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I watch most of my TeeVee on Netflix. Is there a site somewhere which indicate which episodes are on which DVD in the series?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 1:20 PM on July 15, 2008
(8 comments)
I am shoring up a sagging fence that I will help replace in a year. The original posts are not in cement and are rotting at the base. I'm trying to figure out how to attach some support posts.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 2:49 PM on June 27, 2008
(9 comments)
A friend has a serious back injury and I want to help him negotiate the maze of advice he will face.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 12:43 PM on May 16, 2008
(8 comments)
Jon Armstrong (Mr. Dooce) gives Metafilter a shout out
at 20:20 on SLC's ABC affiliate.
posted to MetaTalk by mecran01
at 5:13 PM on April 19, 2008
(30 comments)
I saw a presentation given with Apple's Keynote in which the text that accompanied each slide was not shown on the overhead projector, but was visible on the laptop used by the presenter. How do I do that? And bonus points if you can tell me how to do that with open office, a pdf file, or some other non-keynote piece of software.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 1:42 PM on March 28, 2008
(16 comments)
I am 6'7 and bought a pair of brown Wranglers that were 34 inches long, but they fit.
They fell apart in the wash.
Please recommend pants that run long, i.e. they may say they're 34" but I can get away with wearing them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 10:48 AM on February 6, 2008
(10 comments)
My geometry teacher in high school in 1984 showed us
this puzzle. I was only half paying attention, but I believe the goal was to draw a line that intersected each segment only once.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 8:03 PM on January 6, 2008
(14 comments)
I have a bunch of pictures in Iphoto on my mac. Unfortunately, Iphoto uses a really wacky file structure. How do I get the photos out of itunes and sort them into folders labeled by date without including all the weird little dupes and thumbnails that Iphoto generates?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 2:43 PM on December 29, 2007
(8 comments)
I bought a refurbed Emachine for my kids. I've put 1.5 gb ram into it, but it came with Vista and feels sluggish. Should I upgrade to XP Pro?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 3:59 PM on December 21, 2007
(24 comments)
I need to inexpensively secure 21 mac minis in a school lab setting.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 8:40 AM on December 12, 2007
(8 comments)
I have a huge head and need a winter hat.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 8:34 PM on December 2, 2007
(24 comments)
I tried to install Leopard on my macbook, which is less than a year old. I got a kernel error, so I ran FSCK twice until no errors were showing up. I still get the blinking question mark, twice, then a normal boot sequence.
Is this a software problem caused by Leopard (a friend's machine had the same response), a failing hard drive, or something else?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 9:20 AM on November 15, 2007
(9 comments)
Mathowie's twitter feed is better than most blogs.
posted to MetaTalk by mecran01
at 8:37 AM on October 11, 2007
(6 comments)
I need a way to keep my short, paper todo list in my face. Something like a luggage tag that I could wear like a wrist band, so I could glance down and see my four tasks for the day. What else might work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 11:23 AM on September 29, 2007
(23 comments)
I want to know how to make my own boxes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 10:18 AM on September 22, 2007
(10 comments)
I need help locating the perfect, giant soup mug for work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 9:20 PM on September 12, 2007
(17 comments)
The sluggishness of the textarea in Firefox is killing me. Have you gotten Mozex or "It's all Text" to work with OS x?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 3:02 PM on August 23, 2007
(2 comments)
Are there any good magazines left worth reading?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 8:07 AM on August 14, 2007
(51 comments)
Has this 1994 interview with Cheney, in which he advises to not invade Baghdad, been posted yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I
I couldn't find it using the search feature, but thought I would do a pre-emptive check here and get flamed before a smaller audience if I'm wrong.
posted to MetaTalk by mecran01
at 5:34 PM on August 13, 2007
(46 comments)
I've got these wiring clips for a utility trailer that are supposed to hold the brake light wiring against the frame.
Action photo!
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 4:18 PM on July 11, 2007
(6 comments)
It occurred to me that I could probably find a used cell phone cheap that would be more useful and fun than my aging mono palm, and sync with my mac. I am looking for recommendations for phones in the $50 range (on ebay) that take adequate pictures and can perhaps play fun little Java games. I don't plan to use the actual phone to make calls, I just want a cheap calendar/camera/game doohickey.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 12:05 PM on June 1, 2007
(9 comments)
I'm looking for free, legal kid's music for my three year old little girl. Ideally mp3s of stuff that is past copyright, like old folk music, kids classics, or anything else that might appeal to a three-year-old who likes to dance.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 10:31 PM on May 17, 2007
(13 comments)
My son, who is 10, has been asking me all kinds of questions about creating mods for existing games and writing his own games. I am not a programmer, but I did show him
kid's programming language and we're trying to figure it out.
Any recommendations for either simple, fun game creation languages or packages that will run on our aging pIII windows machine? There's a lot out there, and I just don't know where to start.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 2:09 PM on March 4, 2007
(24 comments)
How can I photoshop my kid's thin pencil drawings so that they look like they were drawn with a sharpie or thicker pen? I want to stick them on shirts at some point. Some of them are just funny and bizarre.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 10:33 PM on January 28, 2007
(16 comments)
We decided to replace an ugly old chandelier today. After turning off the breaker and taking off the chandelier, I noticed there are black, red, white and green wires. The house is circa 1968. From what I can tell there used to be a fan/light. So I hooked up our flourescent dome by matching the wire colors and capping the red wire. Unfortunately, it didn't work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 10:43 PM on December 25, 2006
(14 comments)
We are going to install about 200 sq. ft. of laminate flooring in our kitchen/dining area, which is 1/2 linoleum and 1/2 ugly blue carpet.
Because the previous owners installed 1/4" subflooring before they put in the original vinyl, there is a height difference between the carpeted area and the vinyl floor area. Should I rip out the old subflooring to level it out, or add subflooring to the recessed area so everything is level?
There is *really* old linoleum underneath the carpet and the subflooring.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 12:02 PM on December 9, 2006
(13 comments)
My wife changed the filter on our gas furnace yesterday, and now it doesn't work. I pulled off the front cover and on the upper right is a small black pressure switch of sorts. I originally thought it was supposed to be held shut by the cover, but that is not the case, as they don't match up.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 7:46 AM on December 2, 2006
(19 comments)
Freesledding
looks a lot easier than snowboarding. Some short video clips:
posted to MetaFilter by mecran01
at 7:04 AM on November 19, 2006
(39 comments)
I'd like to gradually remove meat and dairy products from my diet, primarily for health reaasons. Are there good books that talk about how to systematically do this with a high likelihood of success? I'd like to make the change over the next two years.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 9:46 PM on November 9, 2006
(21 comments)
How can I view and search csv files exported from excel on my mac, using free tools?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 9:08 AM on October 28, 2006
(9 comments)
Does anyone know how to put more memory in an HP Laserjet 4700? There is an access panel on the rear right-hand side, and four screws holding in two slot covers labeled EIO, I believe.
I downloaded the service manuals but nothing in there I could use. I can pay someone to do a service call but it seems like it should be something I could do myself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 3:44 PM on September 21, 2006
(6 comments)
I'm searching for a simple ruby/python database application tutorial.
A long time ago, like six years ago, I came across this simple tutorial for php/mysql that showed you, from the ground up, how to put a simple database of your video collection online.
Is there a similar tutorial that emphasizes creating a simple front-end for a mysql database using ruby or python, geared toward n00bs?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 3:29 PM on September 12, 2006
(5 comments)
I'm leaving on a long road trip and my muffler is loose and rattling, because a friend installed a trailer hitch and had to remove one of the brackets. I've wired it together, but the wire came loose, and I am trying to figure out a fast and easy way to hold this in place for the trip so the rattling doesn't drive me insane.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 10:22 AM on August 9, 2006
(12 comments)
We're looking for a good book on parenting that lays out what kids are like at different ages.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 3:58 PM on July 22, 2006
(10 comments)
We are taking our minivan with four kids, two adults, to the coast in Oregon.
My wife and I have an unresolved disagreement about which is best--a trailer, or a roof top carrier--for hauling all of our camping junk that won't fit in the vehicle. Please enlighten me about trailers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 9:48 PM on July 10, 2006
(20 comments)
If you were setting up a public kiosk and wanted to limit Firefox's access to five different URLs, how would you do it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 5:34 PM on June 11, 2006
(13 comments)
I play the guitar but would like something that is super convenient, travels well, and is fun. Is a Ukulele the answer?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 9:01 PM on June 2, 2006
(38 comments)
My right testicle hurts and I'm not sure if it's twisted or not.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 7:27 AM on May 11, 2006
(33 comments)
If someone writes a letter to their clergy, can someone deposition the contents of that letter from either the sender or the receiver? Should the sender ask the receiver to destroy it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 10:14 PM on April 2, 2006
(7 comments)
I'm scheduling a meeting with 17 different people via email. It's a recurring nightmare.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 12:14 PM on January 25, 2006
(28 comments)
I've received a $1000 grant that I can use to learn PHP, in order to eventually write an education-specific application. I could attend a programming boot camp this Summer, take an online course, or blow it all on books and software. Of course, I have a bunch of php/mysql books already. Has anyone gone to one of those programming boot camps, and was it worth it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 9:51 PM on January 11, 2006
(15 comments)
I'm looking for a wiki I came across once. It had a button labeled "download entire wiki." One could download the contents of the wiki as static html pages with relative links.
It wasn't Wikipedia. Can you help me find it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 11:15 AM on December 27, 2005
(15 comments)
GiftFilter: What do I get my 76-year-old Father-in-Law for Christmas? (additional parameters inside)
posted to Ask Metafilter by mecran01
at 1:08 PM on December 16, 2005
(16 comments)
