Today my laptop's backlight stopped working. The screen is visible, but very dim. I can't repair it immediately (if it's even worth it). Does anyone have any tips for lighting the screen to make it more visible? Shining a penlight didn't seem to help much, because the screen is so reflective. [more inside]
posted by Charmian at at 6:36 PM - 0 answers

Am I insane?: Dual Boot/XP Pro (both)/ move to a smaller drive/ FREE!? [more inside]
posted by CodeMonkey at at 5:59 PM - 0 answers

How do I strip absolutely all information (metadata, file created on, etc) data from a digital picture? [more inside]
posted by Damn That Television at at 1:04 PM - 10 answers

How can I get one-click public-transit directions from my home to anywhere on Google Maps? [more inside]
posted by NickDouglas at at 11:21 AM - 5 answers

Apple Airport WDS network with two devices: a Extreme base and a relay Express. My Powerbook connects ok. My PCs connect to the Extreme base fine. They can also SEE the Express relay, but they can't connect to it. I think the base and relay have identical configurations so I don't know why. [more inside]
posted by lockedroomguy at at 9:48 AM - 1 answers

I like to watch a lot of streaming video especially for sports games. I usually use the Google Chrome browser. But some sites' media players say they only work with Firefox or IE and won't even give me the chance of trying it out in Chrome. Is there a way to trick the sites into thinking Chrome is really one of the approved browsers? Or is there really some fundamental difference that makes the players break in Chrome? [more inside]
posted by bluefly at at 7:16 AM - 2 answers

I want to write a piece of software which analyses an image, and then replicates the image using a minimum of bezier path objects of varying of colour and opacity. any tips? [more inside]
posted by compound eye at at 2:16 AM - 5 answers

How can I convert (on OS X) an html document with footnote links into a word processing document where the footnote links are real footnotes? [more inside]
posted by Outis at at 9:15 PM - 2 answers

How can I connect 2 Macs to 1 HardDrive [more inside]
posted by Aya at at 5:00 PM - 9 answers

I type the word iphone a lot knowing It should be spelled iPhone but I'm lazy and would rather just right click it and correct it. I know I can right click it and add it to the dictionary but what I want it to do is give iPhone with the capital P as a suggestion. I have already added iPhone to the dictionary but dont want to add iphone because its the wrong spelling. My friend complains about the same problem when it comes to Facebook he spells it lowercase and wants spellchecker to give him the option of spelling it with the capitalized F. Just as it would if he typed amsterdam and it would suggest Amsterdam with the capitalized A. Is this possible to fix? Thanxs in advance.
posted by antisocialiting at at 4:23 PM - 5 answers

Why does Google Groups keep emailing me informing me I can't post in a certain group, when I've never tried to? [more inside]
posted by srrh at at 2:23 PM - 2 answers

What's a similarly-functioning alternative to mininova.org for finding torrents? [more inside]
posted by chudmonkey at at 2:18 PM - 18 answers

Has anybody come up with a way to identify incomplete torrents? Azureus crashed and dumped all my active torrents, so now I have a ton of incomplete files, but I'm not sure which ones. Any ideas?
posted by tcobretti at at 2:14 PM - 5 answers

Which .css file to I need to edit within my Wordpress 2.8 installation to prevent an annoying Dashboard layout issue, and what information do I need to change? [more inside]
posted by Solomon at at 12:44 PM - 1 answers

Hi. I try setting this Vista Dell laptop for sleep after 1 hour. It drops off...only to come right back on -- to restart. Insomniac computer! [more inside]
posted by noelpratt2nd at at 12:15 PM - 2 answers

New laptop choices - Fujitsu? Sony? Dell? HP? I know what I want in a notebook, but trying to figure out which maker will best meet my needs. I'm an English and Theatre teacher soon to move to Norway and I don't think my old laptop will last much longer. Looking for a Core 2 Duo and up, a 4-500 gig hard drive, Nividia or ATI graphics, a decent amount of RAM about a 16" screen. [more inside]
posted by aimeel at at 11:53 AM - 27 answers

The title sequences and credits are looking blurry on the videos I'm posting to WordPress. I need to find out the tricks to posting the best quality video possible to my blog, but I'm new to this. Help! [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster at at 11:28 AM - 26 answers

I'm looking for a wiki-database hybrid that I can self host. [more inside]
posted by raamenchan at at 10:27 AM - 7 answers

I stopped gaming when the dinosaurs roamed the earth (not quite PacMac, but Mario Brothers 3). How do I get back in? [more inside]
posted by foooooogasm at at 9:30 AM - 42 answers

Laptop (running Vista) connects to home wireless network full strength but not to internet. The other laptop (OS X) connects to internet wirelessly no problem. The Vista laptop can connect the internet via ethernet cable. This seems to be a common problem but i cannot find an appropriate solution [more inside]
posted by criticalbill at at 3:50 AM - 7 answers