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Is this CPU a 32 bit or a 64 bit processor? Warren —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.155.224.155 ( talk • contribs).
I was trying to put together an MS Excel file that contained worldwide coastal cities broken down by continent, country, and then city. I wanted it to be worldwide and I was happy to find wikipedia has a category called "Coastal cities". My question is what is the best way to transfer that list of worldwide coastal cities on wikipedia to MS Excel? Is there something to export the wikipedia database?
Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.211.147.138 ( talk • contribs).
Do you know of any Excel software, besides Google Docs for a web site so that multiple users can edit the Excel sheet at the same time? 68.193.147.179 01:19, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
My iTunes will not import songs that do not come off a music cd. It'll go through the motions, but then the songs just aren't there. I have WinXP and iTunes 7.0.2.16. Would uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes fix the problem, or is there something else I can try? 71.220.127.97 01:27, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Problem: When I try to play the Sims: Makin' Magic, no music plays except for when it shows the company logos, and I can't enter into lots, the program quits when i try. Attempts: Unable to find reinstall, i just installed the whole thing a second time, while foolishly not deleting the old versions. I'm going to keep working on it. Any suggestions? Thanks ahead of time. Oh, and i'm using a mac.-an anon
That worked. Thanks! 63.231.243.111 16:03, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
When I play an online embedded video in Windows MP 11, the proportions are distorted (too wide,) and I can't install WMP 10. I tried reinstalling 11, but no change. Scienceman123 talk 02:14, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Well i finally have vista on my desktop and for some unknown reason i can not get the monitor refresh rate back to 100 hertz which i use the most so my computer does not have those flicker issues. are there any ways to fix it up. The options to change the hertz are not availible. It says only that i can use the hardware default.-- Biggie 02:47, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for the advice-- Biggie 03:40, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
i am a computer dummy ! who or where can i go for answers to basic questions about setting up and /or learning this devil machine ? Dumm 03:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC) signed Dumm
At work, I routinely access my personal email account. How can I make sure there isn't a key logging program running in the background? I am running the latest public version of Mac OS X. -- 72.202.150.92 03:32, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Is there a program/extension, perhaps for Firefox, that provides statistics on what websites one browses? -- Proficient 08:27, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Are there any effective programs (for MAC) that can easily convert an existing video file to a format that can be seen on the newer iPods. I searched around for far to long and ended up buying a program online that didn't bloody work - after about a week and a half of battling, I managed to get a refund for it. Anyway, I'm looking for something preferably free and easy to use. -- Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 10:10, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
I've tried out iSquint and it works like magic, seriously. Just drag and drop and convert away. Beautiful. And it converted a full length motion picture ( Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, Creative Commons license, of course) in less than a half hour, flawlessly. Amazing program. -- Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 14:56, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
How do translation functions(such as on search engines) on the internet work? D Cowen
Assume you have two regex's, such as a(ba)*b and a*ba(b)* (those are: a followed by some number of repeating "ba" and ending in a b, then some number of a's followed by ba and ending with some number of b's). Is there a general step-by-step rule for combinging the regex statements? For example, if the first as regex A and the second was regex B, what is the step-by-step rule for producing "A and B" and "A or B"? I have no problem writing small regex statements and this would be a great tool for turning a handful of small ones into a large complicated one. -- Kainaw (talk) 16:41, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
@ 2007-02-10T19:13Z
Hi. I am trying to get encryption to work in my Mac OS X Tiger mail app. I created a key (public and private) for myself in the keychain utility. The help document says that a lock should appear when sending and viewing encrypted messages, but non show up. Could someone give me a tutorial on how to set up encrypted mail for me ad my friends? We all use Tiger. I would prefer that the setup does not use keys from outside vendors, that we should be able to create our own. Thank you very much!-- Ryan 17:00, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi!
Please do tell me what's wrong here 'cause I AM going crazy! It is written in C. If I would set it to "= 1" at REFERENCE 1, then the program would get stuck right there. This holds true even if I would set it to "= 0". But if I would set it to "= -1" then the program would crash. However, it would NOT crash If I would remove the line at REFERENCE 2.
What makes it even more interesting? If I would move the decleration of semiCryptoCharValues to AFTER the decleration of realWheelLengths, it would run smoothly, no matter what.
What's going on here!?
Big thanks in advance, even if you just read it! PureRumble 21:37, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
NEW EDIT: By the way, I'm using Cygwin on windows XP home edition, compiler gcc. I have Pentium 4 Hyperthreading, 3Ghz, 512 MB RAM (can't swear it is DDR, probably SDR).
#include <stdio.h> int main() { int firstIndex; int secondIndex; char* semiCryptoCharValues = malloc (1000*sizeof (char)); char realWheelPrints[5][73] = {0}; char realWheelLengths[5] = {0}; firstIndex = 0; while (firstIndex < 2*5) { secondIndex = 0; while (secondIndex < 73) { realWheelPrints[firstIndex][secondIndex] = -1;//REFERENCE 1 secondIndex++; } firstIndex++; } semiCryptoCharValues[0] = 5;//REFERENCE 2 }
firstIndex
is ranging from 0 to 9 (< 2*5), but it's only allocated up to 4 (char realWheelPrints[5][73]
). You are scribbling over unrelated variables on the stack; see the
buffer overflow article. --
cesarb
21:58, 10 February 2007 (UTC)-W -Wall
); your code has at least three places where the compiler points you are doing something incorrectly. --
cesarb
23:42, 10 February 2007 (UTC){0}
(or {{0}}
for the bidimensional array) does set the whole array to zero. Just look at the code gcc generates with optimization disabled (with optimization enabled, it notices the whole function does nothing useful but call malloc
and elides almost all of it):leaq -400(%rbp), %rdi movl $365, %edx movl $0, %esi call memset movl $0, -16(%rbp) movb $0, -12(%rbp)
memset
to zero the first array, and using direct moves to zero the second array. --
cesarb
13:12, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Headline says it all. I just got my Vista ultimate installed, though my AV/FW won't install. Though since Vista got both "Defender" and "Windows Firewall" I feel a bit safe. Still, many people feel secure in XP w/o security. But since Vista is so new, there is not any great ways of hacking it? Or? Do I really need any more defence in the comming weeks? 213.64.150.116
sudo
has on GNU/Linux. You know... how you don't have to type your password twice in 5 minutes. Of course, I'm just guessing. --
wj32
talk |
contribs
21:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Is there a way to import all of your messages into outlook 2003 even messages that you already imported into outlook
Is there anyway of learning how to do basic http programming, without having to pay a thing? Asics talk 22:52, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi,
Maybe this question would be better suited on the Misc section, but I'll try here anyway. Does anyone know of the software/techniques which is used to make images like this:
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]? Or even a tutorial that could help me start on something like it... Thanks, --
Fir0002
01:47, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
When i was looking at www.ninjaproxy.net or a site it was linked to I pressed feed and got the open proxy(im not using it now i managed to get off of it and return to my orignal ip) But do i have to pay for the open proxy? sience thay dident say anything about it and dont have a forum whare i could ask them im asking it here on wikipedia?-- Crocadog 03:57, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
i dident give away any personal detales so i wont have to pay for it.-- Crocadog 14:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
Computing desk | ||
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< February 9 | << Jan | February | Mar >> | February 11 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages. |
Is this CPU a 32 bit or a 64 bit processor? Warren —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.155.224.155 ( talk • contribs).
I was trying to put together an MS Excel file that contained worldwide coastal cities broken down by continent, country, and then city. I wanted it to be worldwide and I was happy to find wikipedia has a category called "Coastal cities". My question is what is the best way to transfer that list of worldwide coastal cities on wikipedia to MS Excel? Is there something to export the wikipedia database?
Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.211.147.138 ( talk • contribs).
Do you know of any Excel software, besides Google Docs for a web site so that multiple users can edit the Excel sheet at the same time? 68.193.147.179 01:19, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
My iTunes will not import songs that do not come off a music cd. It'll go through the motions, but then the songs just aren't there. I have WinXP and iTunes 7.0.2.16. Would uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes fix the problem, or is there something else I can try? 71.220.127.97 01:27, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Problem: When I try to play the Sims: Makin' Magic, no music plays except for when it shows the company logos, and I can't enter into lots, the program quits when i try. Attempts: Unable to find reinstall, i just installed the whole thing a second time, while foolishly not deleting the old versions. I'm going to keep working on it. Any suggestions? Thanks ahead of time. Oh, and i'm using a mac.-an anon
That worked. Thanks! 63.231.243.111 16:03, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
When I play an online embedded video in Windows MP 11, the proportions are distorted (too wide,) and I can't install WMP 10. I tried reinstalling 11, but no change. Scienceman123 talk 02:14, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Well i finally have vista on my desktop and for some unknown reason i can not get the monitor refresh rate back to 100 hertz which i use the most so my computer does not have those flicker issues. are there any ways to fix it up. The options to change the hertz are not availible. It says only that i can use the hardware default.-- Biggie 02:47, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for the advice-- Biggie 03:40, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
i am a computer dummy ! who or where can i go for answers to basic questions about setting up and /or learning this devil machine ? Dumm 03:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC) signed Dumm
At work, I routinely access my personal email account. How can I make sure there isn't a key logging program running in the background? I am running the latest public version of Mac OS X. -- 72.202.150.92 03:32, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Is there a program/extension, perhaps for Firefox, that provides statistics on what websites one browses? -- Proficient 08:27, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Are there any effective programs (for MAC) that can easily convert an existing video file to a format that can be seen on the newer iPods. I searched around for far to long and ended up buying a program online that didn't bloody work - after about a week and a half of battling, I managed to get a refund for it. Anyway, I'm looking for something preferably free and easy to use. -- Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 10:10, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
I've tried out iSquint and it works like magic, seriously. Just drag and drop and convert away. Beautiful. And it converted a full length motion picture ( Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, Creative Commons license, of course) in less than a half hour, flawlessly. Amazing program. -- Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 14:56, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
How do translation functions(such as on search engines) on the internet work? D Cowen
Assume you have two regex's, such as a(ba)*b and a*ba(b)* (those are: a followed by some number of repeating "ba" and ending in a b, then some number of a's followed by ba and ending with some number of b's). Is there a general step-by-step rule for combinging the regex statements? For example, if the first as regex A and the second was regex B, what is the step-by-step rule for producing "A and B" and "A or B"? I have no problem writing small regex statements and this would be a great tool for turning a handful of small ones into a large complicated one. -- Kainaw (talk) 16:41, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
@ 2007-02-10T19:13Z
Hi. I am trying to get encryption to work in my Mac OS X Tiger mail app. I created a key (public and private) for myself in the keychain utility. The help document says that a lock should appear when sending and viewing encrypted messages, but non show up. Could someone give me a tutorial on how to set up encrypted mail for me ad my friends? We all use Tiger. I would prefer that the setup does not use keys from outside vendors, that we should be able to create our own. Thank you very much!-- Ryan 17:00, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi!
Please do tell me what's wrong here 'cause I AM going crazy! It is written in C. If I would set it to "= 1" at REFERENCE 1, then the program would get stuck right there. This holds true even if I would set it to "= 0". But if I would set it to "= -1" then the program would crash. However, it would NOT crash If I would remove the line at REFERENCE 2.
What makes it even more interesting? If I would move the decleration of semiCryptoCharValues to AFTER the decleration of realWheelLengths, it would run smoothly, no matter what.
What's going on here!?
Big thanks in advance, even if you just read it! PureRumble 21:37, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
NEW EDIT: By the way, I'm using Cygwin on windows XP home edition, compiler gcc. I have Pentium 4 Hyperthreading, 3Ghz, 512 MB RAM (can't swear it is DDR, probably SDR).
#include <stdio.h> int main() { int firstIndex; int secondIndex; char* semiCryptoCharValues = malloc (1000*sizeof (char)); char realWheelPrints[5][73] = {0}; char realWheelLengths[5] = {0}; firstIndex = 0; while (firstIndex < 2*5) { secondIndex = 0; while (secondIndex < 73) { realWheelPrints[firstIndex][secondIndex] = -1;//REFERENCE 1 secondIndex++; } firstIndex++; } semiCryptoCharValues[0] = 5;//REFERENCE 2 }
firstIndex
is ranging from 0 to 9 (< 2*5), but it's only allocated up to 4 (char realWheelPrints[5][73]
). You are scribbling over unrelated variables on the stack; see the
buffer overflow article. --
cesarb
21:58, 10 February 2007 (UTC)-W -Wall
); your code has at least three places where the compiler points you are doing something incorrectly. --
cesarb
23:42, 10 February 2007 (UTC){0}
(or {{0}}
for the bidimensional array) does set the whole array to zero. Just look at the code gcc generates with optimization disabled (with optimization enabled, it notices the whole function does nothing useful but call malloc
and elides almost all of it):leaq -400(%rbp), %rdi movl $365, %edx movl $0, %esi call memset movl $0, -16(%rbp) movb $0, -12(%rbp)
memset
to zero the first array, and using direct moves to zero the second array. --
cesarb
13:12, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Headline says it all. I just got my Vista ultimate installed, though my AV/FW won't install. Though since Vista got both "Defender" and "Windows Firewall" I feel a bit safe. Still, many people feel secure in XP w/o security. But since Vista is so new, there is not any great ways of hacking it? Or? Do I really need any more defence in the comming weeks? 213.64.150.116
sudo
has on GNU/Linux. You know... how you don't have to type your password twice in 5 minutes. Of course, I'm just guessing. --
wj32
talk |
contribs
21:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)Is there a way to import all of your messages into outlook 2003 even messages that you already imported into outlook
Is there anyway of learning how to do basic http programming, without having to pay a thing? Asics talk 22:52, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi,
Maybe this question would be better suited on the Misc section, but I'll try here anyway. Does anyone know of the software/techniques which is used to make images like this:
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]? Or even a tutorial that could help me start on something like it... Thanks, --
Fir0002
01:47, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
When i was looking at www.ninjaproxy.net or a site it was linked to I pressed feed and got the open proxy(im not using it now i managed to get off of it and return to my orignal ip) But do i have to pay for the open proxy? sience thay dident say anything about it and dont have a forum whare i could ask them im asking it here on wikipedia?-- Crocadog 03:57, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
i dident give away any personal detales so i wont have to pay for it.-- Crocadog 14:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC)