Is there a way of saving a web-page from a web-browser, using a name from a source outside of the web-page? [more inside]
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth on Oct 7, 2009 - 8 answers

Have you ever used one of those companies that bargain down your medical bills, then take part of what they saved you as payment? [more inside]
posted by El Curioso on Sep 22, 2009 - 0 answers

How do you get a Matlab script to know the name of its own .mat file? [more inside]
posted by cali59 on Sep 15, 2009 - 3 answers

Shopping Filter: When do I need the best of the best? What is the best of the best? And how do I know the difference? [more inside]
posted by saradarlin on May 27, 2009 - 47 answers

Wordpress- When trying to save a post, I get redirected to my public blog page. [more inside]
posted by lockedroomguy on May 19, 2009 - 10 answers

What would you name a green project that saves electricity throughout a building? [more inside]
posted by Black_Umbrella on Feb 7, 2009 - 17 answers

Which CFL bulbs are the longest lasting and cheapest to buy? I'm concerned about saving money on my electric bill but not worried about mercury content (if lights are broken). Are there any CFL bulb giveaways that are online?
posted by boby on Dec 20, 2008 - 12 answers

Should we buy CFL or LED bulbs? [more inside]
posted by drstein on Oct 26, 2008 - 12 answers

I know there are dozens of data recovery question on here, but nothing that appears to address my specific question. I have an Apple Powerbook G4 laptop running 10.4.1. In preparing to sell the machine I transferred a bunch of files across to an external drive, then deleted them, emptied the trash and deleted the entire user account (while telling it not to store a disc image of that account.) Since then nothing has been written to or deleted from the disk. Now I find that not all of my files were successfully copied to the external drive so I've lost a lot of data. In particular I would like to save just one folder full of Excel spreadsheets - my past few months of accounting. What is the likelihood of being able to achieve this, either myself or using a data recovery company?
posted by skylar on Sep 28, 2008 - 6 answers

I'd like to ask a relatively simple question – what would happen if we switched of traffic lights when we didn't really need them? I'd like to know from an environmental aspect what effect turning off the nations traffic lights would have towards saving electricity and reducing emissions. From a social point of view could the nation's road users manage with such a change? And from a technical innovation view point – could it and should it happen and if so how?
posted by SarahM on Sep 10, 2008 - 22 answers

Financial skills building classes or workshops for a low-income person with crappy money management skills? [more inside]
posted by serazin on May 26, 2008 - 9 answers

Looking for resources to help me understand material from an intermediate microeconomics course. Notes, practice problems, simplified explanations, anything would help. [more inside]
posted by cgomez on May 11, 2008 - 7 answers

Given that I have no bills to pay, what percentage of my wages should I save and how much should I take as spending money? [more inside]
posted by DMan on Apr 6, 2008 - 19 answers

Photoshop CS keeps crashing when I try and save a file. WHY? [more inside]
posted by actionpact on Jan 29, 2008 - 9 answers

7.2 mp vs. 8.1 mp Sony Cyber Shot? Where to find the best deal? [more inside]
posted by caveat empress on Jan 29, 2008 - 10 answers

I would like to be able to watch videos from video.aol.com when I'm offline but am unable to save the ones that come from in2tv. [more inside]
posted by royalchinook on Dec 9, 2007 - 1 answer

How do I automate the saving of multiple .jpg files in Photoshop? [more inside]
posted by Yiggs on Nov 19, 2007 - 11 answers

I want to save flash movies I find on the internet and collect them onto a DVD to watch on a DVD player. [more inside]
posted by paulinsanjuan on Nov 5, 2007 - 5 answers

Without "pro" software, how can I trim pages from large pdf files? [more inside]
posted by washburn on Oct 24, 2007 - 7 answers

Can you find me obscure things to do in London to help me win my girlfriend back? [more inside]
posted by minifig on Sep 25, 2007 - 16 answers

how much money can I save by turning off air-conditioning when I drive? [more inside]
posted by esolo on Sep 18, 2007 - 21 answers

Canceling my MySpace account. Is there a way to save/export/preserve the content of my MySpace blog? [more inside]
posted by doift on Jul 22, 2007 - 5 answers

What can I do, from the big changes on down to the minutae, to make a difference? I want a more environmentally conscious lifestyle! [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Jun 13, 2007 - 33 answers

Is there anyway to recover a file that's never been saved (except maybe by autosave) in Microsoft word after you accidentally hit "don't save changes" upon closing it?
posted by Packy_1962 on Dec 7, 2006 - 10 answers

Why am I see the 'save password' window so often? [more inside]
posted by Todd Lokken on Jun 18, 2006 - 7 answers

Is there a way to save/download slideshow content from the New York Times? I use OS X Tiger, and I believe the content is Flash. I would appreciate any help you can extend to me.
posted by muse on May 5, 2006 - 2 answers

PDF-Filter: I have to take one (4-page) .pdf file, and save it as two (2-page) .pdf files. One file will be pages 1 and 2, the second file will be pages 3 and 4. [more inside]
posted by kevin_2864212 on Apr 17, 2006 - 6 answers

With the rise of flash drive technology, it makes me wonder why flash drives can't be used as primary hard drives in computers/mp3 players/ handheld gaming devices, etc. Could an OS conceivably be put on a flash drive? One that boots up almost immediately? For all our advancements with computers, it seems like boot times are getting longer, if anything. Flash drives keep getting bigger and bigger, up to 10 or more gigs nowadays, so when can I expect the computer manufacturers to roll out Flash drive computers? 5 years? 10? What are the technical limitations/challenges of Flash drives?
posted by zardoz on Apr 13, 2006 - 27 answers

Where does iTunes for Windows copy the cover art that you drag in? Is there a better way to organize those images?
posted by linklog on Mar 31, 2006 - 6 answers

I work in advertising (media side) and have been asked to come up with a name of an ice cream to tie into a football team. As I understand it, this will be the 'Official Ice Cream of the TEAM NAME.' [more inside]
posted by UncleHornHead on May 5, 2005 - 44 answers

occasionally there are links that lead to a video on the net. a case in point is a recent post on metafilter on Uzbekhistan that has such a link. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3944.htm is there a mac application or any way that one can save that video on harddisk for later viewing ?
posted by kryptos on Apr 23, 2005 - 5 answers

how can i save voicemails from my cellphone to a more permanent place? for stupid, sentimental reasons, i'd like to transfer voicemails from my cellphone to a tape or a cd or just something i can keep. i have verizon wireless, and an LG4500 phone, no bells, no whistles, no peripherals beyond the charger. i'm *this* close to holding the phone up to the mic on my old boombox, but if there's a better solution, i'm all for it.
posted by crush-onastick on Jul 12, 2004 - 10 answers