Another internet rut question/on the eve of Google Reader's destruction: What's in your RSS?
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posted by decathexis
on Mar 14, 2013 -
21 answers
I didn't ask for this! My employer is moving me to a position that will require a working knowledge of PHP development, but my skills are nowhere near up to snuff. "You learn quick, just pick it up" they say! I don't know where they got the idea that I DO in fact learn quickly, but I guess now I have to! So what can a guy like me do to pick up at least a passable proficiency relatively quickly? I can put in the hours, but I would rather put in the hours efficiently, if you know what I mean.
posted by Willie0248
on Mar 12, 2013 -
13 answers
Assuming Moore's law maintains and storage technologies continue to improve at their current rate, how many decades until we can fit the entire Internet onto something the size of a pen? Assume 5 cubic centimetres as the size of the pen.
posted by Sebmojo
on Mar 9, 2013 -
19 answers
I'm moving house next weekend and new place does not have WiFi. It's a six month lease and I'll probably be moving out of the country after that. I use a lot of internet (streaming music, downloading podcasts, films, sending large files, using cloud services, etc.) and so I need something unlimited or pretty near it. Everything I'm seeing online so far is either too much £ for too little internet (£20 for 2GB per month, seriously??) or too much commitment (12-18 month contracts for phone, broadband and TV). I only need internet. What are my options, if any? Thanks!
posted by iamkimiam
on Mar 9, 2013 -
11 answers
Mr. BlahLaLa and I are considering buying Kid BlahLaLa a laptop for his 10th birthday. (We want him to be able to play Minecraft and browse the internet.) We're a Mac family but I'm pretty sure this computer will have to be non-Mac because they're so much cheaper, which in turn opens up a whole world of internet security questions that I usually don't think about on my mac. Plus the whole idea of "Now I'm giving my kid a computer, what do I need to think about?" type of stuff.
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posted by BlahLaLa
on Mar 2, 2013 -
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Chrome on Lion 10.7.5 keeps closing while I'm in the midst of browsing, and it's driving me nuts. And it doesn't seem to think there's a problem with that.
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posted by FarOutFreak
on Mar 1, 2013 -
9 answers
Someone is creating accounts using my name and work email address on offensive sites. Looking for guidance on what to do.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 28, 2013 -
22 answers
Any high-tech work-from-home Maui residents?
If you work from home on Maui and absolutely definitely depend on having rock-solid high-speed internet access... where do you live and where would you avoid moving? Is there a single company that offers access? Related question... are power-outages a regular occurrence that would affect location too?
mahalo.
posted by jimmereeno
on Feb 26, 2013 -
3 answers
Is there any advantage to using a Verizon (or equivalent) 4G Hotspot over tethering a mobile phone?
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posted by zephyr_words
on Feb 26, 2013 -
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I want a new Internet provider. I have a new laptop. I am not froze to the idea of using this laptop if a new different laptop will serve me better. I want to run Ubuntu linux and I want decent speed and bandwidth caps. Currently I am accessing the Internet through a six year old IBM Thinkpad running Windows XP and I have an ISP account with Verizon. Please tell me your favorite low maintenence solutions.
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posted by bukvich
on Feb 25, 2013 -
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Let's say you have a global disaster where the traditional web is no longer available (all ISPs are down, or a virus/cyber-attack incapacitates the web for entire regions of the world). What are the data communication alternatives in this sort of context? Is anyone still running a BBS? Does anyone even have a dialup modem anymore? Is there something better than this?
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posted by furtive
on Feb 25, 2013 -
12 answers
I have a close friend who works as a php programmer who is interested in mentoring me. I have good reason to think that web development is the sort of work that I'd be good at. But is it really a smart move to devote time to learning these skills at this time? Is the market for web developers expected to be strong in the near future, or is it starting to wane?
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posted by MrOlenCanter
on Feb 25, 2013 -
21 answers
I want to create an intra-company website for my co-workers to rate/review widgets. It will not be a commercial venture. Is there is a free or free-ish way to do this?
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posted by vidur
on Feb 19, 2013 -
4 answers
I need to know how to fix tags on links I imported from Delicious into Pinboard.
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posted by reenum
on Feb 18, 2013 -
3 answers
I'd like to create a great streaming setup for my living room. Exact requirements inside
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posted by nickhb
on Feb 16, 2013 -
8 answers
At work I have a laptop (running Windows XP) that connects to the Internet via WiFi. Two other coworkers sit next to and across from me, and they connect the same way. About a year ago, we started experiencing connectivity problems.
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posted by zardoz
on Feb 13, 2013 -
7 answers
Local cable internet company wants to blanket my condo tower with WiFi APs to provide universal WiFi access for their subscribers. Will this degrade reception or throughput for existing private WiFi networks belonging to residents?
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posted by wutangclan
on Feb 13, 2013 -
18 answers
I used to have a lot of fun doing some web design a few years back, and wanted to have some fun with it again.
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posted by readygo
on Feb 10, 2013 -
9 answers
How can I stay signed in to my Google account (just using one browser) but not have my login automatically show up when I'm browsing videos on YouTube (bonus points if it doesn't track embedded video watching)?
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posted by apip
on Feb 9, 2013 -
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When buying a web domain, one is given the option(for an additional fee), to make the domain "private" where the owner of the domain is hidden from public view.
Then the question is, how private is a private domain? Can a web smart person or internet ninja find out the information?
The desire is to hide the domain and completely non-work related blog from my employer.
posted by sock, the puppet
on Feb 8, 2013 -
6 answers
I have a friend who has become totally reliant on an e-mail account, which was provided by an internet service provider which she has just left to go to a new ISP. She uses Outlook 2003 as her e-mail client program. Unfortunately, she is now finding that after moving to this new ISP that although she can receive e-mails absolutely fine, she cannot send e-mails.
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posted by conrad101
on Feb 7, 2013 -
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Trying to set up a new wireless network and running into all kinds of strange problems. Connections dropped every few hours! Some machines work, some don't! Can connect to internet,
can't connect to
router! DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER
(literally). Please help.
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posted by Rhaomi
on Feb 7, 2013 -
10 answers
The
1859 Carrington Event triggered the largest Geomagnetic Storm in recorded history, crippling the relatively small-scale telecommunications systems of the day and causing widespread electro-magnetic disruptions around the globe. If another EM event on that scale occurred today, what would be the likeliest impacts to our telecommunications systems, electrical grids, and magnetic storage media?
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posted by saulgoodman
on Feb 6, 2013 -
5 answers
I am trying to remember a website I vaguely remember. It was like lookbook.nu but everyone had their height/weight/body shape in their profile, so you could search for fashionable style posts/outfit of the days with people with a similar body type to you?
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posted by Huck
on Feb 1, 2013 -
6 answers
I am looking for recommendations for software to track/monitor/record someone's computer/Internet usage. Windows XP, one user account.
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posted by radioamy
on Jan 30, 2013 -
12 answers
When I stream video from almost any source, it gobbles up 100 percent of my CPU usage and becomes choppy and unwatchable. I've tried every trick in the book. Any suggestions?
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posted by ronofthedead
on Jan 26, 2013 -
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I will be heading to Seattle and I have about 20 GB of videos I need to upload while I'm there. Is there anywhere in the Seattle area that is accessible to the public with fast internet? Or even something like a co-working space available at a modest price?
posted by perpetualstroll
on Jan 25, 2013 -
6 answers
We are trying to manually download a dropshipper's XML file of products. The file size is over 22MB and I can't open it in my web browsers Internet Explorer or FireFox (both latest). I tried asking them if they could allow me to read the directory the file's on so I could right click on it and download it manually but they refuse to do so. They told me I need to use an external program to download this XML file. I tried looking but with no luck. Could someone please help me.
Thank you so much...
posted by Bacillus
on Jan 23, 2013 -
8 answers
Why do I have constant internet stability / DNS lookup issues on my laptop but not on my iPad etc.?
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posted by pravit
on Jan 21, 2013 -
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Is there a tool that I can use to test my website's various pages across multiple platforms (different mobile devices, different browsers etc) without having to, you know, manually get hold of each mobile device and open up each browser and test it?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on Jan 18, 2013 -
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I'm coordinating a project that involves sending participants to remote communities in the Canadian North. The communities have varying speeds of internet connection, but in general, I've been told it's pretty slow, and sometimes bandwidth is restricted. The participants need to record video of themselves and send it to their evaluators back here in the city. What is the best (free) solution?
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posted by MissSquare
on Jan 17, 2013 -
15 answers
I have an adult website so I can't submit articles to normal article directories and get a link back for SEO. Is there a list of adult article directories where I can submit articles or even short stories and include a link in the article or bio?
posted by Bacillus
on Jan 15, 2013 -
1 answer
If you've ever paid $10 to $30 a month for a hosted online e-commerce solution, I have some questions for you about your experience.
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posted by jsturgill
on Jan 15, 2013 -
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I am studying abroad for the semester in London. My flat mates and I are looking for an Internet solution that doesn't require a contract. We picked up a 3G hotspot from Three but it isn't very fast. Is it possible to get actual broadband service without a 12- or 18-month contract?
posted by Kronios
on Jan 13, 2013 -
12 answers
The Router At my new apartment tracks all my Internet usage. Is there a way to hide it? I don't know much about vpns, But are they the solution? If so I would be willing to pay for a good one. Suggestions?
posted by anonymous
on Jan 11, 2013 -
29 answers
Why do certain features of a website work with current versions of firefox and earlier versions of Internet Explorer (7.0 and earlier) but not IE 9.0? Details and screenshots and much...
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posted by de void
on Jan 9, 2013 -
5 answers
My old PC laptop runs perfectly as do any tablets on my apt public wi-fi. The iMac computer (Snow Leopard), slows to a halt and won't get to pages after a few times. I have done several things such as reset PRAM, gone to /Library/Preferences and moved all the files in the System Configuration folder to the Trash, and restarted Mac...The second bit helped for a week and now it is doing it again, no matter what browser. MacKeeper says the computer is alright, and airport utility just tells me I am connected to the internet. (I've done the reconnecting and assistant and diagnostics but nada...) I cannot figure this out and I have scoured the net. If somebody was downloading a ton on it, I would at least understand but any other devices work fine. My husband wants throw it out the window. Any ideas?
posted by chicaboom
on Jan 4, 2013 -
18 answers
Are there any decent business/enterprise-class internet providers in Los Angeles?
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posted by sektah
on Jan 2, 2013 -
6 answers
Where is the internet heading? What are the issues we are facing with the internet and issues that will arise in the future? What do internet based companies need to worry about and prepare for? Looking for answers as well as places to read and learn about these sort of issues.
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posted by carmel
on Dec 28, 2012 -
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