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Is it possible to Fax a PDF in OS X Tiger? When I try, the result is cut off and in landscape orientation
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 3:30 PM on April 24, 2006
(6 comments)
Thread 50250 should be used to indict, convict, and ban several Members for a grotesque lack of civility in the ad homonym realm.
posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 3:18 AM on March 22, 2006
(247 comments)
With GMail via POP, is it possible to send ALL past email to an e-mail client?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 9:11 PM on March 19, 2006
(11 comments)
Why does (what is the psychology of) Starbucks thrive(ing) selling coffee that, it would seem, most people find less than ideal?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 9:06 PM on March 10, 2006
(80 comments)
Please help me find an alternative to IE Scrapbook Scraps, which allow field text to be saved for future searches
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 6:57 AM on February 20, 2006
(20 comments)
I want to buy some fun, interesting "stuff" for my girfriend's nine year-oid daughter. Suggest away: toys, crafts, music, surprises....If it helps, she's in Ontario, and I'm here in NYC.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 3:15 PM on January 16, 2006
(26 comments)
At least in Firefox for Mac, the layout of Metatalk is weird. There's no lefthand margin; and the top of the page contains these links, etc.:
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posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 7:01 PM on December 29, 2005
(24 comments)
Using Cold Outside Air to Reduce Refrigeration Costs: Why isn't this done?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 11:19 AM on December 26, 2005
(25 comments)
I just discovered that GarageBand is on my new PowerBook. Is it possible to use the keyboard keys as keys gor GB's musical keyboard? I couldn't find an answer to this quest on the Web or on Apple's site.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 8:56 PM on December 17, 2005
(18 comments)
Help me chose a font for my legal correspondences: I love Optima, but it's hard to read in multiline paragraphs, and is a tad too modern. Isn't there something more distinctive than Times Roman? Bonus points in the font is already on my Powerbook.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 12:48 PM on December 7, 2005
(31 comments)
Intra-document hyperlinks (bookmarks) in MS Word Documents that can are preserved in PDF documents--Is this possible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 9:18 AM on November 25, 2005
(8 comments)
Feature or Bug: the size of Firefox windows on my Powerbook can't be adjusted; dragged smaller, and it looks like the bottom of the window is below the screen.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 6:07 AM on November 2, 2005
(8 comments)
TMobile WiFi at Starbucks: Honest or Deceptive Billing Practices?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 9:36 AM on October 10, 2005
(13 comments)
They Might Be Giants Music For a Nine Year-Old--Disk Suggestions, Please.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 3:33 PM on September 28, 2005
(29 comments)
AutoReply E-Mails: with what software do I do this, and what does it $?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 10:36 AM on September 15, 2005
(6 comments)
If you go to LittleGreenFootballs.com, you'll see at times, at the top of your browser "LGF, Banned From Metafilter." Does anyone know what that's about?
posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 7:24 PM on September 4, 2005
(21 comments)
Would it be possible to move the most recent end of long, breaking story posts, like the NOLA one unfolding now into a separate thread, say the last 50 posts or so? Refreshing a long thread takes too long, and wastes bandwidth.
posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 1:42 PM on August 30, 2005
(36 comments)
I have decided to be kinder and sweeter on Metafilter. Less annoying, too.
(more inside)
posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 1:03 PM on August 25, 2005
(164 comments)
Apple Positions their notebook computers as "books"; what I'm looking for is, essentially a Powerbook Book Jacket.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 11:17 AM on August 16, 2005
(15 comments)
Sound output of notebook computer (Powerbook) too low to drive Bose Wave Radio input; inexpensive solution?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 2:23 PM on July 26, 2005
(15 comments)
Air America is apparently broadcasting from the Tea Lounge in Park Slope (on Union) this Friday morning. I plan to be there with my
Little Green Footballs.com t-shirt on to deride them, and stir up some....coffee. That's how you'll recognize me.
posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 4:14 PM on July 18, 2005
(135 comments)
Protecting Powerbook finish (paint). I recently purchased a Powerbook, and am somewhat dismayed at how easily the outside scratches, despite my attempts to protect it Powerbook even while I use it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 5:56 PM on July 15, 2005
(5 comments)
Fax Utilities for Mac OS X--recommendations? The utility that comes with Tiger is only for the occasional fax.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 12:20 PM on June 29, 2005
(3 comments)
When I try running long complex macros in MS Word for OS X, created in Office for Mac OS 9.2, some of the macros are freezing/crashing. Perhaps even worse, the macros don't seem to be failing at the same point each time I try to run them.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 7:03 PM on June 15, 2005
(1 comment)
Can anyone tell me why the expiration date of organic milk is so much longer than conventional milk..like > 1 month? Any farmers out there? Scientists? Cows? Thank you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 9:47 AM on June 7, 2005
(14 comments)
How many laser treatments should it take to remove a dark blue tatoo? My friend thinks a dermatologist has a thing for her because after four visits, her dark blue tatoo (an Ex-'s name) is still there, and not very much different than prior to her first removal treatment
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 6:56 PM on May 21, 2005
(5 comments)
The significance of a department store reporting that one has missed a monthly payment on a purchase to the credit agencies?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 8:51 AM on May 2, 2005
(9 comments)
Is there a way to make Outlook Express, or some other free or low-cost software download a large number of e-mails' attachments en masse? For OS 9.2, and/or OS X?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 11:34 AM on April 14, 2005
(8 comments)
I was hoping someone might have insight into why, when I filter row of text in Excel for Unique Values, i.e., no duplicates displayed, I still get some duplicate rows. Has anyone experienced this? Again, it's text that I'm working with; not numbers.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 4:00 PM on April 6, 2005
(4 comments)
VOIP Saga, Episode IV. I've got a VoicePulse VOIP account. It's stable and doesn't sound bad; better than the cheaper BroadVoice(BroadVox?) account I canceled; and better than a cell phone. But is it possible that certain telephone
brands/models will actually make it sound better; closer to classic telephony?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 7:36 PM on March 15, 2005
(7 comments)
I just received my second install kit for VOIP, but unlike Episode I, there's no second LAN jack for my computer on the phone adapter.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 5:04 AM on March 7, 2005
(11 comments)
Just a big shout out of thanks to all the members, even FFF who, in so much detail and depth, discussed my
lighting issues earlier in the week. I'm not sure why, but Metafilter attracts and retains an amazingly smart, broad base-of-knowledge group of people. Truly remarkable.
posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 3:08 PM on March 2, 2005
(21 comments)
Why do incandescent light bulbs make my pale yellow walls look completely white?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 4:16 PM on February 27, 2005
(23 comments)
I'm curious which bloggers and media people have gotten their 15 Minutes (or longer) after affiliation with Metafilter. [+]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 1:38 PM on February 18, 2005
(18 comments)
It's really frustrating that so many Mefi people don't have e-mail addresses posted on their member page. In fact, it's really inexcusable given the ability to obtain free secondary and terciary e-mail addresses.
While no one can be forced to read their e-mail (or have the Mefi address mails forwarded to a primary one, I think Matt should require an e-mail address to be posted.
posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 9:40 AM on February 16, 2005
(87 comments)
Acrobat Distiller/PDF Panic (Mac Classic 9.2) I can take Word files, and create .PS files, and then distill them into PDFs, but when I try to do it all in one step, ERROR 5751. Since the Web is of no help, is there someone here who can help?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 8:21 AM on February 10, 2005
(21 comments)
ChickenSoupAsMedicineFilter
I am suffering from episodes of the worst pain I have ever felt, linked to a post-root canal-ed tooth that has broken. Why does aspirin or Advil only seem to provide relief in conjuction with consumption of chicken soup? Not any liquid; not any hot liquid, but chicken soup?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 12:16 PM on February 2, 2005
(19 comments)
Do you find that MS Office for OS X runs faster than MS Office for Mac OS 9...., run on an OS X Mac in Classic mode (or, whatever it's called...)
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 6:05 AM on January 26, 2005
(9 comments)
VOIP FollowupFilter Thanks all who answered my VOIP intro questions here about two weeks ago. Now, a followupQ [+]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 9:28 AM on January 18, 2005
(7 comments)
VOIP Filter:
I would like feedback regarding people's experience with VOIP. Vonage and Lingo, and any others. Bonus points for feedback regarding faxing over VOIP. Even more bonus points for VOIP over a Verizon DSL line in the New York City area. Also, is VOIP legal in the EU?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 10:39 AM on January 7, 2005
(42 comments)
Percussion Music LP of Childhood With Black Dots On Cover Filter. Recently, when my mom sold her house, I was sad to learn that she garage sale-disposed on an LP I was hoping to rediscover [+]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 8:11 AM on December 31, 2004
(12 comments)
How does one post to Ask Metafilter Anonymous?
posted to MetaTalk by ParisParamus
at 8:28 PM on December 26, 2004
(30 comments)
Internet Traffic Reports? I know there's a site where Internet Traffic figures are posted, but is there a site that offers news about Internet "incidents." For example, right now, the Yahoo Group I belong to is either very impaired, or completely down. And, while it's somewhat pointless (sort of like schedules for the subway--hey it comes when it comes), I'd like to know WHY.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 11:24 AM on December 23, 2004
(9 comments)
MoreAdventuresInPaintFilter Since the common wisdom is that eggshell-finish paint is perfect for walls, why is flat paint still commonly available? And If I mix equal parts flat and eggshell paint of a given color, what will I get? [mi]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 9:06 AM on December 13, 2004
(25 comments)
I am looking for books and/or magazines with lots of photos of pre-20th Century living spaces. Why, you ask? Because I'm trying to paint the walls of my 115 year-old brownstone apartment in a color that (1) I like and (2) complements the architecture.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 12:33 PM on December 10, 2004
(16 comments)
IE for Mac. Scrapbook equivalents in FireFox, etc?
I use the IE Scrapbook feature of IE for Mac to quickly search for info in a certain public data base (the search term is entered in the search field of a web page, the page is saved as a "scrap,", and then I need only call up the "scrap" and hit the return key to update the search)
Is it possible to create the same kind of "scrap" in other browsers? There doesn't even seem to be an equivalent in IE for Windows?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 10:57 AM on November 22, 2004
(6 comments)
DoNotMockMeGMailViaMozillaViaOS9.2MacQuestion: It's started freezing up on me, Is there any hope, other than getting a G5 IMac?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 9:07 PM on November 18, 2004
(13 comments)
Firefox Filter: HELP! I downloaded the new non-preview FF, and now some of the option boxes seem to be locked, AND when I try to scroll down on a page using the mouse wheel, the font size changes instead. How do I change these features? Or, are they bugs?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 7:41 AM on November 11, 2004
(9 comments)
Has anyone suffering from the kind of low-level endogenous depression from which, apparently, I suffer, aka "dysthymia," ever successfully weened themselves from an anti-depressant? [mi]
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 5:45 PM on November 1, 2004
(34 comments)
Firefox ~ Mozilla What is the relationship between Firefox and Mozilla? Is Firefox just the revised browser component of the suite of programs called Mozilla?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 2:27 PM on October 28, 2004
(37 comments)
