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July 1

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 1

  1. Rotating photos to align vertical or horizontal
  2. keep it simple
  3. -- forbidden in XML comments

July 2

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 2

  1. Show how much HD free on network
  2. Google Earth kmz files
  3. Linux install ISO is too big
  4. Rendering image or video
  5. Transfer files from a Creative Zen Vision W to Linux via the command line?

July 3

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 3

  1. What's the best Android phone rooting & data-transferring app?
  2. Who will be the winner and runner-up of UEFA Euro 2016?
  3. recovery data from hard disk
  4. can one damage a laser printer by specifiying the wrong paper type?
  5. Sign-in problems, Apple pop-ups and disabled cookies
  6. Google Analytics reports visits to a site that no longer exists
  7. font type
  8. Unknown device not working - how do I find out what it is?
  9. Creating lots of empty rows in Access
  10. MS Word Documents - trouble editing?
  11. left,right shift operators in c
  12. "Find" function in Apple's Preview suddenly became case-sensitive
  13. Firefox blanks cookie exceptions

July 4

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 4

  1. CLRS, the Algorithms Textbook
  2. pop-ups
  3. Data Members
  4. Inheritance
  5. Bypassing app clash in Windows 7
  6. c puzzle
  7. SQL server, VS team system 2008 and windows 8
  8. Unicode support
  9. Manuals for Inkscape

July 5

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 5

  1. Visibility modes and Inheritance influence
  2. Bytes and Class AUTHOR
  3. Classid object element.
  4. preinrement,postincrement in c
  5. Collapsible lists on other MediaWiki-licensed wikis
  6. New & Improved, My Foot
  7. Restoring old audio
  8. Turn off half of a screen

July 6

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 6

  1. What does this mean!?
  2. Major and annoying issues with local files and flash player
  3. Samsung Galaxy bans

July 7

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 7

  1. RTL and LTR marks
  2. PDAs
  3. Hotmail/Live
  4. how multiplication works in c
  5. temporary lack of Internet access

July 8

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 8

  1. What Android rooting & data-transferring app would you most recommend?
  2. 'Replay' function on YouTube
  3. Iphone 4

July 9

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 9

  1. Symantec Endpoint Protection vs. Norton Antivirus
  2. Layer 2 Routing Protocols & classification
  3. LAN Troubleshootng
  4. Ongoing problems with css and firebug
  5. cable modem
  6. When will [http://stats.wikimedia.org/EN/TablesWikipediaEN.htm this] get updated?

July 10

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 10

  1. Nigerian network
  2. Email encryption

July 11

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 11

  1. Reporting underage nudity on a webforum
  2. How do I upgrade to IPv6?
  3. I need to find a great Desktop sidebar with which to replace Google Desktop.
  4. Is this FSK signal Manchester encoded?
  5. Microoperation mix for matrix multiplication
  6. Programming languages little differences
  7. Does a smart phone need NFC enabled for reading QR code?

July 12

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 12

  1. How do I research US law regarding disposition of pirated works? References?
  2. C++ Help
  3. Mysql query help

July 13

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 13

  1. cursor keeps flicking up to top or down to bottom of screen
  2. Issues in playing 90 minute CD-Rs
  3. unwanted keyboard function
  4. Need help with CSS
  5. May I somehow toggle a Filtered view off and on in LibreOffice Calc ?

July 14

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 14

  1. Viruses/Malware and most likely targets
  2. Firefox Tabs issue involving scrolling through tabs
  3. Your Amazon.com password has been changed
  4. MS Office 2010
  5. Simple program in C++

July 15

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 15

  1. Is there a way to disable the zoom button for iphone apps on iPad?
  2. What should I do with my old computers and computer parts?
  3. Battery charging mystery
  4. Online Vulnerability Scanner

July 16

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 16

  1. Ruby File Reading Confusion
  2. MS IntelliType on MacOS
  3. image number appearing while saving
  4. Webdesign
  5. Milk spill on laptop keyboard
  6. Computer scientist and subject matter in real life

July 17

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 17

  1. Java Applet Problem (components not visible)
  2. Search function on IPad
  3. best LaTeX for Ubuntu 12.4?I
  4. Clicking on photographs on Facebook has stopped working?

July 18

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 18

  1. Forwarded email treated as spam
  2. /* Programming */ apache active message queueing on multiple servers
  3. how to change search engine ?
  4. Interactive pages
  5. Function syntax in jQuery

July 19

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 19

  1. USB gadgets
  2. How do I make a global keyboard shortcut to paste the current date yyyy-mm-dd under Windows7 Ultimate?

July 20

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 20

  1. Java Security (Quick fix for hosting a local file?)
  2. Texniccenter
  3. TFT monitor colours
  4. PS3 games: PAL and NTSC
  5. Wikipedia's links with space instead of underscore
  6. wikiasari
  7. Video "prt sc"

July 21

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 21

  1. Double buffering in Java fails?
  2. wiping personal information from a phone
  3. Comments in Google Blogger
  4. Levels in computer languages
  5. Can I show "My Documents" as "Documents" in Windows 7 GUI?
  6. How to show just ONE taskbar button per InternetExplorer9 window in Windows7 (Instead of one per tab)

July 22

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 22

  1. removal of antivirus
  2. Weekly menu planner
  3. jpg pictures
  4. The Connection Machines
  5. ring device from script
  6. How can I quickly and easily get to the first comments posted on [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/07/aurora-movie-shooting-one-more-massacre.html this] 'New Yorker' article (or others like it)?
  7. Learning C++

July 23

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 23

  1. HTTPS
  2. Upgrading a TOSHIBA Satellite A215
  3. Microsoft Research autobiography tool
  4. about live chat for website
  5. Same MAC
  6. Hexadecimal objects at python

July 24

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 24

  1. Copying and pasting in java-based formats
  2. Why do iPads sold at the [http://www.apple.com/ online Apple Store are SIM locked to AT&T or Verizon, even iPads bought without contract?]]
  3. Excel lists
  4. DHCP connection
  5. Events in C# 2010
  6. Firefox jumping to the wrong spot on a web page

July 25

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 25

  1. Verifying Android app publishers
  2. ISO = VMware?
  3. What is this bar?
  4. 32/64 bit problem when running an ASP.NET web application in Microsoft IIS
  5. Windows seven start menu replacement
  6. aa3
  7. HTC Rhyme browser?

July 26

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 26

  1. Hard drives
  2. How are strings stored?
  3. Programming (computer) languages
  4. Getting Windows 7 working on a new computer
  5. Excel Conditional Formating

July 27

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 27

  1. TBV files
  2. Commons template
  3. Migrating from Ubuntu to Lubuntu, with version upgrade
  4. Is it possible to charge a battery from 0% to 100% instantly?
  5. I need to find a great Desktop sidebar with which to replace Google Desktop.
  6. Two questions about cassette tapes

July 28

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 28

  1. Linux Mint 13 - switch user password problem
  2. Language suggestion needed
  3. Use USB devices with a phone via the microUSB port?
  4. Isn't that copyvio
  5. Linux firewall
  6. IP checking

July 29

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 29

  1. Spam blocking in Evolution
  2. Learning Java

July 30

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 30

  1. router light "modem" flashing red
  2. Function 'Prompt' in Excel 2007
  3. Download videos from Cinemassacre.com
  4. Is there a Clipboard manager that can automatically make a paste-able, clean, comma separated list? (Or single space separated text string?)
  5. x86 SOCs
  6. DIY WiFi tag

July 31

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 July 31

  1. Default wireless network names (SSIDs)
  2. Official Syrian News Agency web site down ?
  3. Series on Cisco Routers
  4. Passing a variable into a partial