Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/May 2012

= May 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 1


 * 1) Task bar/Title bar in Windows
 * 2) Homepage showing different webpage link
 * 3) Processor? noise and a weird .pdf

= May 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 3


 * 1) Browser add-on to redirect from academic paywalls
 * 2) Turing completeness
 * 3) Assembly instruction
 * 4) I want to find a qualified and reliable Ethernet switch,router supplier for my online business
 * 5) Why did my speaker blow?
 * 6) AWB Regex
 * 7) My MacBook Pro has been running ridiculously slow
 * 8) Search file for numbers
 * 9) What happened to my graphics card?
 * 10) How to choose hosting and domain registrar
 * 11) Missing gadget

= May 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 4


 * 1) Batch file
 * 2) Can't enter website

= May 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 5


 * 1) TV Motion Adaptive De-interlacer
 * 2) Which is the most popular Wikipedia sister project?
 * 3) the name of the software used to split the wikipedia dump
 * 4) How can there be a Trojan in a Wiki?
 * 5) Trying to make a window with a text entry area and a button that opens a dialog with what the text entry had using GTK
 * 6) Which E-UTRA user equipment categories are in devices right now?
 * 7) Limitations on viewing large animated GIFs here ?
 * 8) Seagate GoFlex USB to SATA adapter

= May 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 6


 * 1) How do I copy/transfer saved Xbox360 games?
 * 2) Why did the IANA choose port 80 for HTTP?
 * 3) Cleaning an imac's screen
 * 4) CSS Code

= May 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 7


 * 1) wrong .doc association
 * 2) git configuration in ubuntu
 * 3) Sorting photos by edit date in Windows 7
 * 4) Disabling Norton Identity Protection
 * 5) Excel help (again)
 * 6) Transparent images in Firefox

= May 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 8


 * 1) Looking for nice PHP IDE
 * 2) How do you  prevent a cached page from jumping to a 404 error?
 * 3) Windows app to periodically click on a point ?
 * 4) Android phone calls through PC over USB

= May 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 9


 * 1) Do virtual machines have virtual hardware serial IDs?
 * 2) iPhone volume
 * 3) "Dong" sound when networking icon is loaded
 * 4) BibTeX: treat URL field as newline-delimited group?

= May 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 10


 * 1) Buying a camera
 * 2) Networking - ICMP

= May 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 11


 * 1) Microsoft Office Live/Office 365
 * 2) International Galaxy Nexus in Canada
 * 3) Customized Mac sorts for searches in finder?

= May 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 12


 * 1) Lines appearing on zoomed-in photos from my camera
 * 2) Unusual behavior by Agama Navigator 535
 * 3) Capablanca Chess (10x10 version) vs Go:Which is more complex?
 * 4) Apple's "Numbers" Spreadsheet
 * 5) Tools to sort and filter academic papers
 * 6) Battlefield 3, 32-bit v 64-bit
 * 7) video editing

= May 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 13


 * 1) mixing drive types in a raid
 * 2) Is QR code really free for all to use?
 * 3) cyber crime involving January Makamba
 * 4) internet 300 yards away

= May 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 14


 * 1) Free online GIF program...
 * 2) Folders like this
 * 3) about autorun.inf
 * 4) lost IE from desktop, etc
 * 5) Facebook page
 * 6) How can I ensure an Adobe Flash Player updater is a true one but not a Trojan?
 * 7) Monobook/vector
 * 8) What product (name & version) did Steve Wozniak use to program the ROM of the very first Apple Is made in Steve Jobs's garage?
 * 9) Connection issue
 * 10) CSS: fieldset and div automatic width difference
 * 11) hacking cell phone number
 * 12) Windows 7 network problem

= May 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 15


 * 1) Repair IE by uninstalling
 * 2) Quiting Spotify
 * 3) Window size in Windows XP
 * 4) Is AJAX refresh the right tool for this?

= May 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 16


 * 1) ld can't find QtSql_debug
 * 2) Scripting SVG animation
 * 3) Program to read info in digital photo
 * 4) Free download wanted
 * 5) rotating video

= May 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 17


 * 1) Linux chown mistake
 * 2) password
 * 3) 555 astable circuit has slightly longer first 'on'. Why?
 * 4) server side scripting in perl/python
 * 5) Code help
 * 6) What is abbreviation MFi?
 * 7) Is there any way to open up multiple wikilinks in one click?
 * 8) Connecting to wireless network
 * 9) Terminal emulator on android phone
 * 10) Print Driver
 * 11) Like a batch file, but in linux

= May 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 18


 * 1) Excel Drop-down List
 * 2) IP address
 * 3) How do you search for files in Linux?
 * 4) Wireless router
 * 5) HELP MY MINECRAFT IS MESSED UP!

= May 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 19


 * 1) Reinstalling Windows 7
 * 2) Is there a name for this GUI problem ?
 * 3) Turning indents into blockquotes
 * 4) Is indexing a safety risk?
 * 5) Windows Update not working
 * 6) Strange noise while using a CD
 * 7) Security in LInux

= May 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 20


 * 1) How do I keep the Wikipedia logon from autofilling my user name?
 * 2) iPhone Problems.
 * 3) Laptop fell
 * 4) Computer booting
 * 5) What programming languages are used for developing applications for:
 * 6) How to fix my spacebar's equalizer (the metal bit that keeps it level)
 * 7) Sticky notes for Windows
 * 8) Laptop battery emergency

= May 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 21


 * 1) Why can't Google have a(n animated) sign-language translator yet?
 * 2) Drivers
 * 3) Security risk of WINE on Linux
 * 4) wordpress.com trouble
 * 5) Could I get sued?
 * 6) Legality of Mac OS on a PC

= May 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 22


 * 1) cscope/ctags equivilent for shell scripts
 * 2) WiFi connection between notebook and phone
 * 3) System restore point in Linux
 * 4) Java

= May 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 23


 * 1) latex and apa
 * 2) Daily Mail Porn Block / Wikipedia
 * 3) Need advice returning a laptop to Best Buy
 * 4) iPad
 * 5) How to translate a list of words
 * 6) finding Office service packs
 * 7) Suitable thin client specs for Win 7 kitchen experience

= May 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 24


 * 1) new language
 * 2) Microsoft Word digital signature numerical value
 * 3) VirtualBox's virtual monitor
 * 4) Analytical Engine virus
 * 5) file "a"

= May 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 25


 * 1) Adobe Captivate
 * 2) Regular expression - understanding answer
 * 3) Text to Speech
 * 4) Caller tune in mobile phone.
 * 5) Firefox images background color
 * 6) Android alarm/calendar integration
 * 7) replacing references temporarily

= May 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 26


 * 1) How do I increase the internal capacity of my Xperia Play?
 * 2) How do I figure out who sent a bounced text message?
 * 3) Imperative / functional web programming
 * 4) Where is the torrent information in the Linux Transmission Bittorrent
 * 5) μTorrent help

= May 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 27


 * 1) Linux, file created on?
 * 2) Lyrics on phones
 * 3) Which version of Windows is Wine supposed to be?
 * 4) Bluetooth on Win7 and Samsung Galaxy Phone
 * 5) Twitter following

= May 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 28


 * 1) Soundblaster 2.0 release year?
 * 2) Is there a backstory on this old video game detail?

= May 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 29


 * 1) Smartphone
 * 2) kindle shopping
 * 3) Why learn those linux editors: emacs, vi, ex, vim
 * 4) Out-of-date Firefox plugins.

= May 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 30


 * 1) Hovertext in Windows 7 taskbar
 * 2) Video cassette player and analogue TV as viewing screen
 * 3) How computers keep time
 * 4) Maxima to C converter
 * 5) firefox problem
 * 6) i´m connected but can not access the internet?

= May 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 31


 * 1) HP notebook - broken left-hand hinge, AGAIN! and overheating
 * 2) vi, vim and ex
 * 3) Overclocking Video Cards
 * 4) browsers and standardisation