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August 1

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 1

1. Teaching yourself a programming language from freely available online resources.
2. Bandwidth question.
3. chkdsk and defrag
4. Disambiguation
5. Cordless screen
6. Firefox short-cuts
7. Free software economics
8. Porting programs
9. Cross-compatibility between flavors of Unix
10. Uninstalling Windows Media Player 11
11. Adding a skype link/callbutton
12. wireless power supply
13. putting a picture on a page...
14. USB port
15. Ubuntu system requirements?

August 2

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 2

1. Looking for an IRC client that meets the following criteria...
2. Java - Lightweighr persistence mechanism
3. Win 2000 & BMP File Types
4. uninstall ctor.dll problem
5. Last AIM sign in
6. IRC question

August 3

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 3

1. It's really hot in here...
2. email
3. Type code for truetype fonts?
4. Resetting MBR on large drives
5. Seems like a problem with explorer.exe
6. computer won't turn on: power supply issue?
7. webite not opening
8. GoDaddy email problem
9. How do you delete/edit information that you found to be incorrect?
10. Where can I download the free program "Blender?"

August 4

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 4

1. media players and burners
2. xms
3. music file !!!
4. SLA base pricing
5. C# question
6. Info from IP
7. Converter WMA..............
8. Robots

August 5

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 5

1. Firewall
2. Remote Desktop Connection
3. Memory Upgrade
4. Computer Problem
5. Processor
6. How did word-processor summarise text?
7. Evolve! Lite

August 6

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 6

1. Photoshop and Video Ram
2. c++ error 4430
3. Timed shutdowns on Windows XP.
4. visual basic
5. Servers
6. Hacker bank account
7. software for video...
8. Unicode

August 7

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 7

1. High-speed internet, DSL, and broadband
2. Missing memory
3. more about my computer
4. Question
5. internet security
6. Changing the windows desktop image
7. Connections across the internet
8. Administrating
9. Linux CD tray not opening or shutting

August 8

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 8

1. Photo Album software
2. make a program portable
3. Latex: Putting pictures into headers
4. Largest (dot-com) corporations outside U.S. or in Singapore
5. slapt-get
6. CD/DVD drive problems
7. Image editing

August 9

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 9

1. Internet connection failure after a BSOD.
2. installing linux in my 915 gav intel mother board
3. AMD processor
4. LCD monitors
5. Windows XP Taskbar Problems
6. uTorrent failings
7. Multi-Monitor MPG Player
8. Customising Windows Explorer in NT4.0
9. Sony Vegas Problem!!! HELP!
10. Using wireless router as wireless card
11. bad hub??
12. Boot floppy for Windows XP won't recognize an NTFS volume
13. Task Manager (Windows XP SP1)
14. Fair shuffling algorithm in O(n)?
15. Services on WinXP

August 10

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 10

1. static ip, no connectivity?
2. user data
3. Thin clients
4. Moving the contents of one wiki into another
5. How would one connection be shared evenly between two PCs?
6. ANSI Standard text
7. Quake, Quake II
8. list of IP's on network
9. Archiving data
10. amazon s3
11. FTP behind two routers

August 11

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 11

1. P2P
2. Netsend
3. HTML vs. XHTML
4. Garageband for Windows
5. strange svchost.exe...
6. Wikipedia sidebar redesign problems
7. Screenshot Video Software
8. Broadband Servers
9. I/O
10. ftp browsers
11. Fickle Network
12. making ascii diagrams
13. Bittorrent Performance

August 12

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 12

1. FAT32 partitions in windows
2. PC system requirements.
3. Strange problem with Java servlets
4. Old Games Running Slowly On New Computer
5. Randomize seed, time
6. Installing Windows

August 13

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 13

1. DHCP failure.
2. PCI 2.2/2.3
3. Prince symbol in Unicode?
4. X on Java
5. Mosaic browser
6. Computer technological advance slowing down
7. Broken digital camera.
8. mIRC help.
9. That's odd...
10. Windows File Handles
11. Audio storage streaming thingamajig

August 14

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 14

1. Bittorrent Video Problems
2. Photoshop
3. DVD Decrypter
4. Enabling Japanese input in KDE
5. Torrent help
6. Widescreen monitors
7. who owns 220.227.238.169 :80
8. cutting a song
9. Can computer monitors display television signals?
10. Formatting an External Harddrive
11. Transferring files from computer to computer
12. video memory issues
13. Email Post Dating
14. Software sales

August 15

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 15

1. Motherboard drivers
2. java folder
3. E-mail
4. ANSI-Text
5. Email headers
6. Old rogue game
7. Firefox help
8. iPod dysfunctional after connecting to Windows machine...

August 16

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 16

1. Accessing "restricted" folders on Windows XP
2. PROCESSORS
3. Forbidden P2P discussion
4. Mysql syntax error!
5. Stop Drag-n-Drop
6. Changing Colour
7. stylebook 2000
8. plz help > ERROR

August 17

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 17

1. GPU v. intergrated
2. X won't start after Suse update
3. Change colour of specific link
4. Monospace typespace after particular characters
5. What folder are Temp. internet files found on...
6. registry remover help........................

August 18

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 18

1. wallpaper changer
2. Password Protect
3. network neutrality
4. 3D animation
5. Midi Output
6. Problems Playing DVD-Videos
7. Can anyone recommend a graphics card?
8. YouTube

August 19

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 19

1. Changing Hard Drives
2. What
3. JavaScript / Flash Player
4. what lcd monitor?
5. Intel Core Duo
6. PCI simple communication controller problem.
7. LiveUpdate malfunctioning under Norton 2006
8. openCanvas Networking
9. Freeware to animate a series of .png images
10. Viruses in .mp3 files
11. Problems watching DVD

August 20

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 20

1. Playing DVDs on computer problem
2. Do you know how to use Photoshop?! Then help me out! PLS!
3. Right-click menu
4. Disk cleanup
5. Wipe Master Boot Record
6. Inkscape
7. Heroes of might and magic V map editor
8. whats the best way to approach linux?
9. Mp3 not .wma on WMP
10. How do you see other languages in Firefox.
11. Chipset, Pentium 4 mATX Mainboard............... help!!!!
12. Typing game
13. Dracula

August 21

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 21

1. Microsoft Office 2000
2. Wikibot
3. Center Media using XHTML Transitional
4. MSN 7.5 windows XP
5. Router
6. Video capture software
7. Some easy HTML help
8. Learning about Networking

August 22

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 22

1. 1 on 1 video conferencing
2. Photoshop parallel lines
3. Public Messenger 2.03
4. Category:Accuracy disputes
5. WMA to MP3
6. Jgl_Rt
7. Resetting a Hard Drive
8. Trojan/Zlob-QK
9. Programming languages

August 23

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 23

1. iTunes Library Transfer
2. Can standard DVD players read DVD-DL?
3. debug with modems in linux
4. Resolutions and video memory
5. CPU fan making lots of noise
6. 3D/4D Graphing software
7. Konqueror krash?

August 24

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 24

1. Table of Kilobytes to Megabytes and Gigabytes
2. Software based selftesting of embedded processor
3. computer program
4. Google search
5. Firefox auto-refresh?
6. How many Wikipedia users are aware of the Reference Desk?
7. Software to print large text over several sheets of paper
8. Error message
9. virtual memory

August 25

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 25

1. U3
2. Free web host
3. Swapping in ID3 Tags
4. Linux lockup problem
5. Payment Systems/Vision Plus
6. Display rotate 90 degrees
7. RUNESCAPE! and mso frontpage
8. Half the files I download get corrupted
9. WinXP connection and DNS problems

August 26

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 26

1. reinstalling windows
2. using a Laptop
3. study abroad information science
4. How long would it take to download a movie?
5. Sony VEGAS -- WHAT do I RENDER as if I want to BURN to a DVD?
6. IDE channel
7. Sound Recording Software!!!!!!!!
8. fixed wireless Vs fully mobile
9. Printing
10. Unix environment variables question
11. Computer colours

August 27

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 27

1. Networking a Performa 575
2. Clicking HD noises on bootup
3. Playing DVDs on Linux
4. Mobile phone consumer software publishers
5. 64 bit CPU
6. How to get PDF thumbnails to display?
7. Online startups?

August 28

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 28

1. Boot-up Problems
2. Internet Cafes
3. C programing
4. Trusted paths outside of Windows
5. Computing/IT
6. Bad, invincible, double-redirect-fixing bots
7. VGA and DVI: connecting a monitor to a PC

August 29

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 29

1. Robot Eye
2. Internet speed record breakthroughs?
3. WHAT DO I OPEN WITH???
4. accessing a UK-only site
5. Finding my ip address
6. set of objective type questions relating to computer system, processing, language.
7. Game boy Advanced Game.
8. my kingdom for a transclusion bot
9. language
10. Bridgehead Server
11. DVD Drive
12. Persistent error with Subversion over tunneled webdav connection
13. PAL Format
14. Appending a .rar or a .zip to a .jpg or a .gif

August 30

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 30

1. Boot-up Problems (Continued)
2. hidden file
3. PC Beep error
4. Numeric Keypad Inverter
5. HOW
6. processor
7. Internet Security
8. SVG file format
9. Programming Languages
10. Upgrading Windows

August 31

Wikipedia:Reference desk archive/Computing/2006 August 31

1. Apps wont open, CPU running very slowly, other things
2. Which Graphic Card????
3. slow printing from Acrobat reader
4. Can not connect to some SSL sites
5. Merging colours and detail
6. Identifying ISP while traveling
7. iTunes
8. Downloading Wikipedia
9. Tracking Internet activity on OSX 10.4.7
10. RAM
11. *NIX for older Mac?
12. {{CURRENTDATE}}