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What is Wolfram Alpha good for? [closed]

I typically use Google for any data-gathering I need to do. Recently, I tried out Wolfram Alpha. This thing is pretty interesting. But I couldn't think of any use besides figuring out what the ...
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In which way HTML5 could improve Web Applications? [closed]

In the latest months many web companies, browser developers and professionals talked about HTML5 as it is the new evolution/revolution for the web. Practically speaking in which way HTML5 could ...
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What is Cloud vs. Saas vs. ASP? [closed]

I've been working with web applications since the 90s, and over the years I've heard many buzzwords which mean "Host your application on system which is run by someone else". The latest buzzword is ...
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How does Google keep web history?

Say I search for something in Google and click on a few results. After some time, if I again search for same thing, the search results show the earlier clicked links with different colours and ...
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How do I unfollow someone on Pinterest?

I'm trying to find the option that allows me to un-follow my Facebook friends on Pinterest. At the place where I would logically conclude an "unfollow" button would show up, I'm greeted only with a ...
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How does alexa know all these information?

http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/stackoverflow.com# Under Audience tab, how does alexa knows information on gender, education, age, has child...?
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Web based Collaborative document commenting tool

I am trying to find a web based document commenting tool that will allow people to upload documents so that other can view and comment on them. It would be great if it was open source so that it ...
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Gmail/Google search: change color of top bar back to white from new black [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to change black Google bar back to white? Some time ago, Google changed the color of the top bar ("Web Images Videos Maps News Shopping Gmail more") to black. How ...
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What happens to my old email username after I close down my account?

What happens to my web based email (i.e. Gmail, Yahoo) username after I completely close down my account? Is the username I closed down made available to new users or is it retired for good?
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Is this a genuine Facebook link?

http://www.facebook.com/confirmemail.php?e=user%40email_address_removed_for_security_reasons.com&c=175274284&report=1 I got this in an email and wanted to know if it is a genuine Facebook ...
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What are the forums for internet startup founders?

What are the forums for internet startup founders? (I hope if I remove the word best it is not argumentative anymore? Please do not close this question unless you add an answer here)
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How to remove “RE” in subject when you answering via web Gmail

How to remove auto additional "RE" in subject when you are answering via web Gmail?
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How does Amazon Test Drive/Pieceable Viewer work?

I have recently discovered a web application which allows you to run iOS apps in the browser. Said application is Pieceable Viewer. I was curious about how it works and is able to do its job so I did ...
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How can I filter Twitter posts without links?

I was trying to search for Tweets via Twitter's search site: http://twitter.com/search Well if you use a keyword called filter:links in your search text box you get all posts which have links. Its ...
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What is the best web based FTP file manager script? [closed]

It should have simple and clean design can log in with real FTP user accounts created in cPanel Installable on different SUB-Domain but must be about to point to ROOT folder on other sub-domain
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Is there a website which rates British medical doctors to find the proper one? [closed]

I am living in the UK and need to find a good specialist doctor which turned out to be tricky. Is there a website where clients can provide ratings and feedbacks, similar to www.ratedpeople.com, ...
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Is there a web application that tracks visitors to a specific web page?

I would like a web app that tracks visitors to a certain web page of a big website. i.e. a page in TMZ or my YouTube channel. I would also like to be able to track whether they came from a link or ...
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Is there an application that downloads whole wiki sites to be usable without the Internet? [closed]

I visit some wiki sites with tutorials and I don't always have an Internet connection. So I'm searching for any application working under Linux that downloads a whole site and rewrites links to be ...
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Programmatically upload designs (images) to CafePress store

I am looking to create a web application that will allow visitors to create images and then have those images uploaded programatically to a T-Shirt creation store (like CafePress). I have browsed ...
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Googling for a string not in another

Is there a way to search Google for a Web page that has a specific word even not as part of a specific phrase? For example: Let's say I want to search for license, and my search turns up many pages ...
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Proper formatting of text when inlining an image in Gmail

I use the inline image feature from Google Labs to be able to attach images as inline in emails. But while the image does come in there is a blank space just left to the image and the text starts ...
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LDAP web user interface similar to FAS?

I've been setting up an LDAP server for my users, and I was wondering if there is a maintained (or not so old) web interface for user interaction, much like the Fedora Account System? Any help or ...
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Google Notebook list navigation box is too small

I'm using Google Notebook (the web version) and I've got many lists. So basically the left hand side list navigation box shows me 8 list items at a time. Now, when I increase the font size (Ctrl + ...
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Is there a opensource w3 recognised file format for saving a complete webpage in a single file? (like mhtml) [closed]

Why isn't there one? Has anyone thought about this already?
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ping pong tournament application [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Ping pong tournament organization is there a web application out there that would do the following for ping pong tournament? enable pool of people to sign up. set up ...
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How to add a website URL with space (%20) in a LinkedIn profile page under websites?

I am trying to add my weblink which has a white space, that is, %20 in it. When I add a website URL in a LinkedIn profile using the edit option, it shows no error. But when I click the link in my ...
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How do I host a Java Web Application on the WEB? [closed]

I have created a Java Web Application and wish to host it on the WEB. I was looking for buying a domain and Web Hosting on Bigrock.com and GoDaddy.com but found most to be PHP based Hosting. Would ...
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How to make files directly accessible online?

I want to make my kml files visible for google maps. I thought about a web service that allows me to upload the file and so it is visible online by direct link. Is such thing possible?
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Making embedded YouTube videos start loading before playing

I am embedding a YouTube video in my website. Is it possible to make the clip start loading before the user presses play? (I would not like the video to start playing automatically.)
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I'm looking for a webapp that improves/adds “bling” to presentations [closed]

I recall seeing something like that in the past but can't find the link...
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Blogger subdomain not redirecting to my custom domain

I bought a domain for my blog through Google (which uses GoDaddy to actually get the domains), but it seems like there are some problems. I can't get yannbane.blogspot.com to redirect to ...
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formatting excel sheet to organize data properly

I have an excel sheet which has approximately 2000 Rows. The columns are First Name ,Second Name, email 1, email 2 I want to be able to use all these contacts in one go in gmail in following format ...
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Web database tool

I want to build a web based database for people to submit entries in wiki style where everybody can contribute. But a wiki does not have database capabilities to search by fields. Is there a tool for ...
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Is it possible to navigate in google using only shortcuts?

Gmail has amazing functionality, which enables to use it effectively with vim-like shortcuts. I'm wondering whether there are shortcuts for google search page as well. Do you know which shortcuts ...
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Employee Notifications

I'm looking for a web-based solution for employee notifications. It needs to contact ~125 employees via e-mail and receive back and track confirmations (more than one e-mail per employee would be ...
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Is there a universal social media submit button?

Does anyone know of a good way to submit things to digg, stumbleupon, reddit, etc all at the same time? Like a universal "submit" button?
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Search a single website using regular expressions?

Is there a way to search a single web-domain using regular expressions? I've been mirroring sites with WinHTTrack and then using dtDesktopSearch but it's an incredibly inefficient process and I was ...
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Interactive Web Collaboration Platform [closed]

I am currently unsatisfied with most, if not all, web-based collaboration tools I've ever used. Examples of what I'm considering a "web-based collaboration tool" are TWiki, WebEx, etc. What I have in ...
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Any free website available to host my web application? [closed]

I developed web app using J2EE. I want to know is there any free website or portal that enables us to host our app?
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Using IFTTT to scrape a site - Court Foms

I'm wondering if there's a way to watch a website for changes, even if the site doesn't have a web feed. Specifically, I'd like to watch various state's court form websites for updated forms. ...
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What is the technique of using an image file with several icons in it? [closed]

Now I'm exploring the source code of many website to learn their techniques, one thing I've found is that they using an image file that usually with transparent background and a lot of icons scattered ...
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How to add Picasa web album service to Apps account

I just created a Google Apps account (domain name) but only the core services like Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and Sites are activated. However, Photos (Picasa web album) is missing and I don't know how to ...
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best web based trouble ticketing solution [closed]

I am looking for a simple trouble ticketing solution for my website. I am trying to avoid using emails for tracking problem that the users of my site would face,so I wanted a web based solution. Apart ...
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Good customizable list of links homepage?

I'm looking for site that lets you simply add text links to it. I'd like to have a page with a bunch of links as my homepage, so it should load up basically instantly. I don't need to restrict access ...
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On-line tools for learning web development? [closed]

Mozilla offers Thimble while W3Schools offers the Try it yourself feature. Are there others you can recommend? Any MOOCs like this one on Web User Experience from Open2Study?
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Is there any web app like Kayak but for Grocery Items?

I am trying to find if I can find some local store shops/big store shops/deals/coupons around my house to get the best groceries. Tired of these coupon pages which comes to my mail every other day. ...
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Web page Save as including css includes and css background images

Looking for a web app or browser that can save a complete web page including css style sheet includes and css background images. I have tried IE9, Firefox and Chrome browsers.
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How can i change the content of the google bar? [duplicate]

You know ... that bar that appear on top of GMail, GReader, G+, and so on ... As GReader is dommed to death, I would like to customize my google bar to replace GReader link with the remplacement I ...
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Is there a way to use google drive in “echo” mode?

For example, to delete files automatically on the web when they are deleted locally. Right now it keeps older versions by renaming the old ones.
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Trello board doesn't open on web browser [closed]

All boards within our private organization seem to work without an issue, except for one. Whenever we open this "problem board" from a standard web browser on a computer, the browser seems to just ...

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