Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/January 2013

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January 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 1

1. Youtube "sort by" for results is gone? (relevance, view count, etc)?
2. About Cookies in IE
3. How to Count the number of References in TOTAL

January 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 2

1. Model View Controller
2. Karnaugh Maps and Gate optimization
3. The sort button on youtube is no longer there
4. The search options on youtube have changed
5. Persistent connection problems

January 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 3

1. How much passive cooling does RAM need during sleep?
2. Multimedia Presentation Tool Recommendation
3. Spyware/malware concern at a library

January 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 4

1. Domain name "taken hostage"
2. SATA cable capacity
3. IRC refdesk command
4. Is there any linux distro without GNU?

January 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 5

1. Article improvement and long-term semi-protection
2. Thinking of a film
3. Configuring Samba

January 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 6

1. Constant bandwidths VPNs / proxies?

January 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 7

1. Easy Windows 7 backup software
2. Windows 7 movie suppression
3. Wireless
4. RAM suppliers

January 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 8

1. Suggestion regarding configurability
2. Wikipedia opening sentences in Google
3. Adding and removing programs in Windows 8
4. Flowplayer
5. App to compare cellphone plans/cards ?
6. very very annoying .swf flash issue!
7. Visual basics and c#
8. How do you make a flash pop-up?
9. Some specific notebook keys doenst work.
10. What determines the symbols available under "special characters" in the edit box?

January 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 9

1. Filename extensions
2. Best shareware/freeware program for .swf or flash audio download
3. Firefox browser crashing
4. Further question about connection problems

January 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 10

1. Raid and storage space
2. Menu Bar Goes Black
3. After Effects plug-in

January 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 11

1. What was the very first written source code file of Linus Torvald's kernel?
2. Why would "Not supported in HTML5" features still work in an HTML5 page?
3. An program that do something like that would be hard to do or not?

January 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 12

1. core i series
2. Parsing an array of strings from a string with a regex

January 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 13

1. Weird deletion glitches when editting
2. Java vulnerabiity -- Online banking
3. .cache/tracker/meta-db
4. Looking for some straightforward 3D primitive functions
5. Co.uk co.jp

January 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 14

1. Google Chrome search box
2. Can I hotlink wikimedia images?
3. Facebook photo albums
4. Recommended computer software for children

January 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 15

1. Trying to understand nofollow
2. Substitution-only Tcl expressions
3. Laptop inserting extra returns in Mediawiki software
4. Java problems
5. If I hotlink wikimedia....
6. Where to ask for help in old Commodore 64 games?
7. Apple's PAGES app.

January 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 16

1. Is there Android library available?
2. Funny characters for Latin letters
3. fiddling with google news
4. do google mail for businesses owners see my ip's
5. Dropbox
6. The "new Commodore 64"
7. Average broadband speed tester
8. Windows File Manager

January 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 17

1. Copying an integer to someplace in an array in vb.net
2. Microsoft Office 2010 with Wine on Ubuntu
3. Pointing domain name
4. Hfr blu ray

January 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 18

1. What does deepweb mean
2. How is a saved web page and its files folder linked?
3. Merging files
4. Music Production Software id request
5. Google search by image!

January 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 19

1. youtube downloader
2. Remote garage door alarm
3. Backup of gmail.com on my local PC

January 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 20

1. "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered"
2. gtx disabling

January 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 21

1. Help with iptables and blocking repeated SSH attempts
2. What is a better desktop utility software than Google Desktop?
3. Help with Blaze Xplorer FX Cartridge
4. Fax
5. System services required to share printer in Vista SP 2

January 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 22

1. What is the fate of files uploaded to Megaupload now? Are they all deleted there?
2. cpu fan
3. IQ pocketbook 701
4. Mac usb boot

January 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 23

1. I don't know how to add a reference.
2. Worst possible consequences of hand falling asleep repeatedly?
3. Passwoed Recovery
4. malware not really there?
5. Character doubling only at Gmail and Wikipedia while using Safari
6. How precise IP to location websites are?

January 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 24

1. Cryptographic primitives
2. Super-symmetric Stream Cipher

January 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 25

1. if i upload a pdf/docx online, will any of my info be in the metadata?
2. Facebook telling me way too much about any email address
3. understanding processor power
4. Downloaded Japanese files display random symbols instead of japanese characters
5. moving blogs
6. website privacy

January 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 26

1. Smartphones
2. Google DMCA notices
3. Windows 8 laptop start, desktop and touchpad problem
4. PC not displaying content

January 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 27

1. Where can I obtain the source code of Android 4.2?
2. Interchangeable AC chargers
3. Console/shell in Windows?

January 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 28

1. How to update from WinXP to Win7 via Apple BootCamp?
2. Calendar appointments
3. how can i transfer data from a clipper application to SAP
4. Burning to and ripping from a CD and changes in audio quality
5. Remove Proxy Server without Password
6. MP3 Format Error

January 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 29

1. Running mobile apps on a Windows PC
2. could a kinect read depth information from something as small as the travel of a computer keyboard?
3. Avoiding spam filters
4. Website generating "screenshot"
5. Hello I Need Your Help (Google search result special pages)
6. Win32s
7. *Manually* factory-restoring Windows 7 from recovery discs

January 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 30

1. .MOV or .MP4 to .OGV file conversion
2. What is spooled to the printer driver?
3. ISBN "splitting"
4. Playing DVDs
5. Why can't I use Shadowman with a Blaze Xplorer FX Cheat Cartridge ?
6. Begone SATA! Get ye behind me.
7. hi, do 3d camera rigs ever use convergence info for depth?
8. Rechargeable power sources for electronic devices
9. Division of labour in computer game development

January 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 January 31

1. Sound quality difference of songs ripped from CDs vs. downloaded from the Internet
2. Remote desktop
3. Multiple Choice Question building software/website