How do you compare contracts? (or perhaps "How do lawyers compare contracts?") [more inside]
posted by devnull on Oct 28, 2009 - 8 answers

My company has decided to change our style guidelines to use straight quotes rather than smart quotes. We frequently run document comparisons of revised documents. Is there a way to stop the quotes from showing up as a revision when we compare versions of a document? [more inside]
posted by thewalrusispaul on Aug 11, 2009 - 6 answers

Help me get my focus back on my own life and happiness and stop comparing/competing with my ex in my own mind... and stop having how I compare with others as a condition to my happiness/self esteem in general... [more inside]
posted by Chrysalis on Jun 16, 2009 - 13 answers

2008 Ford Mustang v. 2009 Ford Mustang. Isn't there.. a... changelog somewhere? [more inside]
posted by John Kenneth Fisher on Jan 18, 2009 - 6 answers

I need a good and fast tool to compare two folders side by side, with the ability of exclude .SVN and other useless files. I've found some ones like Compare Folders and DeltaWalker but I haven't tried these yet. Do you recommend them?
posted by Leech on Oct 22, 2008 - 11 answers

Help me find a program/web app that sorts lists by asking you to compare two items at a time. [more inside]
posted by hjo3 on May 2, 2008 - 8 answers

I like living in San Francisco, but I'm considering a move in the next few years. Can the hive mind recommend smaller cities with a similar vibe for me to explore? [more inside]
posted by quadog on Jan 2, 2008 - 44 answers

I'm thinking about adding either Dallas, TX or Houston, TX to my list of potential areas to relocate to. I'm getting pretty sick of California (the SF Bay Area) and have always liked the midwest. Help me learn more about the two places. [more inside]
posted by drstein on Jun 13, 2007 - 57 answers

Do scientists have an accurate way to measure complexity? Are they able to compare a human body with a city, for example, and say that one is more or less complicated or complex than the other?
posted by cgc373 on May 25, 2007 - 22 answers

I have been building up a rather large PDF library of scientific literature. The problem is that I am sure some of these are copies that just have different names. Is there a (free?) application (for Mac) that will find the duplicates for me?
posted by jonesor on Nov 6, 2006 - 9 answers

I want to compare the prices of common consumer commodities over time within a specific region of the U.S. Is there any clearinghouse for this information? [more inside]
posted by croutonsupafreak on May 23, 2006 - 4 answers

How can I find out who makes great-quality windshield wiper blades? [more inside]
posted by stuckie on Feb 2, 2006 - 19 answers

Does anybody know of a Windows tool to compare two lists/files and identify the commonalities? [more inside]
posted by jedro on Oct 5, 2005 - 18 answers

I have two versions of a largeish text file, one a slightly modified version of the other. Is there any app I can run in Xp that would report the differences between the two on a line-to-line basis? Could it also do the same for a whole mess of corresponding text files within a large directory structure?
posted by signal on Nov 13, 2004 - 8 answers