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I'm trying to find the character entity reference for simple brackets [ and ] but cannot. List of XML and HTML character entity references doesn't have anything, and [ (the HTML entity, according to bracket) appears as the ampersand character, the number sign, and the number ninety-one, rather than as a bracket. I've also tried Google, and I found how to type an extensive list of references, including a long list of extended characters (e.g. Õ), without using the ALT0___ code that Windows supplies, but it doesn't tell me how to get a bracket to appear. Any ideas? FYI, I'm trying to use a bracket as part of the anchor text for an external link in a citation: the original document has a typo in its title, and I want to include [ sic], but that coding will cause the link itself to malfunction. Nyttend ( talk) 01:14, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
At home, I use a nice laptop for everything. A problem, though, is the heat. I've got it attached to a cooling pad, so it's only 44 degrees celsius inside, well within the normal range. But after an hour or so on, it feels warm to the touch, and the whole machine seems to give off heat, making me warm and uncomfortable myself. It's OK for typing at my desk, I guess, but it's not pleasant if I want to use it in bed or on my lap.
Is there an alternative device that can be used for simple word processing and web-surfing that stays cooler? Do netbooks stay cool? What about iPads -- if one can type reasonably on them? -- Mwalcoff ( talk) 02:27, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm a fairly experienced C (not so much C++ but I can get by) programmer, and I suddenly find myself needing to build a shared library (for audio file conversion, but that's not important, I hope) which links to executables and runs under both Windows Vista/7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard/Lion. Help! Are there any toolkits, templates, or other facilities which allow for production of such cross platform shared libraries with a minimum of overhead and a maximum of shared source code? Thanks. 70.91.171.54 ( talk) 02:55, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
If you're developing a player for a new video format and you want to add support for the new format to HTML5-enabled browsers, is there a way you can package your player so that it can be added to and used in any browser that supports HTML5? Thanks. -- 71.185.166.51 ( talk) 12:43, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I freed 5gb from my c:\ and 5gb from my d:\ with disk management. then i used some other program to merge one of the 5gb free spaces with d:\. then, d:\ became unallocated unformatted and it could not be assigned any drive letters. Help! Thanks.
218.102.197.250 (
talk) 13:09, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I want to put a number in a cell in Excel 2007, and the number is, for example, 012345. The problem is, Excel is deleting the first 0, leaving me with 12345. This is a problem because many reference numbers begin with 0. How is it possible, in Excel 2007, to have the 0 included? I have looked around and only found information for Excel 2003, which all say 'delete the General', which is not possible in 2007. Cheers. -- KägeTorä - (影虎) ( TALK) 13:22, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello i am new and i want to ask something.
My computer when i go to control panel and then click on text speech it brings to me one tab only what is Text To Speech.
My question is: is that's normal in other computers? or it is a virus?
i want answers please.
Note: please make answers with no bad words.
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scorpion 1665 ( talk • contribs) 14:09, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I remember a while ago seeing sites which offered remote Windows (and linux) computers which you could connect to via the internet and use like remote desktop. Sort of like having a virtual machine but hosted on their server which would keep running even if your internet or power went down. I've tried searching but I can't it. Does anyone know the name of what I am talking about? 82.43.90.142 ( talk) 14:16, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
What equipment do i need to get the video from my vcr SCART socket? Do they make scart input capture hardware? I tried some SCART to video adaptor plugs, but they dont work (maybe theyre for input not output) I have a Belkin device but that has an Svideo connector and a phono connector. I do not have svideo connector on vcr.-- 92.28.81.140 ( talk) 14:26, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I had Office 2007 installed on my PC which has since finally died. I want to reinstall it on my new PC but am worried that Microsoft Update will not recognise it as genuine software as it has already been installed and registered on a different PC. Is there any way round this problem so that I can install the Office suite and have it accepted by Microsoft?
Thanks in advance. Gurumaister ( talk) 15:05, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
Many thanks, Finlay, I'll give it a try. Gurumaister ( talk) 15:54, 15 September 2011 (UTC) PS: Happy 8th Wiki-birthday for yesterday :)) Gurumaister ( talk) 15:54, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
um... stupid question, I know, but how can I delete songs in my iPhone...........?-- Irrational number ( talk) 17:02, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
thank u!-- Irrational number ( talk) 18:37, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
If I'm in a major city in World of Warcraft, everything slows down around me.
However, I was in downtown Seoul in summer 2008, and everything kept going as fast as in any smaller city.
What causes this, and how do I fix it??? -- 129.130.99.18 ( talk) 18:27, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
WoR (World of Reality) runs on faster servers than WoW. Looie496 ( talk) 23:02, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I cannot find the recovery disk I created for my Gateway NV78 running Windows 7. I have an HP running the same version of windows. I have successfully saved all the files I want to an external hard drive using a Bootmed live CD. Is there some reason why I should not attempt to create a disk image and recovery disk from the HP and install it on the Gateway? μηδείς ( talk) 19:41, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
From my experience recovery disks are specific to the manufacturer of the computer, sometimes even down to the exact make and model number of the original hardware, and will refuse to install on different hardware from another manufacturer. There is technically no reason why it shouldn't work, but it is prevented from doing so for licensing reasons. 82.43.90.142 ( talk) 21:49, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I want to grab graphic (raster) images from the PDF file they're embedded in, so as to maximize quality and prevent me from having to do things like screen captures in an effort to get the images alone. I only need to do this a few times for a PDF file, so I don't mind manually operating software that does this for one image at a time; I don't have to do some sort of batch-unrolling to save every single image. Does anyone have recommendations on Windows software to do this? I read List of PDF software but of course the article doesn't offer opinions on the software's suitability or quality. Comet Tuttle ( talk) 22:16, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
Computing desk | ||
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< September 14 | << Aug | September | Oct >> | September 16 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Computing Reference Desk Archives |
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The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages. |
I'm trying to find the character entity reference for simple brackets [ and ] but cannot. List of XML and HTML character entity references doesn't have anything, and [ (the HTML entity, according to bracket) appears as the ampersand character, the number sign, and the number ninety-one, rather than as a bracket. I've also tried Google, and I found how to type an extensive list of references, including a long list of extended characters (e.g. Õ), without using the ALT0___ code that Windows supplies, but it doesn't tell me how to get a bracket to appear. Any ideas? FYI, I'm trying to use a bracket as part of the anchor text for an external link in a citation: the original document has a typo in its title, and I want to include [ sic], but that coding will cause the link itself to malfunction. Nyttend ( talk) 01:14, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
At home, I use a nice laptop for everything. A problem, though, is the heat. I've got it attached to a cooling pad, so it's only 44 degrees celsius inside, well within the normal range. But after an hour or so on, it feels warm to the touch, and the whole machine seems to give off heat, making me warm and uncomfortable myself. It's OK for typing at my desk, I guess, but it's not pleasant if I want to use it in bed or on my lap.
Is there an alternative device that can be used for simple word processing and web-surfing that stays cooler? Do netbooks stay cool? What about iPads -- if one can type reasonably on them? -- Mwalcoff ( talk) 02:27, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm a fairly experienced C (not so much C++ but I can get by) programmer, and I suddenly find myself needing to build a shared library (for audio file conversion, but that's not important, I hope) which links to executables and runs under both Windows Vista/7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard/Lion. Help! Are there any toolkits, templates, or other facilities which allow for production of such cross platform shared libraries with a minimum of overhead and a maximum of shared source code? Thanks. 70.91.171.54 ( talk) 02:55, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
If you're developing a player for a new video format and you want to add support for the new format to HTML5-enabled browsers, is there a way you can package your player so that it can be added to and used in any browser that supports HTML5? Thanks. -- 71.185.166.51 ( talk) 12:43, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I freed 5gb from my c:\ and 5gb from my d:\ with disk management. then i used some other program to merge one of the 5gb free spaces with d:\. then, d:\ became unallocated unformatted and it could not be assigned any drive letters. Help! Thanks.
218.102.197.250 (
talk) 13:09, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I want to put a number in a cell in Excel 2007, and the number is, for example, 012345. The problem is, Excel is deleting the first 0, leaving me with 12345. This is a problem because many reference numbers begin with 0. How is it possible, in Excel 2007, to have the 0 included? I have looked around and only found information for Excel 2003, which all say 'delete the General', which is not possible in 2007. Cheers. -- KägeTorä - (影虎) ( TALK) 13:22, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello i am new and i want to ask something.
My computer when i go to control panel and then click on text speech it brings to me one tab only what is Text To Speech.
My question is: is that's normal in other computers? or it is a virus?
i want answers please.
Note: please make answers with no bad words.
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scorpion 1665 ( talk • contribs) 14:09, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I remember a while ago seeing sites which offered remote Windows (and linux) computers which you could connect to via the internet and use like remote desktop. Sort of like having a virtual machine but hosted on their server which would keep running even if your internet or power went down. I've tried searching but I can't it. Does anyone know the name of what I am talking about? 82.43.90.142 ( talk) 14:16, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
What equipment do i need to get the video from my vcr SCART socket? Do they make scart input capture hardware? I tried some SCART to video adaptor plugs, but they dont work (maybe theyre for input not output) I have a Belkin device but that has an Svideo connector and a phono connector. I do not have svideo connector on vcr.-- 92.28.81.140 ( talk) 14:26, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I had Office 2007 installed on my PC which has since finally died. I want to reinstall it on my new PC but am worried that Microsoft Update will not recognise it as genuine software as it has already been installed and registered on a different PC. Is there any way round this problem so that I can install the Office suite and have it accepted by Microsoft?
Thanks in advance. Gurumaister ( talk) 15:05, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
Many thanks, Finlay, I'll give it a try. Gurumaister ( talk) 15:54, 15 September 2011 (UTC) PS: Happy 8th Wiki-birthday for yesterday :)) Gurumaister ( talk) 15:54, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
um... stupid question, I know, but how can I delete songs in my iPhone...........?-- Irrational number ( talk) 17:02, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
thank u!-- Irrational number ( talk) 18:37, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
If I'm in a major city in World of Warcraft, everything slows down around me.
However, I was in downtown Seoul in summer 2008, and everything kept going as fast as in any smaller city.
What causes this, and how do I fix it??? -- 129.130.99.18 ( talk) 18:27, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
WoR (World of Reality) runs on faster servers than WoW. Looie496 ( talk) 23:02, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I cannot find the recovery disk I created for my Gateway NV78 running Windows 7. I have an HP running the same version of windows. I have successfully saved all the files I want to an external hard drive using a Bootmed live CD. Is there some reason why I should not attempt to create a disk image and recovery disk from the HP and install it on the Gateway? μηδείς ( talk) 19:41, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
From my experience recovery disks are specific to the manufacturer of the computer, sometimes even down to the exact make and model number of the original hardware, and will refuse to install on different hardware from another manufacturer. There is technically no reason why it shouldn't work, but it is prevented from doing so for licensing reasons. 82.43.90.142 ( talk) 21:49, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
I want to grab graphic (raster) images from the PDF file they're embedded in, so as to maximize quality and prevent me from having to do things like screen captures in an effort to get the images alone. I only need to do this a few times for a PDF file, so I don't mind manually operating software that does this for one image at a time; I don't have to do some sort of batch-unrolling to save every single image. Does anyone have recommendations on Windows software to do this? I read List of PDF software but of course the article doesn't offer opinions on the software's suitability or quality. Comet Tuttle ( talk) 22:16, 15 September 2011 (UTC)