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November 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 1

1. ESSIV encryption mode and LRW/XEX/XTS
2. Youtube not working with chrome.
3. MP3 to WAV and WAV to MP3
4. How copyright and patent holders know that their code is being stolen?
5. test driven development question

November 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 2

1. Apple equivalent to XUmouse ?
2. Installing Ubuntu on MacBook Pro: wireless connection
3. Link to all free apps for Apple iPad 2
4. volume

November 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 3

1. Make a video of my computer being used?
2. Problem installing Ubuntu on MacBook Pro 8,1
3. Free dark brown noise generator?
4. Computer components
5. Vimeo loop function
6. Xbox 360 vs One
7. Excel question: horizontal line

November 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 4

1. Twisting lines in SVG
2. Resources on - What factors are the most influential in the usability and user experience of a mobile application, that utilize crowd sourced information
3. Why does this work? I didn't sign in

November 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 5

1. AOL Desktop
2. Really free domains
3. Mouse buttons don't work on laptop

November 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 6

1. Cannot connect to Google.com and other sites; invalid SSL certificate
2. Font type
3. Restart configuration to a Samsung-SGH-I827
4. Playing old Macintosh games on Linux?
5. Generate a report in Excel 2010

November 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 7

1. Up-to-date news of Red Link Communications
2. stdout and stderr are there files too?

November 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 8

1. Inkscape question - making fills actually fill the area within the lines
2. Oldest computer able to softdecode video?
3. Where can I download this specific Linux kernel version?

November 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 9

1. FN Lock in Windows 8
2. Youtube ersatz
3. Calendar software for unpredictable sleep
4. Can BlueTooth 'peripherals' talk to each other?

November 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 10

1. Unbreakable Access Denied
2. What photo manipulating program is this?
3. Using Excel to obtain a median

November 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 11

1. Good Alternative to Microsoft Office in Windows 8?
2. MacBook Air given up ghost

November 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 12

1. Can I use wildcard in searching with google or other search engine?
2. pre amp specs
3. This page can't be displayed
4. Why are YouTube annotations off by default? How do I set them to always stay on by default?
5. Vanishing whitespace
6. Printing file tree to a text file
7. Converting an Excel file to a Word file
8. Why could I only go to sites I had been to?

November 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 13

1. computer simulation
2. Server 2003: OS not found
3. Windows7 Command line command to eject CDs and USB-drives ?
4. Request unban on Google Groups
5. Home networking with phone lines
6. Wii remote not pointed at screen, cursor still showing up on screen

November 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 14

1. Subscripts
2. Looks like when Internet was new
3. Online maps and aerial photographs
4. Rammstein code
5. If I don't have any malware installed, why are open ports dangerous?
6. Allrovi down?

November 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 15

1. Shutting down Win 7 without installing updates
2. diff colors?
3. My PC prefers my neighbour's Wifi !
4. Portability of HID Keyboards & Mice.

November 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 16

1. Google search with vertical bar in string

November 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 17

1. How to make a "Matrix-Style" rain with specific letters?
2. Math Symbols
3. Cannot partition hard disk

November 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 18

1. Would someone be able to mod a skyrim save xbox?
2. monitor with USB jacks
3. My Recent Documents Disappear

November 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 19

1. Screen magnification software wanted

November 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 20

1. Google Streetview out of focuscool effect
2. On my Samsung Galaxy Victory, I partitioned the SD card w/ TWRP so I could transfer apps to its new partition. I still can't. What else do I do?
3. Penmanship
4. SD Card for LG Phone
5. "Windows 8.1 is now available in the shop"
6. SSH to a machine on home network from outside world
7. SpeedFan

November 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 21

1. Looking at Vines, on one's computer?
2. Blocked webpages
3. merging two linked lists in c

November 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 22

1. Google Hummingbird page
2. video capture
3. Useless cookies
4. AJAX website page ID in URL
5. "Document Expired"
6. I sent myself an email; why is it white space unless I reply?

November 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 23

1. cookies
2. Functional programming in Python
3. software
4. Opening an arrangement of windows with one click (or keyboard shortcut)
5. KitKat differences
6. A private server

November 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 24

1. Issue with digital photographs all coming out white
2. Immunicity ?
3. Unwanted pop-ups.

November 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 25

1. Why does setResizable for Java FX Stage class not work on Linux?
2. Blacking out subtitles
3. Unix utilities in windows, filesystem may be corrupt
4. Reading Amiga disks on a modern PC
5. Camera not working since upgrading Ubuntu.
6. Sorting NEWID() in SQL

November 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 26

1. Power Supply Efficiency confusion
2. Screen resolution alternates when I reboot
3. YouTube + flash game problems.
4. not understanding b trees
5. Bandwidth shaping

November 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 27

1. To hire a programmer for a job
2. Set Mac OS X Leopard to wake up every two hours
3. How Do I edit wikipedia using javascript on monobook.js
4. Disabling resizable text areas on Firefox
5. DVD drive keeps on spinning

November 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 28

1. Size of electronics
2. Connect a laptop to a HDTV
3. Dual Monitor Setup with Different Size Monitors
4. Shuffle a deck of cards in Java
5. TrueCrypt Pre-Boot Authentication - can it be temporarily disabled?
6. How does SQL JOIN work with WHERE clause in the background to make query more efficient
7. How do I mount my SD card's 2nd partition on my Samsung Galaxy Victory? (TWRP doesn't let me select "Mount SD Card.")
8. Unwanted pop-ups II

November 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 29

1. Sorting in Excel
2. Unsolved problems
3. Would these questions apply to the whole world, or just me?

November 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Computing/2013 November 30

1. listening to wiki
2. Dictionary software for mobile phone
3. How can I make such as this file?
4. Emergency Website Building