I noticed this too - they definitely added a little curtain blocking view of his legs. It didn't seem like much of a security measure, unless there was a secret service guy hiding down there.

Would love to know the answer to this...
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:03 AM on November 21, 2009

I think a couple one-on-one lessons with someone familiar with Photoshop would be really helpful for a beginner. Perhaps one lesson right after she gets the software and another lesson a month later.

I use Photoshop, and much of what I do with it is using probably 30% of what the software is capable of. I think I could show someone the basics in 2 or 3 sessions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 1:36 PM on November 18, 2009

+1 for contacting a wedding planner. I'm planning my wedding now and am considering renting a couple sofas. My AV company referred me to a party rentals company that has furniture, bars, etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:17 PM on September 23, 2009

I use the Evernote software on Mac and iphone, neither of which shows ads. There is a web version as well, which syncs up automatically, but you don't have to use it. I see it as an online backup.

Evernote has excellent tagging features and seems to handle all common file types.

They have PC software as well. Maybe check it out again?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:14 PM on September 23, 2009

I have a clear skin on my aluminum macbook, and had it on my prior white macbook as well. I don't see any fingerprints, but that might be partly because the computers are light colors. If yours is a dark color, it might be different.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 2:25 PM on September 22, 2009

What you probably want to learn is manual exposure, which is the combination of how you set shutter speed, aperture and ISO. It affects everything about the photo.

The book Understanding Exposure is very helpful, and available everywhere. Even if you just go to your local bookstore and look through it, it will be immensely helpful.

This link is helpful for beginners.

Also this one.

List of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 10:27 AM on September 22, 2009

I assume you know about the online show archive?

I did a quick search for the phrase "water music" and this is the only show that listed it in the music notes. Might be worth a listen.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:20 PM on September 9, 2009

Wouldn't there be some other signs if we had a mouse? Droppings? Sounds?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:34 AM on July 11, 2009

OK... I guess you're all right. I must have a mouse. Now what?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 10:21 AM on July 11, 2009

I can think of a few city-related foods, but not much in the way of states, other than the obvious cliches (Wisconsin=cheese, for example).

City examples:

Philadelphia: Soft pretzels or cheesesteaks
St. Louis: Gooey butter cake or toasted ravioli
New York: Hot dog or bagel
Chicago: Hot dog or deep dish pizza
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 6:39 PM on July 8, 2009

I agree with jayder... and when you go in, I wouldn't let them think for a second that you would be willing to pay a penny over the $7800 price. As a matter of fact, I would find something wrong with it and ask for a discount. Tell them your budget was $6500 and offer them $6800.

If they tell you the online listing was an error, tell them you're not interested and walk out. Chances are they'll come back to you and try to negotiate the price down. I would tell them... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:32 AM on July 5, 2009

kbanas, I thought so too, but gmail only allows IMAP to access gmail with another mail client. It does not appear to be an option to use gmail to fetch emails.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:56 AM on June 30, 2009

Gungho - I send too many emails to trust that I will remember to bcc myself every time. This has to be automatic. Any way to do it automatically?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:57 AM on June 30, 2009

This greasemonkey script might have worked, but it's been discontinued.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:05 AM on June 30, 2009

Filters only work for incoming mail, not outgoing mail. Tried that already.

I will check out the greasemonkey script... thanks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:22 AM on June 30, 2009

zeoslap - I could... the downside is that all incoming emails (and attachments) would be duplicated.

gravitus - that sounds like a great solution. If you could post the info that would be great...

Also - I am on safari. I use greasekit to get greasemonkey scripts to work on safari, but it does not seem to work for the auto bcc script. Not sure why.

Ugh!
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 10:02 AM on June 30, 2009

Is it possible to set up a gmail backup to my company server using this? http://www.gmail-backup.com/frontpage
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 10:19 AM on June 30, 2009

koeselitz - this sounds like the best option. Do you know if it's possible to have Thunderbird store it's files on a server instead of my hard drive?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 12:03 PM on June 30, 2009

I am friendly with a travel company based in Rome... they know pretty much everyone in the city. I was just there this week and they were fantastic. I'm a travel agent and my boss has been working with their company president on programs for about 30 years. Email me directly at kevindern [at] gmail.com if you'd like their information.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 3:32 PM on June 21, 2009

Best eating experiences - both highly recommended:

Reading Terminal Market - an incredible assortment of food stalls to choose from

Cheesesteaks: Pat's and Jim's are the originals, but I like Jim's on South Street better. Try them all. Make sure you try one with Cheese Whiz to make it authentic.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:07 AM on May 22, 2009

Sorry - typo. Pat's and GENO's are the originals.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:08 AM on May 22, 2009

I don't know, but it kind of sounds like Handel's Water Music.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 6:18 PM on May 11, 2009

OK - 2 questions...

How about the idea of exploring the area between Venice and Florence, possibly by train?

Any thoughts on the towns around Venice (in the Veneto)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:02 AM on May 8, 2009

Thanks for all the advice. All the opinions were helpful.

I've decided to fly out of Florence 3 days after the business trip is over, which allows me the flexibility to divide my time between Venice, Florence and possibly a visit to Siena.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 1:03 PM on May 8, 2009

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone... very much appreciated! Nice to see so many other foodies out there!
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 7:55 PM on April 27, 2009

You might want to consider switching to iTunes. It has built-in CD insert functions... only takes a second, has some customization options.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:46 PM on April 14, 2009

Also - sometimes as I type, only one letter at a time appears.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 10:23 AM on April 9, 2009

How about a case of wine or a collection of liquor? You could probably find a liquor store near them that would deliver.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 7:35 PM on April 7, 2009 marked best answer

I'm not doing anything professional. Need software that does just enough to DJ a party, maybe beat matching. I can't picture doing more with it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 12:04 PM on March 27, 2009

I just tried Mixx and can't seem to do beatmatching, perhaps because I am unable to do a headphone preview/cue. I think that's because I don't have a soundcard that can do two audio outputs at once? (I have a new aluminum macbook).
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 12:53 PM on March 27, 2009

Geni.com is fantastic, especially in the fact that it is online. This allows for other family members to participate and add their own data.

The only problem I've found with Geni is that there's no way to export all the information into a comprehensive format. You can import your data into other family tree software apps, but I can't figure out a way to print it all for archival purposes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 12:12 PM on March 27, 2009

Eat and Burn
Food & Fitness Freak
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 12:10 PM on March 27, 2009

How about a periodic table rap? It's on a simple level but fun.

Maybe show a couple and challenge the students to make their own?

More raps here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzXXpsmfWY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmTXtbRR7c0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GURaYFtBa88
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgN-sjWVong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 7:09 AM on January 25, 2009

I think a good burr grinder makes a world of difference. It produces uniform size grind, with a minimum of dust. After going through several grinders, I settled on a refurbished Baratza Maestro grinder. I bought it from the manufacturer for about $65 plus shipping. Of course you could spend a lot more, but this was the right price/quality point for me.

Read reviews of grinders on coffeegeek.com... there are reviews there on every grinder on the market.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:20 PM on January 22, 2009

I just tried mail."companydomain".com. It works out of the office, but not in the office. Sent mail went out but was not visible in my sent mail in outlook on my office computer.

Also, in Entourage, it does appear that I am using an Exchange server setup, not IMAP or POP.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:23 AM on January 13, 2009

There seem to be lots of companies that will do this for you...
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 12:41 PM on January 5, 2009

Jicama is fantastic with dips.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 11:51 AM on January 5, 2009

I'm pretty sure 16 Candles has a specific scene like that.

+1 for Heathers, too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 10:22 PM on December 29, 2008

It's really your piano. If Mom wants you to have the money, I think it's OK to accept it. If you're not comfortable with that, perhaps agree to accept it and invest all or part of it in a mutual fund (this is a great time to buy).

Or - accept and then give your Mom a great gift or take her out to a nice dinner somewhere!
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 7:16 AM on December 25, 2008

Update: I happened to be at the Apple store today and had them look at it. They ran disk utilities, restarted the computer, and the problem was corrected. I now have 90 GB of free space.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:59 AM on December 24, 2008

A quick google search turned these up:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barack-Obama-Hillary-Clinton-Russian-Nesting-Dolls_W0QQitemZ310096769798QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/BARACK-OBAMA-5-RUSSIAN-NESTING-DOLLS-OPTIonal-EXTRA_W0QQitemZ170284070177QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001IM40V4?ie=UTF8&condition=new&tag=msnshop-toys-mp-20&creative=380345&creativeASIN=B001IM40V4&linkCode=asm
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 8:47 AM on December 9, 2008

Get an IATA number if you want to earn hotel commissions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 5:52 AM on December 7, 2008

Netvibes has a mobile version. Sounds like it's exactly what you are looking for.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 10:20 AM on December 2, 2008

im in ur stoking, eatin yr yamz
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 2:21 PM on December 1, 2008

I second the idea of a gift card - possibly to Gap or Old Navy.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 2:19 PM on December 1, 2008

I use a #1 and find that I have to go over each area twice, sometimes a third time in a different direction. Going slowly helps.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 2:18 PM on December 1, 2008

If you're looking for a really simple solution, itunes might work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:04 PM on November 25, 2008

I'm really enjoying Google Reader. It does not show you the original web site, just the RSS feed condensed version, but you can click V on the keyboard to easily open the original item in a new tab.

You can toggle settings to show all feeds, including those that have been read. Also - the search box works great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 5:54 AM on November 23, 2008

What suburb of Philly? I might know someone nearby...
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:26 AM on November 20, 2008

I tried using Shazam on the iphone to identify it, but no luck.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern at 9:25 AM on November 15, 2008