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August 28

New technology info

Can anyone suggest some good online resources for finding out about new technological advances, gadgetry, trends, etc etc? Dismas|^(talk) 01:19, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I like the KurzweilAI daily/weekly newsletter. sample --Codell (talk) 01:57, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ars Technica is a pretty common tech news resource. --Mr.98 (talk) 02:11, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

TG Daily Sandman30s (talk) 08:16, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Dismas|^(talk) 06:04, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Stellarium

In Stellarium, how do I keep an astronomical object (specifically the Moon) to be always on the screen? 123.24.89.84 (talk) 06:00, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Select the object you want to track – using the search window (F3) if necessary – and press space. You will then keep tracking that object, as long as you don't select anything else. Of course, you may need to turn off the ground and atmosphere (keyboard shortcuts G and A, respectively) to see it at all times. --Link ^(t•c•m) 10:25, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

NLB Browsers in Windows 7

Hey, I've got two internet connections to my pc, windows 7 automatically load balances between them but unfortunately there is only an improvement with concurrent downloads e.g gaming at the same time as downloading files.

I have been searching for some way to load balance the traffic from just a single process (web browser/SVN client etc.) across both connections. would it be possible, and do you know how? I've done plenty of googling, but perhaps i'm searching for the wrong thing. I know bit torrent programs will work well, but i'm not interested in them.

Thanks in advance Benjamint 12:05, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

API usage to view deleted file

Resolved: Magog the Ogre (talk) 18:22, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to be able to view a deleted image via the API. However, the API only allows me to view deleted edits [1]. Is there a way to view a deleted image file through the API, or would I have to put together a hack of the HTML? Magog the Ogre (talk) 18:05, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

PS. If it is possible, is it possible to create a thumbnailed version, like it is with all non-deleted images in the history of a file? Magog the Ogre (talk) 18:07, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Help desk or Village Pump might be better places to ask about Wikipedia specific questions. And it seems like only administrators will be able to answer this question fully, as viewing deleted edits requires an account with the administrator flag 82.43.90.90 (talk) 18:13, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

{{Trout}} on me. I meant to post this at the Village Pump. Thanks

. Magog the Ogre (talk) 18:22, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Chrome IDN whitelist

Dear Wikipedians:

Is there an extension or setting in Chrome that will allow me to add sites whose IDN I wish to display in Unicode instead of Punycode no matter what Chrome may think otherwise?

As an example, Chrome says that it will never display http://☃.net/ in Punycode, but I would like it to show up as the cute Unicode snowman. Is there anyone I can make Chrome do it?

Thanks,

科幻南北朝 (talk) 19:53, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Internet explorer first to use domain greying out in address bar?

I just noticed in my Firefox, that the URL .com is in black and the rest is grey. Obviously good to know the root URL on complex URLs. I think IE did it first on IE7 or something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.23.238.101 (talk) 20:42, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

IIRC Internet Explorer was the first popular browser to inflict this nonsense on users, yes. ¦ Reisio (talk) 16:54, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I find this feature useful. To turn it off in Firefox, browse to about:config, search for browser.urlbar.formatting.enabled and set it to false. Certes (talk) 22:05, 29 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Symantec Norton Ghost 15.0 - Tape Drive Support

Good Morning, CompRefDesk!

Does Symantec Norton Ghost 15.0 support backing up to a tape drive? And can backups to a tape drive be scheduled?

Thanks as always to all respondants. Rocketshiporion ♫ 21:56, 28 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This post suggests they do support tape drive backups and ghost was designed for automation...so it can probably be scheduled.Smallman12q (talk) 15:48, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]