Why won't metafilter load for my wife, but it does for me? [more inside]
posted by Lokheed on Dec 26, 2009 - 14 answers

Suddenly today, I can't stay logged into anything - Google, Facebook, Metafilter, Twitter, Flickr, etc. I've run through a bunch of possibilities, but could the power cutting out last night have done something? [more inside]
posted by peep on Nov 17, 2009 - 11 answers

I have a MacBook Pro running OS 10.6.1, and an Airport Extreme Base Station. Is there a user-friendly way to see if someone is trying to use my internet connection or hack into my network? [more inside]
posted by invisible ink on Nov 10, 2009 - 17 answers

Looking for a universally compatible word processing program that can I download for free off the internet. [more inside]
posted by crazylegs on Oct 21, 2009 - 18 answers

What is the difference between an Apple Airport Express Base Station, and an Airport Extreme Base Station? I have a tiny 500-square foot apartment. All I want is to be able to surf the web wirelessly. Can I go with the cheaper Express Base Station? Why is one cheaper than the other (in other words, what can the Extreme do that the Express cannot)?
posted by invisible ink on Sep 13, 2009 - 18 answers

Help me connect to my girlfriend's wireless network! [more inside]
posted by scarylarry on Aug 31, 2009 - 12 answers

What are some ways I can improve latency over a wireless network? [more inside]
posted by bobertdude on Jul 18, 2009 - 12 answers

What are some school appropriate websites I can use in the classroom? [more inside]
posted by debbie_ann on Jul 13, 2009 - 15 answers

Wireless Filter: Internet is free in my apartment complex but our connection is crap. Help! [more inside]
posted by cachondeo45 on Apr 16, 2009 - 8 answers

Why are some websites too big for my screen? [more inside]
posted by crazylegs on Mar 16, 2009 - 13 answers

Foreword: No ruby background aside from basic tutorials. Here's the deal. I've tired the Agile Web Dev (2nd edition) book for rails, very out of date. I need to learn something. I want to learn ruby on Rails. I've gone through the Rails guide on creating a rails blog (http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started_with_rails.html). So, rather then buy it now (3rd edition of book as beta) or just wait, I want to get on the fast track to learn rails 2.2 (soon to be release 2.3) . Basically I'm looking for a online resource super cheap or free that provides quality information relating to rails and ruby. Help and suggestions welcome
posted by BoldStepDesign on Feb 3, 2009 - 6 answers

My facebook, delicious and flickr aren't working, but all other sites are fine. What's wrong and how do I fix it? [more inside]
posted by carofowler on Feb 2, 2009 - 8 answers

Does anyone know of a way to batch print multiple emails from Gmail? Looking to print 30+ emails and don't want to have to open and print each one. Thanks!
posted by Raichle on Jan 25, 2009 - 10 answers

What are external links, and what value do they provide to my site ranking? Are they important? [more inside]
posted by Nixie Pixel on Jan 21, 2009 - 3 answers

Is there a firewall that will let me have two separate wan connections that are both on the same subnet/ have the same gateway? [more inside]
posted by brent_h on Jan 13, 2009 - 6 answers

What's the normal lifespan of a wireless router for home use? [more inside]
posted by jon1270 on Jan 7, 2009 - 34 answers

Is there any free or cheap service where I can store all my passwords, uh, online? Is this a reasonable question or am I being foolish? I have all my passwords in a Word document but don't like carrying them on my usb as a)I lose it. Is there such a site for security that I can encrypt this tiny but precious document?
posted by snap_dragon on Jan 5, 2009 - 33 answers

I'm looking for a Free Flash gallery with admin panel, something similar to SlideshowPro (http://slideshowpro.net/). Know of anything?
posted by BoldStepDesign on Dec 20, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there an easier way to select a group of emails in Outlook and extract their header information to a file or to the clipboard - together, all at once? An Outlook plugin perhaps? Outlook's method sucks because you can only get one header at a time via right-click and view options. I've got a load of spam that I need to send to my host for investigation.
posted by Jackie_Treehorn on Nov 26, 2008 - 3 answers

My teenage cousin is staying up too late on the internet and my aunt has asked me to help her limit how much time she is spending on it. It is very similar to this question which has come before. But I'm looking for a software solution. [more inside]
posted by roshy on Nov 3, 2008 - 21 answers

How can my friends and I, all in different time zones, watch TV together during its FIRST airing? We're all tech savvy, but not nocturnal. Help us! [more inside]
posted by arniec on Sep 15, 2008 - 19 answers

Need to find an alternative to MyHQ.com. MyHQ is a web-based homepage that is simply lists of links that you can add to, customize, and organize into categories. You set it as your homepage, and voila!, every place you regularly visit on the internet is right in front of you. Their site is currently down, which has happened before, but this time I fear its for reals. I am literally lost without it (not to mention the 100+ organized links that I no longer have access to). [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Sep 3, 2008 - 19 answers

My company recently switched from a standard POP mail server to having GMail as our MX server and hosting all our business accounts. Overall the benefits are quite positive, but I'm having some usage issues that bug me. Can you help me use gmail better? Specific questions inside. [more inside]
posted by arniec on Aug 28, 2008 - 16 answers

What is the simplest way of transferring old outlook express mails to gmail? I've set it up so that new mails received are forwarded automatically to gmail but moving old mails is proving more difficult
posted by conrad101 on Aug 25, 2008 - 2 answers

My computer is showing that I'm connected to the Internet, but it's not actually connecting. My usual trouble shooting tricks aren't working, so does anyone have any ideas? [more inside]
posted by Airhen on Jul 23, 2008 - 8 answers

Just installed latest Java RE 6 update 5 and IE7 crashes on opening. Have restored system and cancelled Java updates (for now) but....anyone else had this problem? Did you find a fix? I'm running Vista Ultimate on a Dell Inspiron 530 about 9 months old. Grateful for any thoughts....
posted by JtJ on Jul 18, 2008 - 3 answers

Activities for weeklong 7th grade computer class? [more inside]
posted by prefrontal on Jul 6, 2008 - 19 answers

Any advice on coming to terms with not being able to surf the internet or keep up with the news for the next year? [more inside]
posted by davidstandaford on Jul 3, 2008 - 14 answers

We're having some problems with our wireless network, and I can't figure out what the problem is. [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Jun 21, 2008 - 8 answers

Is there a good program to monitor progress in various TV shows? I.e. what episode I'm on in shows if watching multiple shows in different seasons irregularly. [more inside]
posted by lrodman on May 6, 2008 - 11 answers

How can I create a social networking site? I am in Southern California (Inland Empire/Orange County) and interested in building a social networking/message board/blog site along the lines of Sermo or Metafilter that isn't really about customizable media and meeting friends, as much as it is for people within a certain specialty, let's say the veterinary community, to share their ideas about their expertise with peers, receive newsletters relevant to their work, and ask for their peers' opinions or advice. [more inside]
posted by lukeklein on Apr 12, 2008 - 10 answers

I want to download an institutional web page and change it a little bit for a job interview. I have Frontpage and NVU. But when I try to capture the page my computer bogs down and stops responding. Help! [more inside]
posted by LarryC on Jan 30, 2008 - 3 answers

When my browsing and downloading is "encrypted," who or what am I protecting myself from? [more inside]
posted by Avenger50 on Jan 9, 2008 - 18 answers

Can I get a wired (ethernet) connection off a wireless network? [more inside]
posted by TonyRobots on Dec 2, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm looking for a way to place a browser window into a PowerPoint slide so that I can access web pages during my presentation and have them updated in real time. I've played around a bit with LiveWeb, which has behaved a bit erratically, and am hesitating before plunking down money for something like T-Dog's PowerPoint Web Browser. It doesn't need to have terribly robust browser capabilities - an address bar, forward/backward buttons and a "refresh" button should suffice. Anyway, I'd love to hear people's advice - the simpler, the better; I am a confirmed non-geek. If it matters (and I assume it does), I'm running Windows XP and PowerPoint 2003. Thanks in advance for your answers to my first-ever Ask MeFi question!
posted by AngerBoy on Oct 9, 2007 - 5 answers

My new computer only has 1394 ethernet. My home network is set up with a router... and apparently 1394 cannot connect through a router. Is there a way to get to my internet connection that I don't know about? [more inside]
posted by BlackLeotardFront on Oct 6, 2007 - 9 answers

What free software do you use to filter the internet for kids? [more inside]
posted by snsranch on Sep 1, 2007 - 19 answers

I want to archive my personal documents like birth certificate, mark sheet, bond, bank statement details etc by scanning them and storing in the internet. I thought i will scan and store them in my email accounts. (like yahoo etc) However i am not sure, whether storing those documents in yahoo email etc is safe. Can some one suggest a good safe option, where i can scan documents and put them in internet not accessible to others. Are there any free encryption software which encrypts the documents and stores them. It is okay, if some budget software is also available, instead of freeware.
posted by tom123 on Sep 1, 2007 - 17 answers

Need help sharing an EVDO broadband connection among multiple computers [more inside]
posted by mattholomew on Aug 22, 2007 - 3 answers

Does anyone know of a way to create a line graph using html or javascript? [more inside]
posted by kaozity on Jul 30, 2007 - 6 answers

Who do you recommend for website design in the Orlando, Tampa, Lakeland, FL area? [more inside]
posted by the_binary_blues on May 28, 2007 - 4 answers

What's the easiest, most secure way to map a network drive over the Internet? [more inside]
posted by c:\awesome on May 15, 2007 - 10 answers

I think the title explains it all: I'm looking to get a list of all files in a specific directory from a web server- www.site.com/docs/. The thing is, there's an index.htm file in that directory so if I browse to it, I just get the index file. Is there any way to find out the names of all files in that directory, scripting or otherwise? [more inside]
posted by newatom on Apr 20, 2007 - 13 answers

I have some contacts on AIM, others on Google Talk, others on MSN messenger. Ideally I'd like to set up an account on all of these, and then if someone sends me a message on one it would be forwarded to the other one I happened to be logged in on; i.e., they send me a message on Google talk and it's automagically forwarded to my MSN messenger account. C'mon MeFites, let's get the construction paper & string & build this thing!
posted by mattholomew on Apr 19, 2007 - 19 answers

What would you say is the best way to have 10 domains access one database? [more inside]
posted by iguanapolitico on Apr 2, 2007 - 14 answers

How can I continue to operate my one-man software business while out of the country for 3 months? [more inside]
posted by csugden on Mar 12, 2007 - 7 answers

How can you stop banner ads from animating? Or just remove them altogether? [more inside]
posted by wfc123 on Jan 13, 2007 - 25 answers

Computer & Internet news round-up 2006. What do you consider to be the biggest or most interesting tech and web news of the last year? [more inside]
posted by MintSauce on Dec 31, 2006 - 4 answers

A few months ago my grandparents bought a computer. To help them fix problems without us driving all the way out to their house every time something comes up, I'd like to install something that would allow us to view their screen and control their mouse and keyboard from home. Both systems involved would be running Windows XP Home Edition, and we both have broadband connections. What is the best, preferably free, way to do this?
posted by punishinglemur on Dec 25, 2006 - 34 answers

How does a typical RSS feed behaves over time, as the content grows? [more inside]
posted by joshjs on Nov 8, 2006 - 5 answers