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When did the standard color for a computer case change from beige to black? Why? F ( talk) 00:49, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Here in the Uk the switch from Beige to black seemed to happen around the same time that PCs changed from being simply boxes that hold components to being boxes that had a bit of design/style applied to them (not necessarily good style but nonetheless). This seemed to coincide with the (media) success of the original Apple iMacs which were in those bright colours and made PCs look 'dated'. I suspect that this was also in part linked to the point where PCs became 100% mainstream and that every home in the land had one - rather than being more the preserve of businesses and enthusiasts. 194.221.133.226 ( talk) 09:50, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Definately around 2000 (same period as the PS1(cream-grey) >> PS2(slate) switch) - reason - It makes them go faster [1] ! 87.102.67.84 ( talk) 11:34, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Also blue LED+beige box = fashion disaster... 87.102.67.84 ( talk) 11:41, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Well, what the title says. But it's plugged in on both ends, yet the battery icon is present. And the battery is running out faaaaaaast. Can anyone tell me why is that so? And what do I do about it? 24.189.90.68 ( talk) 05:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
It's a Dell Inspiron 6000, yes there's a light in the plug indicating that it's plugged in, and the battery icon is on the screen. I've got less than half an hour left before it shuts down on me (don't worry, I'm typing this on another computer, though). 24.189.90.68 ( talk) 06:12, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
I just figured out the problem is with the adapter, because I switched it with another, and it charges fine. 24.189.90.68 ( talk) 06:16, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Do they sell Dell adapters in stores or must you order them? 24.189.90.68 ( talk) 06:45, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
what is the effectiveness of databse intergration in hospitals? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.203.179.235 ( talk) 09:41, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
I installed a minimal Linux system using debootstrap and chrooted into it. In the chroot, I run:
debconf-set-selections <preseed.txt && apt-get dselect-upgrade -d -y && apt-get dselect-upgrade -y
The problem I'm facing is that even though preseed.txt contains all the necessary info to preseed console-setup and console-data, the keyboard layout remains the standard US one, even after logging out and back in again. This happens in Debian Lenny as well as in the Ubuntu releases I had at hand for testing.
dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive -pcritical console-setup && dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive -pcritical console-data doesn't change the situation either, so the system seems to firmly believe it is doing the right thing with keeping the US layout. Only when I run dpkg-reconfigure manually on those two packages I am prompted with the options to change the keyboard layout (with the default options being the US settings, again), and the changes are finally taking place.
Surely there must be a way to preseed keyboard settings for an unattended install? What is the proper, "Debian" way of doing this? -- 78.43.60.58 ( talk) 12:16, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
How many internet user in 1995 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.82.92.31 ( talk) 12:30, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
A friend gave me an ISO image which is apparently of a software CD. However, when I burn the image to a disc, it only has the individual folders and files, which obviously are of little use without the software package itself. Any hints or tips? Thanks! ╟─ Treasury Tag► sundries─╢ 14:14, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
I was checking to see if anyone had a blog about the city in which I live - so I did this search http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=kingston+upon+hull+blog&btnG=Search&hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMA_en-GBGB367GB367&sa=2 (the answer seems to be no - non of any note..) - but the first result returned is one http://schizomuslim.blogspot.com/ ?? Looking at that page I can't find any reference to the location - can someone explain why this is the very first result google turns up> 87.102.67.84 ( talk) 18:34, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
I'm building a web application that runs on tomcat. At a point, I need to generate a zip-file (containing many individual files) and send it to the user's browser for download.
It works (file can be downloaded and unziped) but whatever I try I get the above error message.
I do a outs = response.getOutputStream();
and use this stream to create a final ZipOutputStream zout = new ZipOutputStream(outs);
.
Obviously the framework has some built-in jealousy on other people calling getOutputStream(). How can I avoid this?
And yes, I did a google search. And yes, I found many answers. And yes, I have tried them. And no, none of it worked. And again no, I can't use the JspWriter out
that is availabe in the response-Object because I have to write bytes, not chars.
95.115.158.3 ( talk) 18:53, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Writer
that would call getOutputStream()
ahead of you? Moreover, what do you mean that "it works" but "whatever I try I get the above error message"? Surely if an exception is being thrown in your servlet before you actually compress and send the files, then they aren't being sent and you can't download and unzip the result. Are you saying that message just somehow appears on the console without a backtrace or anything? Or that it somehow gets transmitted to the client (along with the file, perhaps)? Is it (to your knowledge) associated with one of the two lines of code you quoted? --
Tardis (
talk)
23:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)outs.reset();
Problem no. 1: Narrow emails
I used a different email address than usual at a library to copy and paste the text of several newspaper articles, intending to print them out in a long email later. This morning, I discovered that the email I sent myself was narrow, meaning that I had to waste time using the delete key at the end of each line. I normally use Hotmail but only after copying and pasting from a notepad. The quirks of Firefox explain why that's my normal procedure, but I have numerous email addresses and need to use them all. Yahoo and Gmail have the same problem with narrow emails, both those received and those sent. Lycos has announced changes that I hope won't affect its ideal behavior where this is concerned. Full-width emails in the printable version will use less paper, and these can only be produced from full-width emails that I have sent myself.
Problem no. 2: Looks blue but isn't?
It looks blue, so I copy and paste. I get either nothing or something I already copied and pasted. Why does it look blue if I can't use it?
Problem no. 3: How did it turn blue? I didn't do anything
I deleted an email and then when the next one came up it was completely blue as if I was copying and pasting not just the text, but all the headings, lists, ads, etc. The same strange phenomenon happened in another situation where I merely clicked the mouse without doing anything to make the text turn blue. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 20:01, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
M-q
. (Meta is often the same thing as Alt.) You can choose the width to which to wrap it with a few more keys; setting a very large value for that will cause all the newlines to be deleted at a stroke. --
Tardis (
talk)
20:56, 24 February 2010 (UTC)Say I log in on my account on somebody's iPhone, download an App after paying for it, then log out again. Can they then proceed to log in to their own App Store account, which will not include the purchase, while coninuing to enjoy the Use of the app I bought them (unless or until they delete it of course). THank you. 84.153.235.131 ( talk) 22:26, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
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When did the standard color for a computer case change from beige to black? Why? F ( talk) 00:49, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Here in the Uk the switch from Beige to black seemed to happen around the same time that PCs changed from being simply boxes that hold components to being boxes that had a bit of design/style applied to them (not necessarily good style but nonetheless). This seemed to coincide with the (media) success of the original Apple iMacs which were in those bright colours and made PCs look 'dated'. I suspect that this was also in part linked to the point where PCs became 100% mainstream and that every home in the land had one - rather than being more the preserve of businesses and enthusiasts. 194.221.133.226 ( talk) 09:50, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Definately around 2000 (same period as the PS1(cream-grey) >> PS2(slate) switch) - reason - It makes them go faster [1] ! 87.102.67.84 ( talk) 11:34, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Also blue LED+beige box = fashion disaster... 87.102.67.84 ( talk) 11:41, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Well, what the title says. But it's plugged in on both ends, yet the battery icon is present. And the battery is running out faaaaaaast. Can anyone tell me why is that so? And what do I do about it? 24.189.90.68 ( talk) 05:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
It's a Dell Inspiron 6000, yes there's a light in the plug indicating that it's plugged in, and the battery icon is on the screen. I've got less than half an hour left before it shuts down on me (don't worry, I'm typing this on another computer, though). 24.189.90.68 ( talk) 06:12, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
I just figured out the problem is with the adapter, because I switched it with another, and it charges fine. 24.189.90.68 ( talk) 06:16, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Do they sell Dell adapters in stores or must you order them? 24.189.90.68 ( talk) 06:45, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
what is the effectiveness of databse intergration in hospitals? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.203.179.235 ( talk) 09:41, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
I installed a minimal Linux system using debootstrap and chrooted into it. In the chroot, I run:
debconf-set-selections <preseed.txt && apt-get dselect-upgrade -d -y && apt-get dselect-upgrade -y
The problem I'm facing is that even though preseed.txt contains all the necessary info to preseed console-setup and console-data, the keyboard layout remains the standard US one, even after logging out and back in again. This happens in Debian Lenny as well as in the Ubuntu releases I had at hand for testing.
dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive -pcritical console-setup && dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive -pcritical console-data doesn't change the situation either, so the system seems to firmly believe it is doing the right thing with keeping the US layout. Only when I run dpkg-reconfigure manually on those two packages I am prompted with the options to change the keyboard layout (with the default options being the US settings, again), and the changes are finally taking place.
Surely there must be a way to preseed keyboard settings for an unattended install? What is the proper, "Debian" way of doing this? -- 78.43.60.58 ( talk) 12:16, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
How many internet user in 1995 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.82.92.31 ( talk) 12:30, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
A friend gave me an ISO image which is apparently of a software CD. However, when I burn the image to a disc, it only has the individual folders and files, which obviously are of little use without the software package itself. Any hints or tips? Thanks! ╟─ Treasury Tag► sundries─╢ 14:14, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
I was checking to see if anyone had a blog about the city in which I live - so I did this search http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=kingston+upon+hull+blog&btnG=Search&hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMA_en-GBGB367GB367&sa=2 (the answer seems to be no - non of any note..) - but the first result returned is one http://schizomuslim.blogspot.com/ ?? Looking at that page I can't find any reference to the location - can someone explain why this is the very first result google turns up> 87.102.67.84 ( talk) 18:34, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
I'm building a web application that runs on tomcat. At a point, I need to generate a zip-file (containing many individual files) and send it to the user's browser for download.
It works (file can be downloaded and unziped) but whatever I try I get the above error message.
I do a outs = response.getOutputStream();
and use this stream to create a final ZipOutputStream zout = new ZipOutputStream(outs);
.
Obviously the framework has some built-in jealousy on other people calling getOutputStream(). How can I avoid this?
And yes, I did a google search. And yes, I found many answers. And yes, I have tried them. And no, none of it worked. And again no, I can't use the JspWriter out
that is availabe in the response-Object because I have to write bytes, not chars.
95.115.158.3 ( talk) 18:53, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Writer
that would call getOutputStream()
ahead of you? Moreover, what do you mean that "it works" but "whatever I try I get the above error message"? Surely if an exception is being thrown in your servlet before you actually compress and send the files, then they aren't being sent and you can't download and unzip the result. Are you saying that message just somehow appears on the console without a backtrace or anything? Or that it somehow gets transmitted to the client (along with the file, perhaps)? Is it (to your knowledge) associated with one of the two lines of code you quoted? --
Tardis (
talk)
23:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)outs.reset();
Problem no. 1: Narrow emails
I used a different email address than usual at a library to copy and paste the text of several newspaper articles, intending to print them out in a long email later. This morning, I discovered that the email I sent myself was narrow, meaning that I had to waste time using the delete key at the end of each line. I normally use Hotmail but only after copying and pasting from a notepad. The quirks of Firefox explain why that's my normal procedure, but I have numerous email addresses and need to use them all. Yahoo and Gmail have the same problem with narrow emails, both those received and those sent. Lycos has announced changes that I hope won't affect its ideal behavior where this is concerned. Full-width emails in the printable version will use less paper, and these can only be produced from full-width emails that I have sent myself.
Problem no. 2: Looks blue but isn't?
It looks blue, so I copy and paste. I get either nothing or something I already copied and pasted. Why does it look blue if I can't use it?
Problem no. 3: How did it turn blue? I didn't do anything
I deleted an email and then when the next one came up it was completely blue as if I was copying and pasting not just the text, but all the headings, lists, ads, etc. The same strange phenomenon happened in another situation where I merely clicked the mouse without doing anything to make the text turn blue. Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 20:01, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
M-q
. (Meta is often the same thing as Alt.) You can choose the width to which to wrap it with a few more keys; setting a very large value for that will cause all the newlines to be deleted at a stroke. --
Tardis (
talk)
20:56, 24 February 2010 (UTC)Say I log in on my account on somebody's iPhone, download an App after paying for it, then log out again. Can they then proceed to log in to their own App Store account, which will not include the purchase, while coninuing to enjoy the Use of the app I bought them (unless or until they delete it of course). THank you. 84.153.235.131 ( talk) 22:26, 24 February 2010 (UTC)