My office really wants to have tons of large displays up showing realtime statistics and metrics. Thanks to America, flat-screen TVs are cheap. And I've already written all of the visualizations. What computer should run these things?
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posted by tmcw
on Jun 13, 2013 -
19 answers
I have a 2009 MacBook Pro. I need to scale up to a large external monitor but both the new 27" Apple Cinema Display ($999) and the old 30" one (available on CL) are a bit on the expensive side. Are there comparable quality ones I can get for cheaper? Would love to hear about ones you've tried.
posted by special-k
on Jun 5, 2013 -
9 answers
Can I simply physically replace the 1366*768 LCD in my HP EliteBook 8440p with the
1600*900 part and have the laptop autodetect the new screen and show the proper resolution? Or is there extra logic or connectors or dongles or whatever in the main body that must also be modified in order for the display to work, (or maybe it Just Won't Work)? Put simply, is HP 594090-001 plug-and-play?
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posted by laconic skeuomorph
on May 19, 2013 -
5 answers
This a framing/curation/decoration AskMe.
I have an adorable set of (very lightweight) wooden french curves that I would like to mount in a display, but not permanently.
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posted by Glomar response
on May 11, 2013 -
14 answers
My work computer is a laptop running Windows 7. I am working far from my office this week (as I often do) and I connect to my work server through Remote Desktop Connection. Typically this is pretty much problem-free, but for the last two or three days, when I log in to the server, I am seeing the server's desktop not as a full screen, but in a window about 10" wide on my 17.3" laptop screen. As well, while the laptop's screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio, the window looks to be 4:3. Attempting to resize the window through the Maximize/Restore Down icon avails me naught: I can mouse over the edges of the window and drag it to a new size, but it maxes out at the size that I mention, which covers maybe 60% of the screen's real estate. Numerous reboots and resets have not rectified it and I am at a loss as to how to proceed.
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posted by ricochet biscuit
on Apr 24, 2013 -
6 answers
My graduate research has recently headed in a video-heavy direction, which makes the ol' poster presentation format somewhat challenging. I'd like to have a thin screen or tablet to hold — or better yet, mount — where I can easily play a number of videos. What's my best option?
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posted by you're a kitty!
on Apr 23, 2013 -
5 answers
MPB late 2011, Thunderbolt native running 10.8.2 will not light up Thunderbolt display I bought today at the Apple Store.
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posted by digitalprimate
on Feb 24, 2013 -
7 answers
My iMac is doing something weird with brightness. It's not showing up at full brightness except every once in a while for a second after the display has slept.
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posted by NoraReed
on Sep 22, 2012 -
16 answers
I'd like suggestions/recommendations on a solution that will let me display the image from my telescope onto a computer screen.
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posted by robhuddles
on Aug 27, 2012 -
6 answers
Is there an iOS app that shows the received signal strengths of GLONASS satellites?
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posted by Juffo-Wup
on Jul 16, 2012 -
5 answers
Monitor
Lizards Wizards: Is is possible to calibrate a monitor without installing software?
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posted by Alaska Jack
on Jun 10, 2012 -
5 answers
What is the cheapest, most effective way to get a programmable display for 160 characters, visible at 100ft?
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posted by wooh
on May 6, 2012 -
9 answers
How do mobile developers detect screen sizes, types and other information about the display of various phones in the wild?
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posted by loquacious
on Apr 17, 2012 -
3 answers
When I log into my MacBook Pro, the graphics contrast suddenly increases — by a whole lot. What the heck is going on?
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posted by neckro23
on Jan 26, 2012 -
7 answers
How can I make font display in Windows look better?
I recently had to set up a Windows 7 (64-bit) machine. I haven't used Windows for several years. The quality of the font display doesn't seem to have improved.
Fonts look ragged to me. Big headline fonts at news sites are pretty awful, like they were slapped on by a sloppy painter. How can I make this better? Any tricks or products that address this? I've used Cleartype but, frankly, I not sure I noticed anything change.
posted by justcorbly
on Dec 24, 2011 -
33 answers
I need ideas! I have two love letters that I would like to display, or archive in an attractive way, and give as a gift to the letter writers.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 20, 2011 -
5 answers
I have a secondary monitor on my iMac that is installed in a room 50 feet away from my main monitor. I need a way to see on my main screen, whatever is displayed on the secondary monitor. Using Mac OS X 10.7. Any ideas?
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posted by orlandop
on Nov 20, 2011 -
15 answers
Why does this happen and is it dangerous? When I heat anything in the microwave for about two minutes or longer, the timer/clock display casts a blur on the glass in front of the numbers, i.e. if the display says 2:30, the glass in front of the display will have a very blurred 2:30 on it. From the front it looks like the display itself is blurry, but if you stand at an angle to the side you can see how far back the numbers are from the glass in front of them. The blur will disappear after a few minutes. Should I be concerned?
posted by Nattie
on Nov 18, 2011 -
8 answers
My MacBook's display suddenly faded to a very pale bluish white, and all the colors look very washed out. Closing the display and reopening it will sometimes fix the problem, but within an hour the screen suddenly fades again. Restarting has no effect.
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posted by Yiggs
on Sep 27, 2011 -
5 answers
I have an old 1st generation iPhone that I left for dead two years ago, after it got wet and stopped working. I put it in a drawer and forgot about it. Eventually, I tried charging it, and it magically came back to life... But with a very peculiar problem: the on-screen image is a mirror image of what it should be. Everything is flipped horizontally, an exact mirror image... But the phone still expects the same touch input! For instance, to wake it from sleep, the slider appears flipped, as a right-to-left slider; but in order to actually wake it up, I have to slide my finger left-to-right. (my question after the jump)
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posted by Silky Slim
on Aug 20, 2011 -
7 answers
Do I
really have to replace the motherboard? My computer is showing no display and I think I've ruled out everything except the motherboard. Changing that is obviously expensive and time-consuming, so please tell me if I'm missing anything!
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posted by Busy Old Fool
on Jul 28, 2011 -
12 answers
Where have you seen working-class people carrying their everyday stuff in high-end store bags (e.g., a Tiffany's bag)?
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posted by bad grammar
on Jul 20, 2011 -
75 answers
Please help me create awesome digital presentations for my professional portfolio! Am looking to create a series of slideshows for presentation on a tablet, and need some hardware/software recommendations.
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posted by zarq
on Jul 19, 2011 -
9 answers
Weird laptop computer behavior. Was it really User Account Controls?
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posted by rich
on Jun 24, 2011 -
7 answers
I want to make an outdoor installation in my neighborhood similar to the You are beautiful one
here. What material should I use?
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posted by Roni Deutchbag
on May 19, 2011 -
6 answers
I want to run my Macbook Pro into a non-Apple display. Preferably one that's no bigger than 24" wide, 1920 resolution max, and is especially good for a graphic designer. Any advice?
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posted by critzer
on Apr 3, 2011 -
12 answers
Catwalkedacrossmykeyboard filter: My cat sauntered across the keyboard of my Powerbook G4 (running 10.4.11) while I was using it last night, and now the display-- the desktop-- is responding weirdly to the cursor. Help?
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posted by jokeefe
on Mar 18, 2011 -
7 answers
I would like to display Karaoke lyrics over a
live webcam feed. This means I might need a skype (or equivalent) plugin that plays the music & lyrics,
or find some karaoke software with the ability to display lyrics over a transparent background. (That is, to have windowless karaoke display, and run the webcam feed behind it. )
All the software (I can find) to play
.CDG (karaoke lyric standard) files forces them to be played with an image background, or over a video file.
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posted by 0bvious
on Mar 10, 2011 -
1 answer
I'm using Navicat Lite to connect to my Oracle research database (Mac OSX). Much of my data is in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). These are unicode symbols. Is there a way to display the IPA/Unicode in Navicat? Or some other GUI? Or is there some addon/code/plugin/whatever that will show me the symbols?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Mar 8, 2011 -
2 answers
