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May 1 edit
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 1
- Ripping Blu-Ray on Puppy Linux
- Dial-up in Ubuntu 9.04
- DVD/GOOGLE CHROME
- Hard disk failure and data recovery
- A computer that restarts when told to turn off
- 320 GB HDD; 140 GB (D:, named "DATA") is seperated from 144 GB (C:, named "ACER"), merge them together
- WARNING: Latest Developer Beta of Google Chrome will not load Wikipedia Properly
- Microsoft Excel question
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 5
- Need help with ASP
- An easy and cheap (preferably free) way to read & convert JPEG 2000 files to regular JPG?
- Google and Wordpress
- Bitrate vs Quality
- creating lists in Excel
- Game too slow
- Digital audio player with resume-from-playlist function
- Comparing two CPUs
- List of different processors and their speeds or ages
- CMOS AND gate
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 8
- Which Distro Should I Use?
- Apostrophes and quotation marks to question marks
- Infrastructure design for Information Technology services
- Gmail error
- Laptop advice
- Emacs on Win32 and remote Unix programs
- mobile number verification through SMS in USA
- Java Programming
- Random colour picture
- Is there an article for licenses that are free only for personal/private use?
- Wiki for a whole city
- Meta Repo?
- What does this mean (in BASH)?
- C printf bug?
- Trouble redirecting an Open Office Base file to a new SQL source
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 10
- Monitor settings and eye strain
- Scribd obfuscation
- I hav mini project in 8086 programming....i want to know that how to convert this C program to assembly language for 8086 ???
- Google Gallery Script
- Blocking Gmail Contacts
- Small Resolution Images
- Amount downloaded since reboot (Windows XP)
- google and work internet
- cabling
- EEE PC 901
- OpenOffice clean startup
- disc synchronisation
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 13
- TCP sockets, do they have two socket addresses...?
- WAV Sound in Java
- Phone numbers when registering domains
- Zoom concept in computer / Computer Graphics
- MICROPROCESSOR
- Looking for a particular tech review site I can't find
- MS word - replacing commas with dots in numbers
- MICROPROCESSOR
- Open Source Bubble?
- MICROPROCESSOR-Sequence of instructions
- Musical Software
- How to arrive at MTBF for an STB?
- MICROPROCESSOR-Word equal to 0000H
- itunes space
- Google map problem
- Copying a LOT of files in Linux
- Selling a used Laptop
May 14 edit
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 14
- Forgot My Computer Password
- zenity (Linux)
- google can't find her
- Video playback problem
- Netrw functionality outside of vim?
- <span><b></b></span> instead of <span><b></span></b>, why?
- Ripping a DVD?
- Saving a web-page: Firefox vs. IExplorer
- Install Windows on ext3
- Linux based disk utilities
- Font identification?
- Photo-editing FOSS
May 15 edit
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 15
- power cord temperatures
- ORKUT
- Computer auto start
- [ActivePerl] [Windows XP] DBD::mysql
- Windows XP SP3 -- Reallowocating/repartitioning
- Explaining to a computer illiterate person how to get rid of spyware and keylogger
- Service desk specalists? Certification.
- Should I stop learning on my own if I don't want to repeat it all in order to get qualifications in school?
- A true worldwide mobile phone
- HTML scraper and PostgreSQL interface
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 18
- Printing separate/different files
- Website causing internet to appear to disconnect
- Good gaming mouse that work on glass?
- Two questions in one
- Exploiting Google Safesearch
- MySQL table creation
- An idle wondering...
- Open-source alternatives
- Change the default view for 'file open' dialogue box
- Selling Old Computer - Value and best way to clean it up?
- What happened to my Internet?
- XPath: Equality match on list-valued attribute
- Phone location device/site
May 19 edit
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 19
- Strange Japanese plug
- autostart a crashed program
- My friend says the plural of "mouse" is "mouses" when referring to computer accessories.
- GNU Software
- English.dat
- Google Earth Resolution
- Load pre-installed windows in VirtualBox
- Java: Reading from a File
- evolution email misbehaving with linux
- repair cracked glass screen ipod touch with glue
- No wireless Internet even with strong signal
- How to use a Windows Mobile 6.1 Cellphone as a modem for a Windows Mobile 2003SE PocketPC
- Mouse issues
- Programming language help
May 20 edit
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 20
- Confusion
- Shrinking vector images in inkscape
- A language that replaces HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Apache, PHP, and MySQL?
- last modification on basic network topologies
- A question about Twitter
- can GPS find my stolen mobile phone???
- Can you really know you're blocked using AIM (AOL's instant messaging?)
May 21 edit
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 21
- Word 2007 - automatically populate document property using document contents
- Computer shuts down during high-load applications even after replacing power supply
- modern sorting algorithms
- iTunes movie archiving?
- Cannot access google
- XP default file sort order
- What is an API in simple terms?
- Too many icons and shortcuts on desktop to see
- PAL / NTSC
- chmod and App Runner "security risk"
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 23
- C++ question
- A LaTeXnicality
- Recovery of SATA drive on PATA computer
- Telnet/SSH2
- FSB vs. memory speed
- external hard drive problems
- what is the algorithm behind online maps?
- C# and Bluetooth
- Mount folder on Ubuntu (Linux/GNOME)
- I want XeTeX and I want it now...
- Ipod
- Screen going blank during Windows XP installation
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 25
- Is Facebook useful?
- Where is the Bluetooth headset article?
- Timelapse from a webcam
- free (gratis) software for students
- Open .desktop files (Linux)?
- Two internet connections
- add ons disabled.
- i-tunes
- assigning new functions to keys in Linux
- Getting rid of virus when you can't boot
- ALternate DNS Server
- Security problems of "mount" on Linux?
- CentralNic DNS records or Root Zone File or whatever
May 26 edit
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 26
- torbrowser download
- text file to windows command prompt
- UAT test cases for IVR
- .NET Exception disassembly
- Accesskeys in Chrome 2.0
Building a gameFinding headersusingforid Tech 2id Tech 3 engine- Strange 2D "barcode"
- google desktop and yahoo widget
- VLC transcode settings for iPod/AppleTV compatible MP4?
- WAP Question
- Amount of vi and/or emacs users
May 27 edit
Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 27
- issues watching fullscreen hulu with dual monitors
- I got a "configuration settings file"
- OpenVPN tunnel...
- Xbox 360 Issues (can't access 'game' sites from desk
- iPhone/iTunes
- Number Formatting in Excel 2007
- About the Future of IT industry
- Middle Mouse Button on Laptop Missing
- Blogs showing up in searches
- Freezing after right-click
- Pascal trivia?
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 May 29
- Right Align a Button
- ISP keeping record of MSN Messenger Conversations
- Image help - trying to upload to commons
- Java platforms
- Need Software: Unique color counter
- Computing history: personal computers today vs. supercomputers in the past
- Business simulation games
- Microsoft Office Outlook Connector - will it overfill my computer?
- Free text file / note organizer
- MSIE7 and Vista
- Interwiki bots
- Bypass root password and /etc/fstab