Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/July 2012

= July 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 1


 * 1) Rotating photos to align vertical or horizontal
 * 2) keep it simple
 * 3) -- forbidden in XML comments

= July 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 2


 * 1) Show how much HD free on network
 * 2) Google Earth kmz files
 * 3) Linux install ISO is too big
 * 4) Rendering image or video
 * 5) Transfer files from a Creative Zen Vision W to Linux via the command line?

= July 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 3


 * 1) What's the best Android phone rooting & data-transferring app?
 * 2) Who will be the winner and runner-up of UEFA Euro 2016?
 * 3) recovery data from hard disk
 * 4) can one damage a laser printer by specifiying the wrong paper type?
 * 5) Sign-in problems, Apple pop-ups and disabled cookies
 * 6) Google Analytics reports visits to a site that no longer exists
 * 7) font type
 * 8) Unknown device not working - how do I find out what it is?
 * 9) Creating lots of empty rows in Access
 * 10) MS Word Documents - trouble editing?
 * 11) left,right shift operators in c
 * 12) "Find" function in Apple's Preview suddenly became case-sensitive
 * 13) Firefox blanks cookie exceptions

= July 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 4


 * 1) CLRS, the Algorithms Textbook
 * 2) pop-ups
 * 3) Data Members
 * 4) Inheritance
 * 5) Bypassing app clash in Windows 7
 * 6) c puzzle
 * 7) SQL server, VS team system 2008 and windows 8
 * 8) Unicode support
 * 9) Manuals for Inkscape

= July 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 5


 * 1) Visibility modes and Inheritance influence
 * 2) Bytes and Class AUTHOR
 * 3) Classid object element.
 * 4) preinrement,postincrement in c
 * 5) Collapsible lists on other MediaWiki-licensed wikis
 * 6) New & Improved, My Foot
 * 7) Restoring old audio
 * 8) Turn off half of a screen

= July 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 6


 * 1) What does this mean!?
 * 2) Major and annoying issues with local files and flash player
 * 3) Samsung Galaxy bans

= July 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 7


 * 1) RTL and LTR marks
 * 2) PDAs
 * 3) Hotmail/Live
 * 4) how multiplication works in c
 * 5) temporary lack of Internet access

= July 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 8


 * 1) What Android rooting & data-transferring app would you most recommend?
 * 2) 'Replay' function on YouTube
 * 3) Iphone 4

= July 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 9


 * 1) Symantec Endpoint Protection vs. Norton Antivirus
 * 2) Layer 2 Routing Protocols & classification
 * 3) LAN Troubleshootng
 * 4) Ongoing problems with css and firebug
 * 5) cable modem
 * 6) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 9#When_will_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fstats.wikimedia.org.2FEN.2FTablesWikipediaEN.htm_this.5D_get_updated.3F|When will this get updated?]]

= July 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 10


 * 1) Nigerian network
 * 2) Email encryption

= July 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 11


 * 1) Reporting underage nudity on a webforum
 * 2) How do I upgrade to IPv6?
 * 3) I need to find a great Desktop sidebar with which to replace Google Desktop.
 * 4) Is this FSK signal Manchester encoded?
 * 5) Microoperation mix for matrix multiplication
 * 6) Programming languages little differences
 * 7) Does a smart phone need NFC enabled for reading QR code?

= July 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 12


 * 1) How do I research US law regarding disposition of pirated works?  References?
 * 2) C++ Help
 * 3) Mysql query help

= July 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 13


 * 1) cursor keeps flicking up to top or down to bottom of screen
 * 2) Issues in playing 90 minute CD-Rs
 * 3) unwanted keyboard function
 * 4) Need help with CSS
 * 5) May I somehow toggle a Filtered view off and on in LibreOffice Calc ?

= July 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 14


 * 1) Viruses/Malware and most likely targets
 * 2) Firefox Tabs issue involving scrolling through tabs
 * 3) Your Amazon.com password has been changed
 * 4) MS Office 2010
 * 5) Simple program in C++

= July 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 15


 * 1) Is there a way to disable the zoom button for iphone apps on iPad?
 * 2) What should I do with my old computers and computer parts?
 * 3) Battery charging mystery
 * 4) Online Vulnerability Scanner

= July 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 16


 * 1) Ruby File Reading Confusion
 * 2) MS IntelliType on MacOS
 * 3) image number appearing while saving
 * 4) Webdesign
 * 5) Milk spill on laptop keyboard
 * 6) Computer scientist and subject matter in real life

= July 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 17


 * 1) Java Applet Problem (components not visible)
 * 2) Search function on IPad
 * 3) best LaTeX for Ubuntu 12.4?I
 * 4) Clicking on photographs on Facebook has stopped working?

= July 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 18


 * 1) Forwarded email treated as spam
 * 2) /* Programming */ apache active message queueing on multiple servers
 * 3) how to change search engine ?
 * 4) Interactive pages
 * 5) Function syntax in jQuery

= July 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 19


 * 1) USB  gadgets
 * 2) How do I make a global keyboard shortcut to paste the current date yyyy-mm-dd under Windows7 Ultimate?

= July 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 20


 * 1) Java Security (Quick fix for hosting a local file?)
 * 2) Texniccenter
 * 3) TFT monitor colours
 * 4) PS3 games: PAL and NTSC
 * 5) Wikipedia's links with space instead of underscore
 * 6) wikiasari
 * 7) Video "prt sc"

= July 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 21


 * 1) Double buffering in Java fails?
 * 2) wiping personal information from a phone
 * 3) Comments in Google Blogger
 * 4) Levels in computer languages
 * 5) Can I show "My Documents" as "Documents" in Windows 7 GUI?
 * 6) How to show just ONE taskbar button per InternetExplorer9 window in Windows7 (Instead of one per tab)

= July 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 22


 * 1) removal of antivirus
 * 2) Weekly menu planner
 * 3) jpg pictures
 * 4) The Connection Machines
 * 5) ring device from script
 * 6) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 22#How_can_I_quickly_and_easily_get_to_the_first_comments_posted_on_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.newyorker.com.2Fonline.2Fblogs.2Fnewsdesk.2F2012.2F07.2Faurora-movie-shooting-one-more-massacre.html_this.5D_.27New_Yorker.27_article_.28or_others_like_it.29.3F|How can I quickly and easily get to the first comments posted on this 'New Yorker' article (or others like it)?]]
 * 7) Learning C++

= July 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 23


 * 1) HTTPS
 * 2) Upgrading a TOSHIBA Satellite A215
 * 3) Microsoft Research autobiography tool
 * 4) about live chat for website
 * 5) Same MAC
 * 6) Hexadecimal objects at python

= July 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 24


 * 1) Copying and pasting in java-based formats
 * 2) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 24#Why_do_iPads_sold_at_the_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.apple.com.2F_online_Apple_Store.5D.5D_are_SIM_locked_to_AT.26T_or_Verizon.2C_even_iPads_bought_without_contract.3F|Why do iPads sold at the online Apple Store] are SIM locked to AT&T or Verizon, even iPads bought without contract?]]
 * 3) Excel lists
 * 4) DHCP connection
 * 5) Events in C# 2010
 * 6) Firefox jumping to the wrong spot on a web page

= July 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 25


 * 1) Verifying Android app publishers
 * 2) ISO = VMware?
 * 3) What is this bar?
 * 4) 32/64 bit problem when running an ASP.NET web application in Microsoft IIS
 * 5) Windows seven start menu replacement
 * 6) aa3
 * 7) HTC Rhyme browser?

= July 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 26


 * 1) Hard drives
 * 2) How are strings stored?
 * 3) Programming (computer) languages
 * 4) Getting Windows 7 working on a new computer
 * 5) Excel Conditional Formating

= July 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 27


 * 1) TBV files
 * 2) Commons template
 * 3) Migrating from Ubuntu to Lubuntu, with version upgrade
 * 4) Is it possible to charge a battery from 0% to 100% instantly?
 * 5) I need to find a great Desktop sidebar with which to replace Google Desktop.
 * 6) Two questions about cassette tapes

= July 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 28


 * 1) Linux Mint 13 - switch user password problem
 * 2) Language suggestion needed
 * 3) Use USB devices with a phone via the microUSB port?
 * 4) Isn't that copyvio
 * 5) Linux firewall
 * 6) IP checking

= July 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 29


 * 1) Spam blocking in Evolution
 * 2) Learning Java

= July 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 30


 * 1) router light "modem" flashing red
 * 2) Function 'Prompt' in Excel 2007
 * 3) Download videos from Cinemassacre.com
 * 4) Is there a  Clipboard manager that can automatically make a paste-able, clean, comma separated list? (Or single space separated text string?)
 * 5) x86 SOCs
 * 6) DIY WiFi tag

= July 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 31


 * 1) Default wireless network names (SSIDs)
 * 2) Official Syrian News Agency web site down ?
 * 3) Series on Cisco Routers
 * 4) Passing a variable into a partial