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November 1
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 1
Unallocated space
Software
What is the significance of the RIAA no longer suing infringers?
computer troubles
Need .exe file to close three processes on Windows XP
How do I close one of my windows on a laptop?
php
November 2
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e-mail listserve
Firesheep
Video games
Difficulty in choosing username
Chinese ?
Simple email forwarding
Upgrading my HP ATi Mobility Radeon 4530
base64_decode
Weird networking trouble
MacBook Pro
November 3
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help for connecting to server
Slash in the IP address
IT milestones in 2007
Items with multiple attributes
Story Management software
question
Subnetting
November 4
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Newsgroup / computer newbie type question
Building a Storage Area Network Head - Operating System
BitTorrent
does exist any c syntax that is forbidden in c++?
hard drive
polynomial shift
Windows command prompt FOR loop
How has this image been generated?
who's got money? How do I find an investor with vision?
November 5
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Problem after installing new video driver
Automatic form filling application required
"number of cores" on 15" Macbook Pros?
display size
List associated values in MS Access
Help
Monitor as TV
C or C++
November 6
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Batch file to control network settings
Is there a way to get a "wikitable sortable" table to correctly sort by "year"?
Windows 7 file permissions
urls
My graphics card; not good enough?
is it possible to distribute a large database as many ways as you want?
Whole Disk Encryption
smallest, most compact and self-contained C++ compiler for Windows
how does this work?
bandwidth
November 7
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.sla extension on Scribus
Ping
Python object creation failure idiom
Network Security
November 8
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EXIF, meaning of "Optical Zoom Code"
Mac OS X version adoption rates
HELP. How do I remove specific auto-suggestions from my Google Chrome's URL bar?
Long-Term Data Archival
What does this line of assembly mean?
Eye Altitude in Google Earth
Mongolian script support
Subliminal
saving a level of game
November 9
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 9
Using two different bibliographystyles in one document (solved)
Format specifier: %d %n
facebook
Mp3/other audio -> midi?
iPad download problems
A low cost / free alternative to Adobe Illustrator for the Mac
Stop websites from knowing my Facebook account and my friends
how does server colocation work? Can I do what I want below?
November 10
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 10
Facebook albums cause WiFi to drop
Kindle specs
Computer Problems
ISPs, privacy, tethering
November 11
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assign programs to network cards
Converting .ps to .ai on Vista
mobile network
10 Gigabit Ethernet to DDR InfiniBand Converter
My isp disconnects my connection
November 12
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Gmail Offline: still https?
Dual graphics cards
Master Proxy Server Setting
Time Machine restore won't accept my password
Ruby Programming Question
problem in using multiple ask transmitters
Most compact programming language
Microsoft's contract with purchasers/users
How do I force a window (e.g. Notepad) to float on top in Microsoft WindowsXP
Strange infection/virus/bot?
Want MORE browser history
November 13
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FTP running on CentOs, allow upload but disallow delete
Program memory size
Illustrator's equivalent of Photoshop's Twirl Filter
"Himem.sys", a 'software driver' for use in personal computers.
Saving short texts online
delete program from the list of programs for spec. file types (and generally: delete!!)
Better algorithm?
Random Numbers
C++ header file problem
Did Google have first data-center cooling towers?
ipv6 and ipv4 question
MP3 Download
November 14
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How do I restore all extensions and tabs on my Google Chrome?
internet homepages and tabs
Desparately needed drivers for the ethernet contoller
Ping Localhost
RAmos T9 and Android
html
November 15
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 15
What ever happened to German Murder Case against Wikipedia?
List of College/University IP Allocations
Airlines fare search; full URL
Subject
IPv6
List of all the "about:<name>" that are recognized by FireFox and MS InternetExplorer
November 16
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windwl32.rom
PPP connection with Ubuntu
for enquiry
Creating a wireless network using an aircard
making "sed" match only once
When did "I think I have I a virus/malware/spyware etc" = OMFG REINSTALL YOUR ENTIRE OPERATING SYSTEM FROM SCRATCH BEFORE YOUR PC EXPLODES!
Why is my system so slow with 2D DirectX graphics?
November 17
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Autorun problem in Windows 7
Wireless network for a Verizon phone
How do I restore all extensions and tabs on my Google Chrome?
What disk formats can PS3 mount through USB port?
Clock in RISC OS 3.7
High capacity text editor?
Sorting by date modified
I Am Still SoapFiend
Coding help
Downloading Silverlight Video?
November 18
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 18
Post compile array size definition in Pascal
Programming language
External SATA + operating system
Samsung Syncmaster 797MB monitor OSD
How to reset game in old Xbox
No add/remove programs in my settings folder!! what can i do to uninstall?
Count valid English vocabularies
Encryption master key held by the Chinese
PPP connection with Ubuntu II
Saving Hotmail emails to hard disk
Easy script language to back up data to a pen drive
Camera timer capture and filenames
what percent of the area of a 17" macbook pro scren does a 15" macbook pro screen have?
Flash ad archive
Restrict printer
Images not showing up
November 19
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 19
TinyC for loop problem
Cloud computing question
BBC News website stats
Screen resolution with two dissimilar monitors changes on reboot
Saving all glipper (or clipboard) items
Facebook apps that tell you who visited your profile?
Yahoo! Chat changed years ago. Why?
forget SQL language - what IS, mathematically, a relational database?
...and forgetting relational databases, what is screaming fast?
November 20
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 20
Uses of Microsoft Silverlight
Faceboook - suggesting people you may know
watch
Windows - No Disk - Exception Processing Message
Clicks Agent
laptop cannot see dvd writer
Python + Ubuntu + controlling a program
How to move a macro in Microsoft Word
November 21
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Full Disk Encryption: RAID Controller & Self-Encrypting HDDs
Core i5 vs i7
cell phone as workstation
Copy alternate rows in Excel
.png vs. .jpg
Language specific search in Google from the search box of Opera by adding code
a web browser can run different javascript every session, can a program run different code each session (as downloaded)?
November 22
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Is this a fast Internet Connection?
HP dx 2480 Desktop PC
Line breaks on Polldaddy comments
Free tools for converting HTML to ePUB on OS X?
keylogger
Facebook
Networking a Macintosh with Windows NT server; let's all (not) samba
November 23
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Web hosting services' choice of their (virtual) dedicated servers' Linux distribution
Domain hacks and political instability
Boleto bancário
what's the Features of virtualization software, which is available in the market today ?
command prompt
AVL-tree: Deleting leaves an ambigous rotation situation
File indexing, backup and dedublication
Why are the URLs different?
Mounting in Ubuntu
computers
PDFCreator error
November 24
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Someone sent me an email with a .bat file attached. What should I do?
Does ANY smartphone app have facial recognition? (Or is the following on the video just made-up?)
a folder sharing over through a network limiting to some users in the work group
November 25
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LAN and WAN configurations
What DirectX is for?
Kindel reader
Calendar sharing with MS Outlook 2007/Exchange 2010/Server 2008
PC freezing
Video Cards
Printing or screencapping Google News Archives scans, easily...
November 26
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 26
Eight Nehalems in 2U: Electrical & Thermal Considerations
Java web start
Where can I find a smartphone app for ChatRoulette?
Mac Wildcard Character
STV iPlayer
scanmem for Mac
Google
Microsoft Timershot
November 27
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 27
.tar.gz is a compressed file in a compressed file?
darknet search engine
Copy and paste problem with emails that are not plain text--solved!
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Polling (Mouse)
November 28
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 28
Saving a Flash Picture
"content blocked" IE message
Fibre Optic Strands
(DOM)(HTML5)(JavaScript) Checking the size of a canvass element
Message Rules
What's wrong with my laptop?
OpenVPN remote issues
November 29
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 29
Eight Nehalems in 2U: Electrical & Thermal Considerations
Add-ons and other issues
Questions about wireless carrier technologies (GSM, CDMA...)
Python as a calculator
Microphones and Sound cards
Computer modelling of Artificial consciousness
Processor upgrade
Firefox and Keyboard Shortcut customization
Office 03, Excel, tilde issue in VLOOKUP
Oops, my mistake! I meant .dat file (continued from here)
DVD -/+R
November 30
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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2010 November 30
China e-mail security
XBOX 360 CD Rip to Flash Drive?
want the pictures back, please help
Easy Android OS Question
More difficult IE7 certificate error question
Non-WYSIWYG free online wiki?
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Grouping similar images