Macgyver IT: I want my team to use something like del.icio.us to share links. But since this is ask.metafilter, I can't use the obvious right answer. I need to make something like it myself, using bubblegum and string the MS Office 2000 suite and my knowledge of VB. What would be my best approach? [more inside]
posted by Monday, stony Monday on Nov 19, 2009 - 7 answers

Why can't I connect to the internet anymore? Is customer service giving me a plausible explanation? [more inside]
posted by Beardman on Oct 25, 2009 - 17 answers

How to transfer administrative control of a SharePoint subsite? I.e. I created the site, assigned new owners, but now need to remove my own access. [more inside]
posted by keasby on Oct 15, 2009 - 2 answers

Are there any Access-like tools for building data access pages in a web+sql format? [more inside]
posted by gjc on Sep 25, 2009 - 3 answers

Is there a (Wordpress Plugin) download manager in which you have to enter your email address before you are granted access to the file ? [more inside]
posted by Webbster on Aug 21, 2009 - 1 answer

Access 2003 transfer text method oddity: Why is the character "#" being replaced with "." in my column heading? [more inside]
posted by mwhybark on Aug 19, 2009 - 3 answers

I have to compile a database for work to track about 300 separate data trends, but Access isn't cutting it. Suggestions for the next step up? [more inside]
posted by ricochet biscuit on Aug 19, 2009 - 10 answers

Using a relational table in a one-to-many relationship in Access, what is the best way to export a csv file with one row per record (from the one half) with a variable number of columns (from the many half)? [more inside]
posted by JeremiahBritt on Aug 19, 2009 - 6 answers

I can't get to about.com or ehow.com on my macbook pro. Please help me figure out why. [more inside]
posted by rtha on Aug 14, 2009 - 14 answers

Crazy excel help needed... again. Every month I have a monotonous series of tasks to perform in excel and I have exhausted all of the possibilities I know of to make things easier- more details inside. [more inside]
posted by TheBones on Aug 11, 2009 - 17 answers

I have two questions about setting up MS Access forms: 1) Currently, I have a form to enter the volunteer id, shift start time and shift stop time, but the client doesn't want to have to look up the id in a report. Is there a way to create a selection list from the volunteer's names? What other options are there? 2) On the "add/edit a volunteer" form, I'd like to be able to choose tasks from a selection list. The tasks table has id and name. The "tasks of volunteers" join table has volunteer id and task id. How do I set this up? I can't seem to get the right combination of configurations. [more inside]
posted by philomathoholic on Aug 5, 2009 - 7 answers

Is there a scammy catch or otherwise bad deal to Starbucks' free WiFi through the Starbucks card and AT&T? [more inside]
posted by bad grammar on Jul 21, 2009 - 14 answers

Can I do this in Excel and/or Access? 'This' is a bit complicated so it's explained inside. [more inside]
posted by nooneyouknow on Jul 17, 2009 - 13 answers

I need the hive's help. Which computer class should I choose: Database Management Systems or Database Management with MS Access? [more inside]
posted by atm on Jul 15, 2009 - 15 answers

Microsoft Access question: I have an Access 2007 database hosted on a server. I have 10 staff members who use the database. I can get in the database even if someone else is in it. One of my coworkers cannot. Is this typical? [more inside]
posted by bibbit on Jul 14, 2009 - 9 answers

Seeking a lightweight web interface to Exchange 2003 server. Need something more usable than OMA, but more smartphone-friendly than Outlook Web Access. [more inside]
posted by benzenedream on Jun 3, 2009 - 7 answers

My Tivo and 360 can no longer access the internet because my provider has set up a Terms of Service page that you have to click on through a web browser before it will let you access the internet. What can I do to get internet for my browser less devices? [more inside]
posted by clockworkjoe on Jun 2, 2009 - 14 answers

What is/are Pipeline Reports? [more inside]
posted by momzilla on May 28, 2009 - 6 answers

MS Access Alternatives? I have a user that needs to keep data in a relational database, but I'd like to advise her against Access because of it's various limitations. She has no programming knowledge. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on May 19, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm an adult education teacher computerizing our attendance recording and reporting using MS Access. The reports need to be laid out in a particular way, and I'm not sure how to make that happen. Can you help me? [more inside]
posted by miraimatt on May 10, 2009 - 1 answer

Dirty database needs a good cleaning. But how? [more inside]
posted by greekphilosophy on May 5, 2009 - 14 answers

I'm accessing the Internet via a public wireless system with most or all ports blocked except port 80, and perhaps port 443. Mainly I want to do some ftp to my website, or perhaps a remote admin session on my home computer. How can I tunnel traffic through port 80? [more inside]
posted by diode on May 1, 2009 - 8 answers

Norton detected a virus (?), Downloader.MisleadApp, on my laptop. According to Norton, the problem has been "fixed." But ever since then, I cannot access the Internet. How do I get back online? [more inside]
posted by ihavepromisestokeep on Apr 27, 2009 - 8 answers

I have become comfortable with maintaining an inventory database using MS Access. I want something more powerful now. Where do I go? [more inside]
posted by wayofthedodo on Apr 26, 2009 - 19 answers

How to extract data automatically from a group of HTML pages to an Excel file or to a database? [more inside]
posted by elgilito on Apr 22, 2009 - 5 answers

I have a (hopefully easy) SQL question. I'm working in MS Access. Simplifying things a bit, I have a table with a TaskID, and a TaskStatusID. I want to get a list of each TaskID, and the newest TaskStatusID for each. (Details follow.) [more inside]
posted by inigo2 on Apr 21, 2009 - 7 answers

Network access control on a timer? [more inside]
posted by doomtop on Apr 10, 2009 - 3 answers

I use .htaccess files to allow users access to files in certain directories based on their IP addresses/ranges. They are linked to these file from a page (not within the htaccess protected directory) generated in PHP. Is there a way to display a variable on this PHP page based on whether or not the user will be allowed access into .htaccess protected directories? [more inside]
posted by chillmost on Mar 17, 2009 - 7 answers

My nice boss has tried to make everyone's life easier by putting work she wants us to do in subfolders with our names on them, in her inbox. We all have delegate read access to her inbox but can't see the subfolders when we go to it. What permissions does she need to set us (or what else does she have to do) in order for us to see the subfolders?
posted by By The Grace of God on Mar 11, 2009 - 16 answers

I have been asked to make a proposal to upsize an Access database to allow for a few more concurrent users (currently 10) and ideally improve the overall performance of the system. Am I getting in over my head? [more inside]
posted by cbrody on Mar 10, 2009 - 11 answers

A Visual Basic 6 (ugh) runtime file distributed with our internal Access database has been killed by a recent Windows security update. It's hard to gather support information (especially since VB6 is about 8.7 million years old) and so I was wondering if anyone out there can help me track down a more recent copy of the runtime file in question—msflxgrd.ocx—or otherwise fix the problem? [more inside]
posted by bcwinters on Mar 9, 2009 - 8 answers

Are there any Kinkos, business centers, copy centers, cybercafes etc. in Los Angeles (downtown, silverlake, west side, ANYWHERE!) where I can pay by the hour to use a really fast (T1) internet access so I can upload 5GB of files to a coworker? [more inside]
posted by ronenosity on Mar 4, 2009 - 9 answers

My son (12) has saved his lawn mowing money and is buying a refurb Ipod touch. I want to mediate his internet access, if possible, at the router level. [more inside]
posted by mecran01 on Feb 26, 2009 - 19 answers

How do I put a wildcard into the truepart of an IIf statement of an MS Access 2003 query criteria? [more inside]
posted by JeremiahBritt on Feb 11, 2009 - 9 answers

I need a one-time conversion of a Access 2003 database file (.mdb) to an Access 2000 database file. I tried OpenOffice to no avail. [more inside]
posted by sandra_s on Feb 10, 2009 - 2 answers

I have remote access to my work computer from any other computer via Citrix. Would I be able to access my work computer in the same manner from a T-Mobile G1 phone (or from any other similar cell phone)? [more inside]
posted by amro on Jan 26, 2009 - 3 answers

Dell Optiplex 170, XP Home SP2, Out of Warantee, no recover disk, no way of making one. This was bought a while ago for use as basic internet access. Sat in a corner unused for a long while. Loaded AVG Free and Zonealarm via dialup for anticipated use on cable internet. AVG installation balked. Had cable installed. The Comcast installer could hold the connection with this unit for less than a minute before it dropped. The connection is stable with both the installers laptop and my SOs work laptop. I removed all personally installed software. AVG and Zonealarm could not be removed. Goback would only go as far as the probable install date of AVG. I get a corrupt install message with both uninstalls. The latest Windows Installer Cleanup tool did not help. Any suggestions in how to ressurect this beast? Is reformatting and loading Ubuntu my only option?
posted by Raybun on Jan 7, 2009 - 11 answers

I've been unsuccessful in getting an old pc up and running with Ubuntu or some other *nix OS. I am wondering. Is it possible to use VPN or ssh from my computer to my Dreamhost account to create a secure tunnel to their servers into to the internet? I'm using 0.00 gb on my account for bandwidth. Sound doable? [more inside]
posted by BoldStepDesign on Jan 3, 2009 - 11 answers

Any advice on setting up a wireless access point for a cafe for a budget of under $200? [more inside]
posted by geos on Jan 3, 2009 - 15 answers

I have a really cool job: I help low-income/minority students get into college.
(It's perfect for me because I'm passionate about educational access and I get to work with young people one-on-one, but I'm not tied down to a classroom.)
Right now, my job is short-term, a la Teach for America, but I'd like to stay in the educational field and turn this job into a long-term career.

My question is two fold: How do I go about finding jobs like this and what sort of educational credentials/degrees do I need to qualify for these jobs? [more inside]
posted by chara on Dec 30, 2008 - 4 answers

Free, non-sucky Microsoft Access repair tool? [more inside]
posted by bhance on Nov 26, 2008 - 1 answer

I am tasked with preparing a multi-category, filterable timeline as a work project. I think Access is probably the best way to do this, but I need some help with the mechanics, or suggestions on where to find a template. [more inside]
posted by Inkoate on Oct 11, 2008 - 1 answer

I can't believe I don't know how to select many checkboxes in Microsoft Access... [more inside]
posted by Foam Pants on Oct 7, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I grant user access to one directory only, so they can edit a file? [more inside]
posted by media_itoku on Oct 3, 2008 - 3 answers

I've just arrived in Spain and my iPhone wont access the internet even though it recognizes the hotel's WiFi network. My Apple Air laptop works just fine with this same wifi network. Why isn't my iphone enabling safari or email access on the iPhone? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
posted by emberm on Sep 21, 2008 - 7 answers

Anyone know where I can find a restoration status map for Comcast after Ike? [more inside]
posted by pomegranate on Sep 16, 2008 - 6 answers

Our companies IT department can proxy into my computer from1500 miles away and see what I have on it and make changes etc. How does this work? Is it a software program or more a matter of them identifying their computer with the same information (you know, that number that all computers have , their address?) as mine?
posted by tinbigd on Sep 8, 2008 - 12 answers

Access 2003 UnMatched Query Wizard is not returning expected values. [more inside]
posted by sandpine on Sep 2, 2008 - 8 answers

What are some LESS obvious things that can disqualify someone from obtaning a job, car, or an apartment? [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Sep 2, 2008 - 27 answers

Are there any free or low cost options for having a Remote Desktop tool for Windows Vista Home Premium? [more inside]
posted by randomthoughts on Aug 21, 2008 - 13 answers