Thanks for replies. I know disc is good as I've tried a second set and am having same problem. And I don't have a firewire port. Have also tried the PMU thing with no luck.

The OS I'm trying to install is Jaguar and it is on CD, not DVD so that's not problem. I don't have a Panther CD.

I'll give linux a shot. I didn't know you could install linux on a mac though.

Just trying to avoid unnecessarily trying a new... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 11:55 PM on October 9, 2008

You go as Lindsey Buckingham, your wife goes as Stevie Nicks and you carry about a large slab of cheese. Fleetwood Mac and Cheese.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 3:20 PM on October 8, 2008

There's contact info on this page. Try sending them the book along with a nice letter. Going through the management company usually get the best response.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 7:50 AM on October 2, 2008 marked best answer

Kermit reacts to 2 girls 1 cup (definitely NSFW)
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 1:47 PM on October 1, 2008

Don't add the oil straight away. Waiting until the pan is hot before adding the oil works for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 1:55 PM on September 28, 2008

I agree with invitapriore that although knowing music theory might help, I don't necessarily think learning it is going to get you where you want to go. You need to train your ears.

I can play most songs by ear on guitar and although I suck on piano, it's because I have no style when I play piano. That is, I can usually figure out the chords pretty quickly to a song on the piano but can't really embellish the melody when I play. Since you're an accomplished player, I... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 3:06 AM on September 28, 2008

The spam comes to my real email account and not from a forwarded one. It's not huge numbers or anything. But if I get 30 spam messages a day, Gmail used to catch every one of them. Now about 5 or 10 of those will get through and this happens daily. So I was curious if there was some setting I could adjust in gmail to make the spam control a bit tighter.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 9:00 AM on September 24, 2008

Strange that consensus says it should work fine as my experience has been different. Brought a US car with stock radio over to the UK and had to have something fitted to the stereo to allow it to tune in UK radio stations. Even with that fitted, it still doesn't get many stations.

For my iTrip, I had to track down a list of UK frequencies and upload those on to my iPod before it would work. I was told it was something about the US tuning in only odd number... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 1:34 AM on September 23, 2008

No problem. FYI though, my car has a programmable tuner and when I first got the car to the UK I could not tune in any stations at all. After a tuning device was fitted I was able to get a few.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 10:08 AM on September 23, 2008

18 but I had my eyes closed.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 1:12 AM on September 17, 2008

C'mon, Tina Fey is funny. On the Bush Doctrine bit where she says "I don't know what that means", that's funny.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 11:47 AM on September 14, 2008

The next time you see the girl you could just ask her to please not talk to your cat from their bathroom window as it freaks the cat out. Then also mention that she might want to get some curtains for her bathroom as you can see into it. It's then up to her.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 2:57 PM on September 13, 2008

As Dee Xtrovert says, "buy ons" are typically only associated with big shows i.e. stadiums, etc. I don't think they really exist on the indie level.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 2:47 AM on September 10, 2008

As a big Seinfeld fan I'll agree that his schtick is getting a bit old. That wearing clothes in the shower observation seemed forced and weak. And yeah, I didn't get the ad either.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:40 AM on September 7, 2008

This is probably not the answer but I'll throw it out there anyway. My 80 year old mom woke one morning with blurred vision in one eye. Two days later it was no better so she went to a doctor and it turns out she had left a contact lens in there that had adhered to her eye. They peeled it off and she was fine.

If your mom occasionally wears contacts it might be worth checking.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 8:18 AM on August 18, 2008

I recently bought my daughter a Yamaha F310 and think it's a great first guitar. I bought mine used on loot.com for about £25 but got lucky that someone was selling one so cheap in my neighbourhood. However, there are a few now on ebay UK and lots of shops sell them.

GAK is a very reputable place and you can buy it from there and have it shipped.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 5:52 AM on August 12, 2008

No solution but I have the same problem with my Google Reader and iGoogle. Also have Adblock running and tried disabling that but it didn't correct the problem.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 1:42 AM on August 12, 2008

I went to college up near there and used to love Brooks BBQ. The place has been around forever and is a bit of an institution up there. Google maps says it's a 35 minute drive from Coopertown to Oneonta.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 11:57 AM on August 11, 2008

Really nice. You've got a good sound and a great voice. Hard to classify though as I can't think of who you may sound like. If pushed, I'd say maybe a cross between Dave Mead and Josh Rouse?
posted to MeFi Music by gfrobe at 8:04 AM on August 11, 2008

My mistake! Sorry about that.
posted to MeFi Music by gfrobe at 6:52 AM on August 8, 2008

Thanks for comments umbu. Don't really have much more other than a few snippets but will post more if I come up with anything. I've never been able to finish songs and that's always been a real frustration.

Dobie, wish I could post just the music but no longer have a midi keyboard hooked up to computer so can't re-record it. Thanks for the offer though.
posted to MeFi Music by gfrobe at 11:47 AM on August 8, 2008

I'll jump in. Just put up a song in need of lyrics if anyone would like to take a shot!
posted to MetaTalk by gfrobe at 3:21 AM on August 8, 2008

Wow, that is so good. Nice job.
posted to MeFi Music by gfrobe at 3:06 AM on August 8, 2008

The Great Brain series really got me hooked. I loved those books.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 7:30 AM on August 4, 2008

Since I got the Firefox delicious add on I never even visit the delicious site anymore. The tag button sits in my toolbar making bookmarking and tagging a one or two click process and there's also another toolbar button that opens all your tags and bookmarks in the sidebar. I use it constantly.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:26 AM on August 1, 2008

Thanks all. Some good suggestions here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 7:55 AM on July 30, 2008

Our daughter struggled with basic math around 8 years old and lots of friends recommended Kumon to us. I was skeptical but have to say it really helped my daughter. While the rest of her class was moving on to multiplication tables, etc, Kumon started my daughter back at the very beginning i.e. very simple addition and subtraction. She would do a ten minute assignment book each day and then go to the Kumon centre once a week to turn everything in and do another workbook. Her number bonds... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 3:40 AM on July 30, 2008

itunes used to offer direct deals with various indie labels but don't really do that anymore. So unless it's a big record, I doubt they would be taking your boyfriend's releases.

Although aggregators like to say they market your music, most don't so choosing an aggregator in your boyfriend's case should mostly depend on how many he thinks they are likely to sell. Tunecore doesn't take any royalties on sales but they do charge up front fees. Other aggregators will... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 12:23 PM on July 27, 2008 marked best answer

Every time I try to open a mag in Firefox it says I need Flash player. Have now downloaded and installed that three times and still not working. Working for anyone else with Firefox?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 8:23 AM on July 22, 2008

How about a bumper sticker that says "Gary Busey Driving" to keep other motorists far away from you.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 11:15 AM on July 17, 2008

Sounds to me like the barista was a bit of a dick. Suggest to the customer if you like that the icing may spoil the drink but to say "we're you're about to do is really not OK" is simply ridiculous. If I like my coffee with mustard in it I should be allowed to put mustard in it without getting shit from the staff.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 12:47 PM on July 14, 2008

Whoever put them up for you can have them taken down and as Drezdn says, it's probably one of the aggregators like CDBaby. Does your drummer not get any statements from anyone? Since you believe it might be CDBaby, I would start by contacting them first and see if they are looking after the titles. If so, just tell them you want those tracks removed.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 1:15 PM on July 9, 2008

Thanks for the suggestions. MC, I like the wireless speaker system you linked to and will definitely look into something like that.

Ryaske, I already have a modded Xbox in my living room but am missing how that would allow me to play music in my kitchen.

Squeezebox looks great but that plus amplified speakers is a bit more than I was looking to spend on this.

Thanks again and if anyone has any more suggestions I'm all ears!
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 12:01 PM on July 1, 2008

Thanks again. Will look into all of the above.

Zeoslap, just reading about the Netgear on Amazon and it says it doesn't do internet radio. Unfortunately won't work for me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 2:01 PM on July 1, 2008

On my computer I have two Mozy processes running all the time (Mozy backup and Mozy Stat) that take up about 50mg of memory. I don't really know what that jumps to when it starts the actual back up because I do that in the night but I suspect it shoots up. I don't notice any performance problems with that constant 50mg usage but it does seem like kind of a lot considering it's not doing much most of the time. You might want to check to see how much memory your Mom and brother have just to be... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 11:43 AM on June 30, 2008

Best of the web? Absolutely!
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 5:19 AM on June 28, 2008

If you called him I wouldn't worry about it. They're probably just verifying your contact details for their records. I think the worst that can happen is you might end up getting a few unwanted sales calls in the future.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 5:58 AM on June 24, 2008

Toledo Window Box was the first comedy record I ever bought when I was a kid and I listened to that record, along with An Evening With Wally Londo, endlessly. To this day, each time I make sandwich I think of that bit where he says (paraphrasing) "you know when you reach down into the pack of bread you always skip the first few slices. Why do we do that? It's kind of like a survival of the fittest thing (in sarcastic voice) "let MY FAMILY eat the shit bread!... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 2:35 AM on June 23, 2008

I agree that you won't get the time of day from major labels so don't bother with that. And until you're a well established retailer you also won't be able to speak to the aggregators like The Orchard or IODA. However, there is nothing stopping you from setting up the shop and approaching local bands and small labels to see if they'd like to make their stuff available through your site. As long as you can show those artists or labels that the site works and that they are getting paid properly... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 3:04 AM on June 21, 2008

If a song is on a compilation album on iTunes released on Label A and also available on the artist's album, Label B, and someone buys the compilation, the royalties are paid to Label A. Label A typically will have licensed the track from Label B (or the artist directly) so they'll have to pay a percentage of that fee back.

As for iTunes international, if a label supplies an album to iTunes they have to specify the international rights they hold for that release. If... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 12:51 AM on June 20, 2008

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posted to MetaTalk by gfrobe at 12:16 PM on June 18, 2008

I think you're right and I think I just found out where it goes. It looks like it sits in the grill above the thing where the flame comes out.

My last grill had a bottom rack that the rocks would sit on but this one doesn't seem to have that. Are there some gas grills that don't use rocks at all?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 9:54 AM on June 16, 2008

I don't know where you could find an instruction manual, but you could post photos of all the parts you don't understand on Metafilter and we could help you work it out...

Thanks for that. Going to take a crack at putting it all together tomorrow and will post photos if I hit more snags. In the meantime, if anyone knows the model and can lead to instructions I'm still looking!
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 12:18 PM on June 16, 2008

Twist and Shout.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 6:59 AM on June 12, 2008 marked best answer

How come there's no way to harness the rotation of the earth these guys as a power source?
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 10:27 AM on June 4, 2008

Here in the UK, Virgin Media has just started limits. I'm on the XL service (highest) and I believe if I go over 3gb during peak times (10am - 3pm or 4pm-9pm), they lower my speed by 75% for five hours. When this happens I can still browse the net, watch youtube, etc. so it's not that big of a deal. But 5gb per month? That's just ridiculous.
posted to MetaFilter by gfrobe at 8:29 AM on June 4, 2008

I make this Kung Pao chicken recipe quite a lot and it's pretty great. I double up on the pepper to make it a bit spicier and also throw in lots of vegetable (celery, pea pods, etc.).
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 1:14 AM on May 28, 2008

Thanks all. This was more of a curiosity question for me and wasn't based on a specific need at moment.

Lots of great answers here. I had assumed that usability tests would take place but I guess my biggest question was how companies were able to estimate how a better customer experience would necessarily equate to additional revenue in their pockets. So, for example, I guess it was a few years ago that Amazon enabled customers to search through books and read certain... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 9:19 AM on May 26, 2008

I swear I remember watching an episode of You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx where he asks a woman why she has so many kids and she says "well, I love my husband" and he replies "I love my cigar too but I take it out once in a while". Apparently he never said it and the scene doesn't exist at all. I was pretty shocked when I learned that because I have a very clear picture in my head of him saying it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 5:00 AM on May 23, 2008

I had a red, itchy scalp which my dermatologist diagnosed as seborrheic dermatitis. He told me to use Nizoral shampoo and the problem was gone in a few weeks. I now use it every few weeks just to make sure it doesn't return and it's been fine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by gfrobe at 2:33 PM on May 18, 2008