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How should I go about formating and re-installing Mac OSX on a computer I've been upgrading and using for five years? I want to start fresh and clean with a new install of OSX, but with all my songs, photos, movies intact in iTunes and iPhoto on the new system.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathowie
at 1:06 PM on May 10, 2008
(11 comments)
Show #26 features recaps from the past three weeks of MetaFilter. It was recorded on May 7, 2008 and runs about 50 minutes long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 10:14 PM on May 9, 2008
(29 comments)
Server upgrade is complete, but there were certainly bumps along the way. If you spot any weirdness after the fact, drop it here.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 11:33 AM on April 18, 2008
(96 comments)
Show #25 features recaps from the past two weeks of MetaFilter. It was recorded on April 11, 2008 and runs about an hour long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 10:36 PM on April 14, 2008
(42 comments)
Slight preferences tweaks:
birthday (year optional) and relationship status (
datingfilter!) were just added.
My profile shows what it might look like to logged-in users.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 4:57 PM on April 10, 2008
(264 comments)
I'd like to do a time-lapse movie of photos taken every 30 seconds during a week-long, 500 mile ride I'm doing later this year. But the rig has to be small, light, automatic, and run for hours a day without a recharge. Is this possible? (something tells me Make Magazine probably already covered this at one point)
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathowie
at 10:02 AM on April 8, 2008
(6 comments)
Chinese MC Hammer.
Move for move nearly perfect redo of the original Hammer video. In someone's living room. While mom knits on the couch. It's a thousand kinds of awesome.
via blort
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie
at 10:35 PM on March 29, 2008
(75 comments)
Show #24 features an interview with singer-songwriter Jill Sobule and recaps from the month of March on MetaFilter. It was recorded on March 21, 2008 and runs an hour long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 1:41 PM on March 25, 2008
(25 comments)
Holy crap, the back tagging project (
recent update) is complete! 43,000 old posts have been keyworded by a team of hundreds of volunteers here. A huge thanks to all, I never thought we'd finish up all those old MeFi posts.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 11:54 PM on March 20, 2008
(161 comments)
The paintings on Nerdkore
by Jeremiah Palecek started when he asked readers "What should I paint today?" and they responded. The result (so far) is a bunch of famous YouTube videos captured in oil on canvas, showing stills from some all-time favorites (techno viking, grape stomp, etc
oh and NSFW on the oldest entry at the bottom of the page). (via
Josh Spear)
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie
at 9:48 AM on March 11, 2008
(19 comments)
"It's the first time since Japanese Internment that we've imprisoned children" -- from
a post displaying
a letter written by a 9 year old Canadian.
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie
at 7:15 PM on March 10, 2008
(72 comments)
Uncle Dirty
is a fascinating photo essay about a photographer's strange uncle who has lived 86 years obsessed with bodybuilding, penises, and thongs. Not safe for work, but not too crazy, the photos really humanize someone you'd probably cross the street to avoid in real life. (via
mjj/
blort)
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie
at 11:13 AM on March 8, 2008
(130 comments)
The Morning News is throwing their annual
Tournament of Books to figure out the best book of 2007. A new twist this year is the
Making Book Tournament where you bet on what the winner will be, with the proceeds going to
First Book, a literacy foundation. MeFi is dollar matching bets up to $1,000 for the contest.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 7:49 PM on March 4, 2008
(18 comments)
Why do cycling racers always warm up on a trainer/rollers thing before events, even ridiculously long ones? Doesn't it burn up energy they'll need during the race?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathowie
at 3:28 PM on March 3, 2008
(13 comments)
Show #23 is just after the one-year anniversary for podcast and covers all the best bits of MetaFilter in February. It was recorded on February 27, 2008 and runs an hour long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 11:10 PM on March 2, 2008
(35 comments)
Show #22 of the podcast features updates from the last few weeks of MetaFilter. It was recorded on January 30, 2008 and runs 53 minutes long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 12:43 PM on February 1, 2008
(57 comments)
The new
Search is officially live. Full details to follow.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 9:36 PM on January 31, 2008
(69 comments)
Is there an expense reporting app that's flexible, handy, and will help me finish next year's taxes quickly and easily? I know about excel, quicken, and various financial transaction apps, but what if I drive 100 miles to a tech conference and want to note my mileage? And what if I'm out entertaining clients and I want to pop onto my iPhone to note the total bill for the evening (before I forget the next day to open excel). Are there any web-based flexible apps for doing all the expense reporting you might need for a small business' bookkeeping needs?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathowie
at 2:04 PM on January 31, 2008
(7 comments)
New favorites page!
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 5:18 PM on January 29, 2008
(95 comments)
I see there are "
wind and solar powered" web hosts and I assume they just buy carbon and alternate energy credits because I doubt your site would stay up when it's dark and the wind isn't blowing. I saw Dreamhost described as a "
carbon-neutral company" the other day. If I wanted to offset the energy required to power the mefi servers, how would I go about doing that? Just calculate hours in a day multiplied by the watt rating on the power supplies (as a worst-case scenario), then just buy
alternate energy credits for that amount?
(asking here because it's mefi related)
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 7:00 PM on January 26, 2008
(44 comments)
Announcing: mobile.metafilter.com
It's a new version of the sites designed for the iPhone/iPod Touch. Try it out on the device, songs from MeFi Music even play in the device (works best on wifi of course). A short video if it in action is inside.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 5:35 PM on January 24, 2008
(92 comments)
Everyblock has launched.
It's local news culled from (any and all available) services, including photos, news, restaurant inspections, classified ads, and civic announcements. Sounds pretty dry, but looking at
my old neighborhood in San Francisco, there's a wealth of hyperlocal information that you can't get in one place. They're currently in three major metro areas of the US with many more to come --
their launch announcement has more. This site was spearheaded by
Adrian Holovaty, a pioneer of the intersection between journalism and computer science, and
winner of a $1million grant last year to build such sites.
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie
at 2:07 PM on January 23, 2008
(34 comments)
Show #21 of the podcast is our return from a long holiday break. We've got an interview with
Jesse Thorn followed by recaps from the best of the last six weeks of MetaFilter. It was recorded on January 16, 2008 and runs 1 hour 10 minutes long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 1:06 PM on January 18, 2008
(57 comments)
Non-violent, non-scary movies for 3 year olds? My daughter likes watching movies as a special treat but is scared by Disney's trademark ultra-villains and even shouting or dark scenes are a bit much for her. So far the only two movies she loves beginning to end are the newish
Curious George movie and
My Neighbor Totoro. I looked long and hard and can't find any others. Any ideas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathowie
at 5:20 PM on January 4, 2008
(79 comments)
The Apple Keynote Index Fund
What if you invested in Apple the day before the keynote and then sold your shares a day or two later? What if you did this for the past ten years Steve Jobs has taken the stage at Macworld SF?
posted to Projects by mathowie
at 12:52 PM on December 31, 2007
This question is morbid, but I've always wanted the answer. How on earth do funeral parlors (especially those that do cremation) operate in neighborhoods or right next to them without smelling horrible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathowie
at 9:27 AM on December 17, 2007
(15 comments)
We've cleaned up a handful of bugs around comment forms and comment pages today. The tally is inside:
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 3:20 PM on December 6, 2007
(100 comments)
FYI: it took a while but last month,
firefox finally surpassed IE as the most popular browser here (that's data for the month of November).
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 3:10 PM on December 6, 2007
(63 comments)
Where could I find the exact dates of the last ten (1997-2007) Macworld keynotes by Steve Jobs, done in San Francisco? I thought some apple history sites would list it, but rampant googling has only turned up info on the last couple years of shows.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathowie
at 8:21 AM on December 5, 2007
(4 comments)
Post a controversial comment, get arrested.
"Some were disturbed by the post police say James Buss left on a conservative blog, but other observers said it was a sarcastic attempt to discredit critics of education spending."
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie
at 4:03 PM on December 4, 2007
(121 comments)
Show #20 of the podcast is a call-in show featuring questions from various members of the site. It was recorded on November 30, 2007 and runs about 50 minutes long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 5:49 PM on December 3, 2007
(127 comments)
We've finally finished a several month long project today by reworking the back end of Metafilter to bring site security practices up to date. The new login system
we were testing yesterday is now live for everyone. And you can even change your password now, after 8 years of everyone asking!
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 4:26 PM on November 29, 2007
(76 comments)
Podcast call-in! For the next 48 hours, call +1 (503) 487-0014 to leave a message for this week's podcast (try to keep it to less than a minute long). We'll pick 5-10 of the best ones, play them on the show and answer any questions.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 10:11 AM on November 27, 2007
(40 comments)
Show #19 of the podcast features an interview with
mothershock (Andi Buchanan) and recaps from MetaFilter sites. It was recorded on November 16, 2007 and runs about 50 minutes long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 9:54 PM on November 16, 2007
(22 comments)
I added some quick hacky iCal support to the upcoming meetups sidebar here on MetaTalk. Hit the "iCal" link to get a properly formatted calendar file you can subscribe to and see all the upcoming meetups in your calendar of choice.
Here's what it looks like in iCal.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 2:09 PM on November 12, 2007
(18 comments)
Show #18 of the podcast features recaps from all sections of the site and some talk about new and upcoming features. It was recorded on November 2, 2007 and runs about 70 minutes long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 5:28 PM on November 6, 2007
(38 comments)
We just launched contacts activity (
looks like this, also on the sidebar of the front page showing the most recent 10 things). More explanation inside.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 3:11 PM on November 2, 2007
(171 comments)
Jessica Hagy, author of
Indexed, the Venn Diagrams-on-cards blog, on how she went from unknown blog to bookdeal in just a few months: "
About a week after I posted the first batch last August, somebody linked the blog to Metafilter. Whoever you are, thank you! That's how my agent (it's still strange to me that I have an honest-to-god agent) found me, and from there, it just sort of took off." Crazy.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 10:38 AM on October 30, 2007
(15 comments)
How do I get started with cyclocross? I've been a spectator at a cyclocross race and I'm looking at picking up a low-end cyclocross bike, but what's the best way to get started doing it? How do you practice the odd obstacles and challenges found in courses?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathowie
at 2:13 PM on October 28, 2007
(15 comments)
Show #17 of the podcast features an interview with
scody and recaps from the last three weeks of the MeFi universe. It was recorded on October 19, 2007 and runs about an hour long.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 4:49 PM on October 23, 2007
(27 comments)
We added a bunch MeFi Mail updates that seemed worthy of a post here (and if you have more ideas maybe add them here)
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 10:51 AM on October 23, 2007
(102 comments)
MeFi Mail is being rolled out, so pardon the dust for the next hour or so and once it's live, feel free to discuss it here.
posted to MetaTalk by mathowie
at 2:26 PM on October 19, 2007
(437 comments)
