Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/May 2014

= May 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 1


 * 1) Thunderbird, whaa?
 * 2) Truetype fonts without enclosed areas.
 * 3) Old laptop running XP
 * 4) help required with code

= May 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 2


 * 1) How to delete Empty lines in word?
 * 2) mgnt.sys not found
 * 3) Freeware alternative to Powerpoint
 * 4) How do I unroll the circumference of a circle?
 * 5) Serious security flaw in OAuth, OpenID discovered
 * 6) Check if a user is logged in with external app

= May 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 3


 * 1) Problem printing an Excel document
 * 2) HD copying speed on Windows
 * 3) YouTube and musicI'M do eamgites not working
 * 4) removing websteroids

= May 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 4


 * 1) Free Barcode generating softwares
 * 2) FB Message in Inbox
 * 3) Fedora 20 installed alongside Windows 8, but dual-boot doesn't work
 * 4) How secure are password managers?

= May 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 5


 * 1) Can files disappear when moving them onto a flash drive?
 * 2) Hexapawn
 * 3) What is Half Compiled Code in .Net?
 * 4) What is Compiler and Interpreter in .Net Framework?
 * 5) Recovering data when a hard drive crashes

= May 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 6


 * 1) Javascript Error: "Uncaught ReferenceError: __adroll is not defined"

= May 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 7


 * 1) Using supercomputers instead of distributed computing
 * 2) Editing from a private-network IP

= May 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 8


 * 1) Uneven text size on Android browsers
 * 2) Python
 * 3) Discarding prime powers in PARI
 * 4) Mobile phone text message screenshots

= May 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 9


 * 1) Good note taking application?
 * 2) I lost  my PC's screen commands
 * 3) What is (was) Kirk McKusick's net-connected wine cellar?

= May 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 10


 * 1) Pollution detector ?
 * 2) multiple address books outlook 2013
 * 3) PC-VIRUS - Exploit:Java
 * 4) AVG update

= May 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 11


 * 1) Free email forwarding with no strings attached?
 * 2) Adobe Flash Player Settings
 * 3) How to get the origin link from Blogger?

= May 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 12


 * 1) How can I modify the Javascript of a website I visit?
 * 2) Storage on enterprise-class computers or supercomputers
 * 3) Numbering a document with underlined numbers that link to the words
 * 4) How to bring back tabs and URL

= May 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 13


 * 1) Adding partition to disk without losing data
 * 2) Pull request

= May 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 14


 * 1) Hi, alas I set DHCP on my range extender and now I cannot detect its IP
 * 2) Bizarrity on iPod Touch
 * 3) Porting Java to Python
 * 4) Wifi extender followup - MAC spoofing?
 * 5) What makes programs written in one language faster than programs written on another?
 * 6) Sending email from a php script.

= May 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 15


 * 1) Two different types of Yagi antennas?
 * 2) Graphical disk usage analyser for Windows?

= May 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 16


 * 1) Printing Error ?
 * 2) Dear Abby topics in URL
 * 3) How to get URLs of the two videos on the webpage?
 * 4) MS Excel

= May 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 17


 * 1) Is facebook having problems?
 * 2) Two Partitions
 * 3) Service Level Agreements of Wikipedia

= May 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 18


 * 1) Wikipedia template like embedding outside Wikipedia using HTML
 * 2) Language independet link on a wikipedia page
 * 3) Print Error - Screen Scan Reproduction Difficulty

= May 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 19


 * 1) Which are the Best Institutes in Kerala for Learning Animation and VFX?
 * 2) Automatic internet connection

= May 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 20


 * 1) Migrating from Fedora 17 to Fedora 20
 * 2) "Legitimate" spam

= May 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 22


 * 1) Where is Android Recovery stored and how to backup the stock one?
 * 2) Working with .jar files
 * 3) Why is ROM considered to be a primary memory inspite of not loosing its data when the power supply is truned off?
 * 4) (.*)|([s]*)ParamName([s]*)=([(.)-[|*)ParamValue(.*)]]
 * 5) Copy and paste

= May 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 23


 * 1) PARI/GP error regarding impossible inverse
 * 2) What can the sender know about me when I open an e-mail?

= May 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 24


 * 1) Control commands in Windows 8.1
 * 2) Longer Tooltip duration in Windows7
 * 3) Nukin' and pavin'

= May 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 25


 * 1) MMIX
 * 2) Desktop PC Alteration

= May 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 26


 * 1) Downloading very large forum topics as some sort of document
 * 2) Endnotes in MS Word
 * 3) Unusual MS Word problem

= May 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 27


 * 1) How do I archive this PDF file?
 * 2) Errors while installing FSX
 * 3) C drive not seen under Computer
 * 4) Creating a specialised map

= May 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 28


 * 1) Accessing Facebook Groups on an iPad

= May 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 29


 * 1) MS Excel 2007:  Comma-Delimited Formatting Button Behaves Strangely

= May 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 30


 * 1) The Cloud
 * 2) Cameras
 * 3) Swapping boot drive to a different SATA data connection

= May 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 31


 * 1) Still can't install FSX
 * 2) Rackmount 1U Chassis — without Drive Bays
 * 3) Encrypting and encoding
 * 4) quantum computing