Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/May 2018

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May 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 3

1. Is a proxy website a "man-in-the-middle"?

May 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 4

1. help me please my site is overrun with spam and I dont know what to do
2. Comparing / combining audio tracks to extract background music

May 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 5

1. Is there a way to see a "real" Task Manager on Windows 10?
2. MULTIPROCESSORS
3. Personal identity and WHOIS

May 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 7

1. Certificate Authority censorship and surveillance
2. Color Balancing in GIMP
3. Search engine query

May 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 8

1. mshome.net in Debian /etc/resolv.config

May 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 11

1. Weather app

May 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 12

1. Accessing a list of words through any letter

May 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 13

1. Age-tracking spreadsheet

May 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 14

1. Sorting special characters in Excel

May 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 15

1. Some images display in files downloaded, others don't
2. Something like Wikipedia, but with a focus on using reliable sources?
3. Any information on Windows 10 workstation?
4. Galaxy Tablet A wifi problems

May 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 16

1. batch file command
2. Firefox won't open a new page in a new tab

May 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 17

1. Suggestions for extracting data from a damaged Excel file?
2. PAIRWISE SUMMATION

May 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 18

1. Combining underline
2. Find regularities in string using Python
3. Ruby on Rails
4. Android apps

May 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 20

1. Problem with JPA many-to-many linking

May 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 21

1. Twitter
2. Analogue vs digital magnetic tape track width

May 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 22

1. csharp static property initialization

May 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 25

1. 400 Bad Request
2. The Dog Who Digs Search Software

May 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 27

1. How can I accomplish this in Microsoft Excel 2016? Operating with values of time.
2. Economics of Bitcoin Mining

May 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 28

1. Building apps
2. Super Finder XT

May 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 29

1. The effect of cryptocurrency "mining" levels of a cyrptocurrency's value
2. Stop Wikipedia forcing me onto mobile site - Chrome on Android
3. What is considered to be a backdoor?

May 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 30

1. Two problems with Microsoft Edge/Windows 10: Why does window not really go away when I click on the red X? Why does back button go all the way back to the beginning?

May 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2018 May 31

1. C++ recursive tagged union problem
2. How could computers run 20 years ago with so little RAM?
3. How can I force Windows to show me files it's hiding?
4. What does the .tar.gz.sig file do?
5. how can a script kill its own offspring?