Can anybody recommend a good nonfiction book to read about Jack the Ripper? I am not sure what book is considered to have better scholarship of so many books out there and am not remotely a "Ripperologist" (yet). Like the Zodiac killer, many folks have their own pet theories and the Ripper books are plentiful on Amazon. Any info on where to start to read about ol' Saucy Jack would be appreciated. (Feel free to name more than one title if you want.)_
posted by snap_dragon on Sep 22, 2009 - 22 answers

How do I locate the contacts I've just sync'ed from my smartphone (Windows Mobile 6.1) on my PC? [more inside]
posted by Marquis on Jul 13, 2009 - 3 answers

Jack Kirby/Fourth World filter: I have a question about the real people that influenced Kirby characters in the Fourth World series. [more inside]
posted by wittgenstein on Jun 2, 2009 - 1 answer

I just unplugged my headphones from my PC to find that the top of the jack has broken off and is stuck inside the socket. Does anyone know how I could get it out?
posted by Andy Harwood on May 31, 2009 - 8 answers

I have about a quarter of an inch of a headphone jack snapped off inside my laptop due to a manic dachshund. Can you recommend a tool I can use to get it out? I've tried very small tweezers but I can't get in there. I attempted to open it up but stopped when I got to the point I didn't know what I was doing.
posted by zzazazz on Apr 11, 2009 - 36 answers

Did this cheap POS from the dollar store really just break my computer headphone jack? [more inside]
posted by BrnP84 on Mar 2, 2009 - 7 answers

My mom switched to land-line phone service through Comcast, but now she only has one working phone jack. How do we restore functionality to the remaining outlets in the house? [more inside]
posted by blueberry on Dec 30, 2008 - 5 answers

What should I call it when a band is finishing a song and the guitarist hits the last chord while jumping in the air and jack knifing his/her legs back? [more inside]
posted by planetkyoto on Sep 28, 2008 - 17 answers

how do i use audiovox D1730 as a pc monitor? [more inside]
posted by raphael19 on Jul 20, 2008 - 4 answers

is this thing on? Phone jack not working. [more inside]
posted by giddygirlie on Jun 6, 2008 - 3 answers

If you saw two guys named Hambone and Flippy, which one would you think liked dolphins the most? I'd say Flippy, wouldn't you? You'd be wrong, though. It's Hambone. I love the writings of Jack Handey. His Deep Thoughts (beware sound!) and his articles in the New Yorker. I would love to hear recommendations of similarly funny writings. [more inside]
posted by therubettes on May 26, 2008 - 35 answers

Is there such a book as "The London Times Historical Atlas"? Google and Amazon are clueless. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Dec 22, 2007 - 6 answers

I want to do minor maintenance on my cars (oil changes, brake checks, and so on), but I don't have a garage to do it in or a concrete driveway. All I have is a gravel / dirt driveway to work on. I would like to jack up my cars (and put them on jack stands), but I'm not comfortable at all doing it on this kind of surface. How can I do this without putting myself in harms way? [more inside]
posted by bigmusic on Sep 24, 2007 - 9 answers

Is there a version of stansdad.com for the show 24? Is there any place online that I can watch full episodes/seasons of 24? [more inside]
posted by milarepa on Sep 16, 2007 - 8 answers

How can I rewire all my phone jacks to one line (from two)? [more inside]
posted by special-k on Sep 9, 2007 - 27 answers

I'm interested in the influences of The White Stripes [more inside]
posted by sully75 on Sep 5, 2007 - 24 answers

Are front headphone jacks on a laptop computer a real pain? [more inside]
posted by Overzealous on Jul 31, 2007 - 15 answers

When Jack Bauer unholsters his sidearm, he invariably cups his left hand and uses it to support the right. Have movie heroes from Gary Cooper through Dirty Harry been fooling us all along? [more inside]
posted by Gordion Knott on Apr 24, 2007 - 20 answers

How realistic is the exchange of information in the show 24? [more inside]
posted by jtajta on Feb 8, 2007 - 15 answers

I was using the headphone jack on my macbook and moved it around slightly when the sound suddenly cut out. I soon realized that the very tip of the headphone plug had broken off and gotten stuck inside the jack, and the rest of the plug remained intact. I tried using a small refrigerator magnet to see if it would draw the broken bit out, but it didn't, and i didn't want to try a more powerful magnet because I don't know where the hard drive is in the computer. I was thinking maybe getting some pointy tweezers and taking the battery out so I don't electrocute myself while poking around in the jack? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
posted by hidinginabunker on Dec 22, 2006 - 12 answers

How to look like Jack? [more inside]
posted by brautigan on Nov 23, 2006 - 11 answers

Help me find this Jack Russell print! [more inside]
posted by saucy on Oct 27, 2006 - 3 answers

Help me identify this animated Jack & The Beanstalk film from the 70s/80s... [more inside]
posted by NationalKato on Oct 26, 2006 - 2 answers

I broke the audio line-out jack on my laptop! Help! [more inside]
posted by mayfly wake on Jun 5, 2006 - 7 answers

I need to tighten the connection my mini-firewire cable makes in the jack to stop it from falling out. Unobtrusive suggestions favored; at least one duct tape-based solution expected. [more inside]
posted by electric_counterpoint on Feb 16, 2006 - 6 answers

My own blue thread makes me want to know how I can record these concerts (Real media streams) to my hard drive and then convert to MP3 and then break them up into individual tracks. I'm on OS X Panther and prefer iTunes but will download whatever.
posted by dobbs on Sep 19, 2004 - 9 answers

What's the best software for recording real audio streams and converting to mp3?
posted by echelon on Dec 11, 2003 - 8 answers