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I am looking for a program or explanation on how tactical maps involving NATO symbols are made? Such as this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Map_of_dnieper_battle_grand.jpg
But also on the smaller, batallion-scale, or any scale. What program is used? I have found military fonts online, but ideally i'm looking for a program that allows me to map tactical movements with proper NATO symbols. Autorealm is a program which I have used in the past, and there are some references of a military symbology pack online, but the links are broken. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated. -- Baalhammon ( talk) 04:21, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
I need a linker that can connect my Samsung U708 Earphone and Microphone with my computer Audio and Mic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stool8888 ( talk • contribs) 07:23, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
I transfer a simple text file from PC into a memory stick, then transfer it to Mac-System-9.2. Due to different encoding, I have too many additional blank lines. Question: Is there any FREE script of Mac-System-9.2 that would take care of the end of lines when I drag and drop a simple text file on its icon? Thank you in advance. twma 09:27, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks to Lampposts. Our supporting staff managed to download a copy for me called TextConverter without any extension. I double clicked it on Mac-system-9.2 but did not work. I inserted the extension .exe and then double clicked it on my PC. A dos-window appeared and disappeared quickly. I do not know what to do now. Be grateful if you could advise. Thank you in advance. twma 06:14, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks to KoolerStill. File Exchange Control Panel solved my problem. Thank you again. twma 07:38, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
I want to measure a DC voltage with my computer cheaply. It should be possible using the sound card which has a high resolution ADC but is AC coupled. The DC would need to be chopped up, possibly using the sound card audio output. I've had a good look but I can't find references on the web. What would be a good, simple circuit for this? Cheers! PeterGrecian ( talk) 10:52, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks mak. I'll have a look at the mux, but I'll probably use op-amps because I have some handy. The application I have in mind is testing battery capacities which requires measurements over several hours or days. Cheers. PeterGrecian ( talk) 09:53, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
You may find this link useful: http://lea.hamradio.si/~s57uuu/scdsp/CheapChop/cheapchop.htm I was looking for exactly the same thing and found the link. I'm now happily using my sound card to record switch open/close events.-- Phil Holmes ( talk) 14:36, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering how hard it would be to make a script that would automatically fill in online forms; specifically those that contained radio buttons. The script would just randomly fill in all available buttons.
-- Drogonov ( talk) 12:25, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
javascript: var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
var radios_by_name=%7B%7D%3B
for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; ++i) {
var t = inputsi];
if (t.type != "radio")
continue;
if (!radios_by_namet.name])
radios_by_namet.name = [];
radios_by_namet.name].push(t);
}
for (var name in radios_by_name) {
var group = radios_by_namename];
var random_index = Math.ceil(Math.random() * group.length) - 1;
grouprandom_index].checked = true;
}
what would this do?
$("input:radio").each(function() {
$(this).attr("checked","checked");
});
http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=960617 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ice77cool ( talk • contribs) 15:06, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
http://article.ednchina.com/CE/20090330084408.htm http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Farticle.ednchina.com%2FCE%2F20090330084408.htm&lp=zh_en&btnTrUrl=Translate
As hardware already come out P2SP technology.. May be it is a marketing trick. I mean fake technology. But P2P mean Peer to Peer. Client-Server is connection between Client and Server.. Then how about connection with/without torrent server (DHT) to both Client (Peer) and Server? Is it so call Peer-to-Peer-Client-Server? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ice77cool ( talk • contribs) 15:01, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinacache (P2SP stated.. Funded by INTEL too) Hm... My P2SP deletion log also being deleted.. P2SP so hated by people? Ice77cool ( talk) 10:17, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Could someone with experience of teaching or marking ITQs (ie, the final "Making Selective Use of IT module) give me some tips on what is expected? Or a link to a course syllabus - I can't find any detailed information on what I should cover.
I'm taking a level 2 ITQ course at my local community college in Liverpool, England, one evening a week. I only have to do the final portfolio module, because I already have a basic ECDL certificate which excuses me from all the other work. However, being let off all the learning modules means I have no experience of the work an examiner will expect. My ECDL was assessed thru multiple choice tests (and one short intray exercise) so it doesn't help, and my tutor says the things I'm suggesting (based on my work & study experience) aren't complex enough. I can only go to college once a week for 2 hours, my tutor is too busy with people who started at the beginning to sit around holding my hand, and without background knowledge I can't ask intelligent questions.
I haven't been able to find a syllabus anywhere, and my tutor's instructions seem to change every week. At first I was told a copy of my CV was an adequate piece of work (even though I'd already written it) but the following week that had changed, for no clear reason.
I've been asked to produce three separate pieces of work, each using a different module of MS Office 2007, but also told that one module can be research on the internet. These are my ideas so far:
Please let me know if any of these are good ideas, and how much detail & complexity I'd need to show. Many thanks!! 86.143.231.244 ( talk) 16:50, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
How safe is it to use unsecured wireless networks to access sensitive websites such as internet banking? In case I'm using the wrong jargon, the situation is thus; I live in an apartment complex, many people have wireless routers- most are secured by password but I can access the net with my ps3 using one which isn't. Leaving aside any possible ethical issues for the moment, is it safe to access internet banking (an encrypted website i'd hope) using this connection. Thanks in advance for any replies. Stanstaple ( talk) 17:28, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the input- I'll believe it because it's what I reckoned anyway- just wanted confirmation really. ' Appreciate your help.
Another possible attack vector: The neighbour could set up his router to redir all traffic to www.bank.com to his web server, which is set up to look just like www.bank.com, except it has an invalid certificate (or simply uses a plain HTTP connection). He forwards the data sent to his server to the real www.bank.com, and relays the data from www.bank.com back to the user, capturing the username/password, and all the transactions in the process. decltype ( talk) 22:46, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I was writing a short application for a couple Wikipedian IRC users (it will be an RC notice script if it ever works), but I have a problem in my test bot; it can't write data to the socket. If anyone would like to, I'd be very grateful if you reviewed the code. I get an error from fwrite() at the end, on line 222. Thanks! -- Yamakiri 20:30, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
fwrite()
(nor anything that should call it) on line 222. --
Tardis (
talk) 02:28, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Err, I meant fgets ._. I'd checked my brackets, quotations, etc. but I didn't see anything. The thing is, how it won't recognize the socket I use ($YamaBot->socket) -- Yamakiri T C 04-30-2009 • 19:38:00 19:37, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
A friend of mine owns a consignment clothing store, and uses SoftSell on an ancient Windows 98 computer (yes I know...). Today, my friend started getting an error message: "Errpr DBFAT x/1104 Create error \\maint\softsell\Defentry.dbf (DOS Error 53)" and then gave quit, retry and default as options. The store has two computers, linked with a wire. This error only occurs on the front computer. The one in the back is the main one.
I know this is pretty much a lost cause, but any help at all is appreciated.
P.S. SoftSell Business Systems, LLC became Ascert, LLC in 2002, and the support website requires a customer login, whcih I don't have.
Thanks, Genius 101 Guestbook 20:34, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for all your help, but it turns out that the network cable was completely unplugged. *sigh* If only people would check that first... Thanks, Genius 101 Guestbook 21:13, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
StuRat ( talk) 04:16, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Because of my above problem, I am looking for a free alternative to SoftSell, which is a retail management program. It needs to be free, because I think taht is the only way I can convince my friend to switch over. Also, it needs to work on Windows 98. Thanks, Genius 101 Guestbook 20:36, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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I am looking for a program or explanation on how tactical maps involving NATO symbols are made? Such as this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Map_of_dnieper_battle_grand.jpg
But also on the smaller, batallion-scale, or any scale. What program is used? I have found military fonts online, but ideally i'm looking for a program that allows me to map tactical movements with proper NATO symbols. Autorealm is a program which I have used in the past, and there are some references of a military symbology pack online, but the links are broken. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated. -- Baalhammon ( talk) 04:21, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
I need a linker that can connect my Samsung U708 Earphone and Microphone with my computer Audio and Mic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stool8888 ( talk • contribs) 07:23, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
I transfer a simple text file from PC into a memory stick, then transfer it to Mac-System-9.2. Due to different encoding, I have too many additional blank lines. Question: Is there any FREE script of Mac-System-9.2 that would take care of the end of lines when I drag and drop a simple text file on its icon? Thank you in advance. twma 09:27, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks to Lampposts. Our supporting staff managed to download a copy for me called TextConverter without any extension. I double clicked it on Mac-system-9.2 but did not work. I inserted the extension .exe and then double clicked it on my PC. A dos-window appeared and disappeared quickly. I do not know what to do now. Be grateful if you could advise. Thank you in advance. twma 06:14, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks to KoolerStill. File Exchange Control Panel solved my problem. Thank you again. twma 07:38, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
I want to measure a DC voltage with my computer cheaply. It should be possible using the sound card which has a high resolution ADC but is AC coupled. The DC would need to be chopped up, possibly using the sound card audio output. I've had a good look but I can't find references on the web. What would be a good, simple circuit for this? Cheers! PeterGrecian ( talk) 10:52, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks mak. I'll have a look at the mux, but I'll probably use op-amps because I have some handy. The application I have in mind is testing battery capacities which requires measurements over several hours or days. Cheers. PeterGrecian ( talk) 09:53, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
You may find this link useful: http://lea.hamradio.si/~s57uuu/scdsp/CheapChop/cheapchop.htm I was looking for exactly the same thing and found the link. I'm now happily using my sound card to record switch open/close events.-- Phil Holmes ( talk) 14:36, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I was wondering how hard it would be to make a script that would automatically fill in online forms; specifically those that contained radio buttons. The script would just randomly fill in all available buttons.
-- Drogonov ( talk) 12:25, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
javascript: var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
var radios_by_name=%7B%7D%3B
for (var i = 0; i < inputs.length; ++i) {
var t = inputsi];
if (t.type != "radio")
continue;
if (!radios_by_namet.name])
radios_by_namet.name = [];
radios_by_namet.name].push(t);
}
for (var name in radios_by_name) {
var group = radios_by_namename];
var random_index = Math.ceil(Math.random() * group.length) - 1;
grouprandom_index].checked = true;
}
what would this do?
$("input:radio").each(function() {
$(this).attr("checked","checked");
});
http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=960617 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ice77cool ( talk • contribs) 15:06, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
http://article.ednchina.com/CE/20090330084408.htm http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Farticle.ednchina.com%2FCE%2F20090330084408.htm&lp=zh_en&btnTrUrl=Translate
As hardware already come out P2SP technology.. May be it is a marketing trick. I mean fake technology. But P2P mean Peer to Peer. Client-Server is connection between Client and Server.. Then how about connection with/without torrent server (DHT) to both Client (Peer) and Server? Is it so call Peer-to-Peer-Client-Server? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ice77cool ( talk • contribs) 15:01, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinacache (P2SP stated.. Funded by INTEL too) Hm... My P2SP deletion log also being deleted.. P2SP so hated by people? Ice77cool ( talk) 10:17, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Could someone with experience of teaching or marking ITQs (ie, the final "Making Selective Use of IT module) give me some tips on what is expected? Or a link to a course syllabus - I can't find any detailed information on what I should cover.
I'm taking a level 2 ITQ course at my local community college in Liverpool, England, one evening a week. I only have to do the final portfolio module, because I already have a basic ECDL certificate which excuses me from all the other work. However, being let off all the learning modules means I have no experience of the work an examiner will expect. My ECDL was assessed thru multiple choice tests (and one short intray exercise) so it doesn't help, and my tutor says the things I'm suggesting (based on my work & study experience) aren't complex enough. I can only go to college once a week for 2 hours, my tutor is too busy with people who started at the beginning to sit around holding my hand, and without background knowledge I can't ask intelligent questions.
I haven't been able to find a syllabus anywhere, and my tutor's instructions seem to change every week. At first I was told a copy of my CV was an adequate piece of work (even though I'd already written it) but the following week that had changed, for no clear reason.
I've been asked to produce three separate pieces of work, each using a different module of MS Office 2007, but also told that one module can be research on the internet. These are my ideas so far:
Please let me know if any of these are good ideas, and how much detail & complexity I'd need to show. Many thanks!! 86.143.231.244 ( talk) 16:50, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
How safe is it to use unsecured wireless networks to access sensitive websites such as internet banking? In case I'm using the wrong jargon, the situation is thus; I live in an apartment complex, many people have wireless routers- most are secured by password but I can access the net with my ps3 using one which isn't. Leaving aside any possible ethical issues for the moment, is it safe to access internet banking (an encrypted website i'd hope) using this connection. Thanks in advance for any replies. Stanstaple ( talk) 17:28, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the input- I'll believe it because it's what I reckoned anyway- just wanted confirmation really. ' Appreciate your help.
Another possible attack vector: The neighbour could set up his router to redir all traffic to www.bank.com to his web server, which is set up to look just like www.bank.com, except it has an invalid certificate (or simply uses a plain HTTP connection). He forwards the data sent to his server to the real www.bank.com, and relays the data from www.bank.com back to the user, capturing the username/password, and all the transactions in the process. decltype ( talk) 22:46, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
I was writing a short application for a couple Wikipedian IRC users (it will be an RC notice script if it ever works), but I have a problem in my test bot; it can't write data to the socket. If anyone would like to, I'd be very grateful if you reviewed the code. I get an error from fwrite() at the end, on line 222. Thanks! -- Yamakiri 20:30, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
fwrite()
(nor anything that should call it) on line 222. --
Tardis (
talk) 02:28, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Err, I meant fgets ._. I'd checked my brackets, quotations, etc. but I didn't see anything. The thing is, how it won't recognize the socket I use ($YamaBot->socket) -- Yamakiri T C 04-30-2009 • 19:38:00 19:37, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
A friend of mine owns a consignment clothing store, and uses SoftSell on an ancient Windows 98 computer (yes I know...). Today, my friend started getting an error message: "Errpr DBFAT x/1104 Create error \\maint\softsell\Defentry.dbf (DOS Error 53)" and then gave quit, retry and default as options. The store has two computers, linked with a wire. This error only occurs on the front computer. The one in the back is the main one.
I know this is pretty much a lost cause, but any help at all is appreciated.
P.S. SoftSell Business Systems, LLC became Ascert, LLC in 2002, and the support website requires a customer login, whcih I don't have.
Thanks, Genius 101 Guestbook 20:34, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for all your help, but it turns out that the network cable was completely unplugged. *sigh* If only people would check that first... Thanks, Genius 101 Guestbook 21:13, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
StuRat ( talk) 04:16, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Because of my above problem, I am looking for a free alternative to SoftSell, which is a retail management program. It needs to be free, because I think taht is the only way I can convince my friend to switch over. Also, it needs to work on Windows 98. Thanks, Genius 101 Guestbook 20:36, 29 April 2009 (UTC)