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Android apps

twine42 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:42:03 -0800

I'm looking for suggestions on Android Apps & widgets... I'm after two things really...

The first is a general "what Android apps can you not live without? What really rocks?"

The second one is a specific problem I'm having with calendars. I've got a Google Calendar set up that also grabs feeds from my office and from my wife. HTC have a pretty cool little calendar widget that shows your next appointment in a 3x1 box. The problems is that appts for me and my wife are crowded out by stuff that my boss is doing. Are there any widgets out there that let you display the next appointment only from specific calendars BUT which don't hide the office entries when I go into the full calendar?

How is babby.com formed?

mkultra — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:42:21 -0800

Is there a site out there that catalogues what technologies various web apps are built on? I'm not interested in what web server a given site runs, and I know about the sites that track that. I'm more interested in the underlying technologies- languages, frameworks, databases, OS's- that power the (primarily) big sites out there.

Yes, I know this info is not easily deducible, but I'm curious if some group has gone to the trouble to make a "best guess" based on URL's, HTTP headers, and comments from employees.

What is the gift/token of appreciation etiquette for teacher recommendations?

KWittman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:15:01 -0800

My oldest, a HS senior, is applying to college and we are asking teachers to complete recommendations. Would it be permissible to include a note and small token of appreciation for each teacher in advance of the recommendation? We were thinking of including for each teacher a note of thanks in advance for their time, and an area business discount card that is being sold by one of the school district's sports teams as their fundraiser. The cards cost us $10 each, which we are happy to donate to the sports league. There is no cash value to the user of the card unless or until it's used.

We would obviously follow up with another token of appreciation at a more appropriate point later in the year, but we wondered about the ethics of this. Personally I feel they have enough demands on their time, and a token like this would be appropriate. But, the thought "in advance" of the recommendation brings pause. The "B" word, to wit.

Of course, we never do see the recommendations. What does everyone else think?

How to apply for ajob, the American way?

Tarumba — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:51:53 -0800

How to apply for a job in the US? Please, help! Mu husband's first time applying for a job in the US, in our countries it's enough to just drop off a CV, and wait until we get called, but reading a bit on line i find things like Cover letter, which I have no clue what it is. He is applying for a City job, and he's perfectly qualified for it (he is an American citizen and has American experience, only he didn't really apply for his first job, he sort of jumped that stage). My questions are...

1. How is an application structured? (Cover letter, resume, what else?)
2. What is a cover letter, anyway? Can you please give me some guidelines on how to write one?
3. How many pages should a resume have? What sort of references would you use?
4. Do you have any other advice on etiquette we should follow? Like whether it's better to mail the stuff, showing up, or whether we should do follow-up calls, etc?

Thank you!

How specific do my interests have to be for grad school?

Dilemma — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:10:16 -0800

I'm applying for grad school for a PhD in Integrative & Evolutionary (aka Ecology & Evolutionary) Biology. I don't know exactly what I want to study. How specific do I need to get on my application/statement of purpose? I can narrow my interests down to these general themes: Conservation, Animals, Marine Animals or Primates, Evolution, Biodiversity...

I know that a lot of the grad school admissions process has to do with getting a specific faculty member/members to want you in their lab/s, and I have identified faculty whose research interests me. But when it comes to writing the Statement of Purpose, I can't write about any really specific thing or question that I want to study. Will this hurt my chances of getting accepted?

Can I transfer "used" aps from a used iphone I bought to my other iphone?

rabbus — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:17:21 -0800

I just bought a used Iphone 3g, jailbroken. It has some applications on it. I want to either transfer them to another iphone or at least keep them and still be able to download new aps. But when I go to sync aps, it tells me it will erase the aps that came with the used phone, and add the aps I have in Itunes. Which sounds like I'm not supposed to be able to do this (I'm guessing because I'm supposed to buy the used aps new.) Is there a way of doing this? And, if so, is it legal? Note: I understand how to transfer applications I've bought new from the Itunes store to all of my iphones. This question has to do with aps bought by someone else, the person from whom I bought the used iphone. It appears that I can either keep and use the "used aps", and never get a new ap for that phone, or not keep the "used aps", and be able to get new ones plus transfer the old ones I've purchased. Thanks for any help.

What are your top 5 (Google) Android Apps?

ekpyrotic — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:24:30 -0800

What are your top 5 Android Apps? So, I decided to buck the trend a buy an Android device (HTC Magic).

With Metafilter being v. iPhone-centric I thought I'd bring something different to the table.

My answer (so far):

1. last.fm (to be replaced by Spotify when it's launched)
2. Astrid (gtd software)
3. TasKiller (task manager)
4. ShopSavvy (barcode product search)
5. Google Maps

Shotgun approach?

Nonce — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:44:54 -0800

Does it hurt to apply for every job opening you qualify for within a government agency? And, would it affect things if there is a wide discrepancy between pay grades (ie, some positions are GS-8, and others GS-4)?

In my head, I can see the same hiring manager initially processing all the applications and thinking, WTF? And perhaps diverting some or all of the applications in a different manner than they would otherwise.

I could also see it not being a problem at all. Does anyone have actual experience/perspective with this?

What's a good application for organizing photos on a Mac?

The corpse in the library — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:16:15 -0800

What's a good application for organizing photos on a Mac? I gather photos from websites and repost them on my blog. I'm looking for an application that will help me organize the photos before I use them. Ideally, I'd like the process to go like this:

1. Import the downloading photo into the application.
2. Add keywords so I can find the photo ("sink" "Chair" "paint")
3. Add information about where the photo came from (a URL, the name of the person who told me about it)
4. Repeat many times
5. Browse through the photos either by keyword or by skimming through thumbnails.

I don't want to edit the photos. It's important that the keywords and notes I add not be accessible once the photo is on the website.

I have iPhoto and Adobe Bridge, but they both are more program than I need for this -- I want something I can fire up, quickly use, and shut right back down. I tried Picasa but didn't like it, and it seemed (I could be wrong) that the notes I wrote would end up being public if the photos were used on the blog. PhotoReviewer was intriguing, but it doesn't work on OS 10.5.

Any suggestions?

Can I leave out a qualification I'm not proud of?

malusmoriendumest — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:48:15 -0800

Would a potential employer feel that I had violated the honesty requirements of my CV or résumé by leaving a qualification out? I understand of course that when employers see a CV or résumé, they expect to see the unvarnished truth. Is it intellectually dishonest for me to omit a qualification that I feel detracts from the others? Or would an average employer not mind the omission since it isn't vital information?

How do I find consultant-type work for the UN?

insouciant — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:15:36 -0800

I'd like to work for the United Nations (or a similar international civil service organization). How do I find temporary/consultant work for them? I'd like to start a career with the UN. They have suspended their regular recruitment via examinations, so I'm looking for another way in. How do I find temporary, consultant-type work for the UN (or for other international organizations)?

If it matters, I'm late 20s, EU citizen, with a master's degree in international relations & international finance.

I've seen this question, but it refers more to regular employment.

Creating Apps

CollectiveMind — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:37:31 -0800

I want to turn two ideas into downloadable programs for the Android/G1 Market. Both are in a usable form right now. One is a searchable calendar written in Javascript. The other is a searchable database on an Excel spreadsheet. I know nothing about programming. And after reading previous posts about creating anything for the IPhone, OMG, just the terminology itself is daunting; ObjC, C++, OOP, Keychain ...

I want to do this, but how can I get it done for Android? And if I want to do anything for the IPhone, would finding somebody to do it be a more expedient choice than teaching myself? I mean, what's the difference between the two in terms of exposure anyway?

Iphone app filter 2009

Potomac Avenue — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:49:03 -0800

What are the most fun and useful I-phone apps? It's been about a year since the last general round up of the gems of the Iphone apps.

I'm a total noob so I just have Facemelter and Urban Spoon so far...what are the wackiest party-tricks, most useful (but not work-related) tools, and most oddball and addictive games that you all use?

I'd rather spend nothing but if its something you swear I'll use more than once I would pay a few bucks for it.

Who's posting links to malware/viruses from my facebook account? How do I make them/it stop?

unclezeb — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:37:11 -0800

Facebook-filter: Somehow two links have been posted to my facebook page, NOT by me, which directly people to a website to "Vote for my modeling pic please :) http://theimageparlour.com/images/?&uploaded=58291H560.jpg" or similar ... that pages contains malware or virus. How is this getting posted? How can I stop it? The first link was posted yesterday, I changed my password and limited some permissions (including "links" requiring that application to "Prompt me" before posting to my wall). It happened again today with a new link which stated:

Vote for my modeling pic please :) http://theimageparlour.com/images/?&uploaded=58291H560.jpg

Today I limited permissions on all my applications and deleted most of the non-standard applications (i.e., Causes, rate beer, etc) and limited the standard applications (Photos, events, links) to "Prompt me" before posting anything.

I get nothing when searching for the specific file name referenced in the link nor when searching for the website it's "uploaded" to ... though that site does seem to offer file uploads.

Any ideas what else I can/should do? Is this a more common scheme that occurs on facebook? Thanks social-networking-privacy-protecting-stranger-helping-mefites!

Are Facebook Applications Trust Worthy?

randomthoughts — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:16:08 -0800

Are applications on Facebook safe or should I worry about sharing my profile information with every application out there? I have been using Facebook for sometime and have all sorts of requests from friends which use those silly applications like Mafia Wars, Good Karma, Kidnap and others.

When you except these requests you usually have to agree to let that application share your profile information.

Am I paranoid or is this a OK thing to do?

What should I expect to be asked about at a teacher's college interview?

nothingsconstant — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:45:17 -0800

What should I expect to be asked about at a teacher's college interview? Looking for questions other people have been asked in theirs (specifically York University if that helps). Bonus: anyone know what the odds of being accepted are if I've made it to the interview? Thanks!

Is it just me, or is installing many applications on Mac OS X fairly newbie unfriendly?

realpseudonym — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:14:50 -0800

Is it just me, or is installing installerless applications on Mac OS X fairly newbie unfriendly? For instance, say I download 'VLC' a fairly popular alternative media player. When I double-click the .dmg file, it shows a window with the following icons
- Read Me.rtf
- VLC
- Goodies Folder
- alias to 'Applications'

The 'Applications' alias seems fairly common in many .dmgs.

It seems like the 'obvious' thing to do would be to select the first 3 icons and drag them to the 'Applications' alias, which now leaves a 'Read Me.rtf' and 'Goodies' folder in the Applications folder.

2 months later, I would have no idea that the 'Goodies' folder came with VLC. Also, both may get overwritten by another application that I try to install in the same way.

What I do to avoid this is create a folder first within 'Applications' called 'vlc' and copy the files to the newly created folder. Easy enough for me. But I'm pretty sure my grandma would be puzzled why the 'Applications' alias is shown, but I'm telling her to ignore it. And I also need to tell her how to create a new folder.

Is there a different way to install programs like this (no installer program, which seems to be more common in the OS X world) that I'm missing that is more newbie friendly? Is this just the way it is?

Damaged goods looking to finish her BA.

snizz — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:57:45 -0800

Once upon a time, I flunked out of college. I’ve been hiding out with a giant stack of books for 5 years, and have developed some pretty specific academic interests. I finally feel ready to return, but I stink on paper and I’ve got caviar taste in schools. Help me explain myself and understand the audience to whom I’m doing all this explaining? I’m a 24 year old lady. I’m writing (and re-writing) (and scrapping) (and writing again) my essays which supplement the applications I’m sending out to finish my undergrad degree. I’m pretty facile with words, but the ghosts of my anxiety and self-doubt are giving me hell; I’m having a hard time understanding what kind of balance I should be striking between the conversational and the pragmatic, where I should allow my words to reflect fully the extent of my enthusiasm and ability (if I even should at all) or where I should just stick to the facts, where being penitent is useful and where it will hurt me. Essentially, I’m having a lot of trouble with the tone of my writing and presenting the information in the most palatable way possible for an audience I don’t fully understand. Also, brevity—what to emphasize, what to ease up on?

I am naturally a very candid person and writer, and I recognize how this has sabotaged me in some past professional contexts, or certainly dissuaded me from certain pursuits where I would have to appeal to any potentially very serious crowd. I am not exactly a very serious person. One of the things I want to communicate with the most clarity is that while I may appear on paper to be a somewhat risky prospect for admission, I am actually incredibly passionate, ambitious, and disciplined academically. I’m scared that any hint of my indelicate, admittedly sort of bawdy nature might read as a liability, but I sound mechanical and oblique when I write it out entirely. How do I manage sincerity without scaring anyone off?

—-

The specifics are these (obscenely long but relevant?):

I was a really lackluster student for my entire life. In 3rd grade they tried sticking me in special ed because I refused to do my homework, but I was quickly pulled (uncooperative, not disturbed, apparently). The homework tradition, however, continued and I was failing various classes starting from 6th grade. I frustrated every parent and teacher in my radius, pinned as one of those “exceptionally bright and lazy” students whom they assumed would come to full bloom in college.

I did not.

In fact, I mostly wilted. I was attending a good but ill-fitting school and found myself overwhelmed by a few things, specifically a new body (I had lost about 100 lbs in the last year), an existential crisis about this purported intellectual largesse of mine which I had never had to flex, and the complete terror of finding that while college was basically just high school with slightly nicer booze and less parents, I would find myself paralyzed in front of my desk trying to juice my brain for a breezy two page paper on something I understood with total ease for like, 8 hours at a time. I often wouldn’t hand things in at all. I had this habit of doing all the required work for a course, never submitting any hard evidence of that other than class discussions, and then imploding at finals, which were generally papers I wouldn’t hand in because I could never finish them, no matter how wisely I divided my time.

I felt stupid. Beyond stupid, and fraudulent. I, too, had given myself the benefit of the doubt and assumed that when “properly challenged,” I’d sprout upwards like a magic stupid beanstalk, but I wasn’t capable of that no matter how much I wanted it. I had also somehow charmed my way out of developing any sort of academic skill-set for my whole life. With my depression and drunken spiraling came some other life traumas, and after 3 semesters I was asked to “withdraw for a semester” to get it together. I had failed 4 of my 12 classes. The others I had done B minus to A minus range in.

I retreat home. Work 2 full time jobs, save $ to get away from parents who hate me for flunking out. Decide to give myself education I had not been able to hack at college, punish myself with French lit theory just to prove to myself that I can. Actually get into this theory. Actually get into a lot of theory, especially of the feminist sort. Move. Have nice life.

After 2 years, I signed up for some evening classes at the local state school to see if I felt up to the challenge, and to see if I was really meant to be a student—if so, I’d go back for real. I was more secure and decently well read, but very nervous. Shock, horror: same thing starts happening, with the paralysis, panic, papers. I am heartbroken. “These classes were for morons, WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME?” I ask psychiatrist. He tortures me with the equivalent of an 8 hour IQ test to conclude I have ADD, which I had never believed in and found mostly absurd or environmental or whatever; yes, yes, everyone has ADD, I say. My grades at end of the semester are nothing to write home about.

I sign up for two more classes. I read more about ADD and decide that even if it’s imaginary, I will manage my life as if it was real. Things improve a bit. I write a paper for a grad-level Romantic Lit course, trying to tie in independent interests to my education so I don’t get bored. Professor implicitly accuses me of plagiarism, offering that my work wasn’t undergraduate level even though I was, that she’d like me to resubmit my bibliography, and demands to know how I’d even heard of Lacan (“Are you taking a class or something?”). I decline because my work was all homebrewed. Also, I'm insulted. She does not pursue it further, but instead makes a few good attempts to humiliate me in front of the class. After declaring my presentation on Lamia/Lilith as “ridiculously unfounded,” I, like a cranky baby, tell her in so many words that I think she’s an awful cunt. Do not return to either class because of pride, arrogance, and a lack of will. This was dumb. Criminally dumb.

—-

That was then, however. In the last 3 years, I have learned how to stop fighting against myself, and I am much better at managing and avoiding the consequences of how my brain works. I have done some rad stuff like design and lead an intro course on feminist theory with a class of 15 at a local “free school,” and was teaching kids’ art classes at a museum. I audited a class with a professor from my first college last winter, and last spring took a continuing ed class at a very prestigious school; both professors really liked and encouraged me, pushing me hard to resume my education. Recently, a (reputable!!) literary agent found my blog and wants to develop a book with me (surreal but tentative). I’ve earned my (meager) living freelancing, and as a buyer/retailer of vintage clothing.

Most importantly, though, I really, really want to go back to school. I am focused in a way I once didn’t know how to be, and have followed my academic interests into serious depth entirely on my own. At a certain point, while I believe zealously in learning outside the structures of an institution, a classroom setting can also be invaluable (further elaboration goes on in essays). Here are some things I am concerned about:

1) I do not want to sound permissive or as if I’m trying to excuse any of the really terrible decisions I have made. I am EXTREMELY reticent to make any mention of being diagnosed with/managing ADD. I also do not want to sound like a Disappointed Dad and let on how hyper-critical and in some ways ashamed I am of what a fuck-up I was, as self-depreciation melts nicely into bloated ego. I’ve learned from my mistakes, I’m mostly grateful to have made them, now I want to move on.

2) I do not know how (or if) to put tastefully that, to be frank, I’m not exactly interested in a degree just to have a degree. If I had to endure the assholism of academia without any of the pleasures of being around a bunch of reasonably brilliant people who expect a lot from each other, I don’t think I will be able to tap into the necessary motivation I would need for success. I sound repulsively, grossly snobbish, but I wouldn’t survive any academic environment where a professor is cynical and suspicious that you may have read Lacan independently.

I’d like to study human sexuality and semiotics/sociolinguistics, etc; most of the schools I’m applying to are not messing around, and I feel like a total punch-line even asking them to consider me given my unsavory academic history. I am applying to “safety” schools as well, but my commitment to that is questionable when weighed against how much debt I’d be signing up for. I sound like an unworthy brat. I realize this, but I have never been able to get jazzed on mediocrity. I am not at all as sensitive as I used to be about fellow students or even difficult professors, but without the freedom to chase after what I was really passionate about and a faculty who encouraged students to do so, I don’t think college would be a wise choice for me.

3) I screwed up TWICE. That is really ugly. How might you recommend I spin this? Is it even possible? Where do I explain the past and where do I look towards the future?

Apologies for my neuroses. I am just trying to crack into a world I only really have related to through books and the disappointed undergrad memories of my friends. I’m open to and grateful for any insight you may offer.

Help me control my Windows

punkfloyd — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:55:25 -0800

How do I adjust how Windows XP gives individual windows/applications priority? For example, when Internet Explorer is slow in loading a site, I might switch to Word or something else and begin to type. Then Internet Explorer rears it's head when it's loaded the site.... in the middle of my typing, taking priority over Word (or whatever application I want to stay on top). Windows has gotten so complex, I'm not sure how to tweak such basic stuff anymore.

Anyway to develop iPhone/iTouch apps without investing in a Mac?

nmaster64 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:16:25 -0800

I'm interested in developing iPhone/iPod Touch applications, however my understanding is the SDK only works in OSX. I have a XP desktop and a Vista notebook with an AMD Athlon and Turion (both dual core) respectively, both pretty good machines. Is there any way to avoid spending serious cash buying a Mac just to get into iPhone development?

Starting over with a new laptop, how best to stay organized?

pseudostrabismus — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:50:58 -0800

I'd like to know the best way to move a selected group of files & applications to a new laptop, and advice to help ensure that my new Mac doesn't get bunged up with duplicate & improperly deleted files like my old one did, with its inexplicably full hard drive and crammed iTunes & iPhoto folders. This is rather lengthy, geared to the slightly moronic layperson (me), and has 6 sub-questions inside. My old laptop quickly filled up & slowed down. I tried to back up & delete unused files, but later I'd find the same files still tucked away on the machine, not deleted after all. Also, when I first imported files from my old PC to my then-new G4, for some reason a lot of files showed up as "locked" on the new computer. Many of them (just word docs & jpegs, nothing important or complex) were nested into folders (from how I'd organized my old computer)- and try as I might, I could never get them all unlocked to delete them. It was such a pain in the butt.

So I have a new laptop now (thank you, Santa!), and I want to avoid all the problems from last time. Hence, I have some questions. And as you will soon discover, I'm not particularly computer-savvy. Plus I'm inexplicably intimidated by computer jargon. So simple explanations would be really appreciated here!

The potentially-relevant stats:
The old one is a 12" PowerBook G4, purchased in 2005, running OSX 10.4.11
The new one is a 2008 MacBook (aluminum body & glass screen) running OSX 10.5.5
I have a 1GB USB memory stick and a 500GB external firewire drive.

Okay, so here are some really obvious questions:

1. What's the best way to transfer many selected files from my old box to the new one?
I don't want all the files from the old machine- just the ones I'm currently using. And I particularly need to avoid accidentally moving copies of locked files to the new machine- which is tricky as they're all nested deep into folders and I can't find them all. In fact,

2. How do I ensure that I never again have any "locked" files on the new machine?!
Is there a default for this? I don't even know how they all got locked in the first place, and although I know you can select specific files & folders, then hit "Get Info" and select "Unlock", my files are nested deep into various folders, and that command doesn't unlock individual locked files nested in folders- believe me, I've tried!
And I can't just delete the locked files, either- that leaves the originals locked where they were AND adds locked & therefore undeletable duplicate files to the Trash, thereby doubling the number of locked files, aargh. I don't want to go all the way to the end of each tentacle and unlock the files one by one- there are hundreds.
Is there an easier, blanket way to unlock them all?

3. How do I transfer programs I downloaded from the web?
VisualHub is the main one I'm concerned about since it's discontinued.
But I'd also like to keep my paid copies of Net News Wire, VLC, Transmit, and Minuteur.
Also, I acquired a few other programs from friends (Final Draft, Photoshop). Is there an easy way to move those over, too?

4. How to transfer drafts of iWeb pages?

5. When I get going on the new computer, how best to keep the files streamlined on that machine?
I noticed that I was losing a lot of disk space to:
a) duplicate, "locked" files, as above
b) extra copies of photos & videos I downloaded from my digital camera- they all went into iPhoto, which was fine, but then there seemed to be other copies (?) floating around in the "Pictures" folder, and in other places.
c) iTunes songs. In the past, I would try to delete them in iTunes by selecting & dragging to trash or hitting delete, (like I used to on Windows Music). And then, after "deleting" them, I'd be annoyed to note that I didn't free up any disk space... because the files were still sitting in my Music folder. Obviously my limited PC skillz didn't transfer really well.

6. Is there an easy web tutorial that shows how you're supposed to manage iTunes?

Oh these are such dumb questions. I'm embarassed. Sorry, smart computer people. This is seriously not my forte. If you ever need help with something I'm good at, like public speaking or feng shui or crossing your eyes or something, I promise to be soooo nice when I help you! THANK YOU.

New Smartphone: help me make it smarter

flowerofhighrank — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:26:29 -0800

New Windows Mobile smartphone after years with Palm. 1. What are the best apps for a writer/teacher/trivia nut? 2. What is the best dictionary/thesaurus program? WordnetCE is not working, and the other choices I have found seem to lead back to it. 3. I like using Tasks on my Today screen, but the set-up I have either shrinks them to nothing or buries them. What is the best theme or plug-in? I am getting into GTD- mostly at the 'list everything I gotta do' stage

Controlling the volume of applications in Windows?

callmejay — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:08:29 -0800

Is it possible to control the volume of individual Windows applications (or Firefox windows/tabs?) Also, is it possible to boost the volume of (e.g.) a YouTube video?

Enlighten me, por favor!

miss lynnster — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:48:42 -0800

What are your absolute favorite application service providers and web apps right now? Any and all uses, don't hold back (event calendars, e-commerce, community, anything you find useful or cool!). Also, know of any good sites with comparison reviews? I'm designing a variety of new websites for myself and for clients, so I'm looking for all sorts of cool stuff that might push these projects further forward as well as fool people into thinking I'm super clever and web savvy. I want new ideas to work from, in an effort to help these small businesses run smoother and smoothly compete with major companies.

Personally, I'm good at making things pretty, but bad at parsing techie things like action scripting and programming... so extra points for ease of use & setup, great interfaces, really useful stuff, and yeah, cost effectiveness.

Thanks, peeps! :)

How do I find a list of schools that have told LSAC to waive my app fee?

fructose — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:48:14 -0800

Law School Application Filter: Is there a centralized place (on the LSAC site) where I can find out what law schools have given me application fee waivers? As with all who checked the box to let schools contact you, I've been deluged with emails from law schools since I took the LSAT in June. I read them all at first, and some mentioned giving me an application fee waiver. The volume of emails has gotten too much to keep up with lately, so now I only read the ones from schools that I'm really interested in applying to even without an application fee waiver.
The schools' emails say "We have informed LSAC of your fee waiver." Is there a way on the LSAC site to find out what schools are giving me fee waivers?
I know I could pore through my email, and will if there's not a better way, but it would be cool to have a list of schools with fee waivers since I'm definitely more inclined to apply to a school I wasn't previously planning on if the application is free.