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How do I make a machine “blank screen” for a period of time (as a penalty) if certain noise levels are reached?

linux audio shell

may 7 at 15:15 HelpingHand 319

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Transatlantic ping faster than sending a pixel to the screen?

networking graphics-card ip bandwidth

nov 2 at 19:15 SEARAS 495

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How does a computer restart itself?

restart acpi

dec 22 at 4:59 Daniel R Hicks 3,068

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Who provides the Internet service to Internet Service Providers (ISPs)?

internet internet-connection isp internet-services

jan 15 at 18:29 terdon 11.1k

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Purpose of a “mystery key” on an IBM PC 3270 keyboard

keyboard keyboard-layout history ibm mainframe

sep 23 '11 at 23:10 Randolf Richardson 10.5k

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Why are we still using CPUs instead of GPUs?

cpu gpu cuda gpgpu

apr 23 at 23:38 Billy ONeal 3,147

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How can I get the same SSID for multiple access points?

wireless-networking home-networking

may 13 at 23:21 tapped-out 1,859

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How do I get rid of malicious spyware, malware, viruses or rootkits from my PC?

windows anti-virus virus malware community-faq

apr 11 at 15:26 Joel Coehoorn 16.7k

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How to find and remove “spicy” media files from my PC

encryption cleaning

sep 13 '11 at 13:19 Cawas 1,979

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How do identify whether my Linux computer was hacked?

linux security

oct 21 '11 at 2:31 Tom Wijsman 34.6k

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Easiest way to find out if user has either Windows 7 or Vista (through telephone support)?

windows-7 windows-vista

feb 11 at 9:33 Community♦ 1

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How does Windows know whether it has internet access or if a Wi-Fi connection requires in-browser authentication?

windows-7 wireless-networking

sep 20 at 23:19 zero2cx 486

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Undo an “rm -rf ~” command?

linux rm

may 7 '11 at 18:27 Caleb 1,161

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Why does performance of a regular hard drive decrease over the duration of a benchmark while SSD doesn't?

windows-7 hard-drive ssd

jun 24 '12 at 22:04 ObsessiveSSOℲ 165

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How can I explain why DRM cannot work?

technology drm

jun 10 '11 at 15:24 Community♦ 1

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Can some software physically damage hardware?

hardware-failure computer-architecture damage physical-security

may 13 at 14:47 Breakthrough 21.1k

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How to force Internet Explorer (IE) to REALLY reload the page?

internet-explorer internet-explorer-8 web-development cache refresh

jan 4 at 20:49 sscheider 3

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Securely erasing all data from a hard drive

windows mac security data-recovery safety

sep 4 at 10:16 metatechbe 31

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Is TrueCrypt truly safe?

encryption truecrypt

aug 24 '11 at 4:42 8088 6,136

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Does Windows still rely on MS-DOS?

windows-7 operating-systems ms-dos

aug 8 '11 at 19:19 Michał Šrajer 981

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How do anti-viruses work?

security anti-virus

apr 5 '11 at 9:36 Peter Mortensen 4,262

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How do I remove a MyBook's “WD SmartWare” virtual CD from my desktop?

osx external-hard-drive desktop optical-drive mybook

oct 14 at 19:51 Vivi 228

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Finding the process that is using a certain port in Linux

linux port

jul 19 at 15:40 Kris 118

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What do green folders mean in Windows 7 Explorer?

windows-7 windows-explorer folder

mar 12 '12 at 17:23 CajunLuke 1,752

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Microsoft Office alternative for Windows?

windows microsoft-office community-faq-proposed

mar 1 at 3:16 Emily Brown 1

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What does the svchost.exe process do?

windows process

oct 17 '11 at 3:51 8088 6,136

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Is there any free/open source software that converts photos to 3d models?

software-rec conversion open-source 3d-modeling

dec 16 at 9:36 TenaciousD 1

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Remotely turning on or rebooting a frozen computer

reboot remote-access

may 8 at 11:12 Indrek 10.9k

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How do I teach my linux command line manners?

ubuntu command-line terminal shell

mar 30 '12 at 16:35 Santosh Kumar 449

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What if the hard disk is partitioned into more than 26 sections in Windows?

windows partitioning

sep 15 at 13:34 Peter Mortensen 4,262

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