Blu-Ray video files?
 * 5) Maximum privacy in Facebook
 * 6) portable app that corrupts/erases the drive after password entry failure?
 * 7) Compress
 * 8) Is the output of Google Translate copyrighted?
 * 9) Google gone weird - malware?
 * 10) Using Excel/Access for Neopets shop inventory
 * 11) Using iPhone at a WiFi hotspot
 * 12) Forcible Setting
 * 13) Windows Vista ReadyBoost
 * 14) Fonts are weird
 * 15) Lifetime of a laser printer