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May 1
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Task bar/Title bar in Windows
Homepage showing different webpage link
Processor? noise and a weird .pdf
May 3
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 3
Browser add-on to redirect from academic paywalls
Turing completeness
Assembly instruction
I want to find a qualified and reliable Ethernet switch,router supplier for my online business
Why did my speaker blow?
AWB Regex
My MacBook Pro has been running ridiculously slow
Search file for numbers
What happened to my graphics card?
How to choose hosting and domain registrar
Missing gadget
May 4
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Batch file
Can't enter website
May 5
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TV Motion Adaptive De-interlacer
Which is the most popular Wikipedia sister project?
the name of the software used to split the wikipedia dump
How can there be a Trojan in a Wiki?
Trying to make a window with a text entry area and a button that opens a dialog with what the text entry had using GTK
Which E-UTRA user equipment categories are in devices right now?
Limitations on viewing large animated GIFs here ?
Seagate GoFlex USB to SATA adapter
May 6
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How do I copy/transfer saved Xbox360 games?
Why did the IANA choose port 80 for HTTP?
Cleaning an imac's screen
CSS Code
May 7
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2012 May 7
wrong .doc association
git configuration in ubuntu
Sorting photos by edit date in Windows 7
Disabling Norton Identity Protection
Excel help (again)
Transparent images in Firefox
May 8
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Looking for nice PHP IDE
How do you prevent a cached page from jumping to a 404 error?
Windows app to periodically click on a point ?
Android phone calls through PC over USB
May 9
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Do virtual machines have virtual hardware serial IDs?
iPhone volume
"Dong" sound when networking icon is loaded
BibTeX: treat URL field as newline-delimited group?
May 10
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Buying a camera
Networking - ICMP
May 11
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Microsoft Office Live/Office 365
International Galaxy Nexus in Canada
Customized Mac sorts for searches in finder?
May 12
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Lines appearing on zoomed-in photos from my camera
Unusual behavior by Agama Navigator 535
Capablanca Chess (10x10 version) vs Go:Which is more complex?
Apple's "Numbers" Spreadsheet
Tools to sort and filter academic papers
Battlefield 3, 32-bit v 64-bit
video editing
May 13
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mixing drive types in a raid
Is QR code really free for all to use?
cyber crime involving January Makamba
internet 300 yards away
May 14
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Free online GIF program...
Folders like this
about autorun.inf
lost IE from desktop, etc
Facebook page
How can I ensure an Adobe Flash Player updater is a true one but not a Trojan?
Monobook/vector
What product (name & version) did Steve Wozniak use to program the ROM of the very first Apple Is made in Steve Jobs's garage?
Connection issue
CSS: fieldset and div automatic width difference
hacking cell phone number
Windows 7 network problem
May 15
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Repair IE by uninstalling
Quiting Spotify
Window size in Windows XP
Is AJAX refresh the right tool for this?
May 16
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ld can't find QtSql_debug
Scripting SVG animation
Program to read info in digital photo
Free download wanted
rotating video
May 17
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Linux chown mistake
password
555 astable circuit has slightly longer first 'on'. Why?
server side scripting in perl/python
Code help
What is abbreviation MFi?
Is there any way to open up multiple wikilinks in one click?
Connecting to wireless network
Terminal emulator on android phone
Print Driver
Like a batch file, but in linux
May 18
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Excel Drop-down List
IP address
How do you search for files in Linux?
Wireless router
HELP MY MINECRAFT IS MESSED UP!
May 19
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Reinstalling Windows 7
Is there a name for this GUI problem ?
Turning indents into blockquotes
Is indexing a safety risk?
Windows Update not working
Strange noise while using a CD
Security in LInux
May 20
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How do I keep the Wikipedia logon from autofilling my user name?
iPhone Problems.
Laptop fell
Computer booting
What programming languages are used for developing applications for:
How to fix my spacebar's equalizer (the metal bit that keeps it level)
Sticky notes for Windows
Laptop battery emergency
May 21
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Why can't Google have a(n animated) sign-language translator yet?
Drivers
Security risk of WINE on Linux
wordpress.com trouble
Could I get sued?
Legality of Mac OS on a PC
May 22
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cscope/ctags equivilent for shell scripts
WiFi connection between notebook and phone
System restore point in Linux
Java
May 23
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latex and apa
Daily Mail Porn Block / Wikipedia
Need advice returning a laptop to Best Buy
iPad
How to translate a list of words
finding Office service packs
Suitable thin client specs for Win 7 kitchen experience
May 24
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new language
Microsoft Word digital signature numerical value
VirtualBox's virtual monitor
Analytical Engine virus
file "a"
May 25
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Adobe Captivate
Regular expression - understanding answer
Text to Speech
Caller tune in mobile phone.
Firefox images background color
Android alarm/calendar integration
replacing references temporarily
May 26
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How do I increase the internal capacity of my Xperia Play?
How do I figure out who sent a bounced text message?
Imperative / functional web programming
Where is the torrent information in the Linux Transmission Bittorrent
μTorrent help
May 27
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Linux, file created on?
Lyrics on phones
Which version of Windows is Wine supposed to be?
Bluetooth on Win7 and Samsung Galaxy Phone
Twitter following
May 28
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Soundblaster 2.0 release year?
Is there a backstory on this old video game detail?
May 29
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Smartphone
kindle shopping
Why learn those linux editors: emacs, vi, ex, vim
Out-of-date Firefox plugins.
May 30
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Hovertext in Windows 7 taskbar
Video cassette player and analogue TV as viewing screen
How computers keep time
Maxima to C converter
firefox problem
i´m connected but can not access the internet?
May 31
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HP notebook - broken left-hand hinge, AGAIN! and overheating
vi, vim and ex
Overclocking Video Cards
browsers and standardisation