Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/May 2012

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May 1

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 4

1. Batch file
2. Can't enter website

May 5

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 10

1. Buying a camera
2. Networking - ICMP

May 11

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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

Wikipedia: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