HELP! I am (was) using my ipod instead of a DJ for my wedding that is in 10 days and it just CRASHED! It synched to my computer without warning and now all my wedding playlists are GONE! I'm a dope and only very recently started using an external hard drive...long story short I need help to rebuild my wedding playlists. With the stress of the wedding planning I cant even remember to poop, let alone the collection of music ive been building for years!! [more inside]
posted by madmamasmith on Nov 11, 2009 - 21 answers

Help me identify this novel of which the details have been lost? [more inside]
posted by malusmoriendumest on Sep 15, 2009 - 10 answers

Please help me unb0rk my cousin's router. [more inside]
posted by Decimask on Sep 3, 2009 - 6 answers

I messed up big time here...I have my passport and ticket ready to fly to China on September 15th. I do not have a visa. [more inside]
posted by dawson on Aug 19, 2009 - 26 answers

ID-the-scene-source: Someone watches a neighboring woman through a window as the neighbor carefully prepares for her lover to come visit. The lover comes in, gets it done with, leaves, and she cries. [more inside]
posted by NikitaNikita on Aug 14, 2009 - 4 answers

My grandmother died this morning. I'm going home to help out the family, but I would like to make a list of things I might not remember before I leave so that we don't forget anything. [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Aug 12, 2009 - 23 answers

Help me go back to being a happy girl. [more inside]
posted by cobain_angel on Jul 20, 2009 - 20 answers

How can I get any service from Dell Inc. Help they seem to have lost my order and won't give me any answers etc. [more inside]
posted by Twinedog on Jul 8, 2009 - 17 answers

Half a day on a low-carb diet and I already feel like hurling. Advice? [more inside]
posted by kitcat on Jun 15, 2009 - 34 answers

How do I figure out what is taking up all the space on my wife's macbook? [more inside]
posted by Grither on May 18, 2009 - 25 answers

I agreed to cat-sit. Now the cat is destroying my apartment, my sanity and my 401K (no wait, the stock market did that). Please help me. [more inside]
posted by Valuev on May 15, 2009 - 24 answers

Excel n00b needs help with what ought to be a very simple custom formula. And yes, I have looked around on the interwebs for the answer. [more inside]
posted by wowbobwow on May 6, 2009 - 6 answers

Help me find a (really) quick, easy way to familiarize myself with French literature. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by Tamanna on Apr 30, 2009 - 3 answers

Web design panic! Wordpress theme (YAML + sandbox) implodes on impact with internet explorer [more inside]
posted by yuletide on Apr 21, 2009 - 11 answers

I'm trying to puzzle out a change I'd like to make to this page (and its brethren) on my website. [more inside]
posted by pjern on Apr 10, 2009 - 3 answers

I'd like to get more out of Mint.com, but can't figure out how to do what I'd like to do. The crux of the problem is that Mint.com mistakenly identifies some of my recurring monthly expenses as being payments to Marshall's (the store). Payments that Mint.com assumes are to Marshall's are actually to more than one payee, and the Rules feature doesn't seem to be customizable enough to handle that. [more inside]
posted by emelenjr on Apr 5, 2009 - 6 answers

TemporalDisturbanceFilter: I seem to lose time. Or, more specifically, I'm one of those people that needs to get a bunch of things done, but I can easily sit on my laptop and play flash games for what turns into 4 hours. How do I break this habit/get my stuff together? [more inside]
posted by SNWidget on Mar 18, 2009 - 34 answers

Pet Bird filter: My friend's cockatiel is egg-bound (meaning that the egg is not passing) and she has no local or close access to a bird vet. What to do? [more inside]
posted by kch on Mar 11, 2009 - 10 answers

My book club is fizzling out...help me reignite it! [more inside]
posted by Groovytimes on Feb 15, 2009 - 14 answers

I want to propose to my amazing girlfriend! (Yay!) Please help me figure out how to talk to her parents. Details inside! [more inside]
posted by mockjovial on Feb 5, 2009 - 16 answers

Need help answering a question about a "Flight of the Conchords" cast member! [more inside]
posted by Groovytimes on Jan 21, 2009 - 6 answers

Using Open Office Impress...need a little help with making a navigation bar. I have all the slides ready, just can't figure out how to add a visible nav bar with the usual buttons or arrows ie: First, Previous, Next, and Last. I can make it so that when anyone clicks, the next slide appears, but I would like to dress it up a bit if possible. BONUS : Understand that I've never used this, or PP before...and I'm kinda dumb.
posted by lobstah on Jan 11, 2009 - 4 answers

I have in my possession a large cut of beef called a round roast. What is it (pot roast, maybe?) and how do I cook it - tomorrow? [more inside]
posted by DarlingBri on Dec 24, 2008 - 18 answers

Please recommend some 24/7 classical music internet radio streams that never feature Fred Child. [more inside]
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks on Nov 19, 2008 - 23 answers

Are there still any easy-to-configure remote assistance solutions where the non-technical end user is on Windows 98? Small sums of money may be available, but free preferred. [more inside]
posted by galaksit on Nov 10, 2008 - 5 answers

North Dallas and/or McKinney area: Food Delivery Suggestions. Not looking for senior or meals on wheels. [more inside]
posted by doorsfan on Oct 20, 2008 - 3 answers

I am confused about assembling a relatively budget, quality home stereo system. (long) [more inside]
posted by Marquis on Oct 13, 2008 - 14 answers

UCLA or UC Berkeley music program? [more inside]
posted by *lostatsea* on Sep 17, 2008 - 14 answers

Sometimes, my keyboard switches to Dvorak for no apparent reason. We can't find a trigger for it--it occurs when typing in word, when playing TF2, when entering an address in the address bar, etc. Only a restart can restore QWERTY. Even though the text input on TF2 will be scrambled, the TF2 controls work as though on QUERTY--'W' is still forward, even though it types out 'E'. Incidents can be anywhere from hours to weeks apart. I've personally only seen it happen inside TF2, but my sister swears it happens other times, too. Googling only returns 'how to switch to/learn Dvorak' pages. The computer runs Windows XP, and only happens to that computer. Can you help me stop Dvorak?
posted by flibbertigibbet on Aug 24, 2008 - 5 answers

Can you help me identify this song? [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on Mar 1, 2008 - 7 answers

My Drivers License is expired. So are my car's tags. A lot. How do I renew both without getting arrested on the spot? [more inside]
posted by brain cloud on Feb 24, 2008 - 26 answers

I have a dear pal with a coke habit that has driven him to homelessness. He is not a US-native; he grew up in pre-change Eastern Europe. He does have a green card. He has had trouble hiolding job and appears to have never received training in money-management issues either in the US or at home. I do not want him to die, which he will surely do this year if things do not change. What can I do?
posted by mwhybark on Oct 5, 2006 - 15 answers

FedEx Help - - I did a driving course online and I need the documentation in my hot little hands before I go to the judge on monday. I paid for next day and should have received it yesterday. [more inside]
posted by bigmusic on May 12, 2006 - 16 answers