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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
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at 3:30 PM on April 24, 2006
(6 comments)
With GMail via POP, is it possible to send ALL past email to an e-mail client?
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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?
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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
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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)
Using Cold Outside Air to Reduce Refrigeration Costs: Why isn't this done?
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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?
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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?
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at 9:36 AM on October 10, 2005
(13 comments)
They Might Be Giants Music For a Nine Year-Old--Disk Suggestions, Please.
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Every day, we are"treated" to new poll numbers showing Kerry and Bush at various percentages (Bush is leading, and seems to be widening that lead, according to most, except on that Wacky electoral-vote.com thing, but whatever...)
What I don't understand is how these percentages correlate with (or do they describe?) Electoral Votes. Does anyone understand how these correlate/connect? Can someone explain?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 1:55 PM on October 19, 2004
(29 comments)
Cigarette Smoke Filter.
I am currently working at 305 Broadway, a building full of lawyers, (inlcuding me) in lower Manhattan. On the adjacent floor below, someone, or some set of people is smoking, and
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 7:17 AM on October 18, 2004
(19 comments)
Word to PDF Distortion Filter
I'm distilling a bunch of Word Files which contain tables, over which I am superimposing "semi-transparent" light gray text boxes. When these pages are distilled, the resulting .PDF displays the gray text boxes as "varigated," i.e., having bands of light and dark gray.
Does any kind stranger know if there is some setting I can adjust to make this go away? Thanks!
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 12:25 PM on October 16, 2004
(4 comments)
E-MailAttachmentFilter.
I regularly mail out reports to about 30 clients via e-mail attachment using OutlookExpress for Mac Classic.
Unfortunately, the most elegantly simple way of doing this mailing--using the Resend Button doesn't work; I can't just keep each client's file report name the same, write-over the file and RESEND the same e-mail (I have to manually detach and then attach each report).
In otherwords, if, on October 1, I attached file SmithReport to an e-mail and send it to Smith, on October 15, I can't just create the new report, again name it SmithReport, put it in the same folder, and RESEND the prior e-mail; if I do, the prior attachment (report) will be sent.
Any ideas on how to RESEND the existing e-mail but automatically send the new report/attachment? Another e-mail program? The attachments are PDFs, but I don't think that matters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 3:27 PM on October 12, 2004
(6 comments)
I live on a block in browstone Brooklyn, NY. For the last few weeks, the air has been, periodically, filled with a somewhat unpleasant onion-y smell. At first I thought this was someone's bad cooking, but I'm wondering if it's a tree of some kind. Does anyone know what this is? (and no, this is not the horrid smell of the ginko tree, whose "fruit", in the fall, smells like darkroom chemicals...)
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 1:08 PM on October 9, 2004
(8 comments)
ColorFilter
When I create a background color is MS Word, and then print it out, the yellow on the screen takes on a green cast, and after a bit of fiddling, I can't seem to compensate for this effect. Is this inevitable, or, is this a function of working on a 5 year-old iMac, whose screen is losing it's phosphors? Any suggestions on how to efficiently match the screen color to the paper color? (I've adjusted the screen options in the OS already)
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 7:41 AM on October 3, 2004
(4 comments)
Acrobat Filter. In Mac OS 9.2, I regularly create a large number of PDFs from Word files using Distiller 5.0. The problem is, I do this for 30 large files every 10 days, and must
manually first create .ps files, and then distill them. The process takes more than 1 hour, during which I must open Each Word file to .ps "print" it. Short of buying a new copy of Acrobat for $300 and/or an OS X computer, is there any way to automate this process?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 10:35 AM on September 17, 2004
(14 comments)
FONTFILTER: Times Roman? Optima? Garamond? Verdana? Something else that I can get for not too much $$$?
I'm trying to decide upon a font for a brochure/prospectus for a technology-oriented service for attorneys.
I'm thinking of formatting the the text in two or four(landscape) columns. This is all decidedly low-tech: Microsoft Word on in OS 9.2. I like Optima, but mostly for Headlines. And thoughts, ideas?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 10:26 AM on September 17, 2004
(12 comments)
Am I just fated to buy a new Palm Pilot every year, or does everyone find the screens of Palms PDAs to be rather fragile? My Tungsten E has just suffered it's first pitting after nine months of use, and, somehow I suspect the end is near...
posted to Ask Metafilter by ParisParamus
at 7:17 AM on September 7, 2004
(14 comments)
