Got a new computer and it only has USB hookups, no ps2 hookups for a keyboard or mouse. No problem, I already had a USB mouse and it came with a USB keyboard (whatever generic one Dell ships). But I really liked my old keyboard which had a ps2 connector. So, I got a couple of ps2/usb adaptors figuring that would solve my problem. It didn't. The computer didn't recognize the keyboard when it was plugged in. Why? [more inside]
posted by misanthropicsarah at 10:49 AM - 2 answers

She spent $8,000 at a seminar on an "internet business opportunity". Now what? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 10:10 AM - 13 answers

Sys Admin filter: I'm looking for cheap web hosting that is out of the box GMP math friendly. Does anyone have a good recommendation?
posted by wmeredith at 10:02 AM - 1 answers

Apparently I am one of the freelancers whose profiles Outsourcingroom.com (allegedly) stole from elance. Unfortunately, the Outsourcingroom.com profile appears very high in Google searching for my name. How can I get Google to remove this badness from their index? [more inside]
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 8:15 AM - 2 answers

Help me recover a corrupt .wav file by modifying the header! [more inside]
posted by orville sash at 5:07 AM - 5 answers

I use Mumble. My computer is in the living room. Right next to the TV. My fiancee loves CSI, and other dramas which seem to have a very dynamic volume. Are there any tips to make my mic pick up less crime, and more me? Or at least less crime? Because if I set Mumble onto speech activated, it's basically on constantly, due to the background noise. Thank you!
posted by TrueVox at 4:50 AM - 3 answers

What are my options for Mandarin and Cantonese speech recognition software? [more inside]
posted by querty at 12:05 AM - 1 answers

Having an issue with a dance mat on PC - down button works, but left + down and right + down don't. [more inside]
posted by LSK at 7:58 PM - 2 answers

Where can I find .gp4, .gp5, or .ptb tab files (preferably free) ... because they work with this awesome guitar iphone app thing I just impulse-bought! Although, if there is an amazing outlet, I'd pay a membership. Don't want to buy them piecemeal though. [more inside]
posted by metajc at 7:12 PM - 9 answers

Is there a way (or free utility) to search through .bkf files without having to open them with ntbackup? Thanks!
posted by atm at 6:28 PM - 1 answers

What's the best firefox add-on for previewing/managing a bunch of tabs that are on the same site and look alike in thumbnails, but can be distinguished by their text? I have bunches of tabs open and the tab bar becomes utterly useless, so I need an add-on (not just thumbnail-based) that can do much better.
posted by shivohum at 4:23 PM - 3 answers

What is the most painless route to developing and selling an iPhone app? [more inside]
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 4:05 PM - 18 answers

Do I 'need' a gaming laptop to play MMOs? [more inside]
posted by Kurichina at 12:37 PM - 8 answers

I work in a major US art museum, helping to manage the database that is used to keep track of the art, exhibitions, etc. In the context of this job, I have developed, quite unintentionally, a decent working knowledge of Crystal Reports and a little bit of experience with SQL queries. Other than this museum-specific experience, I know little about the world of databases. What other jobs could I do building on these skills, what else would I need to learn to do those jobs, and how should I go about learning it? [more inside]
posted by doift at 11:11 AM - 7 answers

The team I'm working with is using Outlook 2007 and Exchange 2007. It seems like if there's a Project X we're all working on, there'd be an easy way to tag and share all e-mail related to the project. We thought of deploying Managed Folders, but it appears that you can only view your own managed folder. There must be a way of achieving this kind of functionality? [more inside]
posted by geoff. at 10:24 AM - 7 answers

My son who is away at college in his freshman year suffered a hard drive crash on a 6 month old Sony Vaio laptop. He has returned it to Best Buy under the service contract and they are replacing the hard drive, but... he never created a system restore disc. What next? [more inside]
posted by 543DoublePlay at 8:36 AM - 3 answers

I'm planning on upgrading my HP laptop to Windows 7 and want to know if the internal Vista restore image will still be available after I do that. [more inside]
posted by octothorpe at 7:59 AM - 6 answers

Why does Flash suck so bad on the Mac? [more inside]
posted by mpls2 at 7:58 AM - 12 answers

is there a way to make picasa web albums private so that people can see the picture you link for them but can't go and see the full album? right now, the options are "unlisted" which means people can see the picture you send them the link for but they can still hit "view all" and see the whole album or "sign in to view" which means they can't see anything at all is there an in-between?
posted by photodegas at 7:12 AM - 5 answers

Did the Apple salesperson do me wrong? I bought an AirPort Express to go wireless with my Mac Mini but now I think I got screwed. [more inside]
posted by BlahLaLa at 8:37 PM - 17 answers