My ISP's new "feature" of rerouting incomplete URLs to their own custom (awful) search page is hijacking my normal browser behavior of completing URLs with .com. Anything I can do to reassert normalcy? [more inside]
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks on Jun 5, 2009 - 14 answers

Please help me with my powerbook keyboard conundrum. Are you geniuser? [more inside]
posted by citybuddha on Oct 8, 2008 - 8 answers

Three somewhat specific music recommendation requests. [more inside]
posted by LSK on Sep 12, 2008 - 11 answers

Where has my Google Apps IMAP gone? [more inside]
posted by gergtreble on Apr 16, 2008 - 9 answers

I need a crash course that would help me understand (not a technical, but a "familiar" or "conversational" understanding) the framework and constraints of C++ and/or .NET. I know this is a very difficult/impossible task, but I'm in a bind. [more inside]
posted by lattiboy on Jun 7, 2007 - 17 answers

There are a lot of buzzwords being bandied about regarding the 'viral' 'grassroots' ways that 'Internet 2.0' can be used to 'create a groundswell' through 'guerilla marketing'. What? What do these buzzwords actually mean? After getting vague advice like 'use MySpace' by people with marketing degrees who don't use the internet to market anything, I am interested in cutting through the crap by hearing from real people with actual experience in these matters. How can the Internet be used to promote a site with interactive stuff, games and short film... and little-to-no budget for marketing?
posted by Elle Vator on Jul 7, 2006 - 14 answers

Do you use "please" or "kindly" to soften a formal imperative? And if you say "kindly," why?
posted by Saucy Intruder on Dec 31, 2005 - 21 answers

MetaFilter landlords: Please help me aquire a lease... [more inside]
posted by cmonkey on Dec 7, 2005 - 11 answers