How do I keep PowerPoint (2007) from inserting a "Click to add title" textbox when I delete a slide's title?
posted by Jonathan Harford on Mar 31, 2009 - 8 answers

Anyone have any advice for coming to terms with a person you dislike marrying into the family? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 21, 2009 - 16 answers

I would like to discourage an acquaintance from engaging in an annoying conversational habit. [more inside]
posted by cranberrymonger on Feb 7, 2009 - 45 answers

How can I change the generic name "USB Mass Storage Device" in my Vista system tray "Safely Remove Hardware" dialog? [more inside]
posted by msbrauer on Dec 30, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm having an "off day" for no particular reason. Feeling grouchy & peevish. This is dumb. Please help me fix it. [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus on Dec 4, 2008 - 54 answers

1. What is Barack Obama doing in my copy of Opera 9.62?
2. How do I get him out? [more inside]
posted by randomination on Nov 8, 2008 - 7 answers

A couple of FireFox annoyances [more inside]
posted by querty on Oct 4, 2008 - 2 answers

I set fire to a colony of tiny red ants. Now they have gone away. Why/how did this work? [more inside]
posted by cjorgensen on Aug 13, 2008 - 11 answers

Cash back? Why? [more inside]
posted by zap rowsdower on Jul 26, 2008 - 21 answers

I use Twitter and have direct messages sent to my phone. Any time someone send me one message, I get two SMS messages on my phone. I hate that. How can I make it stop?
posted by abbyladybug on Mar 7, 2008 - 5 answers

How do you get a busy but techno-phobic guy to be open to the idea of calendar schedule sync'ing with another very busy super geek? Obviously, I'm the geek here, and I am stressed about people's needs to talk on the phone when calendar sync takes only one second. /SML
posted by seeminglee on Sep 3, 2007 - 8 answers

When I right-click the iTunes icon in the Windows system tray, often the taskbar context menu will pop up at the same time and interfere with the iTunes menu, like this. How can I fix this? [more inside]
posted by Aloysius Bear on Jun 23, 2007 - 8 answers

How do you feel about whistling? Specifically, how do you feel about people who whistle songs in public places? [more inside]
posted by crinklebat on May 30, 2007 - 70 answers

Dog person needs cat advice. If I adopt a kitten that has any of the physical attributes of a Siamese (blue eyes, lighter body with dark tails, etc.) or has litter mates with any of these attributes, am I condemning myself to live with a cat with a noisy needy Siamese personality? [more inside]
posted by tula on Apr 28, 2007 - 21 answers

I can't stand my brother-in-law. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 9, 2007 - 24 answers

How do I get my Linux shell to behave the same when I am using screen, as when I am not using it? [more inside]
posted by davar on Nov 5, 2006 - 11 answers

Recent Windows versions of Adobe apps, specifically programs in the CS2 Suite and Acrobat Pro 7.0, all run some kind of auxiliary program called "Cleanup" not long after they start up. In my experience, "Cleanup" always freezes the Adobe app in question while it does whatever it's doing. So what is this program? Is it necessary? And if not, how can I stop it from running?
posted by limeonaire on Jun 21, 2006 - 14 answers

What's the point of a visa? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Jun 15, 2006 - 21 answers

I have an itch. [more inside]
posted by pdb on Jun 5, 2006 - 8 answers

What's going on with my Gmail cursor? [more inside]
posted by TonyRobots on Jun 4, 2006 - 19 answers

I went to see Ben Folds here in Milwaukee last night, and by about halfway through the main act, I was in serious pain, just from standing there. My feet, especially my heels, were killing, and my lower back was stiff and uncomfortable as well. My question is: Is there any way to avoid this? [more inside]
posted by joshjs on Mar 13, 2006 - 11 answers

Why is my entire Internet suddenly showing up in italics? [more inside]
posted by Famous on Jan 28, 2006 - 6 answers

Killing Spam dead (osx and other strategies.) What tools/strategies are you using? [more inside]
posted by filmgeek on Nov 26, 2005 - 25 answers

What do rich people have that we don't? To be more specific, what are the little inconveniences that the middle class/lower class/middle-rich/foo/bar have to deal with, but when you have enough money you can get around easily. I don't mean the obvious ones, I mean things like showers that you have to fiddle with to get the temperature, or razor burn. [more inside]
posted by ChrisR on Aug 20, 2005 - 45 answers

What's up with the noise in speakers when a Blackberry or GSM/GPRS cell phone is nearby? [more inside]
posted by sublivious on Feb 28, 2005 - 8 answers

Middle of the night fax attempts are driving me mad! [more inside]
posted by Dreama on Dec 2, 2004 - 11 answers