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Questions tagged [pc]

Anything about personal computers.

PC is an abbreviation for personal computers. Use the PC tag for any support needed for any computer.

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Can I program in C# on a Mac?

I want to learn C# for Unity and my personal computer is a MacBook Air. Can I program in C# on a Mac?
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Is there a way to simulate 4K resolution on my PC?

I am developing my website's design, and unfortunately I don't have a 4K monitor at the moment, but I want to see how will my website look at that resolution. I am worrying because my website's background image has 2560 x 1600 resolution and CSS…
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Access to Microsoft Band SDK (PC and Android)

So, I am currently embarking on a research project using multi-person physiological data and was planning to use the Microsoft Band to do so, I was quite surprised by todays message that the Band was discontinued and the SDK is no longer…
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PC to PC USB communication

How can I communicate between two PC's via USB? I want a program to send numbers trough the USB port to another PC on which another program would show these numbers. I have the feeling that this is impossible because PC's are meant to be hosts and…
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How do you disable the PC speaker beep interrupt that occurs while looping?

While executing a loop in my 8086 assembly programs, there is a keyboard key press threshold where if you press a key too many times the PC speaker will start beeping. It's obnoxious, and it slows down my programs to a crawl since the cpu has to…
My life is a bug.
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How to get PC Hardware information using Java or CMD

I am creating a Java Desktop Application that is to report the Performance & Statistics of the Windows Machine (XP, Vista and W7). Using Java or the Command Line how do I get the following information: Manufacturer (Dell, HP...) Modal…
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Where to get the I/O port addresses assignment for hardware?

I have been learning assembly language recently, and I already know how to use the in/out command. But I have some questions: Where did the port addresses come from, like 0x70? How do I know how many ports my computer has and the addresses of…
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Interface between a DSP/Microcontroller and a PC application

I'm using a DSP to control a sensorless brushless DC motor, The DSP is on a board which has a parallel port and a jtag connection (it's an eZdspTMS320F2812). What would be the best way to communicate between a PC application and the DSP as it was…
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How do custom link prefixes work? (like steam://)

I was really curious about how custom link prefixes work (I really have no clue what they are called), and I couldn't find anything online about it. None. If anybody knows how this works, and/or could point me in the direction of a tutorial, that…
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A suitable PC for Visual Studio 2010 programming

I'm planning on buying a new PC for programming under Visual Studio 2010. My main other usages are: Programming under Microsoft Visual Studio. Running VMWare Virtual Machines. Probably multi-monitor (if my budget lets me buy an extra one) Here…
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Is there a way to convert an android app in a desktop app?

I have developed an android app that works great and i would like to migrate it to the desktop is ther any tools or easy way of doing this? If not could you at least give me a solution of running the android app on the desktop(someting similar to…
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How many USB cameras can be accessed by one PC

I am just wondering how many USB cameras can be accessed by one desktop PC? Is there any limit? I am planning to create my own Windows application (using .NET) to capture around 10 USB cameras that are connected to my desktop PC. Is this possible?
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Will a C# library for the xbox kinect work for the windows kinect SDK?

Basically there are two Kinect devices. One for the Xbox and one for the PC. I have written a .NET dll for the Xbox Kinect with C#. The Xbox kinect will be replaced after a couple of weeks with a PC Kinect, which has some hardware improvements…
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does Python for windows ever insert '\r\n' when told to insert '\n'?

I use a PC at home and a Mac at work. I've never had any problems with line breaks in python script or their outputs, but whenever i send something to my boss i get an angry e-mail back about windows line breaks in it. The most recent was the…
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Why code are compatible between motherboards?

I've already build embedded systems PCB's using microcontrollers as stm32, stm32l, nRF51822, efm32g, most of them using arm cortex m3. And to program each one of them is usually different, i.e, the interrupt line used in one microcontroler for gpio…
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