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February 12

Screencast

can anybody tell me that if I use screen-cast or record online videos with help of a software .... does the web site owner get any information about this I mean can he access that who is recording(not downloading) videos from his website in any kind through this independent software. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.140.93.146 (talk) 08:15, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Not unless the software chooses to tell them. StuRat (talk) 16:15, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Digital rights management is supposed to try and stop you intercepting the signal and only display it on the screen. As well or instead of that they may encode your ip and the time in the signal every so often in a way that doesn't show so if what you download is distributed it can be traced back to you. Dmcq (talk) 16:19, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Arduino / Raspberry Pi lapsop

Is there any DIY resource to convert any of these into full-fledged laptop with screen and keyboard? (something that could be used by someone in a poor country to learn programming and read pdfs for less than $100. OsmanRF34 (talk) 14:43, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

There's a number of guides like [1]. For your application you'd need to think a bit more about an internet connection via wireless and you might have to pay for a display device. I think really though for general use you want something a bit more integrated and rugged. There's some Android based systems being developed in India and China which may be more suitable for this purpose, I'm note sure what stage they are at though though I know some older schemes have had problems. Dmcq (talk) 15:45, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

The One Laptop per Child project is a different approach to what you are asking. Astronaut (talk) 16:55, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Using URLs to Illustrate Functional v4.0 Cross-Browser Compatible Iframes

Have many resources but also have many original works which clearly illustrate what a dynamic iframe functions like in a working environment. In essence, these are works from my past, but are there for show and tell, not for business purposes. Yet, if they can be used in conjunction with Wikipedia, I know for sure they will bring a point home as to how it is possible to develop for old, say version 4.0 browsers, and still have that work on future browsers. Meaning full cross-browser and client compatibility as well as forward-looking compatibility based on tried and tested development techniques.

For instance: Dynamic HTML interface using Javascript, CSS, HTML 4.0 and the Document Object Model as well as simulates an iframe, complete with scroll bars for browsers incapable, at the time, of parsing an iframe, for instance Netscape 4.0:

http://www.louierd.com/

Wondering how I would go about doing such a thing, what are the rules and regulations in relation to doing such a thing. It's all for learning purposes. I am the sole developer and owner of this site.

Louie Rd aka drlouie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drlouie (talk • contribs) 15:36, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Are you asking where on Wikipedia a link or links to your website might be acceptable? Since your site is clearly commercially oriented, probably nowhere. ¦ Reisio (talk) 18:36, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Why the science reference desk page didn't get updated?

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I recently made this edit[2] to the archives but it didn't display as it should on the science desk. To make sure there wasn't a problem with my browser I hit control F5 to force the page to reload. Why? PS its now showing. Why the delay? -Modocc (talk) 16:27, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Possibly the archival system tripping you up. Also F5 isn’t always effective — CTRL+F5 is usually more reliable. ¦ Reisio (talk) 22:40, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

You often have to purge a page to quickly see changes caused by a transcluded page. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:54, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you guys. -Modocc (talk) 17:25, 13 February 2013 (UTC)