Simple Mefi, simple! I just want to buy a replica of the Orin from the 80's fantasy film The Neverending Story. I'd like a nice one, but at this point.... [more inside]
posted by Bageena on Aug 12, 2009 - 5 answers

Looking for the title/ author of a children's book about an old man who saves a Chinese village by turning into a dragon? [more inside]
posted by mrmarley on Feb 22, 2009 - 3 answers

Has anyone used a live transcribing software as an educational tool in the classroom? [more inside]
posted by fantasticninety on Sep 30, 2008 - 2 answers

What would be my best source for HD content and the best PVR to capture that content? I just purchased a new HDTV. I have a Direct TV Tivo box that is only standard def. I figure as long as I have an HDTV though, I should try to get the most out of it. It seems my options are Direct TV with their HD PVR, a Direct TV HD receiver and an HD TiVo or MythTV set up, cable and one of their PVRs or cable and a Tivo or MythTV set up. [more inside]
posted by willnot on Apr 27, 2007 - 10 answers

A few years ago I acquired, through a weird set of circumstances, about 400 issues of Dragon magazine from the early 80s. I have no use for them at all, and am trying to figure out the best way to get rid of them (for profit). [more inside]
posted by brundlefly on Jan 15, 2007 - 10 answers

How can I use Windows without touching a mouse? Will voice recognition software help? [more inside]
posted by tabulem on Nov 9, 2006 - 17 answers

Looking for some cool fantasy artwork of a person fighting a dragon.
posted by wubbie on Sep 19, 2006 - 8 answers

I remember a comical short story by Isaac Asimov that partly involved 'wizards' who were actually misunderstood scientists. Can anybody recall what the story is called? Amazon and Google Book Search have been no help. [more inside]
posted by sindark on Aug 7, 2006 - 9 answers

Anyone have any practical tips for using voice recognition in an office environment? [more inside]
posted by krisjohn on Mar 26, 2006 - 1 answer

I'm looking for the name of/info on a mid-eighties side-scrolling arcade game... [more inside]
posted by drgonzo on Mar 1, 2006 - 11 answers

Trying to find an old childrens' book involving a princess who finds a baby dragon. [more inside]
posted by Windigo on Oct 25, 2005 - 3 answers