Anyone ever used the VitaCShower or similar products? Did it work? Did you notice a difference? And did you try the bath tablets too? I'm looking for a shower head filter that will remove chloramine and chlorine. [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 0 answers

Recommendation for professional 35mm slide scanning services, either through the mail or in the Washington D.C. metro area. Best recommendation for extremely long term archival storage of slides. About 400-500 slides. [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2008 - 7 answers

Water filterFilter: I'm looking at purchasing a Berkey Light Water filter. This would be intended for both daily use and also to have on hand in case a hurricane or some other disaster knocks out the municipal water supply and we need to scoop drinking water out of a stream. Does anyone have experience with the Berkey filters? How is the taste compared to mainstream filters like Pur or Brita? Do they look odd in your kitchen or are they an attractive fixture? Any other thoughts or brand suggestions, random or otherwise, on this are welcome.
posted on Apr 23, 2008 - 6 answers

Are there water filtration systems with no plastic anywhere in the water's path?
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 5 answers

Good batch photo editing software for Mac? (I want to apply a tungsten filter to a large batch of digital images) [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 9 answers

Daughter has a science fair problem. Where can I buy light filtering gels? [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 12 answers

Calling all Outlook Express Gurus: How do I create a rule so that when I put messages in a particular folder, they automatically get a response specific to that folder? [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm looking to replace the fuel filter on my 2003 Chevrolet Tracker. It's a relatively easy process, but I'm having some difficulty locating the exact position of the filter. Does anyone happen to have a diagram or link to where can I get this information?
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - 4 answers

Excel filter-filter: How do I set up an easily adjustable filter for a 7000-odd row spreadsheet in Excel Mac 2004 or 2008? The data's not well organised and needs to be filtered over multiple columns. [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 5 answers

What are the options for single user content filtering for Apple computers? [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 7 answers

Two quick Thunderbird questions: 1. Outgoing mail filters (work-arounds). 2. Incoming mail line breaks. [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 6 answers

My S.O. are thinking about a March getaway in Todos Santos, Mexico. Are there any Mexicans or experienced travelers who can advise us? We've never travelled in Latin America, but are in the mood for something new. [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 4 answers

Is there a free service online that will allow me to aggregate RSS feeds, but will only show the last entry from each blog? (more details below) [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 5 answers

Some, but not all, cups of tea made with my Brita water filter kettle are tasteless and undrinkable. Why? [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 16 answers

Do I really need two air filters for my heater? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 3 answers

Here's another question about Brita Water Filters. Presumably the efficiciency of the cartridges is affected by the amount of water they filter as well as the length of time they are in place? In which case, how many litres would one cartridge safely cope with? And is there really a maximum time required before changing it?
posted on Sep 30, 2007 - 10 answers

Photography: How to make your own DIY Neutral Density filter? [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2007 - 10 answers

I would like to play games, download stuff, play poker, check fantasy football, etc. from work. But there is some sort of filter/blocking thing. Can you give me easy ways to beat the system and not get in trouble? [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2007 - 11 answers

Mozilla Thunderbird: When I place a message into a folder I want to simply right click the message and select "Place all future/past messages from this sender into this folder". How could I achieve such simple filtration?
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 2 answers

What are my options for getting my security deposit back from an unfair situation? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2007 - 10 answers

We got a new under the sink water filter and are trying to decide where to put it. Our stainless steel sink is set into the granite, so no free holes to sneak the faucet into - we'll have to drill a hole in the granite. Where on the granite do we install it? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2007 - 4 answers

How do I create a system for organizing/filtering company training sessions through a training calendar? [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2007 - 1 answers

More than half my outgoing emails wind up in spam folders. I realize that it's inevitable this will happen sometimes, but how can I minimize it? I use gmail, and I do not, fwiw, use words like "mortgage", "refinance" or "penis" in my messages. I sometimes use a sig, but it's non-hypeish. I do often send links in the body of my emails. One solution is to follow up re: unreplied-to emails, but 1. if someone did receive my mail but hasn't had time to reply, I look pushy and 2. chances are that my follow-up will be spam filtered, too.
posted on Jul 12, 2007 - 16 answers

My air conditioner is making me sick. How do I clean it? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2007 - 5 answers

Can I make my tap water better, or is it time to get bottled water delivery? [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2007 - 9 answers

I need to know how to get this air filter changed. I've searched the web and can't really find good answers. One of the panels is labeled "Arcoaire". Here are pictures: pic 1 | pic 2 | pic 3 | pic 4
posted on May 14, 2007 - 8 answers

In GMail, is there a way to mark incoming emails as read, if it has a specific word or sender? I thought I had seen this in the filter options before, but now that I am trying to do it, I don't see it.
posted on May 4, 2007 - 6 answers

audiofilter: How do you get one sound sample (http://www.sendspace.com/file/x8yljn) to sound like another (http://www.sendspace.com/file/fh6v9l) without rerecording? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2007 - 6 answers

What is the service that lets you change your DNS settings to route through a safe-site filter? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2007 - 6 answers

How can I write a procmail rule that would drop messages with GIF or JPEG attachments under 100kB in size? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2007 - 7 answers

When Yahoo Pipes first came out, there was some muttering about how this would be handy for creating a feed for an individual author on a multi-author blog w/o feeds by author? But I can't seem to find anyone who's done it, or successfully do so myself. Any Pipes gurus on AskMe? [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2007 - 8 answers

Cookbooks: What are the definitive resources for technique, cuisines? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2006 - 27 answers

I'm looking for a cheap (free?) web site that will let me set up mail rules for an IMAP account on a different server. [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2006 - 1 answers

I'm researching nearlyfreespeech.net. So far I find their operating policies & philosophies very solid, but I see another mf user commented, "Aren't the nearlyfreespeech servers auto banned by many filters?" (No one answered, since that was a piggyback question.) If there's any truth to that, it could be a dealbreaker for me since I need to not exclude users in academic/institutional settings. What say ye?
posted on Oct 31, 2006 - 13 answers

Is there a server based, spam filter that will work with any ISP? I have a friend who cannot change ISPs or email services, he is paying a lot for dial-up time, and he gets about 100 spam: 1 valid email. Is there a spam filter that will check his current email for him and delete the spam, allowing him to keep his current email and ISP? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2006 - 15 answers

How bad is it to run an engine with slightly too much oil? [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2006 - 6 answers

Please recommend a plumbed-in water filter. [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2006 - 8 answers

Should I believe my refrigerator? I have a refrigerator with a water tap and ice maker. It has a filter that costs about $50 to replace. The filter directions say to do so at least every six months. And a light saying it's time to replace it comes on in about six months. [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2006 - 7 answers

Argh! Gmail image spam! I'm getting 20 of these a day. Since Google has failed to filter these messages, is there a workaround I can use? Also, would simply deleting these messages rather than marking them as spam reduce the possibility of false positives?
posted on Aug 30, 2006 - 25 answers

How do you like your faucet-mounted water filter? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2006 - 27 answers

I am trying to kick my internet porn habit, and need suggestions on how to resist my temptations. [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2006 - 24 answers

Looking for a free app that can enable/disable the proxy settings in Internet Explorer on a timer. [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2006 - 5 answers

Live Concert footage recorded w/Casio exilim 7.2 meg. Audio is on a scale(1-10) 7-8 distorted. I can extract from source. I have roxio 8 and demo of sony-vegas. Is it possible to reduce distortion at least enough to be decent. 3-4 (or better ) on the same scale? Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. Will trade for said footage. The band is Mutemath, and Vedera.
posted on Jun 28, 2006 - 3 answers

How reliable do you find Gmail's spam filtering? Do i need to check the spam folder before I (or Gmail) empty it? It seems quite good to me - I've been using it since february, and it's been months since any real mail got filtered as spam, and relatively few spam get through. But checking is getting tiresome. what is your experience? Judy
posted on Jun 24, 2006 - 19 answers

Mail filtering in Eudora. [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2006 - 5 answers

Warning: Networking Geekery Ahead Once upon a time I was able to use VNC viewer (the binary executable, not the java viewer) on my work Windows XP PC to connect to VNC server on my home Windows XP PC via Port 443. This allowed me to view and control my home desktop in a window on my work PC and thereby do an end run around the restrictive web filter/firewall at work. It was slow, but it was still useable and reliable.

I stopped using it for a couple of weeks when I lost my USB key. I recently found it and tried my VNC connection again from work. It doesn't work now. [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2006 - 15 answers

For my work, I've been asked to prevent a client's son from browsing porn on the family computer without spending money on NetNanny style products. I confess to encountering some difficulty. I have set Win XP to use the MVPS hosts file and tried a couple of free porn filters but have come up against a brick wall. Help me! [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2006 - 37 answers

I want to take my photography to the next level. What should I invest in? [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2006 - 46 answers

NYC: Should I drink the water? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2006 - 39 answers

Aside from not driving behind other vehicles, how do you keep ambient exhaust fumes out of your car cabin during a commute? Filters? Ionization? Impossible?
posted on Dec 21, 2005 - 5 answers