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July 1
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 1
svn problem
Compiling PureDarwin
Full form of 'i' in 'intel i series of processors'
Firefox font messed up?
Recommended antivirus/antimalware
userscript
July 2
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 2
Windows 7 Backup disks
Non google / bing search engines by marketshare?
Laptop battery with built-in DC socket
Printing port from laptop computer.
no "advanced search"
What is wrong with my computer?
July 3
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 3
I need a reputable tool to end my PC errors. If ErrorEnd isn't one, what is?
Running a 32-bit .dll on a 64-bit Windows system.
scan& record
implementing a subset of SQL
July 4
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Perpetual loop problem
IBActions
Archive
Mathematical calculations in MS word.
What musical instruments were used for the Windows Theme?
How to view ppt. without bloatware?
No games with pre-installed Windows 7 PC
torrent file, already the right size when download starts?
Converting .wpd files to .doc files
PS3 Software updates
How difficult is it to install Linux?
July 5
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Youtube app
c++
help
How to avoid "credential storage password" prompts on Android phones
Creating 366 Page .pdf
July 6
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10-line C++ program that would change the world
July 7
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 7
how to make Perl more random
Focus follows mouse on a mac: how to do this?
Struggling with Computer
Online maps with heights
Bizarre Problem with Gmail & Thunderbird
USB Flash drive locks up laptop at bootup. Why?
Preventing a reformat
New Computer Programs
Beginner's Question - Installing Windows 7
July 8
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Google Search
Nokia N95 Battery Spare
July 9
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 9
Unicode 6.0
Dual video cards and gaming
Can you identify the country location in mail addresses on the Internet?
Modem Too Far
Voice-picking program
July 10
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 10
User agent string spoof
Corrupt master file table
SATA drivers
Java Class
Home routers with good IPv6 support
New Partition On Ext HDD
Scrolling
Email address left on guestbook problem
using a proxy
Disk enclosure
Can't delete a corrupted folder
defence
SFTP double hop
Pushdown Automaton Formal Definition
July 11
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 11
How do I get gtk working?
Formalizing a rule
Special help for access 2007
single left click in e speaking software
what is cloud computing?
VBA unicode
pipelinks
how do i download a file online to itunes for free
Laptop adapter
Step by step explanation of internet processes
July 12
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 12
backup firefox address bar search
Text Converter
Multiplication and addition of arrays using foreach() loop in PHP
Organizing music
Math for hardware vs. math for software
July 13
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Output of Image
5,000 BTU air conditioner in a ~150 sq. ft. room
How to use Queue with multiprocessing in python
Blog for selling toys?
'Bad Mac Read' SSL Error
how do people make web comics?
URL bar
Unreadable external harddrive; missing driver?
called phone, heard dialup sound
Alternatives to connecting to a router which is too far away
July 14
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 14
sprint and text/sms costs?
Macbook hardware diagnostics (memtest, disk drive)
How do I forcibly move some stubborn Android apps onto the SD card?
USB gamepad on Linux
mod_rewrite and .htaccess help
Fake PayPal email
Phone hacking
Computer memory
July 15
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 15
Just installed IE9. I have a serious problem with it that seems to make it useless for me.
Defaul video player; detecting which is playing and changing it
Registry cleaning
Samsung Infuse 4G
Someone Help Me Please My PRograms Arent Working!
Bridged Client Mode
Power on/off on a single USB 2.0 port?
Age of my computer?
Steam problems
July 16
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JAVA,(J2EE),net or php
Drag and Drop Won't Work in Book Creator Editing Area
Automatically copy from Firefox cache to a folder
How to copy and insert a "cookie" from a folder into Firefox?
Manually activating an on button
July 17
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Web site for selling diamonds
Command Prompt problem
Malicious program in my computer
Multiplication and addition of arrays using foreach() loop in PHP
Java functions
July 18
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Computers and ambient temperatures
internet speed
(Advanced networking) Bridging routers with multiple internet connections
computer makes continuous beeps before loading the bootloader, but my hardware seems fine?
converting mid to mp3 AND editing jpg photograph
July 19
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 19
torrent speed
Cheat sheet program
Computer attempts to boot, fails, and repeats until unplugged.
Program takes eons to load
PHP
PC to TV with HDMI/DVI-D
Bytes free on a Commodore 64
I want to keep bookmarks, but not have them pop up in Google chrome's autocomplete?
July 20
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 20
Programming in MS Visual Basic
Is it possible to fool installer programs into thinking you have admin access?
how does a computer decide to allocate computations to a graphics card?
Missing burner registry entries
"what was the last city you logged in from???"
Question about a certain kind of URL
User-friendly tools to change MAC addresses?
Windows thinks my hardware has changed, but it has not.
Wiping clean an iPhone
iPad app, for only one system
July 21
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 21
Backup autocorrect spelling Word 2010
Sort files into date folders
Python: sum of sets
How to recover deleted SMS
General Programming and access times
Issue with flash security and a CD im using..........
802.11n technical question
Firefox sync
Updating information on the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Wikipedia site.
Slow startup of PC
July 22
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 22
restoring read-only files to read-write
Radio on the ipad
Are security requirements considered to be a Non-functional requirement
Facebook down?
what's the best computing language to learn?
Norton Anti-Virus
July 23
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Sata power connector
Facebook - Exporting list of page fans ('likes')
relief map
Connecting subwoofer to receiver
Missing edit links in Reference Desks
Should routers make faint noises?
screen recording device
July 24
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 24
Speech recognition
Chances of tracking down attempted SQL injection
A command for checking how much memory a program uses during its runtime (in Linux)...
Games that spontaneously alt-tab
laptop booting
wget article history
Linux distribution system requirements
July 25
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Does logging in enhance access to this desk?
Ideal programming language(s) for beginning bioinformatics
What is bioinformatics?
Problem synching Google Calendar & Android phone
After using Windows, Ubuntu cursor breaks
IGMP and PIM
July 26
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privacy & google maps street view
Reliable Power Supply Unit
Pulling up a nickname history on IRC
Webpage with multiple scrollbars and no frames
Is this sentence correct?
Matrix multiplication in php using foreach loop
Update
Another rsync question
What could be causing wrong characters to appear?
C# questions
July 27
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How to download from public FTP?
Restoring Icons
Steps to Post a Article
Excel formula problem
Appropriate usage of SSD term?
Acid3 source code
Vista's "Run..." doesn't save
July 28
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 28
Windows XP moniter problem
Is there an English <-> Archaic English translator anywhere?
Name of an algorithm / problem
First Programing Language
C# and C++ libraries problem at work
Hidden Files
problems with a driving game called Blur.
Mono/Moonlight/Chromium conflict? 3 different mscorlib.dll versions
DVD Mystery
July 29
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 29
Identi.ca and subscriptions
preferred design for object-oriented aspects of c++
USB
Failing hard drive and silent data corruption
Cannot download Greasemonkey
C (graphics)
July 30
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 30
Convert function
Site not appearing in google search
Malware cold calling
Google Instant Search etc = Evil
the 'size' of a bit
Nokia C5-00 and e-mail
July 31
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2011 July 31
Co-op Puzzle Games: are there any?!
Antivirus updates
Can VirtualBox use more than 4GB of physical memory of hosted on a 32-bit version of Windows?
Must have your help! (appending sound tracks)
why is counterstrike so popular?
Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Node - Default # of VMs / CPU Core
Is there a mapping application that computes distance given waypoints?
HDMI PC to TV connection
Strange sounds accompanying file operations on my MP3 player
Blue lines on screen -- at my wit's end!