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May 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 1

1. Thunderbird, whaa?
2. Truetype fonts without enclosed areas.
3. Old laptop running XP
4. help required with code

May 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 2

1. How to delete Empty lines in word?
2. mgnt.sys not found
3. Freeware alternative to Powerpoint
4. How do I unroll the circumference of a circle?
5. Serious security flaw in OAuth, OpenID discovered
6. Check if a user is logged in with external app

May 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 3

1. Problem printing an Excel document
2. HD copying speed on Windows
3. YouTube and musicI'M do eamgites not working
4. removing websteroids

May 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 4

1. Free Barcode generating softwares
2. FB Message in Inbox
3. Fedora 20 installed alongside Windows 8, but dual-boot doesn't work
4. How secure are password managers?

May 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 5

1. Can files disappear when moving them onto a flash drive?
2. Hexapawn
3. What is Half Compiled Code in .Net?
4. What is Compiler and Interpreter in .Net Framework?
5. Recovering data when a hard drive crashes

May 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 6

1. Javascript Error: "Uncaught ReferenceError: __adroll is not defined"

May 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 7

1. Using supercomputers instead of distributed computing
2. Editing from a private-network IP

May 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 8

1. Uneven text size on Android browsers
2. Python
3. Discarding prime powers in PARI
4. Mobile phone text message screenshots

May 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 9

1. Good note taking application?
2. I lost my PC's screen commands
3. What is (was) Kirk McKusick's net-connected wine cellar?

May 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 10

1. Pollution detector ?
2. multiple address books outlook 2013
3. PC-VIRUS - Exploit:Java
4. AVG update

May 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 11

1. Free email forwarding with no strings attached?
2. Adobe Flash Player Settings
3. How to get the origin link from Blogger?

May 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 12

1. How can I modify the Javascript of a website I visit?
2. Storage on enterprise-class computers or supercomputers
3. Numbering a document with underlined numbers that link to the words
4. How to bring back tabs and URL

May 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 13

1. Adding partition to disk without losing data
2. Pull request

May 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 14

1. Hi, alas I set DHCP on my range extender and now I cannot detect its IP
2. Bizarrity on iPod Touch
3. Porting Java to Python
4. Wifi extender followup - MAC spoofing?
5. What makes programs written in one language faster than programs written on another?
6. Sending email from a php script.

May 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 15

1. Two different types of Yagi antennas?
2. Graphical disk usage analyser for Windows?

May 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 16

1. Printing Error ?
2. Dear Abby topics in URL
3. How to get URLs of the two videos on the webpage?
4. MS Excel

May 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 17

1. Is facebook having problems?
2. Two Partitions
3. Service Level Agreements of Wikipedia

May 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 18

1. Wikipedia template like embedding outside Wikipedia using HTML
2. Language independet link on a wikipedia page
3. Print Error - Screen Scan Reproduction Difficulty

May 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 19

1. Which are the Best Institutes in Kerala for Learning Animation and VFX?
2. Automatic internet connection

May 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 20

1. Migrating from Fedora 17 to Fedora 20
2. "Legitimate" spam

May 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 22

1. Where is Android Recovery stored and how to backup the stock one?
2. Working with .jar files
3. Why is ROM considered to be a primary memory inspite of not loosing its data when the power supply is truned off?
4. (.*)|([s]*)ParamName([s]*)=([(.)-[|*)ParamValue(.*)]]
5. Copy and paste

May 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 23

1. PARI/GP error regarding impossible inverse
2. What can the sender know about me when I open an e-mail?

May 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 24

1. Control commands in Windows 8.1
2. Longer Tooltip duration in Windows7
3. Nukin' and pavin'

May 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 25

1. MMIX
2. Desktop PC Alteration

May 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 26

1. Downloading very large forum topics as some sort of document
2. Endnotes in MS Word
3. Unusual MS Word problem

May 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 27

1. How do I archive this PDF file?
2. Errors while installing FSX
3. C drive not seen under Computer
4. Creating a specialised map

May 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 28

1. Accessing Facebook Groups on an iPad

May 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 29

1. MS Excel 2007: Comma-Delimited Formatting Button Behaves Strangely

May 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 30

1. The Cloud
2. Cameras
3. Swapping boot drive to a different SATA data connection

May 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2014 May 31

1. Still can't install FSX
2. Rackmount 1U Chassis — without Drive Bays
3. Encrypting and encoding
4. quantum computing