I need help planning a Wii Sports and Guitar Hero competition. [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2008 - 5 answers

What are some books or other resources that can help me become a better political organizer in rural areas? [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2008 - 3 answers

dumb question: when i delete a song from itunes, where does it go? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 7 answers

Movie organizing software for directories of film files/subs/etc? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 1 answers

I'm looking for a good way to take notes at work. [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 7 answers

Compounded question with PC->Mac transition involving multiple Eudora copies and which mail program under Leopard should I be using anyway? The basic questions: 1) which mail program should I be using under Leopard? Mail, Thunderbird, other? 2) Can I (easily) port my PC Eudora mail over to that program? 3) I need to clean/sort out my past 8 years of emails. Where in the process do I do that? and how? AKA, I can't figure out how it sort it out. [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2007 - 6 answers

Any information organization tools out there (OneNote, TiddlyWiki, etc.) that support mouse-over, PHPXref-style popups / tooltip windows? [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 1 answers

This year I’ve been trying to organize and digitize my life, and most importantly -- get rid of old stuff. Next on my list is creating an ultimate name-phone-number-birth-date-email-organizer-web rolodex. [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2007 - 12 answers

I don't want a to-do list next to my calendar. I want to-do lists in my calendar. Help me find the scheduling software (OS X or web-based) of my dreams. [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2007 - 14 answers

How do I put all pictures (videos, all extensions) on my computer into one folder, and then delete the duplicates-and pics with the same name should be renamed if different? [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2007 - 12 answers

Help me form healthy habits to last a lifetime, so I can maxamize my enjoyment of life? [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2007 - 14 answers

How do you keep track of the project information you accumulate online and in paper? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 7 answers

How do I create/catalog a soundtrack? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 1 answers

should I just throw out my university course notes? (more details below) [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2007 - 41 answers

Two notebook computers in the living room. How do I keep them out of sight AND on hand? [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2007 - 13 answers

Is there an advantage to having an underscore in a file name? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2006 - 23 answers

How should I organize my burned DVD collection? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2006 - 14 answers

I've searched and searched, but everyone has albums. I'm the one whose been downloading singles off p2p networks for ages. I've never owned an album/cd. Which is why this is slightly hard for me.. Now, some of them have whacky tags, and some of them have whacky filenames. [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2006 - 7 answers

Help putting together an online record of my year as an exchange student. Specifically, my questions inside deal with: what media (blog, wiki, lj, flickr, website?) how to deal with different materials (diary, emails, photos, memories) and a legal question regarding the association that sent me. [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2006 - 8 answers

I need to keep track/remind myself of a weekly contribution. Is there a (PocketPC?) program that will help me? [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2006 - 11 answers

Freelancers, how do you store the original copies of your clips? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2006 - 7 answers

How do YOU use those bookmark/web info organizers? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 21 answers

Where can I find a citation database for OS X (and am I using the right term)? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2006 - 13 answers

What labels do you use in Gmail? I feel like I have too many labels for my Gmail account and there is too much overlap between them. What are the best sets of labels? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2006 - 13 answers

Is it possible to move podcasts in iTunes from one folder to another? More indepth question inside: [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2006 - 4 answers

How would I organize a marathon? What would it entail? [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2006 - 7 answers

The desktop on my Mac is so cluttered that I can't even see the background, is there any software that can help me get organized? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2006 - 23 answers

In Windows XP, is there any way to load multiple files with the same name (such as index.html, for example), but have an ending letter or number added to differentiate? [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2006 - 4 answers

I need a good Windows XP software for taking and organizing quickie notes ? Something that will stay on the desktop but not look too intrusive. I have used "post-its" software and SyncNotes. A freebie would be nice. [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2005 - 11 answers

I need a way to keep track of small bits of information. This pertains to BOTH my virtual world and “meatspace.” Here is a typical scenario that explains what I mean. I am an I.T. Manager and sit at a desk for many hours throughout a day. However, I also walk around a moderate sized manufacturing plant as well as a remote plant frequently. Many times in my travels people stop me and ask for things or give me information, “Hey, my printer’s not working…” I say I’ll get back to them but then end up forgetting by the time I get back to my desk. Little pieces of paper get bunched and mangled into my pocket so that hasn't worked well. Small notebooks get left behind, or I forget to take them with me when I go make my rounds. I have written notes on the side of my hand…and that works great, but I don’t want to have to write notes on the side of my hand! I have tried using an IPAQ thinking it would allow me to hand write my notes and then sync them with my pc but the perceived fragility of that thing made me not want to use it and risk breaking it ($$$). I ended up selling it. I liked that idea…just wasn’t cost practical. What has worked best has been a combination of many Post-its scattered about my desk looking like a big salad along with a notepad for those other occasions when I need more space than a Post-it. Then I email myself at home or back to work with information that will carry me between both places. This works but it is far from perfect and does not cover making rounds. Ideally, I would like to find a way to merge both worlds so that I can have the portability of the paper solution and the technology to merge the two …but obviously in a practical way. Thought of using a voice recorder but again, I am concerned about the cost/fragility ratio unless it was small and maybe wearable…plus, speaking into a small device would make me feel awkward with a bunch of manufacturing gorillaz looking at me. I am definitely willing to sacrifice technology to achieve my objective as the need to track this information is more important than my desire to play with toys. I would use a paper-based solution if I could keep track of all the confetti (which is basically what I am doing). Is there something out there that you guys use that works?
posted on Oct 31, 2005 - 23 answers

Two part question. 1. I want to organize my college life. Digitally. 2. Also, I want to be productive with my scholarly pursuits, how did you/do you do it? [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2005 - 23 answers

My house is a mess. It's out of control. No matter what we do, we can't seem to keep it under control for any period of time. We don't have systems for organizing our stuff. Laundry, dishes, bills, garage, the whole nine yards. How do I find a way to keep the house in order? Bonus points: we've got 3 children.
posted on Jul 20, 2005 - 32 answers

What events would have to happen for you to conclude your country had become a despotism? What actions, if any, would you take to to combat that despotism? What would be the most effective way to organize opposition? [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2005 - 35 answers

I hate all forms of work (hence the anon. post) and the only way I've found to finish papers etc. is to stay up all day and night procrastinating until the last possible instance writing a bit here and there--an agonizing process--until, as the last chance deadline aproaches, something takes shape. These papers are usually final papers and usually earn me between a B+ and an -A... which is probably why I never learned how to do work in a painless and organized fashion... at any rate, I have two papers due on the same day and no chance of an extension on either one and am incapable of forcing myself to work. WHAT DO I DO?
posted on Dec 10, 2004 - 55 answers

I'm trapped in a maze of twisty little cables, all alike. (Well, not exactly all alike...) Any hints on organizing the rat's nest of USB, power, audio, etc., cables lurking behind my computer?
posted on Jun 8, 2004 - 7 answers

I'm reading a book about the London Underground that cites Paris as a radial city and New York as a grid city while claiming that London is unclassifiable. I'd never thought much about alternates to the grid system.

My question is, can anyone point to alternate schemes for organizing cities? Or know of/live in particular cities that exemplify one scheme or another?
posted on Mar 12, 2004 - 41 answers

Does anyone know of an online collection site like DVD Aficionado or Guzzlefish for books?
posted on Mar 9, 2004 - 4 answers