Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/October 2017

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October 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 2

1. How can I record something I hear and send it to someone like a screen shot?
2. Approximately what percent of emojis are en.wiki redirects or articles

October 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 3

1. Precision in web searching
2. CCleaner Malware
3. Switching Windows Control in Selenium Webdriver with Java
4. Google hit numbers
5. ASP.NET Core: keeping track of state

October 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 4

1. Toon Boom Animation's removed filmography sections

October 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 6

1. Creating a vector image out of a white transparent png file
2. High Quality Image Library

October 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 7

1. Windows 10 Shred
2. Java: serialize one version of a class, deserialize another
3. DNS resolution of 'subdomains'
4. Meaning date command in Linux

October 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 9

1. Runtime Limit

October 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 11

1. Any JavaScript (history API) expert in the audience?
2. Password manager for FreeBSD?
3. 51% attacks on BOINC?
4. Tetris Friends
5. Mobile Internet / Data
6. Chromecast etc confusion

October 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 12

1. How to protect an idea quickly?

October 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 13

1. Would AT&T unlock an AT&T branded phones bought from somewhere else for free? (USA)

October 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 14

1. Hover over wikilinks

October 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 15

1. How to download all <10 kb images (icons) from a website (website, not webpage)
2. Google Home
3. Difference between some Adobe apps
4. Visual Basic's normal behavior?
5. Disk in USB floppy drive showing up as USB drive after power failure?

October 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 16

1. How will you describe the "presenter" in the model-view-presenter?

October 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 17

1. Dependency Inversion principle in OOP
2. C structs

October 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 19

1. Alpha To Unique Colour
2. Stopwatch, Timer, and Interval software app
3. Simple single task electronics like amazon dash buttons
4. latex question
5. please fix this article

October 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 21

1. Is there an IP address that will just close the current browser tab ?

October 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 22

1. Quick question about the website IOffer
2. Command.com

October 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 23

1. Booting linux: reading kernel and then mounting root

October 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 24

1. Do KVM switches allow for simultaneous display
2. Launch date of NVDIA GeForce GT 420
3. Stupid question: Is the Intel GPU running when an NVIDIA or AMD one is?
4. Download schema from URL in WSDL

October 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 25

1. Building Apps for Android Mobiles

October 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 27

1. Blind people and the internet

October 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 29

1. wi-fi calling

October 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 30

1. sierra wireless aircard 763s
2. CAS latency for different speeds

October 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2017 October 31

1. How that thing is called?