Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/August 2014

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August 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 1

1. IC chips
2. java stuff
3. "Mpbile View" vs. "Desktop View"
4. Why do monitors have background light?

August 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 2

1. Scanner problem
2. Taskbar in Windows 8.1

August 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 3

1. Would someone PLEASE explain the latest RAM prices?
2. Mysql

August 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 4

1. Multiple coax connections into one TV
2. Small business database
3. Mediawiki hosting site suggestion
4. USB-port diagnostics

August 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 5

1. Malware from download.cnet.com
2. A question
3. Page expiry
4. Facebook Feed Scrolling Problem
5. why isn't water cooling mainstream?
6. Computer Programmers

August 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 6

1. Question Regarding HTML formatting
2. DVD drives (DVD ROM and DVD Writer) turns into CD drives in Windows 7 (64bit)
3. Google Play on PC Privacy Issues
4. Default search directory when using 'readvec' in PARI/GP
5. Building a Website
6. How deep should software developers go, when it comes down to understanding lower layers

August 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 7

1. Choosing a file manager for Linux, and trying to be thorough
2. Looking for a good non-jargon definition of Declarative Semantics

August 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 8

1. Using school Wifi vs broadcasting own SSID?
2. Web colors
3. How can I get a 128x128 transparent bitmap?
4. Where do hackers start out?
5. Why do I have stripes on my screen? Why don't screenshots ever capture them?
6. new Google Maps -- "link to here" missing?

August 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 9

1. Windows installer
2. Does Knowledge representation and reasoning has any real-life application?

August 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 10

1. Time Machine redundancy

August 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 11

1. QuickTime for Windows 8
2. Switching from .NET 3.5 to .NET 4.0

August 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 12

1. 'Smart' Screen
2. Win 8.1 Apps

August 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 13

1. Windows "namespaces" to fix PATH conflicts?
2. Searching reflist web pages
3. testing upload/download speed

August 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 14

1. Gmail App for Android
2. Safety Video
3. Further custom XML serialisation question
4. Computer game development
5. Using a Kobo Glo reader
6. Composing an email

August 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 15

1. Primary key
2. Chili's credit card security

August 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 16

1. JPEG color
2. <span> tag as template parameter
3. Does Firefox's about:config actually do anything?
4. Disk Usage Analyzer has stopped working

August 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 17

1. Very large sets of permutations and their application in contemporary music theory
2. Please help me buy the right wire
3. Automated accepting of cookies in EU
4. XML support in databases
5. Google Chrome - How to remove the white boxes

August 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 18

1. Priming/initial charging a lithium-ion battery?
2. Bitmap Header Field - Importance?
3. Preventing Spam
4. Label printers

August 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 19

1. Hard disc I/O error
2. Wording: "ID must be numeric"
3. Null Zero Deletion in MS Word
4. Movie quality
5. Did the hardware logic been?
6. When using a VPN, do web-pages know their users are connecting to it through one
7. Silverlight - What Does It Do?
8. Replacing RAM with old RAM still in the system

August 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 20

1. McAfee Security Scan Plus
2. A better way to restore files?

August 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 21

1. Cannot add or change Chrome search engines
2. Mastered in 4k
3. Android :Data connection get lost automatically
4. Windows 9

August 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 22

1. Arrays With Definite, But Unknown, Size
2. Image extraction
3. Why is Java 7 prevalent over Java 8?
4. my external backup hard drive has started to pop up as "AutoPlay" and Windows 7 says "Format this disk"

August 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 23

1. Dolby true HD

August 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 24

1. Images
2. Should I buy 2 TB or 4 TB USB hard drives?

August 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 25

1. Curly quote marks

August 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 26

1. Corrupted volume
2. Really Basic C++ Question
3. Are the IPs under dial-up.telesp.net.br really dial-up?
4. Windows 8: In IE, tasks not listed at bottom
5. .CTG files
6. Is something wrong with Google Images?
7. How to embed flowchart in Wiki
8. VB.NET list of currently open documents into a combobox
9. List of stable hardware configurations?
10. Knowledge Based System Question
11. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 17#Please help me buy the right wire redux

August 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 27

1. How do you extract the TIFF file from the Flash document?
2. Windows - How to keep active window below a smaller window?

August 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 28

1. Cellular Automaton
2. Wireless Connectivity
3. Restricting Google searches to return only perfect matches