[exhausted-athlete-music-filter] What songs will carry you up any hill? [more inside]
posted by mathiu on Apr 17, 2009 - 52 answers

Suggest other string-only compositions like The Cinematic Orchestra's "Prelude" ? [more inside]
posted by querty on Mar 18, 2009 - 6 answers

I need classic guitar rock recommendations in case I ever get a black '67 Impala! [more inside]
posted by gwenlister on Jan 30, 2009 - 25 answers

Can you suggest some comic books in trade paperback based on what I have already read and enjoyed? [more inside]
posted by DrDreidel on Nov 16, 2008 - 19 answers

What (ideally web-based) game would you suggest to non-game playing business folks to teach them that games are (a) fun and (b) more than just the stereotypical shoot-em-up or puzzle game they vaguely remember from their Atari 2600 or their kid's DS? [more inside]
posted by blahblahblah on Sep 2, 2008 - 19 answers

Help me figure out what to do with some travel money! Specifically interested in arts / electronics / performance festivals, but any suggestions are welcome. [more inside]
posted by hapticactionnetwork on Apr 30, 2008 - 16 answers

LOS ANGELES LOCAL BANDS, recommend me. [more inside]
posted by klangklangston on Apr 24, 2008 - 21 answers

I have been charged with developing a employee suggestion system. Has anyone seen a organization do it right? My challenges are in eliciting valuable suggestions ( not complaints ), recognizing contributions, and defining what suggestions are good versus those that are bad. Has anyone seen a system that actually works, gets people engaged, and gets results?
posted by kaizen on Feb 12, 2008 - 14 answers

Where can I go on holiday in March/April - if I want to go somewhere cold? [more inside]
posted by The Shiny Thing on Nov 25, 2007 - 19 answers

My apologies in advance for furthering the stereotype. I'm a girl, I like video games, but I lean towards puzzles games & sims... & my skills suck. My boyfriend is a video game collector & fairly avid player, as it is, his interest in types of games & his skill level are a fair bit different than my own. We recently got a PS3 & I'd like to expand the library by adding a few new games for myself (I'm looking for older stuff preferably: PS2 or even PS1 games). I like to play, but often have trouble finding games... so here I am turning to the MetaFilter Suggestion Engine. [more inside]
posted by Laura in Canada on Nov 12, 2007 - 41 answers

Condom recommendations, anyone? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 21, 2007 - 41 answers

I was recently given a 20$ itunes card, and I've decided to use it all on This American Life podcasts to listen to on my morning commute. Which episodes should I get? [more inside]
posted by Wroksie on Jun 12, 2007 - 31 answers

Looking for another game in the same vein as Seven Kingdoms or, failing that, Netstorm. [more inside]
posted by TrueVox on Jan 27, 2007 - 4 answers

With $450, what digital video camcorder should I buy? I really like the Sony DCR-DVD 105 but I'm unfamiliar if that's the best camera for my money. [more inside]
posted by seinfeld on Dec 26, 2006 - 5 answers

I'm asking for advice on which web applications you would recommend to a person wanting to start their own web-page. I am new to web-page design and want to get up and running on a simple web-page relatively quickly and easily. I'm not afraid of trying to create some of my own design as I know a little HTML and the bare basics of web design - CSS etc -- it's just I haven't used it in real life yet. My e-mail provider (runbox) provides free web-site hosting and I needed to buy a domain name which I did. I want to start my own web page for personal use on items such as pictures, surveys or polls, blogs, discussions etc. My domain provider uses the following applications and I'm asking for advice on which applications a new user, relatively green on the tech side, should use. See below for the list of supplied web applications (if that is what you call them). [more inside]
posted by orlin on Sep 26, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm looking for a personal organizer program or web service or whatever to replace what I currently use Outlook for. (More inside.) [more inside]
posted by billybunny on Dec 8, 2004 - 8 answers

Another laptop question. [more inside]
posted by Juicylicious on Dec 5, 2004 - 6 answers

It's time again for my family to engage in the dreaded tradition of the 20 Questions gift (you can find my post about it last year here). Last year my mother guessed her gift in about 5 turns, so this year I'm DETERMINED to destroy her. Anyone have any good suggestions?
posted by emptybowl on Nov 29, 2004 - 33 answers

Recommend some modern synthpop (aka. futurepop. aka. technopop. aka whatever else) [more inside]
posted by mkn on Nov 29, 2004 - 41 answers

Books featuring characters from other books? I'm a big fan of Gregory Maguire's work (fairytale/book characters), and Was, by Ryman (using Baum and Oz). I just came across Mr. Timothy (a grown-up Tiny Tim), and loved it too. Any more I should read? And does this subgenre have a name or anything?
posted by amberglow on Apr 8, 2004 - 32 answers