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December 1

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 1

  1. Setting write protection for only part of an SD card
  2. Where is the Linux clipboard?

December 2

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 2

  1. Neural Nets, FOL, and Set Theory
  2. IPv4 and IPv6
  3. Does Excel (or its accomplices) change files if you just open them without saving?
  4. Share my Location
  5. How much of the accessible information is already indexed?
  6. Firefox vs. Evercookie

December 3

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 3

  1. Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming, is there a planned successor?
  2. Google book page images

December 4

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 4

  1. Software tool for a paywall
  2. MATLAB multicore CPU usage
  3. A way to use document templates in MS Word?
  4. How does a person "own" a web site name (domain name)?
  5. Active Directory
  6. The latest Firefox version changes attachment download functions

December 5

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 5

  1. Are those 4k TVs or ultra hd TVs any good?

December 6

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 6

  1. Programmers, please see a semantic debate here
  2. Carte blanche cookie consent

December 7

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 7

  1. .HTaccess-Drupal question
  2. Which programming languages allow trailing commas?
  3. Varying PDF file sizes
  4. Computer battery
  5. OCR-A characters intended use

December 9

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 9

  1. android 5 standby low battery notifier
  2. Auto-copy the content of a sub-document into the master-document? (MS Office)
  3. Is Google's D-Wave 2X Quantum Computer, as it is called, really a quantum computer with qubits inside?
  4. What user-experience do non-Linux, non-Windows, non-Mac OSs have?
  5. December 31, 4700
  6. Are certificates installed in Firefox safe?

December 11

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 11

  1. what am i doing wrong? (java newby)
  2. What to do with a link like this?
  3. Do internal components need drivers?
  4. Doing arithmetic in Java with numbers received from another object

December 12

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 12

  1. How do I add a printer?
  2. Confused about sed syntax

December 13

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 13

  1. How to close current page in HTML/Javascript (on all platforms) ?
  2. Javascript clue?

December 14

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 14

  1. What is the cost of pirated software for the users?
  2. Image help
  3. Freegate not working
  4. Writing smartphone applications in various languages

December 15

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 15

  1. Windows cannot install important updates
  2. Devices in and out
  3. Problem in running a OBB file
  4. Video upscaling question

December 16

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 16

  1. Representation of numbers in binary
  2. Google Chrome on iOS
  3. Could an anti-virus and similar malware tools lead to less security?

December 17

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 17

  1. PayPal problem
  2. Reading e-books on Linux
  3. Errors: Relative, mixed or absolute cell reference in spreadsheets
  4. How to deal with wired.meraki.com

December 18

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 18

  1. Windows 10 drivers
  2. Can't see my 5GHz network
  3. One wireless adapter, two networks
  4. Dual boot?

December 19

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 19

  1. Word font change
  2. Making Ubuntu-Firefox interface to be more Windows-Firefox like?
  3. Linux
  4. traceroute
  5. How to stop Twitter sending me messages on my iPhone?
  6. Games for learning leadership skills
  7. "syntaxicity"

December 20

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 20

  1. Finger print open source software
  2. Open source AI
  3. Are less people using laptops due to smartphones?

December 21

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 21

  1. Battery charging issue

December 22

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 22

  1. Excel help
  2. Spreadsheet article might need attention
  3. Adding two numbers in Java, without declaring variables in advance
  4. LinkedIn question
  5. Problems are fewer but I'm not updating Windows Defender

December 23

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 23

  1. Main differences between Git For Windows and Acquia Dev Tool?
  2. Undo changes in dropbox
  3. Familiar With Microsoft Word ?? Need a bit of assistance with "Sort ascending," or making it possible to read my Tables in chronological order.
  4. Firefox needs 500 MB, to show me a 100 KB file
  5. DNS success without answer

December 24

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 24

  1. Difference between generations in microprocessor

December 25

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 25

  1. SAnta

December 26

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 26

  1. Quadratic Programming
  2. Syncing problems with bookmarks in Chrome
  3. Is installing latest chipset driver updates BIOS?

December 27

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 27

  1. Tablet usefulness?
  2. SATA2 vs SATA3? Hardwaresoftware issue?

December 28

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 28

  1. Djvu files processing
  2. IP addresses
  3. Web Cambo Delenda Est!
  4. Is there any place I can find an example of Kraay sort algorithm code?
  5. Good resource comparing programming languages

December 29

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 29

  1. Question about our SQL tutorial
  2. Factorization
  3. Ugly characters in an edit summary
  4. Bill Gates
  5. Windows Defender updates--the sequel

December 30

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 30

  1. There are robots that pass through lines of vines and cut out the bunches of grapes and put them in a small container.

December 31

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2015 December 31

  1. Why is Li-Fi faster than Wi-Fi?
  2. Centre point of the monitor screen