Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/May 2010

= May 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 1


 * 1) Flash player in JavaScript?
 * 2) Data packets
 * 3) Fonts
 * 4) Looking for Cloud Computing Reference in a University environment

= May 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 2


 * 1) Full employment theorem for size-optimizing compilers
 * 2) Ubuntu 10.04 and Nvidia failures
 * 3) PHP per-user server-side caching
 * 4) downloading in google chrome
 * 5) Average lifespan of an external hard drive
 * 6) A general purpose language
 * 7) PHP question
 * 8) Words in browser keep being highlighted
 * 9) large enough computer system or network
 * 10) Looking for the name of something
 * 11) Awakening SCIM
 * 12) Internet explorer question
 * 13) Reinstalling Windows
 * 14) Mayday virus?
 * 15) Add-ons in Google Chrome
 * 16) Wikipedia Editing on BlackBerry/Droid
 * 17) MySQL "loose" collation?
 * 18) Drive letters

= May 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 3


 * 1) networking essentials
 * 2) PHP question
 * 3) Perl: Manipulating an XML file
 * 4) Laptop freezing
 * 5) Converting Wikipedia articles to plain text en masse
 * 6) Blu-ray playback on PC

= May 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 4


 * 1) Wikipedia date being updated
 * 2) How does RAID1 behave in the face of a single disk corruption?
 * 3) Why is steam download so hard to find?
 * 4) FORTRAN Programming (Lahey Compiler)
 * 5) android browsers
 * 6) Phishing - what is going on here?
 * 7) My earphones/earbuds dont work
 * 8) Spellcheck in Outlook Express
 * 9) My monitor has the shakes
 * 10) Creating a clickable icon for Command Prompt commands
 * 11) simultaneous two-way communication on telephone
 * 12) Visual Basic V6 versus VB.NET
 * 13) Tinkering with browser source code
 * 14) How do I determine the URL and then capture a live video stream? (using vlc).
 * 15) HDMI Audio Problems

= May 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 5


 * 1) Video plug-in
 * 2) 125% screen size
 * 3) Apache and excess script output
 * 4) Hardy Heron, Upstart, Keyboard Request not working
 * 5) Macbook and TV
 * 6) Immune system
 * 7) Spotify update
 * 8) good site to host gigabytes of data?
 * 9) GPU impact on Photoshop
 * 10) iphone app installation interrupted, stuck

= May 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 6


 * 1) MySQL question
 * 2) Odd Flash crashing issue
 * 3) Backup
 * 4) RAM
 * 5) Dancing arrow
 * 6) Trend Line on Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac
 * 7) which java
 * 8) Import messages from Live Mail to Outlook Express

= May 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 7


 * 1) Russian as "main language" on www.wikipedia.org
 * 2) Urgent question to someone with a copy of SPSS in front of him/her
 * 3) camera to USB-storejet bridge
 * 4) HTML code for a cifrao
 * 5) how to read data from file c++ by ','
 * 6) Acer laptop and SCHC memory cards
 * 7) Photos of lightning
 * 8) Router failure
 * 9) VLC command line help

= May 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 8


 * 1) Screen capture for Mac OS X
 * 2) Local Dropbox?
 * 3) Targus Driver
 * 4) Auto reconnect network drive
 * 5) VGA cables, thick or thin
 * 6) OCR reading of poor text
 * 7) Windows XP Explorer columns
 * 8) Save every image seen in the browser

= May 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 9


 * 1) Wav to ogg command line converter
 * 2) Chur
 * 3) Comparing processors
 * 4) Emails
 * 5) Advanced programs for recognizing songs/compositions
 * 6) Trouble accessing website
 * 7) Use of "Wikipedia"
 * 8) NMEA 0183 protocol
 * 9) Duplicate Search Software
 * 10) Firefox acting funny; adware removal

= May 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 10


 * 1) Ultimate Boot Disk
 * 2) torrent   subtitles
 * 3) is this a BST? if so, how would I begin to implement it?
 * 4) extends Comparable for a molecule datatype?
 * 5) Avast! v. Microsoft Security Essentials - which is better?
 * 6) Looking for example graphical UIs for programming IF....ELSE...ENDIF blocks with boolean logic
 * 7) Viruses
 * 8) computer power supply question
 * 9) Power Cut
 * 10) iTunes bit-o-song selecter slider
 * 11) Battery
 * 12) Databases?
 * 13) questions on Wal-Mart

= May 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 11


 * 1) TI-89 Titanium
 * 2) PC won't recognize camera anymore
 * 3) addEventListener
 * 4) Software To Monitor Fan/Temperature On Ubuntu 10.04
 * 5) XP won't shut down
 * 6) Paste text greasemoney
 * 7) Is a search box to the upper right "intuitive"?
 * 8) Using keyboard as a mouse on a laptop without numlock
 * 9) Compress

= May 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 12


 * 1) Script errors in email
 * 2) ubuntu workstation setup
 * 3) Wikipedia syndication
 * 4) New laptop
 * 5) Can I customize my mediawiki to only allow people with our school's email address to create accounts?
 * 6) Can I own all copyrights?
 * 7) MacBook cooling
 * 8) Using a supercomputer

= May 13 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 13


 * 1) Change icon
 * 2) Get rid of beta
 * 3) ToggleKeys won't beep
 * 4) Logical path to URL
 * 5) Saving Passwords in Browser = More Risk?
 * 6) Java escape sequences
 * 7) Help me choose a username!
 * 8) SQL question
 * 9) mp3 player/recorder/FM radio doesn't work
 * 10) Rapidshare
 * 11) Wikipedia doesn't work on the PS3 browser

= May 14 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 14


 * 1) Automated Photo Mosaic Maker for Mac OS X
 * 2) Scam Website
 * 3) Integer division rounding up
 * 4) gunzip from string in perl
 * 5) Software for my retail shop
 * 6) Windows XP DHCP problems
 * 7) Help me choose a language

= May 15 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 15


 * 1) Touchpad and pointer options on a laptop
 * 2) Password crack
 * 3) music extraction from song
 * 4) Rechargeable batteries
 * 5) Internet connection won't last in XP
 * 6) Application Server in Windows Component Wizard
 * 7) Ubuntu/Windows 7 dual boot

= May 16 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 16


 * 1) Readers/Writers problem in concurrent programming solution using busy wait?
 * 2) Help with a Programming Logic in MS-Access-Visual Basic
 * 3) buying songs intercontinentally
 * 4) Difference between Office 2000 and Office 2010
 * 5) International Fonts
 * 6) Sorting rows in OpenOffice spreadsheet
 * 7) Difficulty with password

= May 17 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 17


 * 1) Three dimensional spreadsheets - do they exist? why aren't they more prevalent?
 * 2) exit server?
 * 3) Preventing practical jokers from accessing your files using a linux boot cd
 * 4) Integer division (still) rounding up
 * 5) Samsung PC Studio
 * 6) Movies Subtitles and Translation
 * 7) php
 * 8) Checking driver versions

= May 18 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 18


 * 1) Moving Windows XP to new hard drive - how much pain will it cause?
 * 2) Contacting amazon.com ?
 * 3) Singing computer
 * 4) Little Sister level on Bioshock 2
 * 5) Appending data to a file with Javav
 * 6) Graphic editing in HSV space
 * 7) Archiving MS Office 2000
 * 8) how does hard disk work ?
 * 9) Good value laptop with Ubuntu?
 * 10) PHP question

= May 19 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 19


 * 1) something about transfer sms to pc
 * 2) SyncToy download
 * 3) Electronics
 * 4) Fonts and their symbolism
 * 5) php ssl cipher suite
 * 6) about information system

= May 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 20


 * 1) OSC PC Software
 * 2) Podcast question.
 * 3) I need the code in Visual Basic with Access database
 * 4) CSS/javascript, text that is invisible by default, but can be made visible through user interaction
 * 5) Microsoft Word grammar checker
 * 6) Firefox browser settings
 * 7) Exporting videos - sync problems
 * 8) Pop goes the TV

= May 21 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 21


 * 1) Faux Tibetan font
 * 2) LapTop battery
 * 3) LapTop battery (lifetime)
 * 4) Strange symbols when I type
 * 5) Why does Google have Pacman on it's main page?
 * 6) Error 403 bad bad, very bad request

= May 22 = Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 22


 * 1) Templates on another wiki running media wiki
 * 2) Simple to do list with reminders for overdue replies
 * 3) which really big dotcom was cofounded....
 * 4) Line cutting through infobox
 * 5) Connected to home network but no internet
 * 6) Windows Questions - Technical

= May 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 23


 * 1) how can I get Google's pac-man home page after it's gone??
 * 2) Benefits of iWork
 * 3) Song recognition
 * 4) "iPad-like" real computer
 * 5) Free web hosting
 * 6) qwerty keyboard in portable device
 * 7) how to get source code of comiled games

= May 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 24


 * 1) Broadcast Message from root@Macintosh.local
 * 2) Jumping audio
 * 3) Birman Schiper Stephenson protocol
 * 4) Download WP to cellphone
 * 5) iPad Compatability With Yahoo
 * 6) Mac Mini analog audio output
 * 7) VHDL, ModelSim and Clocks
 * 8) Microsoft Office 2000 Premium refuses to uninstall
 * 9) OpenSUSE key/mouse repeat problems.
 * 10) windows system resource manager

= May 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 25


 * 1) No audio on some songs
 * 2) Setting up a file server with a RAID
 * 3) PCI IDE controler for main HDD?
 * 4) Do I need several versions of NET installed on my computer?
 * 5) Help with codes..
 * 6) reviews of day-to-day mobile and semi-mobile living with an 13, 15, and 17-inch MacBook Pro???
 * 7) is it true that CPU performance isn't improving anymore?
 * 8) MonoDevelop vs. SharpDevelop
 * 9) Android and Java
 * 10) Improved Formula Editor in Word 2010
 * 11) Windows Server 2008
 * 12) Setting a Variable in a Shell Script to The Contents of a File

= May 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 26


 * 1) pictures in text
 * 2) Separate appendices in latex, and referencing labels in other documents
 * 3) Is there an alphabetical list?
 * 4) Hosting your site with Wordpress

= May 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 27


 * 1) windows mobile os backwards compatible with ce.net?
 * 2) Port 22
 * 3) About PC RAM
 * 4) Problems
 * 5) keyboard commands history
 * 6) What DSL cable do I have?
 * 7) Customizing Win7 taskbar/tray
 * 8) Outlook mail accounts
 * 9) Megaupload
 * 10) Windows and Linux virus
 * 11) Making sense of syntax
 * 12) Blender question
 * 13) Sibelius files
 * 14) Budget program recommendation

= May 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 28


 * 1) Using a supercomputer to run games
 * 2) "Write conservatively, read forgivingly"
 * 3) Google Chart API - is this a bug or am I somehow mistaken?
 * 4) Windows (16 bit) :Technical - Starting up a 16 bit app
 * 5) Domain name owned by domain registrar?
 * 6) old programs, new computer
 * 7) Security with Ventrillo (or other VoIP software)
 * 8) Port forwarding in Ubuntu
 * 9) Human Memory
 * 10) Norton Internet Access Control Alerts
 * 11) Reading .docx
 * 12) can an EEE PC 1005H act as a wireless access point?
 * 13) Vista laptop randomly shutting down
 * 14) MonoDevelop vs. SharpDevelop con't

= May 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 29


 * 1) H.264 video and frame dropping
 * 2) Regarding Keyboards
 * 3) Video screenshots
 * 4) Excerpts from DVDs
 * 5) Windows Vista Audio
 * 6) Computer won't sleep when Ethernet cable plugged in
 * 7) Uninstalling Ubuntu from Dual-Boot Vista/Ubuntu
 * 8) Linux Mint upgrade question
 * 9) video
 * 10) CSS alphabetic characters

= May 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 30


 * 1) whats a good free thing to rip youtube vids
 * 2) wxwidgets wxAutomationObject::CreateInstance in MultiThread programme
 * 3) MySQL - Schrödinger's tables
 * 4) Localization
 * 5) Downloading large number of attachments
 * 6) Little Sister's voice in Bioshock 2
 * 7) computing the system
 * 8) Firefox and IE7
 * 9) Hard drive recommendations
 * 10) Best practice for async mysql queries

= May 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 May 31


 * 1) Partitioning NTFS Drive
 * 2) AUTOCAD 2009
 * 3) Firefox bookmarks toolbar
 * 4) Using Graphics in Java
 * 5) Environment Variables in Windows Shortcuts
 * 6) The boot partition in XP seems to have been changed...
 * 7) Port forwarding in Ubuntu II
 * 8) Supercomputers for financial services, not banking
 * 9) Quick compact operating system
 * 10) Google Desktop - Deleting
 * 11) read more
 * 12) Password
 * 13) ITV rugby
 * 14) Netbook running XP