Do you have access to the database? Could you check if it still populated with WordPress data?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 1:34 PM on July 23, 2008 marked best answer

Yes. To the point that you could have asked this a few years ago and the answer would have been the same.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 10:03 PM on July 22, 2008

When you're writing (or editing) you can go to "Comments & Pings" and disable them in any given post.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 9:08 AM on July 16, 2008

Try these instructions but search for 'function akismet_http_post' instead of 'function ksd_http_post' and replace accordingly.

Also, change the proxy data in this line to the one your host uses.

if( false !== ( $fs = @fsockopen('proxy.dcu.ie', 3128, $errno, $errstr, 10) ) ) {

posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 4:30 AM on July 14, 2008 marked best answer

mathamphetamine.com
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 9:29 AM on July 10, 2008

Symbian. It has a HUGE community around it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 12:35 AM on July 6, 2008

What about Capoeira?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 7:31 PM on July 2, 2008

Are you using floats? Have you cleared them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 10:41 AM on July 1, 2008

I'm not sure what's the difference between having them inside the header graphic and making the menu look like it's inside the header. The latter is easily achievable through the link theiconoclast31 gave you.

For the first, if the page links will be always be the same, it should be a problem at all to make a CSS image-map (like this) and hard-code the links.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 11:49 AM on June 30, 2008

The /fit/ board at 7chan is really good.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 9:35 AM on June 24, 2008

The latinoamerican dub translates it as 'Muerde mi brillante trasero metálico.'
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 6:52 PM on June 22, 2008

While configuring ScribeFire/Deepest Sender you're pointing to http://yourdomain/xmlrpc.php, right?

There are some hosts that block access to that file, so try asking for that too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 1:59 PM on June 18, 2008 marked best answer

1. Don't self-link here. Fastest way to get deleted into oblivion.
2. Get a domain&hosting.
3. Get a nice theme. Either a free or a paid one. Don't use the default one.
4. Write. Write. Write. Write.
5. Network (Make relevant, and not spammy, comments on other blogs, link to related posts in your posts, etc)
6. Keep writing for a couple of years.
7. ???? (Luck)
8. Profit!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 8:46 PM on June 17, 2008

Paint Shop Pro was the best paid alternative ten years ago. AFAIK, it continues to be so. It does CYMK and almost everything Photoshop does, besides, you know, being Photoshop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 7:28 PM on June 17, 2008

Hardware issue. The smudge tool requires a lot of horsepower.

The bigger the brush is, the slower the lag, until it hangs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 8:30 AM on June 16, 2008 marked best answer

Try searching the term 'Color Accent'.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 9:03 PM on June 15, 2008

There's a script for MSN Plus! that does this using aspell.

Just be sure to not install the sponsor program that comes with MSN Plus! (It asks you quite clearly during the installation process).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 3:59 PM on June 11, 2008

Thanks everyone for your answers!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 2:12 PM on June 10, 2008

I'm not sure why people have so many problems with rapidshare's cats. It's not so hard to figure out. There are cats and dogs in the picture. The dogs have 4 legs and the cats are seated.

I uploaded the file here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 3:10 PM on June 9, 2008

Demonoid has a lot of comics.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 10:20 AM on June 5, 2008

Google gives me this thread, which has some useful posts.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 7:54 PM on June 4, 2008 marked best answer

The free version of WebShot should work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 12:54 PM on June 3, 2008

Add float: left; to #content in your css stylesheet.

#content {
float: left;
width: 632px;
text-align: left;
overflow: hidden;
}
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 12:18 PM on June 1, 2008

Play (very) old games on it. It's easier than using DOSBox.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 6:09 AM on May 30, 2008

For a friend, acting like everything went wrong is almost a good luck charm. Every time he complains, he gets a good mark.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 7:03 PM on May 19, 2008

Not possible. The only alternative is to paste (Ctrl-V) and then merge that layer with the one below (Ctrl-E)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 10:28 AM on May 14, 2008

Por favor, no rieguen estas plantas. Las está matando.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 6:12 AM on May 6, 2008

Actually, eliminate the 'n' after 'riegue' from my answer. It ends up as:
"Por favor, no riegue estas plantas. Las está matando."

My previous answer works too, but it looks weird because of the different tenses used in both sentences.
That's what I get for copy & pasting.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 6:21 AM on May 6, 2008

Por favor, no riegue estas plantas. Las está matando tanto agua.

Change that 'tanto' for 'tanta' and it would be perfect.

Or more concisely:
Por favor, no riegue estas plantas. Tanta agua las mata.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 8:19 AM on May 6, 2008

I would use 'Tanta agua las ha matado' for translating 'All this water has killed them', but that's me.


Honestly, for this case I would something like: Please don't water these plants. They are already being taken care of.
Por favor, no riegue estas plantas. Ya están siendo cuidadas.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 8:33 AM on May 6, 2008

"Agua" is femenine. The masculine singular article is used to avoid cacophony.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 11:17 AM on May 8, 2008

*feminine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 11:17 AM on May 8, 2008

I forgot to mention that I'm Chilean and I don't live in the capital (Santiago), so the possibilities of a local library having access to that system is near zero.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 12:53 PM on May 5, 2008

I've sent an email (actually, used the contact form) explaining my situation. Let's hope a solution is worked out. :)

I've also discovered how hard it is to write a polite email when most of your experience in writing in english is in informal settings like this site.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 2:37 PM on May 5, 2008

They have replied my email and gave me one week of free access to the site, much more than what I expected.

Thanks everyone for the answers!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 9:02 AM on May 7, 2008

University students, which, at the same time, are my classmates.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 12:44 AM on April 26, 2008

Thank you! That's precisely the kind of information/links I wanted.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 9:19 PM on May 3, 2008

It seems to be a specific Firefox/Mac error as my Firefox 2.0.0.4 copy has no problem rendering it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 2:42 PM on April 23, 2008

Previously on AskMeFi.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 3:47 AM on April 23, 2008

There's karaoke games for PC? After much searching I got bored and downloaded a few thousand karaoke mids (.kar, with lyrics), a good software synth (YAMAHA) to make them sound a little better, and VanBasko's Karaoke Player. Sadly, it has no rating system.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 5:41 PM on April 11, 2008

You could install IE Tab but you would have to open an ie tab before exploring. Lifehacker suggests making the extension automatically manage any address that starts with 'file://'
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 11:30 AM on April 11, 2008 marked best answer

I remember reading that Logitech headsets have the problem that they only reproduce sounds that are played after they have been plugged in. Anything that was playing before it keeps being played through the speakers unless you close and reopen the program.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 5:43 PM on April 9, 2008

Check4Change is a Firefox extension that claims to do what you want. SiteDelta, PUC and Notify are some old alternatives.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 9:18 PM on April 8, 2008 marked best answer

I was going to try to explain further but, on preview, DarlingBri has done a magnificent job. Really, it's not like she'll decide to not go because of something that has been said here.

If anything, I hope this thread will make her want to go as quick as possible, as she's somewhat convinced (wishful thinking?) that it's just an stress thing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 4:19 PM on April 6, 2008

Picasa is very easy to use and has a red-eye removal feature.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 7:31 PM on March 26, 2008

Pimsleur.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 12:56 PM on March 25, 2008 marked best answer

If you don't mind using an outdated tool that barely works on IE and not at all anywhere else, you could use WEFT (web embedding fonts tool).

My advice? Use sIFR, images or don't bother even trying.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 9:05 AM on March 21, 2008

What kind of changes? Spot removing and such are going to be much cheaper than full-blown photo compositing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 11:15 AM on March 9, 2008

Stop using torrents. If you must steal filez, look into Usenet (much cleaner - better community - Faster - Costs $ usually)
Actually, well seeded torrents from popular trackers are fairly safe. Even more so if they are big private trackers.

The main source for virus when you pirate software is when you download it from the other kind of p2p software: Shareaza, Limewire, Kazaa, etc.

However, I... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 5:31 PM on March 3, 2008

I had to do that recently. After saving up a little money I wanted to upgrade my PC. I had to change almost everything: motherboard, cpu, ram (from DDR to DDR2) and power supply.

I had to reinstall everything, Windows (and Xubuntu) failed to boot because of the change.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Memo at 6:01 PM on March 2, 2008