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    Replied To a Post in Is C++ enough?

    I developed risk analysis software for the options trading industry in Chicago up to 2007. C++ was what was required.
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    Replied To a Post in need help ASAP

    We don't write your code for you. We will help you fix it once you post it! I've been writing professional C++ code since 1992...
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    while(fgets(line, sizeof line, stdin) { if (sscanf_counter != 2) #breakout here# }
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    Replied To a Post in Help needed for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    Have you checked on the MS website for help with this?
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    Replied To a Post in motherboard for Linux, Windows, & SteamOS

    Asus boards are of good quality. Myself, I like Intel mobos, but they are quite a bit more expensive. I purchased a dual core mobo from them in 2007 for …
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    Replied To a Post in Help needed for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    I also use MS Remote Desktop, about 10 or so years ago. Worked well. Haven't used it since so I don't know what MS has done with it.
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    Gave Reputation to rproffitt in Help needed for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    Sorry no. I'm more of a VNC and telnet over ssh type person.
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    Gave Reputation to rproffitt in Help needed for Microsoft Remote Desktop

    Sorry no. I'm more of a VNC and telnet over ssh type person.
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    Replied To a Post in motherboard for Linux, Windows, & SteamOS

    This mobo seems to an intel processor tuned device - no mention of AMD support. It seems to run a core i7 processor, so games should be good on it, …
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    Gave Reputation to tinstaafl in Help!

    It looks to me you already failed the critical part of the exercise: > Remember that good correct functions are required too, you must pass the 2d array to a …
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    Gave Reputation to rproffitt in Complex Username and Password System

    When this question comes up, I reply with "never store passwords in a database." You can store the names but never the passwords. So you may wonder how to verify …
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    Replied To a Post in Software to diagnose processor health

    There are a lot of free system testing tools to do this. Try Googling for that!
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    Gave Reputation to khakilang in You Want Linux to Run What?

    [QUOTE=evstevemd;1281185]What Linux Distro are you using? I have Ubuntu Lucid and everything runs fine but I use HP Printers. I added it and I never installed anything. If you use …
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    Gave Reputation to Stefano Mtangoo in You Want Linux to Run What?

    [QUOTE=khakilang;1280980]Since I use Linux about a year ago. I never look back to Window. Yeah Window 7 looks great but the security still sucks. Games are great but once the …
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    Gave Reputation to metvacetz in You Want Linux to Run What?

    Well, still using windows to play windows games :) Linux take good care of the rest
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    Gave Reputation to khess in You Want Linux to Run What?

    Someone left a comment on one of my posts similar to, "Linux won't be popular on the Desktop until it runs [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Windows[/URL] applications." To which I silently responded, "Huh? and, …
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    Replied To a Post in Which is the most reliable free antivirus for USB flash drives?

    Check out WinClam - a free AV. There is also a Unix/MacOSX/Linux version available (called ClamAV). I use it all the time, and have never had a problem with it …
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    Replied To a Post in 8086 assembly

    Last time I used 8086 assembler was when I wrote a TCP/IP stack for QNX in the early 90's (work for the US Navy). At this point, I really can't …
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    Replied To a Post in Generating sentences in Android Studio

    Just remember, Android is primarily Java (with a different back-end), so if you can code it in Java, you can use the same code for Android.
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    Replied To a Post in C++ p.o.s system

    A C or C++ switch statement is just a code branch that is delineated by the value specified by the statement. So, I don't really understand what your conundrum may …
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    Replied To a Post in 1 Malware in 20 years

    Reverend Jim, Windows is much more susceptible to malware and virus attacks than Linux. Yes, you can harden your MS system against them, but the design of Linux makes such …
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    Replied To a Post in Coding

    Select a subject that is of interest to you and then decide how your coding can improve or alter it to your desires.
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    Replied To a Post in PUP.Optional.ASK

    My solution is to not run Win-whatever. I Run Linux and never had a problem!And I have run Linux for the past 12 years!
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    Replied To a Post in Increment / decrement (x++, ++x...) not producing expected output

    There are two kinds of increments for integers - pre-fix and post-fix. X++ is one and ++X is the other. You figure it out! Or read your C/C++ programming manual!
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    Gave Reputation to JamesCherrill in Increment / decrement (x++, ++x...) not producing expected output

    No reply from a C++ buff yet? At the risk of making a fool of myself I'll try. I'm no C++ expert, but this looks to me like another example …
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    Replied To a Post in Convert the print from left to right datagridview content

    So, 200+ lines of code but no explanation of what your problem is. Sorry, but that does not work!
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    Replied To a Post in runtime error on voting system

    And, you want us to comment on 500+ lines of code? Sorry, but that isn't going to happen! Show us where the error is, and then we may be able …
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    Replied To a Post in Accessing the address of pointer within structure

    My sanskrit name is also Vikrant! How amazing is that? In any case, p++ works. You allocated buffptr and assigned it to p. So, p should be the address of …
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    Replied To a Post in please help me with this program. i need to use IDE Pascal for it.

    Pascal is a defunct language. Even the inventor of it redid it as Modula! If your school is still teaching Pascal, go somewhere else!
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    Replied To a Post in Hii i want to convert the following source code in c++.

    Get rid of all the "goto" statements! That isn't C++, it is badly written C code!
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    Replied To a Post in Raspberry PI light source

    Here is what he said: im guessing ready made light for the RPI ? or do they mean the meters, in either case there isn't a ready made solution, it …
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    Replied To a Post in Convert UTC to local time MVC

    After having written a LOT of time conversion software over the years I can only say this. DO NOT GUESS! Study the domain and understand what is required to convert …
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    Replied To a Post in How do you sharpen your java skills?

    My solution for Java programming issues is simple. Don't use Java! Fine for trivial applications, but a pit for system-level applications! Don't be lazy. Learn C++ instead!
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    Replied To a Post in Raspberry PI light source

    I will let you know if/when I hear back from him.
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    Replied To a Post in Raspberry PI light source

    I'm going to forward this to my grandson who is an expert in this sort of stuff.
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    Replied To a Post in Creating an shell script

    Show your shell code.
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    Replied To a Post in 10 update deleted ALL my music.

    In my opinion, Windows is a virus, just waiting to infect your systems! I ONLY use Linux. My wife is an Apple user (iPad and Mac workstations). Neither of us …
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    Replied To a Post in Random Number Generator with MinGW and Boost

    Random number generators is a "mature" science. This may help you understand the subject matter: http://www.phy.ornl.gov/csep/CSEP/RN/RN.html
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    Replied To a Post in Fixing my not-so-smart TV

    Sometimes the factory reset switch is a recessed button somewhere on the back of the unit.
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    Replied To a Post in How to scan WordPress website for malwares and virus?

    Wordpress is a PHP application. To verify that it is not "infected" you would need a known good CRC checksum for all the pages you are going to visit, and …
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    Replied To a Post in What This Site ?

    To put it succinctly, this site is here to provide general computer as well as programming help to the community. It has a number of forums for these and other …
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    Replied To a Post in I'm Masters student computer Science I need suggestion about thesis topic

    You need to decide what research areas excite you. FWIW, natural language processing is an important research area. You have parsing of phenomes to deal with, and then taking the …
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    Replied To a Post in How to Convert ISMV to MP4

    The ffmpeg tool can handle this conversion: https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-formats.html#mov_002c-mp4_002c-ismv
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    Replied To a Post in LG UltraFine 5K

    You say you are using the cable that came with the display? Have you tried an "official" Apple cable? It is possible that your cable is defective.
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    Replied To a Post in How to not include the penalties in Sunday

    This article may help you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
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    Replied To a Post in Try Throw and Catch with New

    Coller pretty much has it nailed. If you have a try/catch block that fails, then allocated code that was allocated before the try/catch block will no longer be valid.
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    Replied To a Post in free php to word

    As diafol said - do you just want to convert PHP output to Word documents? That is easy (assuming you know php well enough). To convert abstract data to Word …
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    Replied To a Post in Dual monitor setup

    It mostly depends upon the video card you are going to use. I have dual monitor support on my server (a Linux CentOS system with nVidea 1800GT card w/ 2 …
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    Gave Reputation to AssertNull in How to read online text file

    > That might involve sockets, pipes, forks, signals, etc., none of which are standard C++ A little clarification here. Signals are standard in C++. I meant that the task involves …
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    Replied To a Post in there is a kiosak i my office

    Likely a power supply issue. Modern mother boards have 12v and 5v inputs, but usually one is inadequate (usually the 5v) for the load it needs to support. They don't …

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