Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/December 2016

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December 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 1

1. Generalization of Pell's Eequations
2. Excel

December 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 2

1. Is a Windows computer ID (e.g. DESKTOP-S5VAG67) sensitive information?

December 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 5

1. Model no: PA5024U-1BRS, Li-on 10.8v, 5200mAh
2. Converter

December 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 6

1. Working example of Android Studio project importing support-v4 and built using Gradle
2. iPhone screen unusable when charging through mains
3. JavaScript question

December 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 7

1. Youtube removes blank space from videos
2. A-163 16 Port USB 3.0 Hub

December 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 8

1. Solving a 3-SAT problem with a constraint in linear time
2. Find data matching a certain standard and calculate based on that data

December 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 9

1. Scroll position in JavaScript
2. Finding source code for learning Scheme

December 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 11

1. history
2. Laptop Power problem
3. Fullscreen in YouTube

December 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 15

1. Creating a digital test form
2. Have you set up a Wikipedia mirror?

December 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 17

1. USB Hub understanding problem

December 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 18

1. What's the point of Genera OS?

December 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 19

1. Multiple cellphones on the same number

December 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 20

1. Internet Archive pinpoint links not working
2. pages
3. Magic Mouse isn't pairing

December 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 21

1. Try to find old computer game
2. Stopping Win XP installation part way through to continue later?
3. EE network adaptor problem

December 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 22

1. Logic needed to describe a natural language

December 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 23

1. CNN domain redirect

December 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 24

1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Copy pasting Issue
4. Action Centre

December 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 25

1. Regular expressions help
2. Downloading site
3. Alternative of

December 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 26

1. OpenFOAM
2. Tails 2.9.1
3. Taskbar doesn't work

December 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 27

1. Help with Installing a Dual Boot on an Ancient PC
2. Ubuntu Installation on External Hard Drive

December 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 28

1. Can't upload to Google drive

December 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 29

1. Why no virtual 8086 mode in x86-64 long mode?
2. swproxy.wmflabs.org gets indexed in Google

December 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 30

1. Calling method in Python 3
2. How does Python 3 parse a command?
3. Downloading paths
4. Internet Connection Issue
5. Where did the circle go?

December 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 December 31

1. What is TCP port 1374 used for?
2. How to read Kindle books on iPad?
3. Smartphone memory problem
4. Not quite computing, but it's at least electronics...
5. data into PC