Is a partially working fuel gauge on a 2000 VOLVO C70 serious? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on Sep 19, 2009 - 4 answers

My DVD/CD and CD drives only work a little bit. [more inside]
posted by AllieTessKipp on Sep 4, 2009 - 10 answers

Canning season is here - we need advice on how to keep our pickled veggies crunchy! [more inside]
posted by pghjezebel on Aug 24, 2009 - 6 answers

Removing silicone keyboard cover crashes iBook. Solution needed. [more inside]
posted by sugarbx19 on Aug 14, 2009 - 8 answers

How can I stop hating the summer, sun, the beach, and people who enjoy these things? [more inside]
posted by sully75 on Apr 22, 2009 - 57 answers

Why has our new dog stopped eating her dry food? [more inside]
posted by sunshine arakhan on Mar 23, 2009 - 8 answers

I had a great idea the other day that would require a little bit of simple programming and engineering, but I have no background in either of those. Basically, I'd like to make a USB device with a little motor that vibrates at several different specific frequencies, determined by the user (preferably through the computer). Where do I even start? [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Mar 5, 2009 - 7 answers

How did you give up certain foods for the rest of your goddamn life? [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Mar 4, 2009 - 33 answers

Why does my coffee plant say "For decoration only. Not for consumption"? [more inside]
posted by jclovebrew on Feb 22, 2009 - 12 answers

i had power go out to a portion of the house because a pump was running and pushing against water that couldnt move because ice was in the outlet pipe. i turned off the light switch and shut the pump off. i came back 4 hours later and there was no power from that switch. it was 12 degrees out. 2 days later it warmed up and all of a sudden i had power again. any ideas, i am worried
posted by blizzardm17 on Jan 3, 2009 - 11 answers

Morbid Aussie birthday greeting, goes something along the lines of "War and famine, people dying, everywhere, and it's your birthday, hooray!" -- what is the correct and complete version? [more inside]
posted by randomstriker on Oct 7, 2008 - 10 answers

Is "not emotionally available" ever a temporary thing? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 22, 2008 - 29 answers

Why don't any drugs work for me? [more inside]
posted by jumbotron08 on Jul 11, 2008 - 22 answers

What is wrong with my Gmail chat? [more inside]
posted by ootsocsid on Jul 6, 2008 - 9 answers

When I try to create a tab using Filemaker Pro 8.0v2 on my Mac (OS version 10.4.11), it displays correctly in "edit" mode. But when I enter data-entry mode, FM "sees through" the tab - and displays all fields (from all the tabs) stacked on top of one another. Clicking the other tabs, I see the same thing - all fields stacked. [more inside]
posted by cg1 on May 13, 2008 - 2 answers

What was the filming location of the final scene of "Oh Brother Where art Though?" I have this illogical urge to know. The shot seems so southern picturesque. (Link to Video included) Help! [more inside]
posted by allthewhile on Apr 12, 2008 - 7 answers

I am using a Macbook running Tiger. Suddenly, I cannot access any Google websites using Firefox or Safari. Umm... [more inside]
posted by 4ster on Mar 25, 2008 - 8 answers

I'm a person who is apparently too dense to understand poetry, but I'm looking for a collection of William Blake's work. [more inside]
posted by Jezztek on Dec 29, 2007 - 8 answers

Help me find this toy turtle for my boyfriend! [more inside]
posted by catatethebird on Sep 5, 2007 - 4 answers

External Hard drive USB device not recognized, how do I fix? [more inside]
posted by complience on May 26, 2007 - 9 answers

"server not found" problems in Firefox 2 and IE 7 ... I have recently developed a consistent problem with server not found errors in FF and IE, request will load on a second refresh of the request [more inside]
posted by specialk420 on Apr 22, 2007 - 11 answers

Is it safe to take a pill after it's expiration date? [more inside]
posted by lazaruslong on Jan 14, 2007 - 20 answers

I am helping a volunteer group collect donations. I need something other than a thermometer or a mountain climber to graphically illustrate our progress. HELP!
posted by punkfloyd on Dec 15, 2006 - 11 answers

[Fixmumscomputerfilter] I recently upgraded my mum to firefox 2.0. And now she cant open links from outlook express. Theres [more inside]
posted by gergtreble on Dec 6, 2006 - 11 answers

A very sweet person who I am friends with began coming on to me very strongly. I like her but am not interested in anything serious. Ideas for letting her know in a respectful way?
posted by Zebtron on Oct 30, 2006 - 13 answers

How do I get over a really wicked crush? [more inside]
posted by heavenstobetsy on Mar 23, 2006 - 27 answers

Help -- for Wacom Intuos GD users on windows IE - XP users: I bought an used Wacom tablet on e-bay and an ADB to USB. I hooked it up by slapping the wacom male to the ADB to USB and shot that into the USB 2.0 hub. The Wacom reacts with a green indicator light although the pen won't work. I've installed the download software and can not get the Wacom pen / device to work. Any idea's??? Many, many thanks...
posted by orlin on Jan 17, 2006 - 8 answers

WebDevFilter: Why do some gifs GIFs *not* appear in Windows/IE, but do appear in Win/FireFox Mac/Safari and Mac/FireFox? Specific example inside. [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Dec 20, 2005 - 22 answers