Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/August 2017

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August 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 1

1. Write a visitor post to a Facebook page

August 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 2

1. Which is more important gigatexels or gigapixels?
2. Quality difference between domain registrars
3. Linux routing settings

August 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 3

1. Android tablets
2. .apk
3. Smart Phone Android version
4. Linux: how are calls to kernel private methods prevented?

August 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 4

1. Javascript overriding browser key config
2. Browsing difficulties

August 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 5

1. PHP greater than alternative
2. Finding the email address of a 'Twitter'ist
3. where is our "flame graph" article?

August 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 6

1. .apk
2. Java tool to generate schema-specific database interface?

August 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 7

1. Efficiency of algorithms across OSs and architectures
2. How can I contact an administrator on this particular website

August 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 8

1. RFC 4226 Free Implementation
2. ls aliases

August 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 9

1. I need help asking about 2 these websites
2. PHP maths
3. What does Vitamin C help?
4. E-mail deluge
5. Is my car radio broken ?

August 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 11

1. Criminal Case
2. Using Android Phone as keyboard for PC over USB
3. PDFs from Lexis (only) always think they have been modified

August 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 12

1. How many jobs in Google (or in similar companies) are indeed IT
2. The line in IRC under text
3. Why is YouTube so much better at playing videos than other sites?

August 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 13

1. Wired connection straight into ADSL modem or router?
2. Norton Utilities and Viruses

August 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 14

1. Domain Provider versus Host versus DNS
2. PSU voltages

August 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 15

1. Memory cost - thumb drive vs. computer
2. storing digital data in crystals
3. Any way to get a "stacked by" view in Windows Explorer in Windows 7?
4. Tools to evaluate normalization using queries?

August 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 16

1. HTTPS vs fake-news impersonators
2. Digital images, born-digital vs. scanned prints
3. PHP MySQL source code

August 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 17

1. Which company has a globe as logo? (linked a photo)
2. Factors Affecting Power Drain on Android SmartPhone

August 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 18

1. python
2. Famous/significant IT-related court cases
3. win32

August 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 19

1. Java: call overridden method to get constructor parameters
2. How to send PC left and right middle mouse button movements
3. Watson online
4. Music recognition

August 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 20

1. Home pages turning to ads
2. GPU cards?

August 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 21

1. YouTube home page

August 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 22

1. Looking for iPod
2. Java: AES-NI when cipher spec is "Rijndael"?

August 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 23

1. Exporting Address Book in Outlook
2. Can I transfer the contents of an audio CD onto my computer?

August 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 24

1. Random floating-point numbers with full precision
2. Wikitext returns number of episodes of The Simpsons

August 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 25

1. Overriding Default Caption Color in Wordpress Theme

August 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 26

1. How to modify Quadodo login script(v3.1.11) and database to reset password after login without any mailing or other method for resetting password securely by multiple users without mailing with PHP MySQLi/PDO
2. Convert python to PHP
3. Does Microsoft Excel have an "hours:minutes" format for values?
4. DVI-D to VGA conversion

August 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 27

1. Twitter API and Python libraries
2. Passwords

August 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 28

1. How to disable "mouse editing" in Windows 7

August 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 29

1. was McCarthy inspired by the Talmud?

August 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 30

1. Java: at bytecode level, is try { super(...) } catch ... legal?
2. Embed popular videos from YouTube channel
3. Shelf life of computer science books

August 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 August 31

1. Geometric mean of numbers > 2^32
2. Deleting old files on Linux
3. How to block "about:blank" web pages in Google Chrome ?
4. ISO country codes for historical countries?
5. Java: does readObjectNoData() need to call super.readObjectNoData()?