I have a Motorola c350 that has a USB cord with it, but no software. After a great deal of searching for software, (or even what the USB is used for), I come here for help. What is it used for? Where can I find software?
posted by Quartermass
on May 9, 2004 -
2 answers
Music software reccomendation needed: I'm looking for a very simple VSTi host application for Windows. All it needs to do is load a VSTi plugin and send external MIDI input to it - no sequencing, no effect chains. And, it needs to work on Windows 95. (There seem to be a few of these available for MacOSX, but Google doesn't give me any for Windows) Any suggestions?
posted by Jimbob
on May 9, 2004 -
7 answers
Looking to do some discussion forums on a commercial web site. I know there's a bunch of code in a can for this kind of stuff. Most of the one's I've seen are looking to be run on MySQL and PHP. Most of our site is on Microsoft SQL Server and IIS/ASP. Does anybody have thoughts or suggestions with respect to the best package for that environment?
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posted by willnot
on May 6, 2004 -
5 answers
I need to convert a scanned pdf to searchable text, without printing it out and scanning it back in using OCR. Also, I'd like a cheap or free solution since I'm not likely to use it
often ever again.
posted by nomis
on May 6, 2004 -
17 answers
I've a (fast) Windows setup and I want to install & run the Mac
software on this page. The software requires "a Macintosh computer, ...8MB RAM, System 7.1 or later". What's the best and/or cheapest way of doing this?
posted by Gyan
on May 5, 2004 -
5 answers
What software do you guys use for online photo albums? I've just gotten a new digital camera and I'd like something that, ideally, can take all the photos I have in a given directory and throw them up on the web in an album. It would be even better if I can add captions and allow comments. We are running Linux at home, and I'm looking for something easy -- I'm no programming goddess. Thanks!
posted by sugarfish
on May 3, 2004 -
14 answers
Having recently acquired a
cheapo tablet, I am looking for programs to play with that take advantage of 256 levels of pressure sensitiviy. I have had fun with photoshop, illustrator, freehand, fireworks and corel painter. Can somebody recomend other apps where a tablet makes a difference?
posted by signal
on May 1, 2004 -
9 answers
I have a screwed up driver situation on my pc. I've tried everything i can think of, and i need help. it was suggested i look here.
Here's the PbP:
- My DVD player (Sony DDU1621) on my WinXP box wouldn't open. it would just whirr and blink, so i removed it, uninstalled it, and then reinstalled it.
- While I was checking the connections, i accidentally unplugged my harddrive ribbon. I had XP installed on the second drive in a daisy-chain, and when i replugged everything, my computer started up in win98. But my DVD drive worked.
-- The goal here was to install Linux, so i figured i didn't need XP anyway, and while i was downloading the linux iso (onto another box), i set out to totally clean out the harddrive that used to have XP on it, so i could get it ready for Linux.
-- Two hours later, i went to actually begin installing Linux, and suddenly the DVD drive won't open again.
-- I have now physically removed and replaced the DVD drive at least a dozen times. Sometimes the F drive shows up in My Computer, sometimes it doesn't. When it does show up, it still doesn't work (when i click on it it gives me an error alert saying there is a problem with the device).
- When it doesn't show up , i go to Install New Hardware, and it lists Sony Proprietary CD-Rom Controller. When I select it, i get an update window that says 'This device is already installed, but it has a problem.' There are no updates available (i'm not currently online and all of the networking software was installed into XP), and so i just click OK, and nothing has changed.
- I cannot find another driver for this device. I found something listed on DriverGuide, but it was just some batch that callibrates audio and video input.
- I found another DVD drive, this time a cheap one called a MadDog BKM-52X16, and i replaced it. but my win98 device manager doesn't detect it and still brings up the Sony Proprietary CD-Rom Controller as the only option when i run Install New Hardware.
so all i need is to get a cd drive recognized so i can either reinstall xp, or go ahead and install Linux -- both of which, of course, would solve the problem. but so long as i can't read a cd, i can't do either. so i'm stuck.
help would be deeply appreciated.
posted by milkman
on May 1, 2004 -
4 answers
I've been playing around with the idea of using a genetic algorithm for automatic music composition, but I can't seem to find a decent introduction/reference on the subject -- the best I've seen is a few relatively high-level academic papers. Could anyone direct me to a good source, or even give a brief overview? Thanks!
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posted by Krrrlson
on Apr 29, 2004 -
9 answers
Any MeFi perl/cgi programmers feel like writing a few lines of code?
I need to add a function to an existing script, which looks like a piece of cake if you know perl.
Given a $newstring and a file of records, each consisting of a count and a string delimited by a space:
201 this.thing
23 that.thing
14 someother.thing
...
I need a function to check whether $newstring already exists in the file. If so, increment the count. If not, add a new record to the file with a count of 1. Finally, sort the file in descending order by count.
Maybe 5 minutes for you. Learning perl first for me. If it would be easier with fixed length counts like 0000201, that is fine, too.
If this is inappropriate for Ask MeFi, my apologies. I'll take it over to answers.google.
posted by Geo
on Apr 29, 2004 -
10 answers
Virus Question: I have something nasty. It closes any type of anti-virus application I install, closes regedit if I try to get in there, prevents access to anti-virus websites, and yes, there's [more inside].
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posted by banished
on Apr 28, 2004 -
14 answers
What is the best free or low-cost content management software for Web site management?
posted by tranquileye
on Apr 28, 2004 -
7 answers
I need suggestions on a good hardware/software combo that will allow me to transfer some stuff from VHS to DVD (along with any other advice).
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posted by RavinDave
on Apr 28, 2004 -
6 answers
I've been a long-time user of Kerio personal firewall. Due to recent circumstance, it's now gone. How do I get it back... [ah, but there's more!]
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posted by five fresh fish
on Apr 27, 2004 -
6 answers
Which WinXP Pro Email Client will play nice with close to 800 megs of emails? [more inside]
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posted by romakimmy
on Apr 24, 2004 -
11 answers
What's the best choice for log analysis software? We have our own server. We'd like live stats tracking as well as e-mailed reports to multiple addresses on a weekly and/or monthly basis. We've been using LiveStats. Version 5 was OK, Version 6 hasn't been as useful Version 7 looks good, but software always seems to demo good. We're on IIS and SQL if that matters. We just want basic, simple reports -- Referrals, Unique Visitors, Page Views, Click stream Analysis (if it's not too cumbersome to use which is probably asking a lot). One of the things that looks nice about Version 7 of LiveStats is they're using cookies and JavaScript to track unique visits and sessions which seems more real than the IP addresses that most others seem to use.
posted by willnot
on Apr 23, 2004 -
2 answers
Give my parents some recommendations for autobiography/memoir/family history software. [mi]
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posted by gluechunk
on Apr 23, 2004 -
1 answer
Any suggestions for a web-based employee scheduling solution that allows people to submit vacation requests and personal preferences? (more inside)
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posted by mert
on Apr 21, 2004 -
2 answers
I've got problems with an embedded windows media player, and msdn is being predictably useless... [MI]
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posted by twine42
on Apr 21, 2004 -
3 answers
In need of a recommendation for an Windows outlining tool that has the same functionality as the Omni Outliner that ships with Mac OSX? Need to document a software testing plan and can't find a program for the Windows that works as well as Omni does for the Mac. All suggestions are appreciated.
posted by specialk420
on Apr 20, 2004 -
8 answers
This question has been asked before a few months ago, I'm sure, but I can't find it so.... Anyone know any good free CD copying/ripping software (better than Windows Media anyway)? Everything I copy with windows media comes out weird and it skips even though it doesnt skip when i play the CD normally.
posted by Slimemonster
on Apr 19, 2004 -
15 answers
Is there a free alternative to
eFax for sending faxes via the web or via email? eFax has increased their setup fee to about $26, and all I need to do is send two faxes over this coming weekend. That's all. I've looked at
send2fax and
MaxEmail, but neither are instilling confidence. Anyone?
posted by grabbingsand
on Apr 16, 2004 -
6 answers
php 4.35/win 2000/cgi question: having problems after upgrading from 3.x with session variables and redirects? any suggestions?
posted by specialk420
on Apr 16, 2004 -
8 answers
My digital camera came with a program for stitching together multiple panning shots into one large panoramic picture. It's okay, but it leaves lots of artifacts, and occasionally drops sections (erroneously matching other areas together and effectively cutting out part of the pic). Is there a better program out there I can try? I don't think I'm willing to pay (not much anyway) for this. Windows preferred but OSX will work too. I have Photoshop, so plug-ins are cool too.
posted by scarabic
on Apr 15, 2004 -
16 answers
I frequently use a certain piece of software, obtained 100% legally. It offers two usage options: 1. register a maximum of one(?) machine and use it
sans CD, 2. use it with the CD in the drive on as many machines as you'd like. I use the latter method on three of my four machines, however, I also have one laptop with only one PCMCIA slot. To use the program without registering requires not using my PCMCIA wireless ethernet card. I don't remember exactly what steps are required to trick the software into thinking a local (hard drive) copy is a CD. I also am not sure just how illegal this would be. Advice? Thoughts?
posted by Sinner
on Apr 11, 2004 -
7 answers
I can't get rid of some viruses on my computer. Norton can find them, but can't delete them. They're in my c:\RECYLER direcory. Little help? (More inside)
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posted by Samsonov14
on Apr 10, 2004 -
6 answers
Can some recommend an open-source version control system that will run locally? CVS seems a bit unwieldy, and other online reviews are geared toward large applications/development groups. Windows based if possible, but Linux is fine, too.
posted by grefo
on Apr 10, 2004 -
9 answers
Looking for a free way to burn playable video content using a CD burner in OS X. I'd like a solution that accommodates multiple input formats (AVI, mpg) and that someone here has successfully used. Also, is VCD the standard output format? Are there many alternatives?
posted by blueshammer
on Apr 9, 2004 -
6 answers
I'm trying to locate a good text to speech synthesizer. I've looked at several but, I'm wondering if you know of any. (More inside).
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posted by Dean_Paxton
on Apr 8, 2004 -
9 answers
A client wants to send bulk email. What's the best software? Is there a way to get address lists of people who might be interested in the product (shrink film), or do you just buy lists wholesale somewhere? Will I be lost to the Dark Side and land in the spammer's circle of hell if I set this up for them?
posted by muckster
on Apr 7, 2004 -
16 answers
VCD Player for Mac - Is there a freeware or shareware program that y'all recommend for playing VCDs on a mac running OS X? As a Windows user, I was shocked to find that my VCD wasn't even recognized by any of the applications on the mac.
posted by turbanhead
on Apr 3, 2004 -
6 answers
Bah! I'm working on a Word doc and this program is driving me just batty. It's too clever by half all over the place -- wanting to add hyperlinks, format this way and that-- all kinds of stupidity that are keeping me from controlling the layout the way I want. Any suggestions for a nice, simple word processing program that will just give me the basics of font and tab control and without all of these M$ bloaty gewgaws that get in my way? Stop me before I fire up Illustrator!
posted by mimi
on Apr 2, 2004 -
24 answers
Can anyone recommend some Windows software to synchronize a local directory with a remote FTP directory? I want to do nightly remote -> local backups that just download the changed files from my web server, but I can't seem to find software that will do this simple thing.
posted by frenetic
on Apr 1, 2004 -
9 answers
Ok, I love Firefox. I have been using it since it came out. The question I have is that every now and then I will go to load a page and it says Cannot Resolve Host. Yet if I open it in IE it loads perfectly fine. Now this wouldn't be that big of a deal if it happened seldomly, however this happens after about 5 minutes of heavy website browsing. All of a sudden NO domain can be reached until I fire up IE first.
I do not have this problem with IE, nor do I get this problem on my mac with Safari or IE Mac. My question is, Did I screw up a setting somewhere in Firefox that it just hangs? Does anyone else suffer from this same problem? And is there a solution?
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posted by thebwit
on Mar 31, 2004 -
15 answers
I've just bought a CD-Burner from ebay. No maker's mark on it, so how can I tell what model it is? (lots of serial numbers all over it). Also, I need a good CD burning program. Can anyone recommend any free applications?
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posted by Frasermoo
on Mar 31, 2004 -
11 answers
Small Business Owners: Any experience with Quickbooks or related software? Pros/Cons one system vs. another? How about the various 'point of sale' systems avaible, which might you suggest to a retail business about to start?
posted by BrodieShadeTree
on Mar 30, 2004 -
11 answers
Are there any visualisation plugins for winamp (or other windows based mp3 players) suited for ambient music?
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posted by noisia
on Mar 30, 2004 -
2 answers
I'd like to control iTunes for Windows programmatically, but I'm not sure if this is possible. More.
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posted by tirade
on Mar 29, 2004 -
3 answers
BEST. ASKMETAFILTER REPONSE.
EVER.
On March 1st, I
posted a question about how to have "recently playing in iTunes" data show up on your website if you use Windows (
solutions already exist for Mac users). I got a lot of interesting answers, and I used one suggested app, Bloglines, for a few days before it inexplicably stopped working. But then MeFite
krunk was so inspired by my question that he
coded an entire freakin' app to mine the iTunes XML file and upload a list of the latest songs you've played to your webserver. Ladies and gentlemen, meet
IndieRock, probably the first piece of software inspired by AskMetaFilter and a damn fine way to show off your listening habits to the world. Now
that's an answer!
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posted by Asparagirl
on Mar 29, 2004 -
19 answers
Website Mirroring Tools: I usually use
wget, but find that it seems to have at least one nasty flaw: it doesn't fetch stylesheets, or images named in stylesheets (it may also have other flaws I'm not aware of). Is there something better out there that I can just give a homepage URL and have it suck down an entire site?
posted by namespan
on Mar 28, 2004 -
7 answers
Is there software available for Micorosft Windows that slows CPU cycles, emulating a slower machine? For example, if I wanted to test software on a Pentium II 200, emulated on a faster machine.
posted by the fire you left me
on Mar 25, 2004 -
5 answers
doe anyone have any experience with email to fax server packages? if so any suggestions on open source? - win2k based would be ok too.
posted by specialk420
on Mar 25, 2004 -
5 answers
LINUX QUESTION: Due to my current financial situation, I have been forced into using AOL Broadband as my ISP. It ain't pretty but it works. Sort of.... (Here's where the question comes in.)
I really, really want to load Linux on my system but there's a bit of a snag. AOL does not automatically connect me to the Internet; I need to open their software and connect through it. I am wondering if it is at all possible to find a Linux version of the AOL software (the AOL homepage and internal sites have been no help, if the information is there it is very well hidden from my searching skills), or if there is another method of allowing my to connect to the Internet via my AOL broadband connection using Linux.
posted by Dark Messiah
on Mar 24, 2004 -
7 answers
Browser questions: (1) are there any browsers that have word-wrap options? I find that when I read certain pages, specifically Usenet via Google Groups, each line runs way past the edge of the screen, and I have to scroll to the right to read. (2) Are there any browsers that have word-wrap options for print? I'm tired of having to remember to set orientation to landscape so the right edge of text doesn't get cut off.
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posted by grumblebee
on Mar 24, 2004 -
5 answers
OS X coders, what is your
freeware text editor of choice? Something with syntax highlighting, line numbers, auto-indent, a versatile local open/save dialog, and
[optional] FTP Open/Save. Right now I use SubEthaEdit and jEdit and like them both, but I'd like to see what other software I may have missed in Googling.
posted by brownpau
on Mar 24, 2004 -
19 answers
