Having an issue with a dance mat on PC - down button works, but left + down and right + down don't. [more inside]
posted by LSK on Nov 9, 2009 - 0 answers

There is this insect/arachnid I remember from my childhood in Las Vegas. It had a body about the size of a raisin, only it was quite flat. They were red with black spots (larger than ladybugs, but flatter), and the kids in the neighborhood called them "bloodsuckers" for some reason. (I have no idea if they bit or not.) I don't remember them flying, but I could be wrong about that. What insects were they? Scientific name or common name is fine, anything I can use to find out more info.
posted by ErWenn on Nov 7, 2009 - 13 answers

I think I spotted a bed bug this morning. What do I do now? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 13, 2009 - 9 answers

Periodically (maybe a couple or few times a year), I wake up with something on my face that seems like a bug bite. Nothing dramatic; it itches a bit, raises a small welt and then heals. [more inside]
posted by Morrigan on Oct 13, 2009 - 11 answers

There's a bug in my house that I want to identify. The tricky part? I've never seen it. [more inside]
posted by Earl the Polliwog on Sep 19, 2009 - 11 answers

What's biting me, and how do I make it stop? [more inside]
posted by captainawesome on Sep 16, 2009 - 16 answers

My recently purchased 13'' Macbook Pro has been behaving strangely. [more inside]
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth on Sep 8, 2009 - 6 answers

Google Maps has my street name misspelled. How do I get them to fix it?
posted by breezeway on Aug 23, 2009 - 8 answers

It's a terrible picture, but is this a cockroach? ☐ Yes. ☐ No. [more inside]
posted by aiko on Aug 21, 2009 - 23 answers

Help identify possible source or cause of these bites! [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Aug 18, 2009 - 11 answers

What is this insect? [more inside]
posted by rahnefan on Aug 11, 2009 - 2 answers

Google isn't helping me find out what this bug is, mostly because I don't know what on earth to search for! Found in LA, it's a half inch flat greenish grey thing that seems to be a casing or pod, with a tiny red and black worm poking out the end and pulling it along... [more inside]
posted by crabintheocean on Aug 9, 2009 - 7 answers

BugFilter: Found a bug on my bed. Legs are in the wrong location on the body for it to be a bedbug, so what is it? Photo here. [more inside]
posted by roomwithaview on Aug 5, 2009 - 8 answers

Who do I call to fix decidedly non-electrical problems with my projection TV? Do I really need a television repair man? If so, can you recommend one in Los Angeles? [more inside]
posted by kingjoeshmoe on Aug 1, 2009 - 4 answers

Insect ID please. What is this and any tips about reducing their number?
posted by Zinger on Jul 30, 2009 - 21 answers

InsectBiteFilter. Help! Last Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona I was chilling outside and then some insect stung/bit/injected my neck. It was not a bee/wasp/spider/ant. It was a tannish brown color and I think it had transparent green wings but I can't recall for sure. It was about half an inch long. I tried to just forget about it but each day the sting gets more painful. I just hope there's no brood in my neck. Anyone know what kind of critter this could be? And, yes, I know I should go to the doctor but I wanted some hive-mind reassurance that I'll be fine. Thank you so much! Dang bugs.
posted by m_lazarus on Jul 16, 2009 - 13 answers

Insect Identity Crisis: So I took a picture of what I originally thought was a mosquito on a leaf, but upon closer inspection, realized it was something else all together. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Jun 27, 2009 - 21 answers

Do any of the major virus-scan software sites permit sending in a questionable programs for possible addition to the ongoing alerts? [more inside]
posted by Quarter Pincher on Jun 16, 2009 - 3 answers

Gmail, can you please stop automatically adding to my contacts list!? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jun 5, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm getting a strange new kind of zit (or is it?) [more inside]
posted by Wroksie on May 31, 2009 - 18 answers

What are these two (possibly male and female) insects? Here are two pictures of each. [more inside]
posted by metadave on May 19, 2009 - 4 answers

Why is my iTunes 8 "capping" my library at about 30,000 songs? [more inside]
posted by dylanjames on May 13, 2009 - 12 answers

I'm home alone. Except I'm not. Please help me identify my new visitors. [more inside]
posted by xsquared-1 on Apr 28, 2009 - 11 answers

Can you help me identify some teeny-tiny bugs that just invaded my kitchen cupboard? This is in the SF Bay Area. [more inside]
posted by apostrophe on Mar 28, 2009 - 11 answers

Help me to detect hidden cams/microphones in a room. I have reason to believe that my friend's house has been bugged by her ex-husband and im looking for easy ways to find and remove these bugs. [more inside]
posted by kampken on Mar 4, 2009 - 13 answers

Looking for the name of an artist who did a beautiful / disturbing series of photographs of cockroaches (and/or other insects??) being tortured. My memory is vague, but I think one was crucified, one immolated, etc. I also feel like it was a female artist.
posted by miffed on Mar 2, 2009 - 2 answers

For the good of the Underdogs, does anyone know how to fix a bug in Warrick? [more inside]
posted by Lord_Pall on Feb 23, 2009 - 9 answers

How do I make Firefox go to a page that I choose if I type a bad URL? [more inside]
posted by farmersckn on Feb 19, 2009 - 7 answers

Please help me identify this bug. I spotted one of them in my Northern California apartment yesterday, and two more today. They are no bigger than 3 or 4 mm across, and fairly slow-moving. I don't like them and I want them to go away/die. How can I facilitate that?
posted by rjacobs on Feb 17, 2009 - 12 answers

Hive-mind Python users, I call upon thee. I'm just learning the language, and I think I'm missing something pretty obvious regarding making a nested while and if loop work. There's 64 lines of code and... [more inside]
posted by TrueVox on Feb 4, 2009 - 21 answers

Weird glitch in Internet Explorer: certain blogspot blogs won't display on one computer only (post wifi browsing session?) [more inside]
posted by nanojath on Feb 2, 2009 - 5 answers

When using Safari, since the weekend, I have noticed that whenever I do a Google search with the search field in the browser, it looks as if my girlfriend is still logged on on Google via my computer. I tried reseting the browser, restarting it, logging in to Google as myself and logging out, even clearing the cooking, cache and history manually, and still eventually it looks like she is still logged in. What gives? [more inside]
posted by TheyCallItPeace on Jan 22, 2009 - 15 answers

What is biting me once a month? [more inside]
posted by amarynth on Jan 15, 2009 - 14 answers

What kind of bug is this? (insect, not programming) http://i41.tinypic.com/308bghs.jpg [more inside]
posted by guptaxpn on Jan 14, 2009 - 7 answers

I found a bug in my pistachio. :-( [more inside]
posted by granted on Dec 8, 2008 - 25 answers

The Windows program called Eraser fails partway through erasing unused space on my drive. Why? Or, recommend a different, free drive erasing utility? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Nov 22, 2008 - 7 answers

The cold weather seems to have caused horrible, alien looking bugs to invade our basement. They are fairly slow moving (unless startled) and look like spiders and grasshoppers mated to produce alien children. They are brown in color, have enormous, Daddy-long-legs type legs (but only six of them), and get pretty far off the ground when they jump. Can anyone tell me exactly what is sneaking up on me when I'm working at my desk at night? [more inside]
posted by roundrock on Nov 17, 2008 - 20 answers

FleaFilter: Am I being paranoid after seeing one flea on my dog? [more inside]
posted by fructose on Oct 13, 2008 - 11 answers

My roommate brought some bugs along with her when she moved in. How do we get rid of them and protect the food? [more inside]
posted by backseatpilot on Oct 2, 2008 - 14 answers

Oh, that nasty Google redirecting virus [more inside]
posted by LSK on Sep 3, 2008 - 15 answers

Can anyone think of a reason for this strange firefox bug? [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Aug 21, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me rid my apartment of ants! [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jul 29, 2008 - 27 answers

What the deuce? Why can't I type in certain areas using XCode? [more inside]
posted by designbot on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers

Could we have bed bugs? [more inside]
posted by spacefire on Jul 20, 2008 - 14 answers

IdentifyThisBugFilter: A friend of mine who lives in Astoria (infamous for being in bedbug central) got a little freaked out after finding this bug in her bed. After lots of Googling, I determined that it's not a bedbug, but we'd appreciate any help in identifying this non-bedbug bug. [more inside]
posted by chan.caro on Jul 14, 2008 - 7 answers

Is it possible for a person to have natural immunity to bug bites? I haven't had a single bug bite in over 15 years and am starting to think I'm a medical anomaly! [more inside]
posted by clpage on Jun 19, 2008 - 25 answers

Where can I find a normal-sized fake roach with moving legs? [more inside]
posted by blapst on Jun 7, 2008 - 2 answers

Name this bug! [more inside]
posted by mudpuppie on May 16, 2008 - 7 answers

XHTML+CSS issue: IE7 automatically enlarging text and uncentering stuff. [more inside]
posted by signal on May 5, 2008 - 4 answers

iTunes failure. Version 6.0.5. Attempting to open it through terminal gives "terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::out_of_range' what(): basic_string::substr" [more inside]
posted by klangklangston on May 1, 2008 - 9 answers