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February 1

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 1

  1. Recording videos
  2. How frequent brief charging affects phone battery life
  3. N-trig Duo digitizer drivers?
  4. Printing cheaply
  5. Where can I find good desktop themes and backgrounds for Windows 10?
  6. Finding a hex color code

February 2

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 2

  1. Mobile editing on Wikimedia projects
  2. STL maps

February 3

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 3

  1. more STL questions

February 4

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 4

  1. Question (How are CPS made ?)
  2. SQL query condition question
  3. SSD, virtual memory, thrashing

February 5

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 5

  1. How I rename system files on pcbsd?
  2. How do I change the default boot order on PCBSD?

February 7

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 7

  1. Is there any computational method that's neither a numerical method, nor a symbolic method?
  2. Scraping of .asp?
  3. Time Machine's persistence

February 8

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 8

  1. The Hunting of the Snark
  2. Google DNS Server
  3. External hard drive on Windows 10
  4. Battery dying issue

February 9

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 9

  1. faster cube root calculation?
  2. Smart device flasher boxes/dongles
  3. Buying digital cameras compatible with legacy analog lenses

February 10

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 10

  1. Do tracking features offer any benefits to users?
  2. Are my AVG, Firefox, and Window Defenders issues related?

February 11

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 11

  1. OSX Yosemite not opening / launching files / dmg / updates etc.
  2. Unifying devices and e-mail
  3. Why speakers on bottom of device?
  4. echo characters onto new lines
  5. Battery Warranty

February 12

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 12

  1. Can we include regular expressions on transitions in finite automata?
  2. OFFLINE DICTIONARY FOR A GALAXY TAB3V
  3. www.
  4. Wordpress plugins
  5. A problem with spam emails
  6. Windows 10 Upgrade
  7. Can we generate an infinite number of commands in the usual programming languages?

February 13

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 13

  1. mATX motherboards bottom connectors are blocked when 2 dual-slot graphics cards are installed

February 14

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 14

  1. Wireless webcam for Skype?
  2. How do I set up automatic buying on eBay?
  3. Google apps and passwords
  4. Battery behaviour/usage Log software
  5. How to assess the CAPEX of U-TUBE heat exchanger?

February 15

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 15

  1. List of domains accessed

February 16

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 16

  1. External drive
  2. How do I edit or delete comments I post on You Tube?
  3. Stuck in 'Special characters' ?
  4. USB cables
  5. GIFs

February 17

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 17

  1. soft line break
  2. Buying a refurbished computer w/o Windows but with a license key
  3. GIF
  4. Apple encryption controversy - do they have a back door or not?
  5. Javascript graphics tools
  6. SQL, and RD (MySQLSQLite) differnece in simple words
  7. Database transactions
  8. How can I remove Mozilla from my appdata if windows crashes or fails to delete it?
  9. Capturing HTML output of Atom XML formatter
  10. Steps to encrypt your emails?

February 18

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 18

  1. Adding memory
  2. How can I watch Hulu In Canada?
  3. out of range
  4. Macintosh LC
  5. Why does the FBI need Apple's help?

February 19

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 19

  1. Installing utorrent on linux

February 20

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 20

  1. / in proof of Ardens Theorem means?
  2. Windows 10 on a slower PC

February 21

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 21

  1. Name generators
  2. What naming scheme(s) does Wikipedia use? Is it structured, flat (unstructured), or, attribute based?
  3. .MACOSX directory in zip file
  4. Regexp's literal strings

February 22

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 22

  1. Thomas edison
  2. Programmable game controller
  3. Transition from http to https
  4. Listing duplicated filenames
  5. Google date
  6. Windows 7 computer crashed

February 23

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 23

  1. Pausing applications
  2. A question about RAM
  3. Computer memory part
  4. What is the Windows Alt code for ∼ (not ~)?

February 24

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 24

  1. What does LHA stand for?
  2. Economic viability of a university using its desktop PCs for distributed computing?
  3. Colourful text on console

February 26

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 26

  1. Programming language "cheat sheets" in the form of example programs
  2. Multi links not working
  3. Facebook comments' history

February 27

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 27

  1. Disk partitioning options - MBR and (new system) - dual boot problems?
  2. What does a computer do, when told to divide by zero?

February 28

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 28

  1. How to make sure data in a cloud cannot be accessed by ransomware
  2. Structures in C

February 29

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2016 February 29

  1. Copypasteable fiction sites
  2. How do you deal with possible false positives in virus scanning?