Ulnar Nerve Entrapment and Me: How to help the healing of my poor arm? A month ago, I was diagnosed with UNE, after a combination of using a bad table at home, a travel injury and bad crutch use over the months. So now, I want to do everything I can to heal my poor beleagured arm, because it's still acting up. [more inside]
posted by spinifex23 on Jul 19, 2009 - 6 answers

Global SOCKS5 Proxy in Ubuntu? (Or, MacOS/Widnows:Proxifier :: Linux:???) [more inside]
posted by SpiffyRob on May 11, 2009 - 4 answers

My girlfriend -- an avid fan of console games -- was recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel and can't use a PS2 controller for more than a few minute without experiencing debilitating pain in her right arm. Does anyone know of an alternative controller that might free up her right hand? Has anyone used a DDR pad for non-dance related games, for instance? Or, have you tried the access controller? I'm worried it might just start aggravating her other arm, though... How about other consoles that have such an option? Controllers that essentially work the same way as a standard controller, but are smaller/larger/more ergonomic don't seem to help.
posted by cjmchampton on Jan 10, 2009 - 9 answers

I'm on a mac. I want to set a single configuration option somewhere to enable/disable using SSH tunneling for a bunch of different protocols/applications. Is this possible? How? [more inside]
posted by Alterscape on Sep 8, 2008 - 9 answers

I like to think of myself as somewhat of a power user when it comes to mail servers, SSH, Gmail, and Outlook, but this one has me stumped! I use Outlook for both work and personal e-mail, but while on the network at work our ports are pretty locked down. How might I access my Gmail account via IMAP in Outlook while on a locked-down network? Ports 25, 110, 143, 587, 993, etc., are all blocked. In order to access personal e-mail, I connect via SSH (PuTTY) to my DreamHost mail server and tunnel POP/SMTP (ports 110 and 25) traffic over that SSH session. Is there any way I could use that SSH connection to tunnel to Gmail's servers for IMAP access as well? If not using that tunnel, is there another way? I can access Gmail through a web browser, but my objective is to be able to collect all my e-mail in Outlook as well. Thanks!
posted by izicwe on Aug 7, 2008 - 16 answers

Identifying my home machines via their VPNed-in tunnel interfaces without dynamic DNS - help! [more inside]
posted by datacenter refugee on Dec 1, 2007 - 7 answers

I have a Mac running OSX and use programs like Coda and Transmit to send out files. However, on certain networks, the only access I have to the net is via an http proxy (with no https, even!) . I understand there are ways to tunnel sftp over http but could not find an easy guide (or set of tools) to do so in a way where I can attach such tunneling to one profile (ie. CUSTOMER or WORK) and not have the proxying happen on another profile (ie. HOME) [more inside]
posted by TNLNYC on Jul 24, 2007 - 2 answers

Carpal tunnel relief question and a request for an Atlanta-area specialist. [more inside]
posted by odi.et.amo on Jun 18, 2007 - 15 answers

Most visually interesting parts of the New York City subway system? [more inside]
posted by UnnotciedTypo on Jun 13, 2007 - 20 answers

Is it RSI? I have weird pains in my wrist, like a straight line of ache that goes and goes away for a few seconds. It doesn't happen constantly but often enough for me to be a bit concerned. [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Apr 5, 2007 - 14 answers

What is the easiest/best way create a secure tunnel or VPN connection back to my home network to act as a relay for private interneting? Is it possible to do this using just a router that would be on anyway so I don't have to have a computer running all the time just to act as a relay? [more inside]
posted by willnot on Mar 19, 2007 - 10 answers

How can I allow remote connections to the remote side of my ssh tunnel? -g doesn't work. Neither does GatewayPorts. [more inside]
posted by dmd on Dec 11, 2006 - 6 answers

I've lost faith in the big dig, and I know I'm not alone. Is there a construction/engineering equivalent to a financial audit? [more inside]
posted by jwells on Jul 12, 2006 - 26 answers

I use an FM transmitter for my MP3 player. When I went through a tunnel in Pittsburgh this past weekend, I thought that the reception would have come in crystal clear since most of the radio interference would be missing. Instead it fuzzed out the same way a radio station in a tunnel does. Why?
posted by Hubajube on Jun 7, 2006 - 12 answers

reviews/opinions about touchpad peripherals? carpal tunnel is kicking my god damned ass right now, and i feel like this might really reduce the stress/pain.
posted by radiosilents on Apr 24, 2006 - 7 answers

Has anyone been able to head off carpal tunnel shortly after the symptoms start appearing? How? [more inside]
posted by BillBishop on Mar 20, 2006 - 30 answers

How can I access my webmail via a ssh tunnel? My corporate firewall started blocking ports 2095, 2096, and 2082, but I can ssh to the box that is hosting my domain. [more inside]
posted by seinfeld on Jan 4, 2006 - 15 answers

I seem to remember a book from when I was a wee lad, called "The Dark Green Tunnel", or so I believe. Any help finding it? [more inside]
posted by deadmouse on Oct 30, 2005 - 4 answers

ErgonomicFilter. Or, CarpalTunnel/Hernia PreventionFilter. I promise it's not the chair question- but a plea for tips writ large. [more inside]
posted by foxy_hedgehog on Jul 19, 2005 - 11 answers

Take a look at this picture. What are the extra rails for? [more inside]
posted by greatgefilte on Mar 16, 2005 - 14 answers

What would happen if someone were to build a tunnel or tube into space? (Description inside...) [more inside]
posted by punkbitch on Jan 20, 2005 - 10 answers