My house needs new windows. I do not want the traditional window salesman vinyl. Every home renovation board seems to be geared to step 17 (this brand, this thing) in the process. And every window sales place feels scamtastic. What's step 1 to getting the windows I need? [more inside]
posted by Gucky on Apr 30, 2011 - 13 answers

I want to disable everything in Windows -- start menu, explorer, task bar, etc. etc., except for certain apps of my choosing, for a kiosk-style experience for my kids. [more inside]
posted by greensweater on Mar 3, 2009 - 14 answers

How to restore a missing drive icon for a external drive in Windows Vista? [more inside]
posted by randomthoughts on Mar 22, 2008 - 1 answer

Where's the best deal on vinyl, double hung windows in the Southeast including shipping to NW Florida? Standard sizes are fine.
posted by wsg on Mar 6, 2008 - 1 answer

Weapon Notepad of choice. I'm looking for a new notepad replacement for Windows, something with a good looking and customizable GUI and can open fairly large files; syntax highlighting is optional. I've been using the freeware version of EditPad for the last few years as my daily scratch pad. What would you recommend? And on a tanget, what text pads do people on other platforms swear by?
posted by phyrewerx on Aug 10, 2004 - 36 answers