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= December 24 =
{{Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 November 8}}


== Is this bug in the google search ? ==
{{Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 November 9}}


I searched for the keywords: "Israel Folau" "Margaret Court" "David Tyree", then Google shows me [https://i.imgur.com/6mbOI8x.jpeg blank]. Is this bug?[[User:HarryOrange|HarryOrange]] ([[User talk:HarryOrange|talk]]) 22:35, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
{{Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2009 November 10}}
:If I do the same search, this question shows up (twice, due to how the refdesk is organized) plus a link to Stuff. So, it doesn't seem to be a bug. I tried the same format search with much more famous people and got hundreds of links. [[User:Matt Deres|Matt Deres]] ([[User talk:Matt Deres|talk]]) 13:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
::Remember that Google has numerous servers that can respond to your search, and they do not necessarily all behave the same. --[[Special:Contributions/142.112.149.206|142.112.149.206]] ([[User talk:142.112.149.206|talk]]) 22:17, 27 December 2024 (UTC)


== MS Excel help ==


= December 28 =
Ended up using =VALUE(). Thanks for all your help.--[[User:Omnipotence407|omnipotence407]] ([[User talk:Omnipotence407|talk]]) 00:33, 13 November 2009 (UTC){{Resolved}}


== File disambiguators (1): Explorer/W11 ==
For whatever reason, I need to go through about 4500 cells (all in one column) and click F2 to edit and then it Enter to accept the changes without actually changing anything. I have tried formatting everything as text and numbers but nothing helps. I think a macro would do the trick, but I am not up on my VB.
Thanks --[[User:Omnipotence407|omnipotence407]] ([[User talk:Omnipotence407|talk]]) 22:37, 10 November 2009 (UTC)


Óla! So Explorer adds (''n'') to a file with a duplicate name to an existing one. Do you have suggestions how to easily identify and delete them? The search option doesn't recognize parentheses, so a search would merely identify files with that number in the title. The reason for asking is that if a folder has a large number of duplicates that should be deleted, it would be easier to sort/select/delete rather than ctrl+click individually. Thank you! [[Special:Contributions/2.28.124.91|2.28.124.91]] ([[User talk:2.28.124.91|talk]]) 16:31, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
:Can you explain what your goal is? Are you just trying to force a manual update of all the cell values? (Because that is very easy to do with Excel.)
--[[User:Mr.98|Mr.98]] ([[User talk:Mr.98|talk]]) 01:05, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:https://www.alldup.de/alldup_help/alldup.php and then set it to compare 100% of the content. [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 17:16, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]], that's great, and freeware too. It looks like it might take some getting used to! Cheers, [[Special:Contributions/2.28.124.91|2.28.124.91]] ([[User talk:2.28.124.91|talk]]) 18:13, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
:Use a better search program - [https://www.mythicsoft.com FileLocator] will find {{code|* - Copy (*).*}}, and I'm sure there are others with will also do the job.
:Use the [[cmd.exe|command]] prompt, eg {{code|dir "* - Copy (*).*"}} works. (You can also use {{code|del}} similarly, but do so with caution and at your own risk.)
:[[User:Mitch Ames|Mitch Ames]] ([[User talk:Mitch Ames|talk]]) 09:35, 2 January 2025 (UTC)


= December 30 =
::I think that's what I'm trying to do. From what I can tell, the cells are not being considered numbers until I edit and accept. The values are copied and pasted (as values only) from the output of Microsoft Query. I'm running 2003 if that helps. It seems like it would be simple, but I haven't found anything that would help. --[[User:Omnipotence407|omnipotence407]] ([[User talk:Omnipotence407|talk]]) 01:59, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


== Selecting multiple items in checkbox on this website. Is there an easier way? ==
:::Hmm, that sounds like Excel. Have you tried copying and then repasting them using Paste Special > Values? It might keep them from being treated like strings. --[[User:Mr.98|Mr.98]] ([[User talk:Mr.98|talk]]) 02:49, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


Please look at this link:
::::Yeah, that's what I meant with the "as values only." --[[User:Omnipotence407|omnipotence407]] ([[User talk:Omnipotence407|talk]]) 03:23, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


https://www.archonia.com/en-us/search?q-a2%5B0%5D=1&q-a2%5B1%5D=2&q-a2%5B2%5D=3&qf%5B0%5D=3046&filter_string=doctor%20who
:::::Have you tried copy-and-pasting first into Notepad and then from there into Excel? That sometimes helps to strip off formatting. Or save the Excel file as a text-only format (CSV for example), open in Notepad or Wordpad and do search-and-replace on any string identifiers (single or double quotes). Re the macros: there's a "record macro" button in Excel that is great for figuring out the language, but you still have to set up the loops manually... [[User:Jørgen|Jørgen]] ([[User talk:Jørgen|talk]]) 10:56, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


On the left of the web page you will see a checkbox "Status" with 3 items checked. The problem I have is that the only way I can get multiple items checked is by '''editing the URL'''. If I just click on an item in a checkbox on this website the other items get unchecked. In other words: the checkbox works like radio buttons. I tried a different browser; I tried ctrl-click and shift-click and alt-click. Nope. On other websites ([https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml5_input_type_checkbox here] for example) I do not have this problem. Do you experience the same inconvenience? And if so any ideas on how to do this easier than by url editing? [[Special:Contributions/213.126.69.28|213.126.69.28]] ([[User talk:213.126.69.28|talk]]) 11:55, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::Maybe even a recalc command (F9) could solve your problem. --&nbsp;<small><tt>[[User:Codicorumus|Codicorumus]]</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;[[User_talk:Codicorumus|&laquo;&nbsp;msg]]</small> 17:48, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


:Not necessarily AFAIK, and that's coming from someone with experience in web design. You're unfortunately seeing their poor web design. <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"> <span style="color:ForestGreen;font-size:15px"> [[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:#803280">TheTechie@enwiki</span>]]</span> (<span style="color:#324c80">she/they</span> {{pipe}} [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="color:rgb(90,50,128)">talk</span>]]) </span> 00:17, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::the F9 didn't work. I tried doing the record macro, but the problem was that it doesn't retain the values. It ends up replacing the contents with the one that I recorded with. --[[User:Omnipotence407|omnipotence407]] ([[User talk:Omnipotence407|talk]]) 19:39, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


== Windows 10 Bin ==
::::::::Perhaps, you can do the job via a formula that results in the appropriate number and then –if necessary– copy and paste as value. --&nbsp;<small><tt>[[User:Codicorumus|Codicorumus]]</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;[[User_talk:Codicorumus|&laquo;&nbsp;msg]]</small> 20:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


Doing a quick search online I realized that the path to the Windows recycle bin is C:\$Recycle.Bin; however, for some reason I don't understand, it doesn't seem to be the "Recycle Bin" on the desktop, they just seem to be two different paths (explanatory screenshot at the following link: [https://imgur.com/a/2tn8HFy]). Are they actually two different paths? If so, why? If not... why aren't the two windows synchronized? [[Special:Contributions/2A01:827:160:D601:2E75:E3BA:BBBF:B55D|2A01:827:160:D601:2E75:E3BA:BBBF:B55D]] ([[User talk:2A01:827:160:D601:2E75:E3BA:BBBF:B55D|talk]]) 14:35, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
:Paste Values is only relevant if you have copied a formula from Excel. In that case, Paste Values discards the underlying formula and only pastes the output value of the formula. However, in your case, there is no underlying formula to discard. The problem seems to be that the data is being pasted as text instead of numbers.


:Here's a possible solution: After you paste the data, you might try clicking on the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291358 Paste Options] button that appears, choosing the [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP101022441033.aspx Text Import Wizard], and see if it has an option to interpret the data you pasted as numbers instead of text.


= January 1 =
:This may also be helpful: [http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP012167611033.aspx Convert numbers stored as text to numbers]. --[[User:Bavi H|Bavi H]] ([[User talk:Bavi H|talk]]) 02:43, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


== Question(s) about Arch Linux ==
= November 11 =
{{Moved from|User talk:TheTechie#Aaaaarrrrchh brrr!}}
== Serious error ==
@[[User:TheTechie|TheTechie]] ... A question? Do you used [[archinstall]] to install Arch Linux? I think i will install Arch Linux, cause, i want BTW [[User:Vitorperrut555|Vitorperrut555]] ([[User talk:Vitorperrut555|talk]]) 23:31, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
:Moved this here as I found this to be a better place for it. As for your question, no, I used text commands. Though I may be able to help. Any specific questions? <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"> <span style="color:ForestGreen;font-size:15px"> [[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:#803280">TheTechie@enwiki</span>]]</span> (<span style="color:#324c80">she/they</span> {{pipe}} [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="color:rgb(90,50,128)">talk</span>]]) </span> 00:32, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
:@[[User:Vitorperrut555|Vitorperrut555]] <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"> <span style="color:ForestGreen;font-size:15px"> [[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:#803280">TheTechie@enwiki</span>]]</span> (<span style="color:#324c80">she/they</span> {{pipe}} [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="color:rgb(90,50,128)">talk</span>]]) </span> 00:41, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
::When I installed Arch Linux, I used a live-boot USB. Once booted, it has an "install" icon that can be used to do a basic install. Then, once installed, you can customize it by removing and adding the packages you like. [[Special:Contributions/68.187.174.155|68.187.174.155]] ([[User talk:68.187.174.155|talk]]) 15:42, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
:::68.187.174.155, I think you're confused. Archinstall is a command on Arch Linux, and the Arch Installer boots in text mode. You may be thinking of an Arch derivative like Manjaro or EndeavourOS, which do indeed boot up in graphical environments. <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"> <span style="color:ForestGreen;font-size:15px"> [[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:#803280">TheTechie@enwiki</span>]]</span> (<span style="color:#324c80">she/they</span> {{pipe}} [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="color:rgb(90,50,128)">talk</span>]]) </span> 20:23, 2 January 2025 (UTC)


= January 2 =
When I got home my computer had to be restarted. When it booted up it said it had recovered from a serious error. I copied the details on the "send error report" and they are: <pre>BCCode : 77 BCP1 : C000000E BCP2 : C000000E BCP3 : 00000000
BCP4 : 1727D000 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 3_0 Product : 768_1</pre>
I am running Windows XP on a Dell Dimsension 2400 with 528 megs. Can anyone interpret this error report for me? I did install the latest version of Firefox yesterday and it prompted me to install the latest version of Flash Player, which I also did. I am running the latest version of Norton.--[[Special:Contributions/162.83.161.25|162.83.161.25]] ([[User talk:162.83.161.25|talk]]) 00:46, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:I cannot decode the data, but messages saying that the computer has recovered from a serious error are usually not alarming. Most often the problem never occurs again. --[[User:Andreas Rejbrand|Andreas Rejbrand]] ([[User talk:Andreas Rejbrand|talk]]) 00:52, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


== Bayeux Tapestry website ==
:As Andreas Rejbrand said, these "serious errors" are usually not serious. Bug check code (BCCode) 77 is KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR, and C000000E is STATUS_NO_SUCH_DEVICE. So the kernel tried to read a (stack) page from the page file, but couldn't find the disk where the page file was supposed to be. Why that would happen, I don't know. -- [[User:BenRG|BenRG]] ([[User talk:BenRG|talk]]) 01:39, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


What image-serving technology is the [https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online/ new Bayeux Tapestry website] using, and how can high-res images be downloaded? <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); [[User talk:Pigsonthewing|Talk to Andy]]; [[Special:Contributions/Pigsonthewing|Andy's edits]]</span> 20:59, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
:By "serious", it really means, "I had an error with running the OS and had to reboot the whole thing and could not fail gracefully" rather than "this is a permanent problem." That being said, if you get LOTS of said "serious errors", it can be an indication of faulty/failing hardware (e.g. bad RAM will cause lots of weird errors of this sort). But if it is just one every once in awhile—don't panic. --[[User:Mr.98|Mr.98]] ([[User talk:Mr.98|talk]]) 02:54, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
::Thanks for the feedback. Just so you know, I never panic. I have my towel with me at all times.--[[Special:Contributions/162.83.161.25|162.83.161.25]] ([[User talk:162.83.161.25|talk]]) 04:04, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:I've had a lot of intermittent serious errors / [[BSOD]]'s recently and it turned out to be a faulty RAM chip. If it happens often, it might be worth it to run a full diagnostics check on your computer (e.g. from ultimatebootcd.com). But like the posters said, it could be anything. [[User:Sandman30s|Sandman30s]] ([[User talk:Sandman30s|talk]]) 11:53, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


:@[[User:Pigsonthewing|Pigsonthewing]] Welcome to the Reference Desk for Computing. Are you trying to download all images, or only specific ones? {{User:TheTechie/pp}} <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"> <span style="color:ForestGreen;font-size:15px"> [[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:#803280">TheTechie@enwiki</span>]]</span> (<span style="color:#324c80">she/they</span> {{pipe}} [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="color:rgb(90,50,128)">talk</span>]]) </span> 00:54, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
== Resuming downloads ==
::The former preferably, but an answer for either would be of interest, as the technology is likely in use elsewhere. <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); [[User talk:Pigsonthewing|Talk to Andy]]; [[Special:Contributions/Pigsonthewing|Andy's edits]]</span> 16:46, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
: According to their [https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online/#termsofuse terms of use], "Access to this panorama is free for a private or public non-commercial use. Any commercial use of this tool is prohibited, '''as well as the extraction of images from this panorama'''" (my emphasis). This may or may not bother you. [[User:Chuntuk|Chuntuk]] ([[User talk:Chuntuk|talk]]) 18:24, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
::Even more, the "images" which get loaded are tiled portions of the actual image. <span style="font-family:monospace; font-weight: bold"> <span style="color:ForestGreen;font-size:15px"> [[W:EN:User:TheTechie|<span style="color:#803280">TheTechie@enwiki</span>]]</span> (<span style="color:#324c80">she/they</span> {{pipe}} [[User talk:TheTechie|<span style="color:rgb(90,50,128)">talk</span>]]) </span> 19:11, 3 January 2025 (UTC)


Hi. I use firefox to download files of several megabytes. But my connection often fails, and when it reconnects, I have start the download over again. Is there a way to change the settings to resume the download from where it stopped when the connection terminated? I'm using Firefox 3.5.5. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/202.124.189.173|202.124.189.173]] ([[User talk:202.124.189.173|talk]]) 04:23, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201 This add-on]] should do the job and has lots of downloads and a 5 star rating, so I would go for that if I were you. --[[User:Tango|Tango]] ([[User talk:Tango|talk]]) 05:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


= January 4 =
note that some sites don't support resuming no matter what addons you install. they simply won't resume. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.43.89.85|82.43.89.85]] ([[User talk:82.43.89.85|talk]]) 11:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


== Zoomify ==
== Downscaling a 1280x720 video? To 854x480 or 720x480? ==


Is it possible to download the map [http://cartesmich.free.fr/ww2.php ''La ligne de démarcation''] that is shown via Zoomify?--[[User:Antemister|Antemister]] ([[User talk:Antemister|talk]]) 22:48, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
So utterly confused. I want to resize a 1280x720 video to a smaller size. I though it was suggested to go to 640x360. Which is the more popular resizing. For example, for 640x480, it is frequently resized to 320x240. What is 1028x720 frequently resized to? I've seen 720x480 used a lot, but it's not 16:9 ratio. Thanks. '''[[User:Mahanga|<span style="color:darkred">Mahanga</span>]]'''<sup>[[User talk:Mahanga|<font color="green">Talk</font>]]</sup> 04:46, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:For what purpose are you resizing the video? That will help to answer what size you should resize it to. &mdash; [[User:QuantumEleven|Quantum]]<i>[[User_talk:QuantumEleven|Eleven]]</i> 10:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:Yes, if you google "download zoomify image" you will see various ways. [[User:Polygnotus|Polygnotus]] ([[User talk:Polygnotus|talk]]) 23:44, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
::Ah, of course I googled before and found that but was not successful. So I asked here.--[[User:Antemister|Antemister]] ([[User talk:Antemister|talk]]) 11:31, 5 January 2025 (UTC)


:Don't you mean '''1280''' and not 1208? 1208 just doesn't make any sense to your question. You can resize the video to any size you like so you really have to tell us what your application is, and what the screen size of your intended display is (both in physical inches and the number of pixels height X width). [[User Talk:Zunaid|Zunaid]] 11:39, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


= January 6 =
:Check out [[:File:Vector_Video_Standards2.svg|this graphic]] if you want to know what "standard" resolutions there are, and why "720x480" etc. is used a lot (it is NTSC). If you pick a small resolution in the same color on that graphic, it will be the same ratio. So 1280x720 (HD 720) cannot be smoothly resized down to another common size other than WVGA (854x480) without either cropping a bit or adding blank borders. --[[User:Mr.98|Mr.98]] ([[User talk:Mr.98|talk]]) 13:52, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
::My mistake, I meant 1280. I'm resizing because I would just like a smaller file size (for online video streaming) and simply don't need the large 1280x720 size. I think I'll resize it to 854x480 so that there's no cropping. It's just that I don't see many videos at that resolution (or 640x360), it just seemed a little odd. Thanks, '''[[User:Mahanga|<span style="color:darkred">Mahanga</span>]]'''<sup>[[User talk:Mahanga|<font color="green">Talk</font>]]</sup> 16:17, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:::It really doesn't matter what physical size it is—if it were me, I would just chop it in half, or even in half once again and double it up in the player with smoothing. For many purposes, that works fine. --[[User:Mr.98|Mr.98]] ([[User talk:Mr.98|talk]]) 14:18, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

::::640×360 is [[nHD]], exactly a quarter of [[720p]] and a ninth of [[1080p]]. --[[User: Antilived|antilived]]<sup>[[User_talk:Antilived|T]] | [[Special:Contributions/Antilived|C]] | [[User:Antilived/Gallery|G]]</sup> 00:19, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

== Pendrive ==

When i inserted a Kingston pen drive into my laptop (which has Windows Vista), the computer tried to find Data Traveler 2.0 device driver software from Windows update but it couldn't find. So the computer asked me to manually install it from a folder. I didn't have the device driver software so I searched for it in the internet and downloaded it. But when i double-clicked it for installing, i got an error message that it was only for Windows 98. But then, the next time i inserted the pendrive, i accidentally clicked the option named "Do not ask me to install software for this device again". So now if in insert the pendrive, nothing happens; i don't even get the prompt to manually install the software. Does anybody know how to bring back this automatic searching of sofware and prompting of the computer to install the software? I want this propmting to occur because i found a way for the pendrive to work and this way needs the pronpting of the computer. And if you have any other way of bringing the pendrive icon (without the prompting of the computer) in the MyComputer, that is also welcome. Please help me with this as I have some important documents in the pen drive. Thank you very much. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/61.246.57.2|61.246.57.2]] ([[User talk:61.246.57.2|talk]]) 05:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:To get the prompt, insert you usb drive into the computer, then go to the Start menu and type "devmgmt.msc" without quotes into the search box (that's assuming you're using the default vista start menu. If you're using classic, go to Start -> Run and enter "devmgmt.msc" into the box). Now find your usb drive in the list, right click it and select properties. Go to the Driver tab and click Update driver. The prompt should then appear. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:.isika|.isika]] ([[User talk:.isika|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/.isika|contribs]]) 12:45, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Simple FaceBook application ==

I have an online community which i would like to spread to my friends via Facebook. I hear you can make your own applications and simply have your app be a window to a certain URL.

I have a java applet which hooks directly to my chatroom, so it would be PERFECT if the application could just bring the Facebook user to a page with my applet on it. Is there anyone who can help me do this? Thanks!

[[Special:Contributions/137.81.112.176|137.81.112.176]] ([[User talk:137.81.112.176|talk]]) 05:54, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


Note: I managed to get the application started, but for some reason people cant add it to their profiles? If anyone is skilled at doing FB apps please let me know, im having a pretty difficult time trying to get the application be able to be added to peoples profiles. Thanks!

[[Special:Contributions/137.81.112.176|137.81.112.176]] ([[User talk:137.81.112.176|talk]]) 09:27, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:Have you gotten an API key from Facebook? You can't just add anything to FB, you have to use their process for adding apps. See [http://developers.facebook.com/get_started.php here], for example. --[[User:LarryMac|<font color="#3EA99F">LarryMac</font>]][[User talk:LarryMac|<font color="#3EABBF"><small> | Talk</small></font>]] 13:29, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


Yeah i think i know what you are talking about. It says i have 4 fans but no one "uses" the app. I dont know how to design the app to "hook into facebook" so people can add it to their profile and etc. I know nothing at all about php, and the app is just supposed to be a portal to a web chat, which works. Is there any way i can get a very simple phpish thing that just hooks into FB and does nothing else, so my friends can use the app and it "counts" it on facebook?

[[Special:Contributions/137.81.112.176|137.81.112.176]] ([[User talk:137.81.112.176|talk]]) 17:51, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

{{Unresolved}}

== I want to know the turnover, the number of employees of quechup.com or idate corporation ==

Hi, I'm german and translated the article [[quechup]] into german. Now I want to complete the article with informations about the enterprise. I've searched with Google to estimate the turnover, the number of employees of '''quechup.com''' or '''idate corporation''', but without success. Perhaps somebody can give me these or other background informations. Thanks in advance Jan <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Jan Renzlow|Jan Renzlow]] ([[User talk:Jan Renzlow|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Jan Renzlow|contribs]]) 09:17, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->-- [[User:Jan Renzlow|Jan Renzlow]] ([[User talk:Jan Renzlow|talk]]) 10:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:Their "investor relations" link, which you must have already investigated, yields very vague information, which is typical of a small private company. Their [[whois]] record shows a registrant in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], and checking with the Nevada secretary of state's corporation lookup, a search for "idate" yields a "revoked" domestic corporation at [http://nvsos.gov/sosentitysearch/CorpDetails.aspx?lx8nvq=DT1qysEkx0xPj%252bmuU5HgwQ%253d%253d&nt7=0 this page] showing the officers' address in [[Newbury, Berkshire]], which must be where the company is located. These records don't list an employee count, and the fact the corporation's status is 'revoked' doesn't mean much; they could have reincorporated in another state for their US purposes, or have simply decided to not maintain a US corporation. Sorry. Maybe there is a British or EU website where you can look up a company and find out how many employees they have, and possibly even what their turnover is (though that's highly confidential data at every company and I think it's unlikely you'll be able to find it). [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 18:34, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

::Thanks [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]], I 've still known the officers' address in [[Newbury, Berkshire]]. The WhoIs-database search is unfortunately offline for routine maintenance. I'll try it later -- [[User:Jan Renzlow|Jan Renzlow]] ([[User talk:Jan Renzlow|talk]]) 09:48, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== 'Find' feature in Mac OSX Leopard ==

What I want to do is search a specific folder for items modified after a specific date. Back in the day this was easy, and possibly still is, but I can't find a way of reliably doing it. The Finder search bar will do this only if I also specify a name of the document so I can get round it by searching for individual types of document (ie searching for '.pdf' then'.indd' then '.qxp' etc. but I would like to get a consolidated result with ''all'' the files modified within the time span. Thanks in advance! &nbsp;<span style="border-left: 1px solid #c30;">[[User:Pablomismo|&nbsp;pablo]]</span><sub style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(255,255,0,0.75); color: #c30;">[[User talk:Pablomismo|hablo]].</sub> 09:27, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:Go to the folder that you want to search, then hit Command-F. This will start the search feature. Click on "folder name" at the top. Change the search criteria to "last modified date" and fill in your timeframe. <span style="font-family:monospace;">[[User:Dismas|Dismas]]</span>|[[User talk:Dismas|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 11:28, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Sounds good but I'm not getting a "folder name" option to click on; just 'This Mac', "pablo" (my home folder), 'Shared' and then the options "Contents" and "File Name". &nbsp;<span style="border-left: 1px solid #c30;">[[User:Pablomismo|&nbsp;pablo]]</span><sub style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(255,255,0,0.75); color: #c30;">[[User talk:Pablomismo|hablo]].</sub> 11:35, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:That's odd. I'm running Leopard. So, using my iTunes music folder as an example, I navigate to that folder, hit Command-F, and along the top I have "Search: This Mac "iTunes Music" | Contents File Name Save -" If I click on "iTunes Music" and limit my search by "Last modified date" within the last 10 days, it gives me a list of items. Although, just the stuff in that folder. Not the files within those modified folders... <span style="font-family:monospace;">[[User:Dismas|Dismas]]</span>|[[User talk:Dismas|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 11:50, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Mine's 10.5.8 - are you running Snow Leopard? &nbsp;<span style="border-left: 1px solid #c30;">[[User:Pablomismo|&nbsp;pablo]]</span><sub style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(255,255,0,0.75); color: #c30;">[[User talk:Pablomismo|hablo]].</sub> 11:52, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:Same here. 10.5.8. <span style="font-family:monospace;">[[User:Dismas|Dismas]]</span>|[[User talk:Dismas|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 11:54, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
Weird. I can specify the folder to search if I use the search bar but not if I use the ⌘F option.
However - typing <code>modified:>=01/01/2009</code> in the search bar seems to be doing the job at the moment, but I am now concerned as to why my machine behaves differently to yours ... &nbsp;<span style="border-left: 1px solid #c30;">[[User:Pablomismo|&nbsp;pablo]]</span><sub style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(255,255,0,0.75); color: #c30;">[[User talk:Pablomismo|hablo]].</sub> 12:02, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

== If you've got XP, is there much point in upgrading to Vista? ==

A lot of Vista install disks with COAs are available very cheap now. I've got XP. Is there much point in upgrading to Vista? From what I've read on the internet it seems Vista is poorly thought of by many/some. [[Special:Contributions/78.149.246.109|78.149.246.109]] ([[User talk:78.149.246.109|talk]]) 11:13, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:If you want your computer to run slow, lag randomly, make it difficult to find drivers and have a cool interface, then sure, go ahead and upgrade to Vista. [[User:F|F]] ([[User talk:F|talk]]) 12:13, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Unless you are upgrading your hardware to something which XP doesn't have driver support for, there's no reason to install to Vista. It's actually less stable than XP and has many of the problems listed above. If you're thinking of upgrading, [[Windows 7]] is the way to go - it's basically a version of Vista without all of Vistas problems. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:.isika|.isika]] ([[User talk:.isika|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/.isika|contribs]]) 12:32, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:I think Windows Vista is a ''much'' better OS than XP. The user interface is much more appealing, the system is more stable, the start menu is improved, it is much easier to search for files, browse folders, copy/move files etc. But, of course, Windows 7 is even better. Window snap and other features are great. --[[User:Andreas Rejbrand|Andreas Rejbrand]] ([[User talk:Andreas Rejbrand|talk]]) 13:50, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:::Sure Vista has lots of cool menus and themes (personally I always use classic) but Vista is very unstable compared to XP and generally runs slower while consuming more resources. See [[Criticism of Windows Vista]]
::I think the real problem with Vista is that it needs lots of memory - I just booted my Vista system, and with nothing loaded, it was using 1.35 Gigs. If you've got a PC with "only" a Gig, I think you'll find it a poor upgrade. With lots of memory, I'm happy with it as an OS and do like some of the features mentioned above. --[[User:Phil Holmes|Phil Holmes]] ([[User talk:Phil Holmes|talk]]) 14:13, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


Windows Vista is awful compared to XP or 7. I'd rather have a fast system than lots of unnecessary "cool" looking features, themes and start menus. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.43.89.85|82.43.89.85]] ([[User talk:82.43.89.85|talk]]) 14:15, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Windows Vista runs fast on my four-year old (quite high-end, though) Dell Dimension. But, probably, Windows 7 will run even faster. --[[User:Andreas Rejbrand|Andreas Rejbrand]] ([[User talk:Andreas Rejbrand|talk]]) 15:17, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
::<nowiki><obligatory>Switch to Mac.</obligatory></nowiki> [[User:Tanthalas39|<font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">'''Tan'''</font>]] &#124; [[User talk:Tanthalas39|<font color="#21421E" face="Papyrus">39</font>]] 15:25, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

: On my computer (hp 530, 2GB ram) Vista was slower than XP, and took much more harddrive and ram. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Lukipuk|Lukipuk]] ([[User talk:Lukipuk|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Lukipuk|contribs]]) 15:31, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::Microsoft has [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/versions.aspx# put together a comparison of Windows XP, Vista, and 7] for your convenience. It is up to you whether the added features in Vista are "worth it." I think many people were dissatisfied with Vista, but I never had any trouble at all with it in terms of stability or performance (and I spend my day-job benchmarking high-performance computers - so I suspect that most people who claim "poor performance" are either blowing smoke or incompetently repeating blog-o-web hype that is counterfactual). Vista improved hardware support, introduced the [[Windows Display Driver Model]] framework - ''vastly improving throughput and consistency'' to video cards, the PCIe bus, and other peripherals [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480220.aspx]; dramatically rearchitected multithreading in support of modern CMP and SMP computers [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686760%28VS.85%29.aspx], DMA, ... the numerous technologies which Vista added ''make possible vastly higher performance computers.'' The question of whether it will make ''your computer'' any faster can only be answered by benchmarking ''your hardware''. The new features do incur an overhead, and in some cases (especially if your old hardware cannot benefit from the new performance-enhancements) the overhead may be higher than the performance gain (as has been pointed out above). [[User:Nimur|Nimur]] ([[User talk:Nimur|talk]]) 15:53, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

::::Any figures coming from Microsoft are highly suspect, as they of course want to sell you the new stuff, so they will just skip listing any features that were available in XP that have been dropped in both Vista and 7 (although they did list one that was dropped in Vista and restored in 7). They also don't list the much higher system requirements for both Vista and 7, which gives you a real idea of how many more resources they use. The chart is also full of opinions and exaggerations, like "more easily", and my favorite, "Find files and programs instantly". Instantly ? Really ? Absolutely no time is required ? That's a nice trick. A real comparison chart would have objective facts, like times and numbers of clicks and Megabytes, rather than subjective terms like that. [[User:StuRat|StuRat]] ([[User talk:StuRat|talk]]) 16:28, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:To follow up, here are the system requirements for XP [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865], Vista [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183], and 7 [http://windows.microsoft.com/systemrequirements]:

Memory (MB) Speed (MHz) Free Disk Space (GB)
Min/Recommended Min/Recommended Min/Recommended
=============== =============== ====================
XP 64-128 233-300 1.5
Vista 512-1024 800-1000 15
7 1024-2048 1000 16-20

:So, as you can see, there was an absolutely huge leap in system requirements from XP to Vista, with only a modest increase from Vista to 7. I'd pay particular attention to the speed requirement. If you need a computer that's 3-6 times faster to run Vista than XP, that's likely because Vista is 3-6 times slower. Now, to answer the original Q, I'd wait and get Windows 7. There's a reason why Vista is on sale so cheaply now: it's junk. [[User:StuRat|StuRat]] ([[User talk:StuRat|talk]]) 16:57, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:The anti-Vista hyperbole is just that, hyperbole. The new driver model makes Vista much more stable than XP, in my opinion; I have never gotten a [[BSOD]] in Vista, whereas my XP machine has suffered 20 over the years. That said, I never upgrade an OS unless there is a need. If your system is stable and your applications work, don't mess with it. What is making you consider an upgrade? [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 17:52, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:Wikipedia has [[Features new to Windows Vista]], [[Features removed from Windows Vista]], [[Features new to Windows 7]], and [[Features removed from Windows 7]].

:A lot of the changes that people talk about are really changes in one application, explorer.exe. You don't have to use Explorer to copy and search your files any more than you have to use Internet Explorer to browse the web. Explorer has never been all that good and the changes don't make it all that much better. For the cost of a Windows 7 upgrade you might as well buy [[Directory Opus]], which has a zillion more features than Explorer will ever have. Changes to the Start Menu don't matter to me because I so rarely need it. If I want to open the Run dialog I press Win+R, if I want to open my web browser I press Win+W. The first is a standard key combo, the second I defined myself using [[AutoHotkey]]. I've never entirely understood why people care about the 3D compositing user interface. I don't want my operating system to entertain me with animated cutscenes, I just want it to run my applications. Since I don't care about UI themes I'm not very familiar with third-party skinners, but [[WindowBlinds]] was/is one such. If you just want cool-looking window borders, it'll do fine.

:There are some more meaningful improvements to the OS proper, of course. But keep third-party alternatives in mind, especially if you'd have to pay for the upgrade. -- [[User:BenRG|BenRG]] ([[User talk:BenRG|talk]]) 18:44, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:Forget Vista; the only upgrade to consider is Windows 7. I've been happy with it thusfar; 99% of my programs work well with it, the 1% being the odd driver that doesn't work, and so I have a dual-boot into XP for that reason. Windows 7 has a lot of "new" features that third-party programs did in XP. The main reason to upgrade IMO is that the world will slowly migrate away from legacy 8/16/32-bit code and you'd rather be part of the move. Win7 boots up a lot faster than XP and is more stable in certain areas. Downside is that the meaty bits are hidden and the new interface will take getting used to... but that is normal and nowhere near as bad as the move from DOS to Windows was! [[User:Sandman30s|Sandman30s]] ([[User talk:Sandman30s|talk]]) 11:48, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== Ubuntu v. Windows: reliability, speed, compactness, error recovery? ==

Putting aside issues of ease of use, how do the two compare in the technical aspects above? To be more specific about Windows, currently I have WinXP, I suppose I could upgrade to Vista. [[Special:Contributions/78.149.246.109|78.149.246.109]] ([[User talk:78.149.246.109|talk]]) 11:16, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

: Upgrading to 7 would be ideal, and would be faster/more reliable than vista or XP in my opinion. Though I don't use Ubuntu, so I can't give a comparison [[User:Chris Mason|Chris M.]] ([[User talk:Chris Mason|talk]]) 14:43, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

::In the process of reinsalling Win XP to get rid of a major malware problem, I used a [[xubuntu]] live CD to backup all the user's documents, photos, music, email, etc. onto an external disk. I noticed that xubuntu was noticably quicker at copying than XP. [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 15:16, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

: I have hp530 laptop (upgraded to 2GB ram) with WinXP and Ubuntu (Xubuntu 8.04). I have tried Windows Vista and Windows 7. WinXP gives best performance, folowed by Ubuntu, next Windows 7, with worse performance achieved by Vista. On th reliability scale, windows XP did best, and Ubuntu worse (there was lot of problems with wifi and laptop special buttons, things that worked stopped working on reboot). I cant say much about 7 and Vista, i didnt use them long enough (because of low performance). I dont know what exactly do you mean by compactness, but Vista and 7 has lot of bloat which i really didnt need (voice recognition and similar stuff), on the other hand there was some neat new things like search and lot of user interface tweaks. Ubuntu have some cool things too, imo the best is package manager, where you can install software literally with one click (no more web searching). This is not meant to be objective comparison, just how the things works for me...hope it helps :) [[User:Lukipuk|Lukipuk]] ([[User talk:Lukipuk|talk]]) 15:28, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

::When you ask about "speed", your question is extremely vague. "Speed to do what"? Are you referring to responsiveness of the user interface? [[FLOPS]] count? Boot time? Disk access? [[User:Nimur|Nimur]] ([[User talk:Nimur|talk]]) 16:11, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:::Agreed. Question seems to cause responses to be highly susceptible to personal bias. [[User:Kushal one|Kushal]] ([[User talk:Kushal one|talk]]) 16:22, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:::Yep i meant responsivnes of UI, and things like the time between double-click to program icon and actual start of programs, booting time etc. The laptop is just for internet and terminal [[User:Lukipuk|Lukipuk]] ([[User talk:Lukipuk|talk]]) 18:39, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:The question is too vague for us to be able to answer. It all depends on what applications you are going to be using. You don't have to choose just one or the other, by the way; you can set up your computer to [[Multi boot|dual-boot]] and choose either Ubuntu or Windows at startup. [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 17:50, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:The following sheds some light on the issue of reliability: [http://www.osnews.com/story/21999/Editorial_X_Could_Learn_a_Lot_from_Vista_Windows_7]. I have also timed how long it takes to boot Windows XP, Vista, Ubuntu, and openSUSE on multiple computers. XP was the fastest, followed by Vista, then openSUSE, and finally Ubuntu. There are tweaks that you can perform to increase the performance of Linux, though. One thing I do is choose ext2 as the file system during installation. Since ext2 doesn't use journaling, disk operations are faster. As for compactness, all modern operating systems include un-necessary bloat. Ubuntu includes a braille service (Brltty), for example.--[[User:Drknkn|Drknkn]] ([[User talk:Drknkn|talk]]) 21:00, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== Difference between property files and XML file in java ==
Hi,<br /> What is the difference in using property files and XML files in Java....<br />In which cases property files would be helpfull and in which cases XML files would be helpfull....
Thanks,<br />
- Atchays <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Atchays|Atchays]] ([[User talk:Atchays|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Atchays|contribs]]) 11:24, 11 November 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Properties files are much simpler and are stored in a very direct plaintext representation. XML is a [[structured markup language]], so it adds a lot of complexity - but the benefits are more extensible, better-organized data that can be produced and consumed by many other applications. You can read about [[.properties]] files and [[XML]] at our respective articles. [[User:Nimur|Nimur]] ([[User talk:Nimur|talk]]) 15:49, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

== Tuples ==

I came up with the idea of tuples in imperative, procedural or object-oriented, languages many years ago. A tuple is simply a collection of variables, or values, treated as one single variable, or value, exactly preserving the number, order, and types of every single variable or value. The best idea is to show by example, assuming a hypothetical extension to, for example, Java:

(int, String) myTuple = (1, "Hello world!");
(int, String) copyOfMyTuple = myTuple;
int i;
String s;
(i, s) = copyOfMyTuple; // now i equals 1 and s equals "Hello world!"

Trying to mix tuples with different numbers of members, or with the types of members conflicting, is an error.

The only thing that is undefined is what happens in an assignment such as the last line above when several lvalues refer to the same actual variable. I suppose this could be resolved by defining that assignment happens in strict left-to-right order, so the assignment that happens last is the one that stays in effect.

Now so far tuples might just be syntactic sugar for several variables or values written together, but coupled with generics, we can have:

List<(int, String)> listOfTuples = new ArrayList<(int, String)>();
listOfTuples.add((1, "Hello world!"));

where tuples are a kind of inner classes. I don't think this, coupled with the assignment to individual type lvalues I showed above, can easily be done with existing languages.

My questions, therefore, are:
# Have I thought about this correctly or have I made a mistake, resulting in a contradiction or open question, in the above?
# Has anyone else thought about this?
# Since I can '''design''' new features for programming languages pretty easily, but can't actually '''implement''' even a simple compiler to save my life, is there an existing language extension that does this? [[User:JIP|<font color="#CC0000">J</font><font color="#00CC00">I</font><font color="#0000CC">P</font>]] | [[User talk:JIP|Talk]] 19:25, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:Attempt at answering third question: You wrote "for example, Java". If C++ is an acceptable substitute, there is the [[Boost C++ Libraries|Boost]] tuple library [http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_40_0/libs/tuple/doc/tuple_users_guide.html]. Does that satisfy your requirements? --[[User:NorwegianBlue|NorwegianBlue]]<sup>[[User_talk:NorwegianBlue|&nbsp;<u>talk</u>]]</sup> 22:39, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:Incidentally, your concept of a [[tuple]] sounds very much like a [[PL/I#Improved_features|PL/I structure]], which goes back some 45 years. [[User:StuRat|StuRat]] ([[User talk:StuRat|talk]]) 02:18, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:I guess I don't understand. Aside from the syntactic sugar - why are your tuples any different from a classic C or C++ 'struct'? If (in your example), I declare a 'struct T { int A ; string B ; };' then I have a "''collection of variables, or values, treated as one single variable, or value, exactly preserving the number, order, and types of every single variable or value''"...your definition of a tuple. The only real difference is that you have some slightly streamlined syntax...which would cause immense problems in a practical language because of yet another overloading of the meaning of '(' and ')'. But I could come very close to your example with some fairly minor syntax changes:

struct int_String { int _int ; String _String ; } ; // I have to declare my tuple - but that's not a bad thing, IMHO.

int_String myTuple = { 1, "Hello world!" } ;
int_String copyOfMyTuple = myTuple;
int i;
String s;
i = copyOfMyTuple._int; s = copyOfMyTuple._String;

: ...the only material difference is the last line...which you could fix in C++ with a 'Get' member function:

copyOfMyTuple.Get(i,String)

: Aside from some rather tiny syntax variations - why wouldn't I just use a C++ structure? Ditto JAVA, ditto almost every modern language. With some macros and some fancy operator overloads, I bet we could get even closer to your syntax. For your second example, all we need is a suitable constructor function:

List<T> listOfTuples = new ArrayList<T>();
listOfTuples.add(int_String(1, "Hello world!"));

: [[User:SteveBaker|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker|talk]]) 06:40, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:I much prefer the angle-bracket syntax, as seen in pair (the C++ 2-tuple):
<source lang="cpp">
pair<int, string> duo(1, "hello");
typedef pair<int, string> IntString;
list<IntString> intStrList;
intStrList.push_back( duo );
intStrList.push_back( IntString(2, "world") );
</source>

:[[C++0x]] adds a tuple type:
<source lang="cpp">
tuple<int, string, double> triplet( 1, "2", 3.0 );
int i = get<0>(triplet); // get the first (0th) element of the tuple

list< decltype(triplet) > triplets; // eqv. to list< tuple<int, string, double> >
triplets.push_back( triplet );
triplets.push_back( { 4, "5", 6.0 } ); // list-initialization
</source>
:<tt>[[User:Decltype|decltype]]</tt> ([[User talk:Decltype|talk]]) 10:30, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

::Tuples can also be found in [[ML (programming language)|ML]]-family languages. [[Haskell (programming language)|Haskell]] uses parentheses and commas for tuples:
myTuple = (1, "Hello world!") :: (Int, String)
::-- [[User:BenRG|BenRG]] ([[User talk:BenRG|talk]]) 18:47, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

I'm well aware that everything that my hypothetical tuples could do can already be done. This is similar to what has already happened in real programming languages. People were doing object orientation when languages were still completely procedural and did not support object orientation directly, for example. It's just that things can be done more simply with these kinds of new constructs. I think I would be able to accurately design a translator from "tuple-language" to its real parent language, but not actually implement it yet.

Now, if the number of items in a tuple were fixed, these "tuples" could already be implemented, for example:

public class Pair<T, U> {
private T myT;
private U myU;
public Pair(T t, U u) {
myT = t;
myU = u;
}
public T getFirst() {
return myT;
}
public U getSecond() {
return myU;
}
}

but I don't think there's yet an existing way to have tuples of an arbitrary number of items. Another idea in these hypothetical "tuples" is that the types themselves never need to be named, they can just be made up from their component types. My proposed syntax is very elegant, as it's mostly just the component types, but if C++0x's tuple type construct supports an arbitrary number of items, then it's just a difference of having to type the word <code>tuple</code>, which is not a big deal, really. Then the only difference the absence of a way to assign the tuple's items to several individual lvalues with a single assignment statement, but this can, of course, be achieved with several assignment statements, one for each item.

I'm also well aware that functional languages have had these tuple types for decades, but my idea all along was to have them for imperative languages. Functional languages don't even use assignment statements. [[User:JIP|<font color="#CC0000">J</font><font color="#00CC00">I</font><font color="#0000CC">P</font>]] | [[User talk:JIP|Talk]] 19:35, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:[[Python (programming language)|Python]] has tuples very much like these. It is, however, strongly but dynamically typed, so some things do not apply. --[[User:Stephan Schulz|Stephan Schulz]] ([[User talk:Stephan Schulz|talk]]) 22:59, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

::Was just going to say the same thing. Tuples in Python work great and are highly useful. You should check the language out. [[User:FlavusBelisarius|Belisarius]] ([[User talk:FlavusBelisarius|talk]]) 04:21, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

== Outlook email backup ==

At work I use Outlook and the archiving function is disabled where you can save bunches of emails into .pst files. THere is no chance of enabling the .pst functionality or using different software or installing any kind of additional software.

However, saving individual emails to the hard drive is allowed. I was wondering if there's a way I can create a macro to simply save every email to a folder on my hard drive? I don't have any experience in this but I have heard of using macro's for routine, systematic manual tasks like this. Any chance somebody could get me started?

Thank you -Joe [[Special:Contributions/173.30.18.29|173.30.18.29]] ([[User talk:173.30.18.29|talk]]) 19:36, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:When I left my last job, I managed to copy all my mail from Outlook. It was a while ago now, so I'm unsure of the exact details, but I either copied the standard .pst files from my company PC onto a CD (they were always on my PC - I never let the server keep the mails), or I exported the mail to a format suitable for my home email client. I did this a few days before I left, so I could try out several methods to see which one worked. The only problem I had was to get my email contacts backed up. No matter which method I used, I could only get a text file with them in - I ended up re-entering them all. [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 19:59, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:What version of Outlook? What happens if you create a new folder, double-click it to open it, leave it there on the desktop, open Outlook, click one e-mail in your Inbox, hit ctrl-A (for "Select All"), then drag all those e-mails into the open folder on the desktop? What happens if you locate the .pst file and make a copy of that to another computer, and have that computer's copy of Outlook open the .pst file? [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 22:06, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

:Quite simply, you can right-click on Inbox and select Properties. There you can set up an auto-archive where every inbox item goes to a selected folder in your PST. Alternatively you can set up filters to do a similar thing, but I can't remember how to do that - you can check Outlook's help. [[User:Sandman30s|Sandman30s]] ([[User talk:Sandman30s|talk]]) 11:38, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== how to p[lay mission 7 ==

I have a game Immune attack on my computer.I have already completed 6 levels (missions) of it. But in mission 7 which is "Eat staphylococcus ", I can elliminate staphylococcus But in the next step I can not differentiate between healthy and infected cells. Can anyone Guide me?--[[User:True path finder|True path finder]] ([[User talk:True path finder|talk]]) 20:46, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:[[Immune Attack]] has some links... surprisingly, this might potentially fall under our [[Wikipedia:Do your own homework|do your own homework]] clause... [[User:Nimur|Nimur]] ([[User talk:Nimur|talk]]) 22:10, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
::Yeah, we're not that sort of reference desk. GameFAQS is [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ thataway ->] [[User:HalfShadow|HalfShadow]] ([[User talk:HalfShadow|talk]]) 22:12, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
:::uh huh, so exactly what kind of reference desk is this? One which filters topics and only decides to answer things which we think fit into the "reference desk coverage area"? Last time I checked, we answer any question which doesn't fall under medial, legal or other illegal advice. And yes, I get that OP will probably get a far better answer at GameFAQs or other game specific sites, but telling the OP that the ref desk outright doesn't answer those types of questions because it isn't "that sort of reference desk" is pure bs. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.43.89.85|82.43.89.85]] ([[User talk:82.43.89.85|talk]]) 00:08, 13 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

= November 12 =
== Mobile programming ==

What should I download if I want to write programs for my phone in Java? My computer is Windows XP. [[User:F|F]] ([[User talk:F|talk]]) 04:12, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
:You'll need the Java SDK to start, but don't underestimate how many additional steps you're going to have to go through to get a program running on your phone. Depending on the phone, it might not be possible to run outside code on it. What kind of phone is it for starters? [[User:Shadowjams|Shadowjams]] ([[User talk:Shadowjams|talk]]) 06:23, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
::[[Nokia 3500 classic]]. I have copied programs over and they work. [[User:F|F]] ([[User talk:F|talk]]) 09:07, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
:The [[Mobile development]] article is probably relevant. [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 06:31, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

::Nokia's Developers site is [http://www.nokia.com/developers here]. [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 10:43, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== in my client-server network, i want to do that-user can use only notepad.sure that he can not use any other application. ==

active directory security

== PHP & OOP, tutorials that actually DO something? ==

I'm trying to wrap my head around OOP in PHP and have read(& sometimes skimmed) a half-dozen free tutorials and am getting frustrated. I understand the basic structure, the analogies with cars & carparts, etc. But I'm having a really hard time visualizing ''real-world implementations'' of PHP OOP. (I'm new to this programming thing, if that wasn't immediately obvious)

I would be very grateful if someone could '''point me towards a tutorial''' that actually uses OOP to '''construct''' something, rather than just going over the definitions and relationships for the 100th time. I am having absolutely no luck turning up any project-driven tutorials. Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/218.25.32.210|218.25.32.210]] ([[User talk:218.25.32.210|talk]]) 09:07, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:I find the tutorials in those programming books useful. Visit your local bookshop and see if they have books by [[Wrox Press]] or [[Apress]] and others. Personally, I find books in the ''... [[For Dummies]]'' series less useful, but many people find them useful. Try to visit a real bookshop - you can always buy online, but it is helpful if you can look through a selection of books. Alternatively, try your local library. [[User:Astronaut|Astronaut]] ([[User talk:Astronaut|talk]]) 11:02, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:I second the notion that you ought to check out the bookstore/library. I have found published books much better than online tutorials, which, as you point out, are often just descriptions of details rather than things that walk you through understanding. --[[User:Mr.98|Mr.98]] ([[User talk:Mr.98|talk]]) 14:03, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== Life cycle failure pattern of CPU-Fan ==

I search a statistic for failure of a Cpu-Fan <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/80.242.195.103|80.242.195.103]] ([[User talk:80.242.195.103|talk]]) 09:49, 12 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== is piracy of apps a problem for apple? ==

Is Piracy of iPhone/iPod touch apps a problem for Apple? If so, what are the major sources/channels of piracy Apple has to deal with (by name), and how does Apple fight these in general and specific? Is there any that, like the Pirate Bay, is specifically "immune" in some way from Apple/a particular thorn in its side? This is not homework. [[Special:Contributions/92.230.70.54|92.230.70.54]] ([[User talk:92.230.70.54|talk]]) 12:54, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:Well, if you Google "apps apple piracy," it appears that yes, there is some piracy, and some apps with mechanisms that let them check such a thing report rates of 90% or so. I don't know where they are pirating from, though, but if you put in "iphone app" on Pirate Bay, it definitely comes up with a lot. Does the piracy harm Apple, per se, more than the developers of the apps? I don't know, but it's likely to be the source of whether Apple themselves cares much. --[[User:Mr.98|Mr.98]] ([[User talk:Mr.98|talk]]) 14:01, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== Strange behaviour of Firefox ==

I've discovered that Firefox reports a particular web page as not found, whereas Internet Explorer quite happily retrieves it. Has anyone else come across this, and what it the cause of it? --[[User:Ross Burgess|rossb]] ([[User talk:Ross Burgess|talk]]) 14:28, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
:what's the url <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.43.89.85|82.43.89.85]] ([[User talk:82.43.89.85|talk]]) 14:38, 12 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

It's [http://www.croydonlgbtnetwork.org.uk/aurora/idaho2006.htm here] --[[User:Ross Burgess|rossb]] ([[User talk:Ross Burgess|talk]]) 15:14, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

: I use Firefox, and it loaded just fine for me. [[User:Tanthalas39|<font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">'''Tan'''</font>]] &#124; [[User talk:Tanthalas39|<font color="#21421E" face="Papyrus">39</font>]] 15:18, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:It worked for me, under Firefox 2.0.0.20, too. [[User:StuRat|StuRat]] ([[User talk:StuRat|talk]]) 15:33, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

works here. perhaps you have ad block or something. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/82.43.89.85|82.43.89.85]] ([[User talk:82.43.89.85|talk]]) 18:36, 12 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::It's not pretty, but I can view it. I don't use Internet Explorer. &nbsp;<span style="border-left: 1px solid #c30;">[[User:Pablomismo|&nbsp;pablo]]</span><sub style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px rgba(255,255,0,0.75); color: #c30;">[[User talk:Pablomismo|hablo]].</sub> 21:03, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== Runescape classic cheat server ==

How do you enable the cheat server?[[User:Accdude92|Accdude92]] ([[User talk:Accdude92|talk to me!]]) ([[User:Accdude92/guestbook|sign]]) 14:57, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
:You can't. The current RSC servers are only released as a test to see how popular they are (it says so in the [http://services.runescape.com/m=news/c=xTunjB0-Nn8/newsitem.ws?id=2376 news post]). You might be able to on the full release, which won't be for a while yet. (Next time, this would be more suited to the Entertainment desk.) [[User:Vimescarrot|Vimescarrot]] ([[User talk:Vimescarrot|talk]]) 16:31, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
::First, they said that there would be cheat servers. Second, this is ok to post here or on the entertainment desk, as it is COMPUTER game, and an ENTERTAINMENT game.[[User:Accdude92|Accdude92]] ([[User talk:Accdude92|talk to me!]]) ([[User:Accdude92/guestbook|sign]]) 17:59, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
:::I'm only advising you as to which desk would get the best response. There are no cheat servers. [[User:Vimescarrot|Vimescarrot]] ([[User talk:Vimescarrot|talk]]) 19:39, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
::::I think a good guideline would be that questions about actually playing modern computer games ("In World of Warcraft Deluxe Edition, how do I get the Sacred Thingamajig of Howdoyoostan, twice blessed?") should go to the entertainment desk. Questions about getting computer games to work in the first place ("I've been trying to install World of Warcraft Deluxe Edition for days now, but Windows keeps telling me WOWOBJECTS.DLL is corrupt. What do I do?") belong here. [[User:JIP|<font color="#CC0000">J</font><font color="#00CC00">I</font><font color="#0000CC">P</font>]] | [[User talk:JIP|Talk]] 20:34, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== Powerpoint slide is not opening ==

I am trying to open a power point file which has 98 slides, but instead of opening, it is showing a message that my anti virus (avira) is preventing the file from opening. So disabling it for a while will solve that issue, I mean then the file will open. I have disabled it and try to open file but nothing happened. Again the same message. Then I uninstalled that anti virus and tried to reopen the file, but again it refused to open and told me to deactivate anti virus. It showed the following messages :

''The presentation cannot be opened. Your antivirus program may prevent you from opening the presentation. To fix this problem, make sure your antivirus program is current and working correctly. If the problem persists and the presentation is from someone that you trust, turn off your antivirus program, and then try to open the presentation again. If you do this, make sure you turn on your antivirus program again after you open the presentation.''

How can I rectify this problem (open the file)? Thanks--[[Special:Contributions/119.30.36.45|119.30.36.45]] ([[User talk:119.30.36.45|talk]]) 17:30, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:It could be a memory problem...[[User:Accdude92|Accdude92]] ([[User talk:Accdude92|talk to me!]]) ([[User:Accdude92/guestbook|sign]]) 18:00, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

::A <strike>memory problem</strike> problem with bad RAM? Unlikely. Please do not <strike>guess</strike> write too vaguely and accidentally send the OP on a fruitless search for more RAM. The first thing to check is whether the file is defective. Does it open on other PCs? If not, there's something wrong with the file. If so, the default bonehead tech support suggestion would be "Please uninstall PowerPoint, reinstall it, and try again", which might possibly work. [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 18:32, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:::Sorry, Accdude92, I read your terse answer as "bad RAM" rather than "not enough RAM" which I think is what you meant. This is unlikely to be the problem with a PowerPoint presentation on a modern machine what with today's [[VM|virtual memory]] and such. [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 18:36, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

:I hate to ask something obvious, but have you scanned the file for viruses? I mean, it's pretty odd for your AV to reject it, and the behavior you are describing what happens when you disable AV is not encouraging (it sounds like an autorun macro going crazy). Powerpoint files ''can'' carry viruses in the form of VB macros. --[[User:Mr.98|Mr.98]] ([[User talk:Mr.98|talk]]) 18:54, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
*I had this ppt file in my pendrive. I scanned pendrive with avira and it found some viruse which were repaired immediately. I also scanned each file individually. No virus at all. My other ppt files from pendrive can be opened easily except this particular file. I have just opened another ppt file and then drag and dropped that file (which is not opening) file into it. But a new message appeared like:'' The server application, source file, or item can't be opened or returned an unknown error. You may need to reinstall the server application''.--[[Special:Contributions/119.30.36.45|119.30.36.45]] ([[User talk:119.30.36.45|talk]]) 21:28, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

::My first guess is that your ppt file was damaged, either directly by the virus or by the antivirus program when it removed the virus (though you aren't specifically saying above that the virus on the pendrive was attached to the ppt file). What happened when you tried opening the file on another PC? (Alternatively, if you don't have another PC handy with a copy of PowerPoint, you could use [[GMail]] to mail it to yourself and do a "View as HTML" so that GMail attempts to view the ppt file.) [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 22:35, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

== Greasemonkey script ==

I have the following simple code that will reload a web page in firefox every 60 seconds:
<pre>
(function()
{
setTimeout("document.location.reload();", 60000);
})();
</pre>

What I need is for the script to somehow scan the webpage ''before'' it reloads it for the text "The URL you requested was not found" and if detected, not to reload the page. This in effect makes the script update to the very latest version of a particular web page before it's deleted (the site I'm going to use this on deletes pages after a certain amount of time). Is this at all possible? Regards, [[Special:Contributions/82.43.89.85|82.43.89.85]] ([[User talk:82.43.89.85|talk]]) 19:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
:You can't, generally speaking, due to the [[race condition]] where you check the URL, it's OK, and then you reload the page, but by then it's not OK. Perhaps the safest and easiest method will be to load the page into a hidden iframe, check that the iframe's contents are not "page not found", and then display the iframe if it's OK. --[[User:TotoBaggins|Sean]] 22:57, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
::How would I go about doing this? I have almost no scripting knowledge, are iframes hard to use? I'd be extremely grateful if you could link me to an online guide which explains what I need to do. [[Special:Contributions/82.43.89.85|82.43.89.85]] ([[User talk:82.43.89.85|talk]]) 23:04, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

= November 13 =

== Question about web searching ==

How can I do a web search where I can search for one term over multiple web sites? For example, how would I search for Wikipedia at cnn.com, ask.com, cbs.com...all in one search? [[Special:Contributions/63.231.178.198|63.231.178.198]] ([[User talk:63.231.178.198|talk]]) 02:24, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
:Well using Google you can specify multiple sites in the advanced search http://www.google.co.uk/advanced_search?q=example&hl=en . The advanced search is right beside the search button. Or you can use, for example, ''site:en.wikipedia.org reference desk''. <font color="SteelBlue">[[User:Lanfear%27s_Bane|Lanfear's Bane]]</font> | <font color="DimGray">[[User_talk:Lanfear%27s_Bane|t]]</font> 10:38, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

== mobile phones for businesses and multiple people ==

many businesses use landline phones so a call would be received throughout the business's building. is it possible for businesses to go completely landline free and use multiple mobile phones that are connected to a single number? so if a customer calls a number, five staff mobile phones would ring and the first to answer would take the call. if this is not possible, why? wouldn't this completely eliminate the need for landline phones in most areas? (pricing aside) [[User:Bonusbox|Bonusbox]] ([[User talk:Bonusbox|talk]]) 02:42, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

== Java Screenshot program ==

Hello! I'm working on a Java program that sends periodic screenshots from one computer to another over the Internet. The problem I'm running into is the first screenshot comes through fine, but subsequent screenshots do not come through (that is, they are not displayed in the server-side GUI). Here's part of my code:

Server side:
<source lang=java>
while(true) {
BufferedImage bi = ImageIO.read(in); //in == the socket's input stream
if(bi != null) {
label.setIcon(new ImageIcon(bi)); //label == a JLabel in a JFrame that displays the image
}
}
</source>

Client side:
<source lang=java>
final OutputStream o = s.getOutputStream(); //s == the socket
Timer timer = new Timer();
TimerTask task = new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
try {
ImageIO.write(rob.createScreenCapture(new Rectangle(800, 600)), "jpg", o); //rob == java.awt.Robot
}
catch(Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
System.exit(-1);
}
}
};
timer.schedule(task, 0, 1000);
</source>
I started without the Timer, and that didn't work. The Timer doesn't help, but obviously I only need it to update every 500-1000 ms or so. It still has some work (specifically changing the capture size for all displays). I think my problem is with the stream, which I don't really understand completely. Removing the "if != null" block results in a NullPointerException. I would greatly appreciate any advice. Thank you!--[[User:El aprendelenguas|el '''Apre'''l]] (<sup>[[Special:Contributions/El aprendelenguas|facta]]</sup>-<sub>[[User talk:El aprendelenguas|facienda]]</sub>) 04:36, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

== Java websites ==

I'm looking for some examples of websites developed using Java (the source codes etc). A google search brings up a lot of Javascript stuff, but that's not what I'm looking for. I'd be very grateful if someone could provide a link to a website with examples/tutorials. [[Special:Contributions/202.124.190.197|202.124.190.197]] ([[User talk:202.124.190.197|talk]]) 05:25, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
:[[Apache Tomcat]] is a [[Java Servlet]] container (basically, a web server) which executes Java classes that extend on the Servlet base class definitions. Tomcat websites are written in Java, but they show up as [[HTML]] in the browser naturally. There is an extensive list of [http://wiki.apache.org/tomcat/PoweredBy PoweredBy] websites available at Tomcat's website. Some of those might even provide access to the site's Java source code. You can also try searching Google for terms like "tomcat tutorial", "tomcat java example", "tomcat example" for an idea of what is going on inside a Tomcat Java servlet. --[[User:Hydrox|hydrox]] ([[User talk:Hydrox|talk]]) 06:32, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

== Java with MYSQL or ORACLE ==

Hi, I am in need to access databases through Java.... Please tell me whether SQL will be best to be integrated with Java or else MySQL will be best to be integrated with Java.... <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Atchays|Atchays]] ([[User talk:Atchays|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Atchays|contribs]]) 05:54, 13 November 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== USB device ==

I recently plugged in a 2 GB Kingston pendrive and a Seagate FreeAgent Go 320 GB portable hard disk (which belong to a friend) into my laptop's USB port. My laptop works on Windows Vista Home. The problem is that whenever I insert any of these two portable devices, the computer searches for the preconfigured driver folders for the driver software and then gives me a prompt that I do not have the driver software in my computer and that I have to use the installation cd that came along with the device to install the driver. I don't have any such installation cd and the same devices are working perfectly in my friend's laptop i.e. his laptop automatically installs the driver when I plug in the devices. The strange part is MY LAPTOP SUCCESSFULLY DETECTS A 40 GB PORTABLE DISK THAT I HAVE AND ALSO A KINGSTON 1 GB PENDRIVE THAT ALSO BELONGS TO ME. I have 1 GB RAM (I don't think this problem is realted to RAM since my 40GB and 1GB portable devices are working perfectly on it). Why is my laptop not installing the driver automatically for the 320 GB and the 2GB? What is the solution? Please help me with this problem...... Should I download the driver and install it? That may not be possible since I have only a dialup connection whose download speed does not go more than 2kbps and it's very frustrating to download anything more than 5 MB..... If it is small in size, please send me the link..... Should I be downloading USB 2.0 device driver? Please suggest me a solution...... <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/61.246.57.2|61.246.57.2]] ([[User talk:61.246.57.2|talk]]) 06:02, 13 November 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Yes, you should download the drivers when prompted and install them. While logged into an account that has admin rights. The two hard disks and the two pendrives may have different manufacturers (even though both pendrives are from Kingston), by the way, hence the differing reactions of your computer. [[User:Comet Tuttle|Comet Tuttle]] ([[User talk:Comet Tuttle|talk]]) 06:28, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

:If you're using Vista, it should already have the USB 2.0 drivers. One suggestion is to make sure your laptop's chipset drivers are up to date. If you check the laptop manufacturer's support website, they should have those available. But to me it sounds like you might be having an issue with your USB driver stack. Try rebooting into [[Safe mode]], open the [[Device manager]], make sure "Show hidden devices" is checked, and right-click on every "USB Root Hub" and uninstall it. You can also delete anything that looks like it might be the driver for your pendrive and portable hard disk. When you reboot, Windows should automatically detect and reinstall these drivers, along with any other USB devices it finds. [[User:Indeterminate|Indeterminate]] ([[User talk:Indeterminate|talk]]) 08:19, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

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December 24

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Is this bug in the google search ?

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I searched for the keywords: "Israel Folau" "Margaret Court" "David Tyree", then Google shows me blank. Is this bug?HarryOrange (talk) 22:35, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If I do the same search, this question shows up (twice, due to how the refdesk is organized) plus a link to Stuff. So, it doesn't seem to be a bug. I tried the same format search with much more famous people and got hundreds of links. Matt Deres (talk) 13:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Remember that Google has numerous servers that can respond to your search, and they do not necessarily all behave the same. --142.112.149.206 (talk) 22:17, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]


December 28

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File disambiguators (1): Explorer/W11

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Óla! So Explorer adds (n) to a file with a duplicate name to an existing one. Do you have suggestions how to easily identify and delete them? The search option doesn't recognize parentheses, so a search would merely identify files with that number in the title. The reason for asking is that if a folder has a large number of duplicates that should be deleted, it would be easier to sort/select/delete rather than ctrl+click individually. Thank you! 2.28.124.91 (talk) 16:31, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.alldup.de/alldup_help/alldup.php and then set it to compare 100% of the content. Polygnotus (talk) 17:16, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Polygnotus, that's great, and freeware too. It looks like it might take some getting used to! Cheers, 2.28.124.91 (talk) 18:13, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Use a better search program - FileLocator will find * - Copy (*).*, and I'm sure there are others with will also do the job.
Use the command prompt, eg dir "* - Copy (*).*" works. (You can also use del similarly, but do so with caution and at your own risk.)
Mitch Ames (talk) 09:35, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

December 30

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Selecting multiple items in checkbox on this website. Is there an easier way?

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Please look at this link:

https://www.archonia.com/en-us/search?q-a2%5B0%5D=1&q-a2%5B1%5D=2&q-a2%5B2%5D=3&qf%5B0%5D=3046&filter_string=doctor%20who

On the left of the web page you will see a checkbox "Status" with 3 items checked. The problem I have is that the only way I can get multiple items checked is by editing the URL. If I just click on an item in a checkbox on this website the other items get unchecked. In other words: the checkbox works like radio buttons. I tried a different browser; I tried ctrl-click and shift-click and alt-click. Nope. On other websites (here for example) I do not have this problem. Do you experience the same inconvenience? And if so any ideas on how to do this easier than by url editing? 213.126.69.28 (talk) 11:55, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not necessarily AFAIK, and that's coming from someone with experience in web design. You're unfortunately seeing their poor web design. TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 00:17, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Windows 10 Bin

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Doing a quick search online I realized that the path to the Windows recycle bin is C:\$Recycle.Bin; however, for some reason I don't understand, it doesn't seem to be the "Recycle Bin" on the desktop, they just seem to be two different paths (explanatory screenshot at the following link: [1]). Are they actually two different paths? If so, why? If not... why aren't the two windows synchronized? 2A01:827:160:D601:2E75:E3BA:BBBF:B55D (talk) 14:35, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]


January 1

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Question(s) about Arch Linux

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@TheTechie ... A question? Do you used archinstall to install Arch Linux? I think i will install Arch Linux, cause, i want BTW Vitorperrut555 (talk) 23:31, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Moved this here as I found this to be a better place for it. As for your question, no, I used text commands. Though I may be able to help. Any specific questions? TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 00:32, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Vitorperrut555 TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 00:41, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
When I installed Arch Linux, I used a live-boot USB. Once booted, it has an "install" icon that can be used to do a basic install. Then, once installed, you can customize it by removing and adding the packages you like. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 15:42, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
68.187.174.155, I think you're confused. Archinstall is a command on Arch Linux, and the Arch Installer boots in text mode. You may be thinking of an Arch derivative like Manjaro or EndeavourOS, which do indeed boot up in graphical environments. TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 20:23, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

January 2

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Bayeux Tapestry website

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What image-serving technology is the new Bayeux Tapestry website using, and how can high-res images be downloaded? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:59, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Pigsonthewing Welcome to the Reference Desk for Computing. Are you trying to download all images, or only specific ones? If you reply here, please ping me. Thanks, TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 00:54, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The former preferably, but an answer for either would be of interest, as the technology is likely in use elsewhere. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:46, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
According to their terms of use, "Access to this panorama is free for a private or public non-commercial use. Any commercial use of this tool is prohibited, as well as the extraction of images from this panorama" (my emphasis). This may or may not bother you. Chuntuk (talk) 18:24, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Even more, the "images" which get loaded are tiled portions of the actual image. TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 19:11, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


January 4

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Zoomify

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Is it possible to download the map La ligne de démarcation that is shown via Zoomify?--Antemister (talk) 22:48, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, if you google "download zoomify image" you will see various ways. Polygnotus (talk) 23:44, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, of course I googled before and found that but was not successful. So I asked here.--Antemister (talk) 11:31, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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