How does Facebook generate the list of friend icons on the left side of my profile screen? [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Oct 1, 2009 - 15 answers

If you are married, is it mandatory to say so on your Facebook profile? [more inside]
posted by farmersckn on Aug 9, 2009 - 58 answers

I'm having difficulty restoring my thunderbird profile. [more inside]
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth on Jul 6, 2009 - 5 answers

How to "merge" my offline Xbox 360 gamer profile into my new online gamertag for Live play (without losing achievements,points, etc gathered offline) [more inside]
posted by chris88 on Jan 15, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me find a certain article about a young, self-taught illustrator (possibly living/working in London). Vague and inconclusive details inside. [more inside]
posted by [user was fined for this post] on Nov 15, 2008 - 1 answer

How do I copy browser histories & saved passwords from one machine to another on XP? [more inside]
posted by GuyZero on Aug 19, 2008 - 6 answers

Is anybody else experiencing privacy setting wierdness on facebook today, or have I broken my internets? [more inside]
posted by chrissyboy on Apr 2, 2008 - 3 answers

Mail client going postal ! Received emails held hostages ! Please help me see them again ! [more inside]
posted by Baud on Feb 1, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me figure out my color profile woes, please! [more inside]
posted by sprocket87 on Jan 9, 2008 - 6 answers

Is it possible to run multiple instances of Firefox with different profiles? [more inside]
posted by phaded on Dec 7, 2007 - 10 answers

Would you pay someone to take a couple of good photos for your profile? If so how much? [more inside]
posted by kenzi23 on Nov 3, 2007 - 28 answers

Is there any way to create a new Windows profile with nothing installed just like when you install WIndows from scratch? I need to create a profile that loads faster and don't open resident programs like antivirus, IMs, etc; I want it to quickly see movies without wait everything to load and reduce battery consumption.
posted by Leech on Sep 13, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm looking for examples of beautiful "author's profile" pages. I'm building a community blog and I want to create good author's profile pages that will really make the authors look good. What websites/publications have good formats and designs I can use as examples? [more inside]
posted by m2002 on Feb 23, 2007 - 3 answers

Over a year ago, MeFi users described how it was possible to mass import addresses into MySpace from your address book. Now, scouring the site as described in the original post, I can't find this function. Have they removed it? Is there an automated tool / hack I could use to check if anyone from my address book has a MySpace profile? I'd raher not do it manually. address by address.
posted by skylar on Feb 15, 2007 - 3 answers

If I delete a MySpace profile, and wait the stated 48 hours for the account to become inactive, can I grab the username and URL again and set up a new page with the same name? [more inside]
posted by skylar on Jan 17, 2007 - 8 answers

I have to fill out one of those lovely online dating questionaires, and am having trouble coming up with witty, charming things to say about myself. How to overcome this particular form of writers' block? [more inside]
posted by kenoshakid on Nov 14, 2006 - 18 answers

New computer, yet want all my old stuff... I have a new (to me) G4. I want to take all of my stuff, but most specifically my Thunderbird email and settings (bolded for easy scanning on the page) and put it on the new computer. [more inside]
posted by klangklangston on May 11, 2006 - 8 answers

Writin'Filter: What makes a great musician/band profile? [more inside]
posted by Miko on Apr 24, 2006 - 10 answers

Windows XP Profile problems - Are my files gone? [more inside]
posted by davey_darling on Apr 3, 2006 - 4 answers

Is there a way to maintain the online status of multiple accounts with one instance of ICQ? It's simple to switch to a different account, but can it be done without logging the current user out? [more inside]
posted by davebush on Feb 14, 2006 - 4 answers

My computer has magically disappeared my user profile. I miss my bookmarks. [more inside]
posted by saysthis on Aug 20, 2005 - 5 answers

I have a machine running Outlook 97. Somehow, the SMTP server has become changed to 'net' (that's all it says - it should be nameofdomain.com). I am unable to change this back - every time I try, the next time Outlook goes to send and receive, it attempts to locate 'net' again. Any idea what's going on here? Google is little help on such generic keywords and the MS knowledge base doesn't seem able to help. Spyware check reveals nothing. XP Home.
posted by humuhumu on Nov 15, 2004 - 8 answers

Is there any way to recover files saved under a temporary profile in Windows XP? (MI) [more inside]
posted by brookedel on Oct 21, 2004 - 4 answers

How can I get Firefox to open links I click in IM windows instead of Avant Browser? [more inside]
posted by Espoo2 on Oct 1, 2004 - 3 answers

A while ago, on my old site, I posted this parody of MeFi. (It was subsequently, um, noticed. Yeah, sorry about that.) I thought a fitting tribute would be to post it to my user page. As is plainly obvious, tis fux0red for I am not l33t. Or else, there's some sort of cotton-pickin' interference, as the anchor tags seem to be all kerfluuey. Help, pwease?
posted by solistrato on Sep 11, 2004 - 5 answers

I'm looking for an application which would let me save settings across several control panels in Windows XP. I'd be willing to pay a reasonable amount. [Example inside] [more inside]
posted by DevilsAdvocate on Apr 28, 2004 - 8 answers