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I have a MacBook running OS X 10.4. When I adjust the volume, it doesn't make the beeping sound. The volume itself is fine, it's just that the beeping has disappeared. Does anyone know of an explanation or remedy? -- Lazar Taxon ( talk) 00:26, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Can anyone recommend some software to record a streaming video directly from my computer screen to my HD please? (Technically, I suppose I mean record it from the graphics card I think.) Ideally it should be able to decide what the window of the video is. I am experienced in recording many other streaming videos to my hard disk, and have looked at or used several different programmes. This video will not record by the previous methods I have used because the stream is encrypted. So what appears on the screen is what I want to record. I have tried lots of different things, done lots of Google searches already. So can anyone recommend some software please (not just do a Google search)? Thanks. 78.146.77.179 ( talk) 00:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
I have spent all day looking, without reaching a conclusion. I have found "Video Capture Software" on download.com http://download.cnet.com/windows/video-capture-software/?tag=mncol%3Bsort&filter=licenseName%3D%22Free%22%7C&filterName=licenseName%3DFree%7C&rpp=10&sort=downloadCount+asc and http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-from-screen/screen-capture-software.htm I think there is another collection of similar software somewhere, but the URL seems to be missing from my History. (Edit: the missing URL is http://www.videohelp.com/capture which has a lot of software listed somewhere on the site as well). The drawback of some of them described as freeware is that they have been made to only record two or five minutes. 89.242.43.246 ( talk) 20:19, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/win32/MPlayer-mingw32-1.0rc2.zip +
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/windows-essential-20071007.zip (goes into 'codec/s' dir of former). mplayer -playlist -dumpstream URIhere -dumpfile foo
(occasionally you will not want -playlist
). VLC can probably do this almost as well, though. ¦
Reisio (
talk) 06:11, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
In syntax highlighting for C code, Kate doesn't format comments that start with a double slash as comments if the line they're on starts with a #include. Is this a bug in the syntax highlighting, or does C99 actually disallow double-slash comments on the same lines as #includes? (GCC says C90 doesn't allow double-slash comments at all, which is why I ask about C99 specifically.) If the latter, what other preprocessing directives are affected? Neon Merlin 01:45, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
// A comment looks like this
#include <stdio.h> // Not this
decltype ( talk) 18:23, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I've been trying to figure this problem out for some time, and I can't even bring anything up on Google! I have Microsoft Word 2007, and I've been trying to make single-cell tables. The thing is, the alignment I keep choosing won't save: I want everything to align in the center and to the left, but when I save and exit the document, it doesn't stay the way I want it to. When I reopen the document, the alignment is always completely centered! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.16.91.90 ( talk) 05:43, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
In a few weeks there's going to be a 10 hour power-cut. I want to use my desktop computer during this time, however obviously I can't because of the power-cut. I can't afford a uninterruptible power supply or a electrical generator, and I don't have a laptop. What solutions are available that might enable me to use my computer? I have access to car batteries and wires and stuff if that could help building a homemade UPS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.89.14 ( talk) 13:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
If you ignored the Python commands not present in your average BASIC, would programming with whats left be roughly equivalent to programming with BASIC? 89.242.43.246 ( talk) 14:39, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
I know the aspect ratio might be different, so I was wondering how the screen size of an HP Pavilion DV 9700 17" compares, in terms of actual square centimeters, with the screen size of a MacBook 17". Thanks 92.230.233.5 ( talk) 16:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
If, when I start making a table, I put class="wikitable", I get:
class="wikitable" |
Which is nice.
If I put "border="1" instead, I get
Border = "1" |
Which is nasty nasty.
However, class="wikitable" does not work when I try it on a table on this wiki. I assume I have to twiddle some settings somewhere to get the wikitable? I've seen it used on other wikis, after all. How do I get the wikitable? Be aware that my technical knowledge is very limited. Cheers in advance! Vimescarrot ( talk) 17:31, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Oh, and if you think I should be asking this somewhere else, feel free to point me in the right direction. Vimescarrot ( talk) 17:32, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
table.wikitable {
margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;
background: #f9f9f9;
border: 1px #aaa solid;
border-collapse: collapse;
}
.wikitable th, .wikitable td {
border: 1px #aaa solid;
padding: 0.2em;
}
.wikitable th {
background: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
}
.wikitable caption {
font-weight: bold;
}
Can u build your own notebook. Like, 4 instance, an Acer Aspire One. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.34.181.72 ( talk) 18:47, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Does anyone know how to record a programme from the ITV Player? Only for my own personal use. It is only viewable to people in the UK. I think the most likely route is "video capture" from the screen, but the easier to use freeware can only record for 2 or 5 minutes, and I have not yet got any unrestricted freeware to work. See also the querstion "How to record a streaming video from screen?" above. Thanks. 89.242.43.246 ( talk) 20:26, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
I think it probably something to do with RTMP or RTMPE although I'm only guessing. 89.242.43.246 ( talk) 01:24, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Can anyone recommend a free personal wiki? One I can run on my PC (WinXP) without having to have a server or anything like that, and preferably not too dissimilar in how you make links etc to the thing Wikipedia works on. I do tend to regard computers as "black boxes" so if you can avoid mentioning pythons and the like I'll be more likely to understand what you are saying! Thanks, DuncanHill ( talk) 23:31, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Check out the personal wiki article, it lists lots of wiki-like software that doesn't need servers or complicated set-up —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.89.90 ( talk) 14:01, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
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I have a MacBook running OS X 10.4. When I adjust the volume, it doesn't make the beeping sound. The volume itself is fine, it's just that the beeping has disappeared. Does anyone know of an explanation or remedy? -- Lazar Taxon ( talk) 00:26, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Can anyone recommend some software to record a streaming video directly from my computer screen to my HD please? (Technically, I suppose I mean record it from the graphics card I think.) Ideally it should be able to decide what the window of the video is. I am experienced in recording many other streaming videos to my hard disk, and have looked at or used several different programmes. This video will not record by the previous methods I have used because the stream is encrypted. So what appears on the screen is what I want to record. I have tried lots of different things, done lots of Google searches already. So can anyone recommend some software please (not just do a Google search)? Thanks. 78.146.77.179 ( talk) 00:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
I have spent all day looking, without reaching a conclusion. I have found "Video Capture Software" on download.com http://download.cnet.com/windows/video-capture-software/?tag=mncol%3Bsort&filter=licenseName%3D%22Free%22%7C&filterName=licenseName%3DFree%7C&rpp=10&sort=downloadCount+asc and http://all-streaming-media.com/record-video-from-screen/screen-capture-software.htm I think there is another collection of similar software somewhere, but the URL seems to be missing from my History. (Edit: the missing URL is http://www.videohelp.com/capture which has a lot of software listed somewhere on the site as well). The drawback of some of them described as freeware is that they have been made to only record two or five minutes. 89.242.43.246 ( talk) 20:19, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/win32/MPlayer-mingw32-1.0rc2.zip +
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/windows-essential-20071007.zip (goes into 'codec/s' dir of former). mplayer -playlist -dumpstream URIhere -dumpfile foo
(occasionally you will not want -playlist
). VLC can probably do this almost as well, though. ¦
Reisio (
talk) 06:11, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
In syntax highlighting for C code, Kate doesn't format comments that start with a double slash as comments if the line they're on starts with a #include. Is this a bug in the syntax highlighting, or does C99 actually disallow double-slash comments on the same lines as #includes? (GCC says C90 doesn't allow double-slash comments at all, which is why I ask about C99 specifically.) If the latter, what other preprocessing directives are affected? Neon Merlin 01:45, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
// A comment looks like this
#include <stdio.h> // Not this
decltype ( talk) 18:23, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I've been trying to figure this problem out for some time, and I can't even bring anything up on Google! I have Microsoft Word 2007, and I've been trying to make single-cell tables. The thing is, the alignment I keep choosing won't save: I want everything to align in the center and to the left, but when I save and exit the document, it doesn't stay the way I want it to. When I reopen the document, the alignment is always completely centered! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.16.91.90 ( talk) 05:43, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
In a few weeks there's going to be a 10 hour power-cut. I want to use my desktop computer during this time, however obviously I can't because of the power-cut. I can't afford a uninterruptible power supply or a electrical generator, and I don't have a laptop. What solutions are available that might enable me to use my computer? I have access to car batteries and wires and stuff if that could help building a homemade UPS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.89.14 ( talk) 13:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
If you ignored the Python commands not present in your average BASIC, would programming with whats left be roughly equivalent to programming with BASIC? 89.242.43.246 ( talk) 14:39, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
I know the aspect ratio might be different, so I was wondering how the screen size of an HP Pavilion DV 9700 17" compares, in terms of actual square centimeters, with the screen size of a MacBook 17". Thanks 92.230.233.5 ( talk) 16:56, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
If, when I start making a table, I put class="wikitable", I get:
class="wikitable" |
Which is nice.
If I put "border="1" instead, I get
Border = "1" |
Which is nasty nasty.
However, class="wikitable" does not work when I try it on a table on this wiki. I assume I have to twiddle some settings somewhere to get the wikitable? I've seen it used on other wikis, after all. How do I get the wikitable? Be aware that my technical knowledge is very limited. Cheers in advance! Vimescarrot ( talk) 17:31, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Oh, and if you think I should be asking this somewhere else, feel free to point me in the right direction. Vimescarrot ( talk) 17:32, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
table.wikitable {
margin: 1em 1em 1em 0;
background: #f9f9f9;
border: 1px #aaa solid;
border-collapse: collapse;
}
.wikitable th, .wikitable td {
border: 1px #aaa solid;
padding: 0.2em;
}
.wikitable th {
background: #f2f2f2;
text-align: center;
}
.wikitable caption {
font-weight: bold;
}
Can u build your own notebook. Like, 4 instance, an Acer Aspire One. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.34.181.72 ( talk) 18:47, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Does anyone know how to record a programme from the ITV Player? Only for my own personal use. It is only viewable to people in the UK. I think the most likely route is "video capture" from the screen, but the easier to use freeware can only record for 2 or 5 minutes, and I have not yet got any unrestricted freeware to work. See also the querstion "How to record a streaming video from screen?" above. Thanks. 89.242.43.246 ( talk) 20:26, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
I think it probably something to do with RTMP or RTMPE although I'm only guessing. 89.242.43.246 ( talk) 01:24, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
Can anyone recommend a free personal wiki? One I can run on my PC (WinXP) without having to have a server or anything like that, and preferably not too dissimilar in how you make links etc to the thing Wikipedia works on. I do tend to regard computers as "black boxes" so if you can avoid mentioning pythons and the like I'll be more likely to understand what you are saying! Thanks, DuncanHill ( talk) 23:31, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Check out the personal wiki article, it lists lots of wiki-like software that doesn't need servers or complicated set-up —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.89.90 ( talk) 14:01, 9 February 2010 (UTC)