My mum loves interior design. She also loves puzzles but finds black belt Sudoku too easy. She's inheriting a laptop. What sort of programs and games can I load on this laptop for her?
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posted by divabat
on Jul 5, 2007 -
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Speck (clear) case for my MacBookPro (15"). I want to do something really cool - paint it. What should I paint it (and how best to accomplish such?)
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posted by Towelie
on Jul 2, 2007 -
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Where can I get business ideas to help me start my own company? Anything computer-related would be preferred.
posted by dcrocha
on Jun 8, 2007 -
5 answers
I am deeply interested in education - not teaching, but in student life and welfare, as well as alternative/non-traditional education. How do I learn more about those issues? Which people are prominent in the field? What resources do I have?
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posted by divabat
on Jun 3, 2007 -
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I love podcasts, but it very difficult to find new,
quality programs. I am looking for broadcasted material on a range of topics - including philosophy, the mind, avantgarde arts and lectures by creative, original thinkers (see my list of current podcasts for detail)... Can you help?
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posted by 0bvious
on May 31, 2007 -
20 answers
How do small community groups with branches in different areas manage membership fees?
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posted by divabat
on May 27, 2007 -
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How I do I turn my audience into loyal fans?
We have several concerts coming up, and though we've got a handle on promoting shows (getting people to come out), our questions are: (1) how do we get them to run home and tell their friends to go to our next show? (2) and how do we learn more about people who come? Looking for personal experiences from concert-goers and tips from musicians and other industries -
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posted by barmaljova
on May 20, 2007 -
31 answers
I have to do a mix tape at work and the subject that I got lumbered with was songs about communal living. Assitance in this matter would be greatly appreciated!
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posted by bollockovnikov
on May 16, 2007 -
27 answers
How do I objectively evaluate an idea for a startup that I have to find out if it is any good?
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posted by markesh
on Apr 12, 2007 -
13 answers
How do I wish my programming-geek boyfriend "Happy Birthday" and tell him "I love you" using computing code?
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posted by divabat
on Jan 23, 2007 -
25 answers
I am looking for well regarded books/scholarly papers about writing. Most specifically in the areas of Nonfiction (the essay style of article writing) and Children's Fiction (for a young adult audience).
Any tips? Go as far and broad as you can. I'll be off to the British library tomorrow, so the sky is the limit.
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posted by 0bvious
on Jan 9, 2007 -
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I've been noting down ideas for a potential novel for over a year. Problem is, I now have so many that it's tough to keep track of it all. How can I organise and consolidate them into something workable?
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posted by Acey
on Dec 30, 2006 -
27 answers
I've already got the xmas gift figured out, now I'm trying to figure out
how to give it...so what are some creative/clever/funny ways you've
given gifts?
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posted by 777
on Dec 12, 2006 -
26 answers
Who loves sandwiches? I do! But I'm tired of sandwichs designed in the vacuum of my mind. My question is thus: What are some great sandwichs?
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posted by TwelveTwo
on Dec 1, 2006 -
94 answers
What ideas/topics related to
management would add interest to an entry-level course, given an audience of older students with very basic study skills (adults with a GED and several years since school) ?
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posted by ejaned8
on Nov 22, 2006 -
5 answers
What is a kick-ass idea for a party for a bunch of Toronto graduate students?
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posted by gavia
on Nov 17, 2006 -
5 answers
A special lady in my life has an insatiable lust for all things dark chocolate. What outrageous dark chocolate related present can I get for her?
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posted by null terminated
on Oct 24, 2006 -
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It's my 30th birthday soon and my friends are telling me that I'm really difficult to buy presents for. They’re pretty much right as I don’t really know what I want. Can you help me come up with some interesting ideas for them?
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posted by mr_silver
on Oct 17, 2006 -
25 answers
I'm at a total loss about how best to help make my boyfriend's birthday an amazing experience and I need your help!
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posted by Lleyam
on Sep 17, 2006 -
15 answers
Help us plan the rest of our vacation!
We are 2 college students from Seattle currently on vacation in Vancouver, BC. We've been following
this thread pretty closely for trip ideas, but we're sort of stumped for what to do tomorrow and Tuesday (train leaves at about 6pm on Tuesday, so we have almost 2 more days here). Emphasis on the cheap, of course.
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posted by rossination
on Aug 13, 2006 -
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I need to get a gift and I'm struggling with coming up with an appropriate idea. All suggestions appreciated.
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posted by dragonbay
on Jul 10, 2006 -
10 answers
I'd like to go to Modena, Italy in early December to meet some friends. I'd also like to attend a student festival in Trondheim, Norway, in mid-February. What else can I do between December and February?
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posted by divabat
on Jun 22, 2006 -
6 answers
Know any good travelling websites? Most specifically for backpacking in Asia...
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posted by 0bvious
on May 29, 2006 -
14 answers
Hello.
Here’s the lowdown: I’m the senior sound designer / managing director for a leading international sound library company who’s been successfully running a company that doesn’t belong to me for 6 years. I’ve exhausted this opportunity, as the company is limited in its ability to grow due to the owners methods. In short, although I still have my job (and could have it forever, so to speak), I need to get out. I’m striving to create an opportunity for myself (and potentially for some of the other amazing employees I’ve hired who are looking for better opportunities) by starting a new company, and I must act now as I am not getting any younger.. I’ve been thinking this through for almost 6 months now, and something seeming great has just happened. Can you help me make the most out of it?
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posted by AdInfinitum
on May 25, 2006 -
13 answers
I will leave Japan to travel back to the UK this August and am looking for interesting, original places and/or ways to make my way back. Where/how should I go?
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posted by 0bvious
on May 18, 2006 -
8 answers
Take your kids to workfilter, I'm a victim of the do something well and you're doing it for the rest of your time at the job. Help me with a workplace presentation to kids. (More inside)
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posted by cmfletcher
on Apr 25, 2006 -
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Please teach me how to use a notebook. Yes, the paper kind. I've tried to go paperless, but I find that there are too many constraints to taking notes on a computer. I like the advantages of using a notebook: freedom, doodling, portable, easy to page-through and review. Ideas just flow when I use paper and a pen. I find that I don't review notes kept on my computer. With a notebook, I can page through a find ideas and thoughts from last month. With that said, I have a hard time sticking with using the notebook.
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posted by jpep
on Apr 19, 2006 -
20 answers
Say you purchased a two-bedroom condo, but one bedroom was only accessible by walking through the other. What would you do about it?
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posted by Plutor
on Apr 13, 2006 -
22 answers
I have an XML feed which I want to
automatically post into my del.icio.us account. Is this possible?
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posted by 0bvious
on Mar 19, 2006 -
5 answers
Progressivefilter: I'm looking for a wiki or online document that represents a collaborative effort to outline a vision of progressive government.
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posted by viewofdelft
on Mar 6, 2006 -
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