Has anyone had success in removing permanent marker from an LCD monitor? My 2 year old got hold of a purple Vivid marker, and drew on the computer screen. I usually wipe the screen with a dry microfiber cloth, but it's not working on the dried marker.
posted by WhackyparseThis on Dec 1, 2009 - 18 answers

Is there a device that can automatically observe your stress levels in real-time? [more inside]
posted by philosophistry on Oct 16, 2009 - 9 answers

Why does my background torture LCD screens? [more inside]
posted by pwnguin on Sep 16, 2009 - 13 answers

Best affordable external monitor for HD video editing? [more inside]
posted by timshel on Aug 24, 2009 - 5 answers

Is my monitor dying or is it something else? [more inside]
posted by chrisinseoul on Jul 23, 2009 - 5 answers

An LG 22' widescreen monitor, a few months old and seemingly not overheating or failing thanks to the computer, shuts itself off and won't come back on without a power cycle. I'd like to avoid returning it to base if possible. [more inside]
posted by stelas on May 15, 2009 - 5 answers

How should I keep up-to-date on hardware for graphic design? I'm not a graphic designer by trade, but I would like my personal (WinXP) computer to be suitable for hobby-work graphics. More details and criteria inside. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on May 5, 2009 - 10 answers

How can I switch between my XBox 360 and my Computer on my LG 22" widescreen monitor? [more inside]
posted by ODiV on Apr 10, 2009 - 5 answers

I finally got a PS3 and I'm looking for a good monitor to go with it. I did some searching and I've narrowed it down to two options:

Acer H213H, ASUS VH242H

Does anyone own any of these? Which is the better buy? Is there anything better out there in the same price range?
posted by Mr_Thirdworld on Apr 10, 2009 - 5 answers

Can you find a program to wrap the mouse cursor around three monitors? [more inside]
posted by katrielalex on Feb 24, 2009 - 11 answers

What is this strange box that won't go away on my desktop? [more inside]
posted by DrDreidel on Feb 3, 2009 - 5 answers

My LCD monitor (19" F-419 AG Neovo, five years old) is broken/breaking. It probably isn't the backlight. What's up with it? [more inside]
posted by topynate on Jan 25, 2009 - 3 answers

I have a spare Dell 19" computer monitor lying around that I'm not using at the moment, does anyone have any ideas as to what I should do with it? (I'd like to re-use it somehow). Thanks, William
posted by nam3d on Jan 23, 2009 - 9 answers

I've connected a VGA-cable from my old Packard Bell Easynote (Windows XP) laptop to my Samsung HDTV but it doesn't display anything and the tv detects no input from the computer at all. [more inside]
posted by kampken on Jan 23, 2009 - 8 answers

Problem finding lower resolution LCD monitor. [more inside]
posted by 4midori on Jan 7, 2009 - 11 answers

Can anyone find a PCI-E x1 or PCI graphics card in the UK? [more inside]
posted by katrielalex on Dec 17, 2008 - 10 answers

Video engineers: help me out with choosing a QC monitor for all flavors of HD, SD and HDMI. [more inside]
posted by infinitewindow on Dec 8, 2008 - 1 answer

I'm using Terminal (Ubuntu 8.04x64) right now to overwrite a 500g external hd with random information. There's been no action aside from a blinking cursor (by itself on a line, not in front of any prompt) since I entered the command yesterday afternoon:
[sudo dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sdc bs=8m]

I understand it's going to take a while to finish. In the meantime, is there any way to monitor the progress of the operation?
posted by carsonb on Nov 8, 2008 - 18 answers

I'm on a 15" MacBook Pro (Intel) and I have 3 instances of DashboardClient showing up in my Activity Monitor; is this a bad thing? Is it sucking up resources? Running 10.5.5. Previously here, but no help.
posted by pantsonsteven on Oct 21, 2008 - 1 answer

I need recommendations for an LCD monitor 22" or bigger, under $500, great display, and as "future-proof" as possible. [more inside]
posted by nokry56 on Oct 12, 2008 - 17 answers

What's the best way to setup 2 external monitors on a laptop with just one VGA port ? [more inside]
posted by greenknightwatch on Jun 28, 2008 - 8 answers

Please help me fit my new monitor to my crappy old computer. [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Jan 25, 2008 - 17 answers

Help! I've just reinstalled Windows XP, and now my computer doesn't recognize that I have a monitor in the Device Manager, which means I can't install drivers, which means my screen in currently in 4-bit colour mode. Which is really not going to sit well with my family if I can't fix it. [more inside]
posted by Dasein on Feb 21, 2007 - 12 answers

My monitor started going light then dark, and now it's settled on a bit of both: in broad lines, according to whatever's darkest on that line, across any program showing. [more inside]
posted by Tuwa on Feb 6, 2006 - 9 answers

I seek a video card with some combination of the following specs: dual dvi output; different resolutions and/or different orientations (i.e portrait and landscape) simultaneously on the two monitors; at least minimal Linux support; PCI-Express; inexpensive. [more inside]
posted by TimeFactor on Nov 11, 2005 - 7 answers

Sometimes my computer displays splotches of grey or white on something meant to be black. [more inside]
posted by Tuwa on Jun 15, 2005 - 4 answers