I need to count how many times a sump pump runs in a given period. The sump pump pumps water out of a hole on the ground, it is activated by a float switch - so generally speaking it pumps the same amount of water out each time it runs (the volume of water from the top 'on' level to the lower 'off' level). I want to know how much water is being pumped per week/month/whatever. [more inside]
posted by Xhris on Sep 15, 2009 - 13 answers

How can I count certain things in a range of cells in Excel that fall between two dates? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Sep 2, 2009 - 5 answers

I have lots of questions about an email FW: I have received many, many times. [more inside]
posted by doublehappy on Aug 16, 2009 - 25 answers

Do cats get hayfever?
posted by cameronfromedinburgh on Jun 22, 2009 - 12 answers

What's your version of Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around? Miss Susie had a steamboat? Cinderella dressed in yella? [more inside]
posted by librarylis on May 19, 2009 - 75 answers

I want to generate tag clouds for really large text files (the largest is 85 MB). No online service that I've found will support a file this big. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by dbarefoot on Oct 5, 2008 - 9 answers

SQL Filter: What query can I use to count the number of times a word appears in a text field? [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Feb 21, 2008 - 6 answers

I need help with counting formulas in Excel! [more inside]
posted by Lilou on Aug 12, 2007 - 13 answers

BaseballFilter: If a batter has a full count and then fouls off the next few pitches, do those pitches go as a ball or a strike in the pitcher's pitch count for the game?
posted by phaded on Aug 6, 2007 - 7 answers

Excel question: I can't figure out how to count what I want to count... [more inside]
posted by underwater on Dec 2, 2006 - 6 answers

How do I get a global wordcount for every post made on my MT 2.66 blog? [more inside]
posted by Marquis on Nov 27, 2005 - 6 answers

I want to keep an accurate play count of my songs in iTunes: to do this, I want the play count to reflect not only what I play on iTunes at my computer but also on my iPod. Is it possible to have the iPod update the play count on iTunes when I connect it to the computer? Is there any way to make a smart playlist of most frequently played tracks that inludes BOTH iTunes and the iPod? Or am I stuck with independent counts? [more inside]
posted by thewiseacre on Jul 31, 2005 - 3 answers

When discussing the Iraq war, pro-war people often state that things would be worse under Saddam. This seems to imply that more people would have died under Saddam than as a result of the invasion/occupation thus far. I want to dispute these types of statements but honestly I don't know if it is true or not. I haven't seen any real firm figure on how many people died under Saddam and at what rate he killed people. I know that the folks at Iraqbodycount.net keep a running count of those who died as a direct result of the Iraq war. Have any credible comparisons been done between the numbers of deaths we have caused and the numbers he usually caused? If so, what were the results?
posted by aburd on Jun 13, 2005 - 24 answers

WordFilter: I'm using Microsoft Word as my word processing software for a very, very large project (my PhD). I have a strict limit of 100,000 words to follow, and although it seems as if that's a lot, I'm feeling the pinch right about now. The issue I'm having is that I get conflicting reports when I do a word count, using 2 different methods... [more inside]
posted by yellowcandy on Mar 22, 2005 - 14 answers