Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/May 2007

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May 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 1

1. What is the benefit of more RAM on the video card?
2. heys
3. How do I test Oracle Forms
4. Send email to instant messenger
5. HTML
6. Implications of MPAA takedown notices of HD-DVD key.

May 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 2

1. question on.What is the different of driver disabled displayed AND any other device?
2. Bookmark datestamps
3. xmms with recover
4. locating outlook.pst
5. rovclock
6. Using a telephone pickup with my MacBook
7. Editing Acrobat reader files

May 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 3

1. Fastest USB Flash Drive
2. Java
3. is it possible to run code on the stack?
4. Multilayer Circuit Diagrams
5. Unicorns
6. The Internet
7. Opensource Java Barcode Image Reader
8. Username changing over the Internet
9. Backwards in GarageBand

May 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 4

1. Backing up my hard drive
2. Excel
3. Airport Express
4. Adobe Premiere
5. Qos Mapping
6. Hashcash and P=NP
7. Dial-up internet connection with wireless router
8. Animated gifs
9. Lenovo Laptop
10. Google Web Accelerator & Wikipedia
11. Credit card data - where does it go?
12. Internet Explorer 7
13. How can I retrieve data from my old hard drive?

May 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 5

1. Information technology in society
2. Going to be building a new computer soon..
3. Massive Ext. Hdd mess!
4. XP Remote Desktop
5. No parallel port for dongle
6. SHA-1 hash time vs. input size
7. Google Sketchup and Blender
8. Precise Determination of Graphics Card
9. Search Engines
10. IPod Syncing

May 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 6

1. Clearing Internet Explorer Cache?
2. Better MySpace Blog RSS
3. Securing a wireless network
4. Which DSLR
5. PDF Compression quality loss?
6. arge equations in Latex
7. AN configuration
8. CT3
9. Google Toolbar
10. RAM questions
11. RAM types
12. RAM volumes

May 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 7

1. why does windows sometimes resurrect deleted photos?
2. Japanese language in Windows
3. GCC register allocation
4. Downloading Webpages
5. Remapping URLs in browser
6. Processor
7. What to do with old CRT monitors?
8. Email server

May 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 8

1. Random point in ImageJ
2. SELinux
3. Computer virus
4. backup still running after three days

May 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 9

1. LilyPond
2. HTML
3. USB Numpad in console / DOS applications?
4. Firefox default image problem
5. Drivers in Windows XP
6. Internet Proxies
7. PCI-EXPRESS
8. Web Address Bar autocomplete issues
9. RAM --> Hard disk mechanism?
10. Moving to a new email address; forwarding archived email?

May 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 10

1. Robotic Vacuum
2. CMOS settings
3. VLC and Microphone/Camera
4. Processors
5. Download From YouTube
6. my qsn
7. Computational question
8. Usb Webcam on linux 2.6.xx
9. Domain Name and DNS Management

May 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 11

1. keylogger...
2. Database query (MS SQL 2000).
3. World wind error
4. Fastest copy method
5. LAN and Intranet.
6. Changeing Movie Format
7. Computer going haywire
8. maps.google.com updates
9. Converting Flash Drive to Mp3 player

May 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 12

1. Parser function help
2. Invoke a java program
3. Hard Disk Compatibility
4. External Hard Drive
5. Forum software
6. Matrix inversion
7. Logical equation reduction
8. Video card
9. Opera, wheres the "Page info" thing
10. can't find my Google calendar
11. If you have to pick the first best N items from a list...
12. Text file <-Firefox browsing history?

May 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 13

1. Removing the harnig virus
2. Possible Virus
3. AIM Profiles
4. CDs on iTunes
5. DVD-R Multisession
6. s/this/that
7. Underscore number in a password
8. International shipping
9. Movie Format
10. Google Earth purposeful blurring of a location?
11. Problem with WMP11 - Find Album Info
12. ccApp.exe and ccSvcHst.exe problems
13. DOSBOX/DJGPP
14. Tracking
15. IP address
16. Car SatNav
17. Apple Ipod problem
18. Subtitles for a video file (avi xvid)
19. Streaming video capture

May 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 14

1. De-tokenize a Dragon 32/64 BASIC
2. Single file download from Huge torrent file
3. Missing taskbars in Xubuntu
4. Sap Insurance
5. testing insurance projects
6. Vandal Proof on Mac OS X?
7. Pod hard drive model
8. Why don't companies make cheaper computers?
9. Colour Inkjet Refills

May 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 15

1. Flowchart
2. HP laptop reset button?
3. what on earth is happening to wikipedia!
4. Best device for writing on the go?
5. Installing Driver for USB card on Mac
6. Actionscript error
7. 40 or hittimer
8. 20 or hittimer
9. 50 or hittimer
10. 59 or hittimer
11. 49 or hittimer
12. 39 or hittimer
13. 29 or hittimer
14. 19 or hittimer = 11 or hittimer
15. 40 or hittimer
16. 10 or hittimer
17. 59 or hittimer
18. 41 or hittimer
19. 29 or hittimer
20. XPS 710 H2C
21. Online Database
22. How does one destroy a web site?
23. Data transfer between two modems
24. What is a "normal file"?
25. Cell Phones

May 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 16

1. saving web-pages in one file
2. Need help with useing the same internet connection on two computers without another routher
3. Autorunning batch files?
4. String in C
5. Countdown...
6. Halo 3 Beta
7. Precision in printf
8. Name for RAM overload?
9. Move system folder on Windows XP
10. Wire gauge with 24v

May 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 17

1. Is it possible to sell blogger domain names
2. Vista Desktop
3. TI Programming
4. Virtual desktops in OS X
5. about wikipedia's platform
6. Sending pictures over the internet
7. User blurs off
8. Oblivion
9. java/swing: textfield in table header
10. Adobe Question
11. Windows Vista & MSN Messenger
12. google

May 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 18

1. Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
2. Apache, .htaccess
3. Half Life 2 List of Weapons
4. Uploading SVG Images
5. d/dvd piracy
6. How to improve a download/install process
7. Historical currency exchange rates?
8. Mac OS X program to monitor socket connections

May 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 19

1. Reserving one processor for a program.
2. Autotune settings
3. Apache log file entry
4. Compression mechanism
5. grep for anagrams
6. internet architecture and protocol
7. Another Mac Question
8. Turkish letters in Word (Mac OS X)
9. Gmail Paper

May 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 20

1. Fastest Internet Connection
2. widescreen or not
3. Solution orientated architecture
4. DPI in photoshop?
5. Gif images
6. Problem Writing in Assemly under Linux
7. Streaming Video
8. Need help fixing my laptop keys

May 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 21

1. 404 FNF page
2. iPod Videos
3. Firefox download problems
4. Powerpoint presentation
5. Macros in Powerpoint
6. GPL?
7. Bash variables
8. Converting RGB to CMYK in Photoshop
9. Excel Conditional Formatting question
10. My friend made a JavaScript message for Firefox on a Mac that can't be closed
11. Wireless Router woes
12. Basic greasemonkey help
13. With regards to this...

May 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 22

1. Moving GIF images
2. Powerpoint slide design
3. Send e-mail from alternate address to Google Groups
4. Time stamp in Microsoft excel .xls files?
5. Screenshot in Internet Explorer 7
6. Sap Bw
7. What hardware should I put in my server?
8. Broadband speed notation
9. windows 3.11 games
10. php email problems
11. What is the frequency of Paradise?
12. Brand new MAC's hardrive crashed - how to recover PROPERLY?
13. software for checking broadband speed
14. trouble uploading copyright free jpeg image
15. smart drive
16. binary search tree
17. Acer Aspire 5000 power jack
18. Video Compression

May 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 23

1. Recovering video file from cell
2. name of a PC RTS game that I saw
3. non english programming languages?
4. Ares p2p program
5. MOV to DVD or DivX
6. Reverse MP3 Playback
7. Excel macros
8. Wikipedia Bot: CSV
9. 3GP (or 3g2) Video Format
10. µTorrent problem - file system limitation error

May 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 24

1. TI Programming maneuvers
2. Windows XP keymapping.
3. Automated Google searches: length distribution of written growls
4. World of Warcraft problem
5. recognising gif and jpeg images
6. GIF
7. Maple:simple fractions
8. CSS border images
9. Themeing Qt
10. Mac OS X Paint Equivalent
11. Video card question
12. Coin a name
13. XPS 710 H2C
14. ASUS W5Fe

May 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 25

1. Cannot copy file onto flash drive
2. DVD format
3. Another excel macro question
4. Installing Vista

May 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 26

1. Library to convert sRGB to any linear color space
2. Animated GIF onto Powerpoint
3. World's Best Computer
4. Sideshow
5. HTML help
6. Sunbird to Outlook
7. Looking for a very specific type of game.
8. How to get an Epson to print B&W

May 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 27

1. Cancelling AOL, keep AIM?
2. Buying a website
3. Font used during booting
4. Odd standoff.
5. Can someone recommend a discussion group platform?
6. 0x10001: Which is the "High Word" and which is the "Low Word"
7. Computer out of "balls and wood"
8. how to find

May 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 28

1. CPU fan doesn't work
2. Printing
3. Oh, the blueness
4. Regular expressions
5. Good places to get started in programming?
6. javascript
7. Does the Xbox360 elite include an HD DVD player?
8. Whats that?
9. Website Compatibility
10. AIM Phoneline

May 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 29

1. Blender Fluid Simulation Problem
2. bandwidth in gaming
3. Bare linux kernel
4. Free text file compare software.
5. Live Boot Cd image file
6. Images onto Powerpoint
7. One Time Pad "theoretically unbreakable"
8. How to Program?? Do you use any kind of software?? I just a noob (currently on software).
9. Query question in MSAccess2000
10. Domain Squatting
11. Personality module
12. Bulk SMS messages
13. Wiki farm questions
14. Server-side program

May 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 30

1. iTunes Downloads
2. Downloader Virus
3. telephone dialer in c
4. PS3 Update Trouble
5. Japanese letters in e-mail
6. Second video card, just for desktop apps (XP)
7. Windows Development
8. Forcing older software to run in higher resolutions.
9. Programming for Mac OS X.
10. Skype voice calls
11. Keyboard switching
12. Computer configuration
13. Firefox's British English dictionary
14. Unpartitioning a Hard Disk in Windows
15. The Day They Updated Google and Broke It

May 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2007 May 31

1. atlab: Using function as matrix
2. Outlook support forum
3. Need help with ISO images
4. Unknown File Type
5. HP-UX
6. Mac OS X Screen Scrolling
7. Browser Safe Colors
8. LG shine predictive text problem
9. Showing Someone Their IP Address Inside A Webpage
10. Outsourcing
11. Multiple gateways on a network
12. Press a key vs. press any key