You can use VMWare for this. They have a tool for physical to virtual mapping.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 6:19 AM on July 23, 2008

oh and the tool is free
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 6:20 AM on July 23, 2008

Thanks, that's an alternative link to one of the ones I listed as tried. Not pretty.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 3:37 AM on July 7, 2008

IT consulting.

MeMail me if you want more info on this, or just check out some of the bigger organisations. In that field you're expected to be a ninja, or learn to be one pretty damn quick. Career paths will differ for generalists/specialists etc, but I think this sort of work will give you what you want. I know there's actually a MeFi jobs post from allkindsoftime for this at the moment.

In hiring people for that field, I look less at their... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 5:11 AM on May 17, 2008

I had this problem too. For me it turned out that the export was failing midway through due to reserved chars being in the body of my post that were being interpreted as part of the XML, thus creating an invalid file. I removed that and everything worked out.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 8:00 PM on May 16, 2008

Wait, just went back and looked at my problem notes. I knew that those chars were the cause, but i could never get rid of them all. I went down the mySQL route - is that an option for you?

Here's a complete self link to what I did.

Hope this helps
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 8:05 PM on May 16, 2008

Picasa from google is free and does this, you just need to batch rename them after copying them to your computer
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 9:17 PM on April 18, 2008

It's odd because in the past if I've seen jobs advertised that expected a hardcore coder (C#, C++ etc) to also be a graphic designer, I've always assumed that the person writing the job description didn't understand what they wanted.

You are someone's dream though. I'd expect a pretty small place. I once worked for a small web dev company doing .NET stuff amongst graphic artists. I got to dabble a little with graphics and the like and keep something relevant on my... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 6:21 AM on April 6, 2008

I don't have an answer, but if you're desperate to archive, why not try AutoArchive?

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Other tab.
2. Click AutoArchive.
3. Watch magic unfold

(i am "IT")
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 6:08 AM on April 6, 2008

I know you don't want to hang out with 13 yr old boys, but SneakerPlay is just lovely and there are some normal people there too. Might be a good place to share your collection and check for interest.

I'm a member and far from a 13 yr old boy. Msg me if you need an invite.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 3:33 AM on March 17, 2008

You could always get a voucher from redballoondays.com.au, and he could choose something he felt capable of doing? There's some great stuff there.

If he's into newradio, he might appreciate podcasts or even some of the more educational books on tape. Borders have a good range, and Dymocks now sell all of theirs online. BBC, NPR and their ilk have a heap of good podcasts he might get into if you made it easy for him. Does he have a computer with net access? If not,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 3:29 AM on March 17, 2008

Hey all,

Thanks for all the help, this was hugely useful. I should have pointed out that I do have travel insurance, but I didnt want the fee to be massive in case there was an issue with my claim.

I followed the advice above and called the hotel around 5am, a doctor visited at 8am. The whole caper cost $350 including drugs.

Most of all its good to know there are so many other options. I hope this thread will be useful to someone else as well in the future.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 12:40 PM on March 7, 2008

I'm at the pod hotel on E 51st street right now. Great place in a handy location, and free wireless.

I booked through expedia. There are rooms with private bathrooms, and everything is new and shiny.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 10:35 PM on March 2, 2008

I'm sorry to see there's not more responses, and I've little to add as in the past 28 years I've learnt nothing. Your idea is lovely. That being said, a few things that might be interesting:

- A recent boingboing post about things that will never be true for the class of 2011

- Ask MeFi on life altering experiences

- Ask MeFi on happiest life moments


My folks always had two sets of... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 12:39 AM on February 14, 2008

Thanks folks, the cold got me more than the prospect of driving. Forgot about weather. Maybe next visit.

Cheers!
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 5:35 AM on February 11, 2008

I have a similar laptop and understand your problem

Id suggest the software has the ability to override. I can do it on my computer via the "HP wireless assistant software". It's running in the system tray normally and manages wireless and bluetooth for the computer. Regardless of the hardware switch (which often seems to forget what the setting should be I can fire up the software and hit 'enable' on wireless. Have you tried that?... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:10 AM on February 7, 2008

Kind of agree with what's said above, and this is my job also.

I ensure that in beginning a project that each lead feels they have the time and resources they need to get the job done. I get them to tell me. They need to feel ownership from the start. I also request a high level schedule. They can track the low level details, but I like to know about major milestones.

I get each team to present me with a report (or an email) with a few dot... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:36 PM on January 24, 2008

Oh and in addition, I get the project managers in a room together to report in a single meeting. There's a known time then and an expected preparation in advance. I find that those that tend to fall behind on delivery quickly get it together when they see others doing it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:38 PM on January 24, 2008

A few online suggestions:

redballoondays.com.au - awesome experiences and stuff. You could send her on an adventure.
rosesonly.com.au - the default flower fallback.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:27 PM on January 24, 2008

I know it's not quite what you asked, but I always found eventid.net ridiculously awesome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 5:28 PM on January 17, 2008

Would Microsoft application center do this? I havent used it since Windows 2000, but I thought that was a part of its primary function. Maybe just the files, not the metabase though.

It might also be worth looking at MS scripting tools. There are tools to extract/import the metabase. You might be able to kludge something pretty simple together yourself. It's easy to corrupt the metabase though, so I would tread carefully.

Sorry I can't... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 7:18 PM on January 15, 2008

Man that sounds frustrating..

When that happened to me it turned out to be a dud nvidia video card driver I had. I don't know why it only suddenly started happening, but going through the drivers definately fixed it. I spent a long time in the device manager identifying any potentially problematic devices. Perhaps the software you installed reverted to a different driver version?

Next is to check the windows event log for error events on the... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:30 PM on January 12, 2008

Well maybe, but I'm wondering if my approach is the most sensible one or if there's a better solution. The camera I linked to on Amazon has that capability anyway.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 11:08 PM on January 7, 2008

Thanks folks, you guys rule
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 1:24 AM on January 8, 2008

I've been asked to turn on my laptop before and couldnt because I was out of battery and I didnt have a travel adapter for a US socket with me. They recognised this, and just looked at the laptop carefully. Was no big deal.

I've travelled domestically and internationally through the US a few times since and not been asked.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:40 AM on December 18, 2007

This is hard to explain in a simple post, but I'll give it a shot...

I've seen this done before a few times, though it is very hard to do well.
I think the mistake is trying to capture everything on the slide. There's usually nothing wrong with having supporting data/additional info at hand to explain the detail if they're interested or you've missed the mark.

I'm guessing something along these lines:
[[Customer type |... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 11:52 PM on December 6, 2007

Lock the drivers side door every time she turns on the lights. Seems weird that she'd remember that and not the turning off of the lights, but it works for me.

When you try to get out, you can't, then you remember why and switch the lights off.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 11:15 PM on November 22, 2007

This always looked like a good idea. I've never tried it, but it sounds like it would help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:43 AM on November 2, 2007

where are you?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 11:25 PM on October 27, 2007

I'd just open the file in notepad and find/replace all spaces with "," and save it as a csv file. Re-open in excel and watch the magic unfold
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 11:16 PM on October 22, 2007

Would a car cover be enough of a detterent? just to encourage them to choose someone else's car.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 5:14 AM on August 26, 2007

I've been in the same situation for years and mainly used a foldable scooter.

I just stepped up to a trikke and a kickbike

The trikke is awesome fun as has been mentioned, but would make for a tough commute. When you have momentum it is awesome though.

The kickbike is ridiculously light and easy to ride. Slightly higher clearance is also useful. They do sell them in the UK.

And if you're really... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 7:08 PM on August 23, 2007 marked best answer

Just say yes.

I seriously recommend that book. It's a great new perspective on things and is a hilarious book. Not a self help book. In essence, stop trying to change the bigger picture and just focus on saying yes to things. The key here is recognising that your default response may have been no, but by saying yes you open yourself up to new things. It's also damn easy to do on the short term, so maybe that will make the bigger things easier.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 6:08 AM on August 19, 2007

check out airasia. discount airline in the region.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 2:48 AM on July 29, 2007

Head north of Sydney. Port Macquarie kicks ass.

(keep in mind thats winter temps on show - other seasonal data is accessible from the same page)
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 5:41 AM on July 19, 2007

I've heard the Montreal to Vancouver leg can be dull, but I took VIArail all over eastern Canada last year and loved it. I chose to fly to Vancouver though, and it was pretty cheap and I flew early in the morning to get a good view. I would have loved to have travelled through the rockies by train also but time and esp. MONEY did not permit.

Elsewhere in Canada I found the train stations to be safe and well signposted with heaps of helpful folks around. I did a few... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 7:07 AM on July 16, 2007 marked best answer

In Canberra CIT (equiv to TAFE) and local high schools offer a series of 'Adult education' courses. They're generally only a few weeks in duration, reasonably priced, and range from African Drumming to Print making to Flying Lessons to Motor Maintenance. It's not by correspondence, but these sound pretty ideal otherwise. They're generally targeted at folk who are occupied during the day so they run on nights and weekends. I assume an equivalent thing would exist close to you, Canberra can't... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:00 AM on June 13, 2007

I just did the segway tour which was fun if you're looking for something different.

I did the architecture boat tour offered by the Chicago Architecture Foundation too. It was really interesting and a great way to see a bit of the city from the river. There are other so called architecture tours, but they don't provide any $ back to the foundation, and all run at about the $28 mark anyway. The Architecture Foundation do walking tours also, so if they're really into... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 1:46 AM on June 4, 2007

Check out bikely.com for route planning, also if you're in Chicago check out bikethedrive.org to get ready.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 7:50 PM on May 14, 2007 marked best answer

Looked at industrial design as a path?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 3:40 AM on May 14, 2007

Thanks folks, this is 110% why ask metafilter rules. I really appreciate all the awesome input. I'm definately doing the course now, I can handle a few man-made climbs!
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 4:55 PM on May 13, 2007

Hit it with a hose, assuming that wont ruin the plane.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 1:46 AM on April 24, 2007

I've got nothing specific to add, but surely the Blue Mountains has a heap of what you're after. A few even show up on wotif.com from time to time.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 12:08 AM on April 20, 2007 marked best answer

I like your resume, looks good.

Have you thought about IT consulting? There's a tendancy to drop people in the deep end there and you'd definately get amongst the team lead experience you're after.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 7:35 AM on April 2, 2007

Oh and consider re-wording the objective, I assume that's what you're looking for in the keywords part of your question. I guess leadership is one aspect, but it would be worthwhile considering what field you'd like to be in - do you want to keep a foot in the technical camp or head 100% business?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 7:37 AM on April 2, 2007

Cool, I might email you some thoughts then.

(tomorrow, it's 1am here)
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 8:05 AM on April 2, 2007

A few random thoughts:

- Client workstation requirements. Some CRM software have ridiculous requirements.

- Constraints on customisation etc so they can sell a generic solution.

- Branding for you (if that matters)

- Cost model

- Client data protection

- Upgrade plans
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 5:41 AM on April 2, 2007

Seconding the sailing/rowing suggestions

Also, Brisbane has a regular curling comp in Boondall which is very amateur but very fun. Good exercise too.

If you're not good with balance for blading taking up a related sport like Inline Hockey or Rollerderby (both of which are available in Brisvegas)

Check out kickbikes too. Like giant scooters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 2:10 AM on March 31, 2007

I do feel sorry for you, and can completely understand your position. It's unfortunate that your girlfriend didn't respect your contribution. I've been in a similar situation. On the bigger stuff, cut your losses, don't lend again. On the smaller stuff, expect that she'll chip in sometimes too. Don't keep track of every cent, because it's just stressful and pointless.

I don't have any constructive advice on how you might trap your girlfriend into admitting more, but... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 3:38 AM on February 22, 2007

I've just started using nozbe, which seems pretty cool for the shorter term stuff. Probably no better than 43 things for this scenario
posted to Ask Metafilter by kaydo at 3:00 AM on February 18, 2007