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Here at work if there is a computer that is malfunctioning, we can call it in and techs will be sent out during the day to fix it. Emails are sent to the person who reported it on the initial creation of the work ticket as well as when the ticket is amended or closed. I just got one of those emails and I really don't understand what it means. I can't reply because it's an automated address. Besides, it's not that vitally important that I understand what they meant. What was added to the ticket was confusing though, so that's where you guys come in... I reported a system that wouldn't boot up and the response on the work ticket was "Machine has swollen caps and will be replaced tomorrow." So what are "swollen caps"?! Dismas| (talk) 01:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
It isn't "swollen caps" (which were correctly described above at Capacitor Plague) but it's also interesting to note that some types of tantalum capacitors are famous for, ahem, "smoke events", sometimes producing explosive events. As a result, many electronics vendors have tried to minimize the number of tantalum caps that they use or being very careful to select non-explosive types; "organic tantalums" are generally considered "OK" as are internally-fused types.
Atlant ( talk) 21:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
I'd love to be able to easily input a search string ("widgets and wonders") and a website ( http://joeswidgets.com) and know what page of the Google search results it comes up on, if any (e.g., page 5 of that particular search) without me having to wade through the results myself. Surely there is a site that'll let you do that? I can't find one though it seems obvious. -- Captain Ref Desk ( talk) 04:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
is there any type of computer program that could be used to activate different devices at certain times such as cameras or lights? Davidsherwood1956 ( talk) 05:47, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Has the new Dilbert web-site been made by Dilbert himself or by his workmates? 217.168.3.246 ( talk) 08:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Is there any way to view the Sunday strips. Like this one
http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-04-20/?Page=3 is completely unviewable and now we can't view the Sunday strips anymore.
William Ortiz (
talk) 01:51, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Can any one please suggest the reliable website from where i can load Mozilla firefox or sfari browser?Can it be downloaded in the presence of internet explorer?Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.2.174.41 ( talk) 09:28, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Can I pimp Opera here? Since you are trying new web browsers you may as well try all 3 of the "alternatives". TheGreatZorko ( talk) 12:54, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Can a formula in QBF1 be transformed into conjugation normal form without while remaining in QBF1 and without exponentiall growth? Taemyr ( talk) 10:39, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Is Ant any good? What can it do that Make can't? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.223.156.1 ( talk) 11:06, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Since Ant uses Java implementations of many tasks where make calls shell commands, it is more portable to non-UNIX platforms. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.210.249.81 ( talk) 08:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Additionally, Ant has a variety of plug-ins that semi-automate a variety of compliation tasks, especially Java-ish ones. See for example many of the Java-specific addon tasks here. While the functionality of these tasks could be replicated by custom Makefile commands and/or shell scripts, having a library of pre-made tasks means you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Warmfuzzygrrl | Talk 18:17, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Is it possible to convert a hex number to decimal using PostgreSQL's functions only, that is without a custom function or without data manipulation via eg.. a Perl script? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.131.116.233 ( talk) 11:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
select TO_NUMBER('FEE0','XXXX') from dual;
Hi, a couple of mounth ago i have encounterd a "languge" that alows you to describe a xml instatce in short. for example the xml:
<animal> <dog name="billy"/> </animal>
will become something like this:
<animal <dog name="billy"
does anybody know what i mean, thx very much:)
I cannot play the MyLibraryDV DRM-protected movies downloaded via my library. The audio part is OK but the video fails to play. I think my Windows Media Player does not have the proper video codec for the movies.
Here's what GSpot says:
My Windows Media Player says it's the latest update. Whay can I do? -- Toytoy ( talk) 13:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
I've asked this question before, but I can't find the answer. Sorry.
My friend has just received a computer from the wife of a friend of his who passed away recently. Unfortunately, it is password protected with usernames for the family. He has lost contact with the wife and can't ask her to help, so he wants to know how to make a new username so he can login, as he can't get past the login page. Clicking 'cancel' doesn't work (like it used to). If anyone knows the answer to this, could I get a step-by-step guide on how to do it, as I have to go back to my friend's place to do it. He obviously doesn't have internet access, so I had to come back to my place to ask this question.
Either that, or is there any way to find out one of the actual passwords before getting onto the login page?
Much appreciated! -- ChokinBako ( talk) 14:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
I have been told to try this - [3] which is a bootable disk (you burn it to a CD and boot from it) and it will allow you to remove the passwords from the account using a part of the program called Picklock or Lockpick possibly TheGreatZorko ( talk) 14:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
You could buy a USB CD rom drive, which are relativly inexpensive. The PC will be rather useless without a CD rom drive anyway. Other than that I am sure there are programs that will remove the XP user passwords that will run off a USB memory stick. I will have a look for one. TheGreatZorko ( talk) 14:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi all,
I use an Win XP Home SP2 notebook with some WIDCOMM Bluetooth adapter. All drivers and system is up-to-date. Now, when I activate or deactivate the BT device over HW or SW switch, occasionnally the system BSODs with "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA", file "btaudio.sys". What's wrecked in my system and how can I fix this wreckage?
62.216.214.96 ( talk) 16:58, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
What are the pro's and con's of Mac pc's and what are the pro's and cons of windows pc's because i dont know whih operating system to choose? -- Hadseys Chat Contribs 17:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
My choice would be a PC. Secondly, go for Windows XP because as a general rule of thumb you shouldnt move to a new OS without 2 service packs being released first, in this case, for Vista. XP has had 2 service packs already and is stable. Mac's aren't that easy to network anyway. Personal choice: PC. Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 19:49, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
There are two important aspects to take into consideration. PC's are by far the most dominant of the two, so if you need to do something which you have no idea how to, you are far more likely to have a friend who's a PC guru to help you. Looking for help for a MAC related issue will take that little bit more time and effort. PC/Windows software is also massively more dominant than MAC, so if you're looking for utilities and/or apps that do obscure or specialised things you're far more likely to find something that does the job on a PC. This is not to mention drivers for any sort of peripheral you might need. Everyone will write a Windows driver for their hardware but not many will bother writing MAC drivers. Then of course there's the highly illegal issue of pirate software and games which are easily found for PC (on the 'net or from a friend of a friend....) which you'd struggle to get for MAC. Zun aid © ® 14:28, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
• use mac if you like the way it 'works' use PC if you want to connect with more people. use MAc if you are not technically minded. 86.143.165.201 ( talk) 13:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
What is the max size (in km) that the battlefield 2 engine support?? 189.97.86.35 ( talk) 18:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Is there a group of Photoshop (or any similar photo altering program) enthusiasts on the net (or wiki??) that can alter a picture for me pro bono? -- Endless Dan 21:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello, a question for you. Do websites share server log and IP address data with their advertising and tracking partners? For example, if say ebay.com as a customer hires 2o7.net to serve ads and analyze its customers' interactions with ebay, do both companies share access to those server logs? During an average day I deny cookies from 2o7, advertising, atdmt, att, bridgetrack, collarity, contextweb, doubleclick, google, hitbox, insightexpress, mcclatchyinteractive, questionmarket, realmedia, revsci, specificclick, tacoda, ugamsolutions, zwire and usually lots more (and I also use NoScript in Firefox which stops some requests). I asked an admin and looked at RFCs 2616 and 2965--and apologize if this is a FAQ--but I don't know enough about how commercial websites are run to answer this myself. Thanks for any thoughts. - Susanlesch ( talk) 21:59, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
One more question, cross-site scripting says "many web applications tie session cookies to the IP address of the user who originally logged in" (statement is unsourced). From what I read the RFCs talk about the host or server IP address but not the user's IP address. So, my assumption is wrong, the cookie-setting partner, let's say 2o7.net, actually does have my IP address? Also I guess, if customer A acquires partner B (like Google and DoubleClick or Microsoft and Yahoo!) they can merge their logs? — SusanLesch ( talk) 08:57, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
Computing desk | ||
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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Here at work if there is a computer that is malfunctioning, we can call it in and techs will be sent out during the day to fix it. Emails are sent to the person who reported it on the initial creation of the work ticket as well as when the ticket is amended or closed. I just got one of those emails and I really don't understand what it means. I can't reply because it's an automated address. Besides, it's not that vitally important that I understand what they meant. What was added to the ticket was confusing though, so that's where you guys come in... I reported a system that wouldn't boot up and the response on the work ticket was "Machine has swollen caps and will be replaced tomorrow." So what are "swollen caps"?! Dismas| (talk) 01:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
It isn't "swollen caps" (which were correctly described above at Capacitor Plague) but it's also interesting to note that some types of tantalum capacitors are famous for, ahem, "smoke events", sometimes producing explosive events. As a result, many electronics vendors have tried to minimize the number of tantalum caps that they use or being very careful to select non-explosive types; "organic tantalums" are generally considered "OK" as are internally-fused types.
Atlant ( talk) 21:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
I'd love to be able to easily input a search string ("widgets and wonders") and a website ( http://joeswidgets.com) and know what page of the Google search results it comes up on, if any (e.g., page 5 of that particular search) without me having to wade through the results myself. Surely there is a site that'll let you do that? I can't find one though it seems obvious. -- Captain Ref Desk ( talk) 04:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
is there any type of computer program that could be used to activate different devices at certain times such as cameras or lights? Davidsherwood1956 ( talk) 05:47, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Has the new Dilbert web-site been made by Dilbert himself or by his workmates? 217.168.3.246 ( talk) 08:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Is there any way to view the Sunday strips. Like this one
http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-04-20/?Page=3 is completely unviewable and now we can't view the Sunday strips anymore.
William Ortiz (
talk) 01:51, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Can any one please suggest the reliable website from where i can load Mozilla firefox or sfari browser?Can it be downloaded in the presence of internet explorer?Cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.2.174.41 ( talk) 09:28, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Can I pimp Opera here? Since you are trying new web browsers you may as well try all 3 of the "alternatives". TheGreatZorko ( talk) 12:54, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Can a formula in QBF1 be transformed into conjugation normal form without while remaining in QBF1 and without exponentiall growth? Taemyr ( talk) 10:39, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Is Ant any good? What can it do that Make can't? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.223.156.1 ( talk) 11:06, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Since Ant uses Java implementations of many tasks where make calls shell commands, it is more portable to non-UNIX platforms. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.210.249.81 ( talk) 08:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Additionally, Ant has a variety of plug-ins that semi-automate a variety of compliation tasks, especially Java-ish ones. See for example many of the Java-specific addon tasks here. While the functionality of these tasks could be replicated by custom Makefile commands and/or shell scripts, having a library of pre-made tasks means you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Warmfuzzygrrl | Talk 18:17, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Is it possible to convert a hex number to decimal using PostgreSQL's functions only, that is without a custom function or without data manipulation via eg.. a Perl script? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.131.116.233 ( talk) 11:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
select TO_NUMBER('FEE0','XXXX') from dual;
Hi, a couple of mounth ago i have encounterd a "languge" that alows you to describe a xml instatce in short. for example the xml:
<animal> <dog name="billy"/> </animal>
will become something like this:
<animal <dog name="billy"
does anybody know what i mean, thx very much:)
I cannot play the MyLibraryDV DRM-protected movies downloaded via my library. The audio part is OK but the video fails to play. I think my Windows Media Player does not have the proper video codec for the movies.
Here's what GSpot says:
My Windows Media Player says it's the latest update. Whay can I do? -- Toytoy ( talk) 13:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
I've asked this question before, but I can't find the answer. Sorry.
My friend has just received a computer from the wife of a friend of his who passed away recently. Unfortunately, it is password protected with usernames for the family. He has lost contact with the wife and can't ask her to help, so he wants to know how to make a new username so he can login, as he can't get past the login page. Clicking 'cancel' doesn't work (like it used to). If anyone knows the answer to this, could I get a step-by-step guide on how to do it, as I have to go back to my friend's place to do it. He obviously doesn't have internet access, so I had to come back to my place to ask this question.
Either that, or is there any way to find out one of the actual passwords before getting onto the login page?
Much appreciated! -- ChokinBako ( talk) 14:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
I have been told to try this - [3] which is a bootable disk (you burn it to a CD and boot from it) and it will allow you to remove the passwords from the account using a part of the program called Picklock or Lockpick possibly TheGreatZorko ( talk) 14:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
You could buy a USB CD rom drive, which are relativly inexpensive. The PC will be rather useless without a CD rom drive anyway. Other than that I am sure there are programs that will remove the XP user passwords that will run off a USB memory stick. I will have a look for one. TheGreatZorko ( talk) 14:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi all,
I use an Win XP Home SP2 notebook with some WIDCOMM Bluetooth adapter. All drivers and system is up-to-date. Now, when I activate or deactivate the BT device over HW or SW switch, occasionnally the system BSODs with "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA", file "btaudio.sys". What's wrecked in my system and how can I fix this wreckage?
62.216.214.96 ( talk) 16:58, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
What are the pro's and con's of Mac pc's and what are the pro's and cons of windows pc's because i dont know whih operating system to choose? -- Hadseys Chat Contribs 17:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
My choice would be a PC. Secondly, go for Windows XP because as a general rule of thumb you shouldnt move to a new OS without 2 service packs being released first, in this case, for Vista. XP has had 2 service packs already and is stable. Mac's aren't that easy to network anyway. Personal choice: PC. Dep. Garcia ( Talk + | Help Desk | Complaints ) 19:49, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
There are two important aspects to take into consideration. PC's are by far the most dominant of the two, so if you need to do something which you have no idea how to, you are far more likely to have a friend who's a PC guru to help you. Looking for help for a MAC related issue will take that little bit more time and effort. PC/Windows software is also massively more dominant than MAC, so if you're looking for utilities and/or apps that do obscure or specialised things you're far more likely to find something that does the job on a PC. This is not to mention drivers for any sort of peripheral you might need. Everyone will write a Windows driver for their hardware but not many will bother writing MAC drivers. Then of course there's the highly illegal issue of pirate software and games which are easily found for PC (on the 'net or from a friend of a friend....) which you'd struggle to get for MAC. Zun aid © ® 14:28, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
• use mac if you like the way it 'works' use PC if you want to connect with more people. use MAc if you are not technically minded. 86.143.165.201 ( talk) 13:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
What is the max size (in km) that the battlefield 2 engine support?? 189.97.86.35 ( talk) 18:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Is there a group of Photoshop (or any similar photo altering program) enthusiasts on the net (or wiki??) that can alter a picture for me pro bono? -- Endless Dan 21:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello, a question for you. Do websites share server log and IP address data with their advertising and tracking partners? For example, if say ebay.com as a customer hires 2o7.net to serve ads and analyze its customers' interactions with ebay, do both companies share access to those server logs? During an average day I deny cookies from 2o7, advertising, atdmt, att, bridgetrack, collarity, contextweb, doubleclick, google, hitbox, insightexpress, mcclatchyinteractive, questionmarket, realmedia, revsci, specificclick, tacoda, ugamsolutions, zwire and usually lots more (and I also use NoScript in Firefox which stops some requests). I asked an admin and looked at RFCs 2616 and 2965--and apologize if this is a FAQ--but I don't know enough about how commercial websites are run to answer this myself. Thanks for any thoughts. - Susanlesch ( talk) 21:59, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
One more question, cross-site scripting says "many web applications tie session cookies to the IP address of the user who originally logged in" (statement is unsourced). From what I read the RFCs talk about the host or server IP address but not the user's IP address. So, my assumption is wrong, the cookie-setting partner, let's say 2o7.net, actually does have my IP address? Also I guess, if customer A acquires partner B (like Google and DoubleClick or Microsoft and Yahoo!) they can merge their logs? — SusanLesch ( talk) 08:57, 25 April 2008 (UTC)