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February 1[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 1

  1. DMS -doc managing system- for Ubuntu?
  2. Gmail very slow in IE8
  3. Real URL of a PDF file
  4. ISO 8691 or 8601 for date formatting?
  5. Too much files in a folder?
  6. Sound cards
  7. Ripping Video DVDs
  8. Singular table names in Rails-generated tables.
  9. Windows Vista microphone not monitored
  10. Firefox: clearing EVERYTHING
  11. What happens when the arrow keys don't work?
  12. Facebook's Suspected Sockpuppet fan pages

February 2[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 2

  1. How to download winxip
  2. my question is can we protect our wired modem with password
  3. Resources for learning everything about Java EXCEPT writing Java code.
  4. Does a registered agent of an IRC network serve as the HQ?
  5. How to identify who accesses a certain file on a shared drive?
  6. Command prompt
  7. Strokebased to Outline conversion (svg to ttf)
  8. A use case diagram to represent an ATM system
  9. Gah! AutoCAD!

February 3[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 3

  1. fapemaia malware
  2. Possible Spam in Subject Line
  3. What does Winlock.exe (malware) do?
  4. PC Upgrade question
  5. Windows Vista Broke!
  6. Geometers SketchPad 5 and chaos method of Sierpinski Triangle

February 4[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 4

  1. Facebook Wall
  2. Not having the e-mail I send wind up in other people's spam folders
  3. my laptop doesn't like me anymore
  4. Free HTTP proxy with full request/response logging
  5. Last value query
  6. Mount Override
  7. DVI cable for my comp monitor

February 5[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 5

  1. Code Obfuscation in C++
  2. Shrink an ntfsclone image file to restore to a smaller partition
  3. Images and videos are invisible
  4. Windows Aero does not work even when I select it
  5. Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Editions
  6. Clash of the antivirus programs
  7. Office 2007
  8. Lightweight browser for Windows
  9. computer updates

February 6[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 6

  1. Is there any way to do these two tasks in Microsoft Word using the mouse instead of the keyboard?
  2. free poker online with real players but no real money?
  3. macros application in excel
  4. usb
  5. how much does a short optical audio cable cost?
  6. IP address
  7. Audio backmasking software

February 7[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 7

  1. Cannot access printer
  2. Interoperability, between operating systems, of GIF and PDF files on FAT32 flash drives
  3. When will WiFi overtake wired ethernet in terms of speed?
  4. Will a basic dongle be OK?
  5. troubleshooting with start up errors in computers,laptops etc..
  6. Can't Install Visual Studio
  7. Why would someone want an iPod touch?

February 8[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 8

  1. IPv6 for XP
  2. Scam, spam, or wrong number?
  3. Ubuntu, showing thing bigger, how to disable
  4. Can high Internet traffic cause my browsing to slow down?
  5. Lil icons in the "List" or "Details" format directory listings
  6. Launching a Website.....
  7. Got a problem with my mouse pointer-arrow
  8. Interactive guides
  9. Is there a way to disable F5 in Firefox?
  10. iPhone, Blackberry, bought in one country, used in another
  11. Youtube password
  12. Pre-installed Windows without CD

February 9[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 9

  1. I think I am dating myself
  2. Conversion
  3. Batch convert .bmp (only) to .png
  4. photo from telephone to computer
  5. alt-codes in Firefox
  6. Is there a way to restrict a Google search to an absolutely exact phrase?
  7. Script to save/restore Firefox settings (Linux)
  8. Java: Main vs Run Methods
  9. iOS SDK on older macs
  10. MS Access 2007 question. How do I record a keyboard shortcut to tell the DBPIX plug-in to rotate the view of the image?
  11. Why are 2 Amp USB rechargers faster?

February 10[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 10

  1. djvu viewer
  2. how to use ir sensors...
  3. Similar question to my previous one - Adding Firefox add-ons by script (Linux)
  4. Livescribe Pulse Smartpen
  5. Huggle with Wine
  6. Need a piece of software to help with statistical research on speedy deletions
  7. Qualcomm BREW
  8. MAC address

February 11[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 11

  1. Apache Tomcat counters
  2. Why do Alarm Clocks sometimes not ring?
  3. nokia 1280 ringtone
  4. sql in c
  5. A heuristic autoplaying bot that can defeat Lone Wolf on Halo: Reach - Exists?
  6. Changing a wiki logo
  7. ReferencePreservingDataContract in WCF calls
  8. Connecting keyboard + monitor to a smartphone

February 12[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 12

  1. Change language of OpenProj?
  2. AES-256 Encryption Parallellism
  3. Objective C Pointers
  4. What flavor for Puppy Linux?
  5. 3d or 3d?
  6. Sporadic wireless connectivity
  7. Multi-threaded Data Compression
  8. Search engine that ignores robots.txt

February 13[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 13

  1. QVOD player
  2. Avoiding the double-plug cables with USB bus powered devices.
  3. rsync question
  4. Apple Mac
  5. [JavaScript] Not a number
  6. Vista - 'Read Only'
  7. Severe Bluescreen problem - I may have to format and reload Windows 7
  8. Svg vs GIF
  9. Laptop
  10. Google Maps
  11. Forms on MS Word
  12. Editing a .docx (MS Word) document that has fields

February 14[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 14

  1. Two questions:
  2. windows
  3. Clear Screen C++
  4. rm -rf / on Linux
  5. Even the task manager wouldn't come up on Firefox
  6. GPL and other Open Source licenses
  7. iNAC managed access blocking of prison phone calls - how does it work, and is it the same as the suppression of cell phones at political protests?
  8. iPhone 3GS with an old bootrom
  9. The Art of computer programming
  10. voice

February 15[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 15

  1. Maximum Length of Petaflop-Year Crackable AES-128 Password
  2. Replacing a processor
  3. Vector in C++ and maths
  4. Slow ADO Query over Access with VB6 over a LAN
  5. sound from heal
  6. NEW MOTHERBOARD
  7. Get silverlight
  8. When pdf files fail

February 16[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 16

  1. Did IBM Watson take the lead tonight on Jeopardy! ?
  2. Error while calculating Windows Experience Index in Windows 7
  3. extract text from PDF
  4. VuDroid
  5. GPS
  6. How does IBM's Watson choose the categories and dollar amounts on Jeopardy?
  7. Thumbnail images in Windows Vista
  8. Standby

February 17[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 17

  1. Generic DVD/RW software for Win XP
  2. How do I save an LUA file as an LUA file in Vista?
  3. Drive size increases after copy then delete files
  4. WYSIWYG Wiki Editor
  5. Kaspersky Internet Security fouling up my devices
  6. Graphics/visualization question: converting vector field samples into continuous streamlines
  7. Valve holder tax
  8. Crossword puzzle generators
  9. Keyboard/start-up problem
  10. IBM Watson
  11. WATSON interface

February 18[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 18

  1. Good Alternatives to file and folder shortcuts on a USB flash drive?
  2. Identifying disks on Linux, similar question to the above
  3. Installing Fedora 14 with every single package?
  4. Best choice of writeable DVD disc types
  5. Strange connectivity issue
  6. Long term data storage

February 19[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 19

  1. What do you do?
  2. How can my organization's editor, or I, do minor updates and corrections on your posted biography of me (Amory B. Lovins)?
  3. Glasses less 34
  4. The history of branch prediction
  5. where to find someone who is interested in making something new easily
  6. The use of Eq in Haskell
  7. Restrict access to one port
  8. I want to run old PC games under Windows 7
  9. Trying to save with Firefox
  10. Lock File in folder
  11. usb
  12. Overheating graphics card?

February 20[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 20

  1. My CD drive has disapeared
  2. Verifying that copied files are identical with their source
  3. Power issues, pt. 2
  4. Apple's Darwin License
  5. Javascript and regex
  6. Asus and Toshiba
  7. international email
  8. compress
  9. Adobe Flash Player
  10. GIMP plugin to read Canon EOS raw files?

February 21[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 21

  1. becoming a Unix hacker: Vi
  2. YouTube doesn't work in Safari
  3. iPhone un-shuffles
  4. Help me with Craigslist, please. Also, what great alternatives are there that are like CL?
  5. Will a USB harddrive meant for Windows also work for Ubuntu?
  6. What font is this?
  7. user agents

February 22[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 22

  1. Network Traffic Monitor- Mac?
  2. images and videos
  3. Supercomputer
  4. Add own update sources in Microsoft Update?
  5. How to avoid any conflict between internal DVD drives
  6. Making back-up DVD data disks secure
  7. Fault tolerant files from extra redundancy
  8. batch files
  9. How to copy a nonprotected, noncommercial DVD
  10. Firefox Not Responding
  11. Upload Image to replace old one
  12. What is the name for a word...
  13. Question on mobile format on iPad
  14. javascript

February 23[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 23

  1. "Studio magic"
  2. Microsoft Group Policy
  3. Chaining .avi or .mkv files
  4. Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 LTS - Changing the Screen Resolution
  5. free video converters
  6. Ubuntu Lucid Lynx - displaying text on /dev/tty1 from /etc/rc.local
  7. Video Annotating
  8. Word doc format-from Mac to PC
  9. Stand-alone spreadsheets for Windows
  10. avoiding SQL injection attacks?
  11. Reciprocal www redirect checking
  12. Permanently delete pages on MediaWiki?
  13. Internet Archives

February 24[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 24

  1. Three-Disk RAID 1 Array
  2. Quake 3: Team Arena won't install on Win7 64bit, alternative games offering experiences?
  3. opinion wiki
  4. Blocking Websites in OS X at specific times?
  5. How does a browser set up an HTTPS connection through a proxy?
  6. Python problem
  7. SMS spam...but not quite
  8. .net equivalent to system function of stdlib.h
  9. Wiki fundraising account
  10. where did the people who used to be on slashdot go?
  11. How to reset USB's memory of ports in WinXP sp3?
  12. Laptop

February 25[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 25

  1. Free software definition (FSF) vs Open source software definition(OSI)
  2. Google Android
  3. Lock users in directory
  4. Attach to Email in Acrobat Reader X
  5. University crest disappeared on Wikipedia Facebook page
  6. Honeywell 200
  7. wget
  8. Browser cannot navigate to any page
  9. CCleaner & Passwords
  10. Firefox rendering of small tag (in OS X)

February 26[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 26

  1. Accessibility issue with geoiplookup
  2. Microsoft Update preventing USB pen drive auto-start
  3. What does this mean?
  4. Can my programs make Windows leak memory?
  5. Help Please
  6. printing to network printer via company desktop from personal laptop?>

February 27[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 27

  1. SQL UPDATE statement to multiply each value by 10
  2. How can a distributed p2p database work at all?
  3. Searching Amazon.co.uk
  4. java programming
  5. LinkedIn spam
  6. Locating (and re-allocating?) Lost Disk Space on Vista
  7. mht
  8. Problem with signature

February 28[edit]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 February 28

  1. RAID 1+1 Array
  2. Copy and run a file into C: drive and all folders, sub folders, subsub folders.etc
  3. Garage Band: recording with real instrument, converting to software instrument
  4. MacBook battery bar problem
  5. Free PDF reader - not Adobe
  6. Wikimedia Commons
  7. like a live powerpoint, but a video
  8. Motorola Droid Series Bootloaders
  9. Mac OS X Interface Builder
  10. This is a followup to the above question
  11. Javascript - what does constructor prototype equality signify?
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