Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/September 2013

= September 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 1


 * 1) Resetting modem and wireless router
 * 2) Java library for animated SVG graphics
 * 3) What to do with hard drive strike?
 * 4) Resizing (cutting down) screen protectors
 * 5) python sockets
 * 6) Telephone numbers
 * 7) computers
 * 8) For uploading videos to Facebook or YouTube: .wmv or .mpg (MPEG)?

= September 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 2


 * 1) PCIe slots
 * 2) HTML 5 and IE10
 * 3) What does SSF mean in this URL?

= September 3 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 3


 * 1) Wikipedia bot scripting in C
 * 2) Average computer configuration by years
 * 3) Ram versus CPU?
 * 4) Cannot open image attachments on iOS 5.1.1
 * 5) windows XP vs 8
 * 6) book creator - rendered, document ready for download, file not found
 * 7) VLC duration unknown

= September 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 4


 * 1) CPU/RAM question
 * 2) How do I see all my questions in the reference desk on Wikipedia?
 * 3) mIRC
 * 4) New Virus
 * 5) Lorem Ipsum for computer code?
 * 6) SQL query

= September 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 5


 * 1) How to make this?
 * 2) Run linux command in series of directories, save output in table

= September 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 6


 * 1) Secure Deletion Methods
 * 2) Q from a firefox n00b
 * 3) Missing dll file
 * 4) Collapsed information cut off on right

= September 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 7


 * 1) Featured picture in the English Wikipedia
 * 2) Sound barrier
 * 3) IRC client recommendation
 * 4) List of VARs and Systems Integrators calling on Small and Medium Businesses

= September 8 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 8


 * 1) SEGA 32X/Saturn mod-combo
 * 2) Linux help on windows 8
 * 3) Khan Academy
 * 4) Admin problem
 * 5) What is "streaming" in this context?
 * 6) PDF --> Images?
 * 7) USB Ports

= September 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 9


 * 1) 4K pass-through on A/V receivers - Is it a scam/marketing hype or a real feature?
 * 2) Resetting my default monitor resolution in Linux Mint
 * 3) Running first Java program on Eclipse
 * 4) Yahoo mail with mpop
 * 5) how can facebook.com freeze my whole PC (including mouse cursor) for a few seconds when I enter it?
 * 6) Algorithm to calculate exponentials with Decimals
 * 7) old RAM

= September 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 10


 * 1) Looking for a software for looking up in a plain text dictionary
 * 2) Revisiting the Mac Question

= September 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 11


 * 1) Free/Cheap, effective ways to get around YouTube videos' restrictions by country?
 * 2) Cheap, streamlined phone?
 * 3) power failure during Windows update
 * 4) Automatic colour blending.
 * 5) … Microsoft is prompting me to contact you guys!!!
 * 6) Font similar to Gaelic type
 * 7) Samsung Galaxy S2 Screenshot function

= September 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 12


 * 1) Microsoft Works and Windows 7
 * 2) How is this part of the keyboard called?
 * 3) why have my default colors changed?

= September 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 13


 * 1) deleting similar files
 * 2) random looku

= September 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 14


 * 1) Using smarthone's GPS without data plan
 * 2) How to add blank lines to an HTML Blog Post
 * 3) US websites not available

= September 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 15


 * 1) Remember when youtube would load the whole video while paused?
 * 2) rearm count
 * 3) Spelling anomaly

= September 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 16


 * 1) How can computer convert software to hardware ?
 * 2) How can a computer that shows us digital information on hardware on form images and other programs?
 * 3) Are you believe general relativity theory ?
 * 4) Automation in arranging and labelling pictures
 * 5) Bing
 * 6) ALT+0157
 * 7) BIOS problem

= September 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 17


 * 1) Can I make my PC beep when reboot is complete ?
 * 2) Changing the HD serial number (of the hardware, rather than of the volume). Possible?
 * 3) blanking drop-down fields menu items in fillable PDFs, once invoked
 * 4) Laptop serving a network?

= September 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 18


 * 1) Folder Overwrite upon Installation
 * 2) Turing thesis
 * 3) When & Why does Win 7 Re-arrange Desktop Icons?

= September 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 19


 * 1) Bad Javascript extension?
 * 2) Windows Vista Media Player
 * 3) DVD write problem
 * 4) Could not connect to system event notification service
 * 5) Color reduction of a pic with one  just one pixel to every color on 24bit pallete
 * 6) Android Chrome browser history
 * 7) Tabs open automatically in Firefox?

= September 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 20


 * 1) KEY BOARD FUNCTION KEYS
 * 2) Microsoft office need to close message comming of office 2007
 * 3) Using an inkjet printhead.

= September 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 21


 * 1) iOS 7
 * 2) Chrome Apps
 * 3) IT videos for execution
 * 4) My laptop was in problem with Returnil Systemsafe 2011 software
 * 5) Blank text messages on AT&T phone

= September 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 22


 * 1) array assignment with fewer characters
 * 2) How to handle very large arrays

= September 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 23


 * 1) fatal error
 * 2) Laptop Woes

= September 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 24


 * 1) How does closed-source "work"?

= September 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 25


 * 1) Scanner won't open
 * 2) Imbed link into a photo
 * 3) iTunes Match copying my music to my new Toshiba Laptop

= September 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 26


 * 1) Windows 8 & Chrome
 * 2) Ctrl-Alt-Del - Gates remark

= September 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 27


 * 1) Google Chrome
 * 2) Locked SD Card
 * 3) usb standard question
 * 4) CMD unicode issues in using Pywikipediabot
 * 5) Installing a new graphics card

= September 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 28


 * 1) Loading Contacts as CSV files to Linked - In  (the Social Networking site)

= September 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 29


 * 1) A smarter YouTube?
 * 2) Non-response of MS Excel Program
 * 3) 2 wvdial and load balancing
 * 4) Cache Memory in virtual memory environment.
 * 5) Dipping my toe into Ubuntu

= September 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 September 30


 * 1) php regex replace
 * 2) searches
 * 3) Number Chooser Question
 * 4) Who made a 1980s single-dot impact printer?