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Using FireFox 3.0.4 on a Mac, whenever I go to change my enwiki preferences FireFox forces me to reenter my password (even when I'm logged in). For example, I can't change my skin without reentering my password; when I try to save the new skin, it tells me my password is too short. I have to go into the User Profile tab under the Change Password section, enter my password once and again for confirmation, click back to the skin tab, save, and only then are my preferences saved. (I do not actually change the password, just retype it). Any other FireFox users have this happen? It does not happen in Safari. Fletcher ( talk) 00:00, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I don't like Youtube's new look. How can I view Youtube in its original state? 60.230.180.175 ( talk) 01:12, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I bought a used IBM Think Center 3Ghz with no o/s.How do I install winxp ? I have the xp disk but the pc doesn't seem to boot up this way, I get a msg of no o/s. I have minimal knowledge of this,should a novice attempt this? Thanks in advance ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldskooloutlaw ( talk • contribs) 02:25, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
In SNMPv3's view-based access control model, there are the concepts of "context" and "view". Views are subsets of objects and object instances in a context. Contexts are also themselves subsets of objects and/or object instances. What's the motivation for basing access control decisions in terms of a context and then a view? Why not just define views directly as a subset of all managed objects (and/or object instances)? -- 173.49.9.141 ( talk) 03:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
In the newer Linux kernels, asm/semaphore.h was removed. Many programs require this library. I know that I can simply use an older kernel to build programs, but when I'm building a module, I need to use the current kernel. Is there any online resource to aid in updating code that still uses asm/semaphore.h? I can see that the library moved to linux/semaphore.h. What functions changed? What structs changed? I'd like to have a list that says "search and replace the following to create buildable code". -- kainaw ™ 03:54, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
If I'm considering a Mac laptop, would a MacBook Air be a better choice? Does the fact that it's super thin make it less reliable than a Pro? -- Crackthewhip775 ( talk) 05:09, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
What are these RapidShare servers?
Advanced download settings Download via:
Are they server-hosting companies? -- Toytoy ( talk) 09:42, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
hey guys I had a simple doubt, I dot know if this is possible or not, but I heard its possible to tell which contacts are appearing offline in msn live messenger using some softwares or so. Something to do with the status called idle or something, not very sure, but is it possible to tell anyways if one of my contacts is appearing offline by any chance? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.188.90 ( talk) 09:56, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Where is a free site where one can upload one's photos so that the public at large can access them by clicking on a link, but where it is impossible to download the picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.116.175.119 ( talk) 16:30, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I have an external mouse which I have been using for sometime. Lately, my laptop has stopped recognising it to the extent that it wont show up at the device manager. My mouse's perfect as I have used it in other systems. Also, my mouse powers up and I have checked the connected device list under USb Root Hub properties, which says that all the hubs are not drawing any power, even when the LEDs glow in my mouse! (Windows Vista Ult SP0). Thanking you in anticipation, 218.248.70.235 ( talk) 17:24, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
How can I estimate how many pageviews I'll get for my Associated Content submissions from search engines and indirect e-mail/Digg/etc. referrals? Neon Merlin 17:38, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I was trying to move a script file from one directory to another in the Mac Terminal. I used the following command:
sudo mv /opt/local/bin/curlxml.sh /usr/local/bin
I then tried to look inside /usr/local/bin to see if the file was there, but it kept telling me that bin wasn't a directory. I then tried to open it up in a text editor, and /usr/local/bin was the script itself! I had deleted the (huge) contents of /usr/local/bin..!
Now, I guess I was dumb not to do it interactively so that it would warn me, but the manual here says
To move the file into another directory: $ mv file dir1
Isn't that what I did?
Please let me know what I did wrong...
Thanks, — Sam 63.138.152.238 ( talk) 22:14, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo mkdir -p /testing/some/dir Password: WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo touch /testing/some/dir/a WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo touch /testing/some/dir/b WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo touch /testing/some/dir/c WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ touch foo.foo WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo mv /Users/user151/foo.foo /testing/some/dir/ WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ ls -l /testing/some/dir/ total 0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 0 Dec 5 16:42 a -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 0 Dec 5 16:42 b -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 0 Dec 5 16:42 c -rw-r--r-- 1 user151 staff 0 Dec 5 16:42 foo.foo WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$
What's going on with the main page? Is it just something messing up with my browser, or did someone make a uh oh? All the bullets are replaced with the Meta? logo... It's baffling me right now. – LATICS talk 22:40, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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Using FireFox 3.0.4 on a Mac, whenever I go to change my enwiki preferences FireFox forces me to reenter my password (even when I'm logged in). For example, I can't change my skin without reentering my password; when I try to save the new skin, it tells me my password is too short. I have to go into the User Profile tab under the Change Password section, enter my password once and again for confirmation, click back to the skin tab, save, and only then are my preferences saved. (I do not actually change the password, just retype it). Any other FireFox users have this happen? It does not happen in Safari. Fletcher ( talk) 00:00, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I don't like Youtube's new look. How can I view Youtube in its original state? 60.230.180.175 ( talk) 01:12, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I bought a used IBM Think Center 3Ghz with no o/s.How do I install winxp ? I have the xp disk but the pc doesn't seem to boot up this way, I get a msg of no o/s. I have minimal knowledge of this,should a novice attempt this? Thanks in advance ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldskooloutlaw ( talk • contribs) 02:25, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
In SNMPv3's view-based access control model, there are the concepts of "context" and "view". Views are subsets of objects and object instances in a context. Contexts are also themselves subsets of objects and/or object instances. What's the motivation for basing access control decisions in terms of a context and then a view? Why not just define views directly as a subset of all managed objects (and/or object instances)? -- 173.49.9.141 ( talk) 03:19, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
In the newer Linux kernels, asm/semaphore.h was removed. Many programs require this library. I know that I can simply use an older kernel to build programs, but when I'm building a module, I need to use the current kernel. Is there any online resource to aid in updating code that still uses asm/semaphore.h? I can see that the library moved to linux/semaphore.h. What functions changed? What structs changed? I'd like to have a list that says "search and replace the following to create buildable code". -- kainaw ™ 03:54, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
If I'm considering a Mac laptop, would a MacBook Air be a better choice? Does the fact that it's super thin make it less reliable than a Pro? -- Crackthewhip775 ( talk) 05:09, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
What are these RapidShare servers?
Advanced download settings Download via:
Are they server-hosting companies? -- Toytoy ( talk) 09:42, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
hey guys I had a simple doubt, I dot know if this is possible or not, but I heard its possible to tell which contacts are appearing offline in msn live messenger using some softwares or so. Something to do with the status called idle or something, not very sure, but is it possible to tell anyways if one of my contacts is appearing offline by any chance? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.188.90 ( talk) 09:56, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Where is a free site where one can upload one's photos so that the public at large can access them by clicking on a link, but where it is impossible to download the picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.116.175.119 ( talk) 16:30, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I have an external mouse which I have been using for sometime. Lately, my laptop has stopped recognising it to the extent that it wont show up at the device manager. My mouse's perfect as I have used it in other systems. Also, my mouse powers up and I have checked the connected device list under USb Root Hub properties, which says that all the hubs are not drawing any power, even when the LEDs glow in my mouse! (Windows Vista Ult SP0). Thanking you in anticipation, 218.248.70.235 ( talk) 17:24, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
How can I estimate how many pageviews I'll get for my Associated Content submissions from search engines and indirect e-mail/Digg/etc. referrals? Neon Merlin 17:38, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I was trying to move a script file from one directory to another in the Mac Terminal. I used the following command:
sudo mv /opt/local/bin/curlxml.sh /usr/local/bin
I then tried to look inside /usr/local/bin to see if the file was there, but it kept telling me that bin wasn't a directory. I then tried to open it up in a text editor, and /usr/local/bin was the script itself! I had deleted the (huge) contents of /usr/local/bin..!
Now, I guess I was dumb not to do it interactively so that it would warn me, but the manual here says
To move the file into another directory: $ mv file dir1
Isn't that what I did?
Please let me know what I did wrong...
Thanks, — Sam 63.138.152.238 ( talk) 22:14, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo mkdir -p /testing/some/dir Password: WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo touch /testing/some/dir/a WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo touch /testing/some/dir/b WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo touch /testing/some/dir/c WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ touch foo.foo WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ sudo mv /Users/user151/foo.foo /testing/some/dir/ WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$ ls -l /testing/some/dir/ total 0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 0 Dec 5 16:42 a -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 0 Dec 5 16:42 b -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 0 Dec 5 16:42 c -rw-r--r-- 1 user151 staff 0 Dec 5 16:42 foo.foo WirelessW-1930-1:~ user151$
What's going on with the main page? Is it just something messing up with my browser, or did someone make a uh oh? All the bullets are replaced with the Meta? logo... It's baffling me right now. – LATICS talk 22:40, 5 December 2008 (UTC)