I need web hosting, and my needs are pretty narrow. I don't need fancy tools or applications, everything I'm doing is pretty much text. I don't need hand-holding or customer service. But what I DO need is to not have to worry that if any of my domains (I've got five or six) go viral, I'll be socked with $$$$ bandwidth overage bills. That happened to me once a long time ago, and I still have trauma scars. I realize that no hosting service can offer, like, infinite bandwidth. At a certain point, service would either cut off or else overage charges will cut in. But are there any web hosting outfits out there known to have particularly generous bandwidth limits, and reasonably priced overage charges beyond those limits?
posted on Aug 6, 2008 - 32 answers

Why is there no bat-acitor? (hybrid battery/capacity w/best of both) Is there some limitation in physics, chemistry, materials, etc. that prevents it, or has it just not been invented yet? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 24 answers

I'm an old stodgy audiophile finding myself forced to resort to iPod, but I want to make the most of it. First of all, I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to use line-out audio on my ipod (5th generation), and simultaneously charge via AC. Does such a thing exist? Also, what's the standard audiophile solution for on-the-go listening? Headphones into mini-preamp into dock, I'd suppose?
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 9 answers

Help me diagnose my Powerbook’s power supply woes. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 11 answers

Is a company required to make a good faith effort to collect on a debt before reporting it as charged off? Do I have any recourse for my credit report? [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 4 answers

Names of all the riders involved in the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade led by Lord Cardigan during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War? [more inside]
posted on Jan 6, 2008 - 1 answers

Like most mefites, I have far too many gadgets, and the wall warts to match. I suspect most of them could be replaced with a single USB charger - is this something that already exists? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2007 - 8 answers

Whats a better way to say "Just pay me whatever you can afford for fixing your computer" than calling it a free will donation? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 19 answers

How much should I charge for a mobile website? [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2007 - 5 answers

My Macbook has stopped recognizing/charging the battery. Help. [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2007 - 17 answers

My brother is looking for an inverter to use with a deep cycle battery while camping. [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2007 - 8 answers

A friend and I were charging the battery of a 2001 Honda Odyssey. He attached the cables to the wrong terminals of the dead battery. How much damage might we have done? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2007 - 8 answers

I greatly enjoy the Writers' Digest new-member offers I get every so often. Are there any other book-club (or CD, etc) memberships that don't have a processing charge? [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2007 - 2 answers

How much exactly will using my laptop on AC destroy my battery? [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2006 - 15 answers

Probablynotfilter: Is there a way I can keep usb on during standby mode on my laptop, so I can charge my mp3 player? [more inside]
posted on Sep 27, 2006 - 9 answers

How do I determine if my 1997 Toyota T100 truck is negative grounded or positive grounded? [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2006 - 8 answers

Can I recondition a dead laptop battery? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2006 - 7 answers

My father is an independent consultant, and works for $900/day in the formulated food business. What rate should he charge for travel time (per day) when he travels coast-to-coast for an assignment? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2006 - 10 answers

How much should I charge per hour as a computer repair person? How much should I charge to set up a website for someone? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2006 - 17 answers

I'm sure somebody else who's travelling over Thanksgiving could also benefit from this knowledge. I brought my cell phone with me on my five-day trip to my parents' place, but of course I forgot the charger. The question I ask is: 'tis nobler to leave the phone on continuously and hope the battery pulls through, or is it a better idea to turn the phone off every night and turn it on only at the point in the day when I plan to use it? Does powering off and on drain more battery power than idling / the cell phone equivalent of "sleep"? FWIW, I have a relatively new Nokia 6682, and the battery is currently showing a full charge but I suspect it's lying, as I think it's been at least 24 hours since I charged it (that said, this battery's done five days unplugged before).
posted on Nov 23, 2005 - 23 answers

My iPod Shuffle just doesn't charge off my PC. [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2005 - 13 answers

Why do stores often charge .99 cents? A loaf of bread selling for $1.99 as opposed to $2.00, for example. Is there psychological research showing that this makes the price seem cheaper somehow? If so, how significant is the effect?
posted on Feb 23, 2005 - 38 answers

I made a fairly subtanstial online purchase from a very large, well-known online vendor, with a credit card. Although the goods have long since arrived, my card has not been charged nor had a hold placed against it for any amount. A full billing cycle has passed since the purchase, and I'm wondering if they've just misplaced the bill. Should I contact their billing department, or just hope it never gets charged? And, if it doesn't get charged soon, how long should I wait until I can be reasonably sure it never will?
posted on Dec 25, 2004 - 26 answers

How can I contest a debit card charge from a bar if I don't have the receipt? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2004 - 22 answers

Does anyone have a relatively safe & painless method to discharge all the static electricity I'm building up these days? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2004 - 16 answers