I'm ready for a career change and I've always wanted to work in IT. What would you recommend?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 16, 2010 -
12 answers
The SRS light on my 2003 Honda Civic comes on when the ignition is turned on and remains on while the car is being driven. I googled this and understand that Hondas as well as other cars have this problem. I can take it to a mechanic to have it diagnosed and repaired. Or I can turn it off myself which I'm tempted to do since it appears that Honda has a faulty system that has nothing to do with the airbag --just the light. But there is a small part of me that wonders and is concerned if something could be wrong with the airbag. Does anyone have experience with this?
posted by Tziv
on Oct 28, 2010 -
11 answers
What is a short phrase that means "of the people" or similar in Latin or another language?
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posted by pbh
on Oct 14, 2010 -
22 answers
Install Linux or windows without a cd drive or usb just direct access to the hard drive. I have an old cf-29 toughbook by Panasonic that I've had for years. I'm trying to resurrect it and for the life of me cant remember my own cmos password. Aside from possibly nuking the bios password which will be near impossible due to the NATO standards this notebook was built to. I was thinking I would just try to install an OS directly to the hard drive and simply transplant it back into the toughbook.
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posted by Chamunks
on Oct 4, 2010 -
18 answers
I'm planning to assemble my own PC the first time and have several specific questions about components.
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posted by Perplexity
on Sep 24, 2010 -
19 answers
MacBook Pro freezes (spinning wheel) during system install (10.5) -- what to do?
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posted by dead_
on Aug 24, 2010 -
4 answers
How can I visually file my documents? Is there a way that I can use flowcharts and other visual tools to file documents?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on Jun 16, 2010 -
4 answers
Organizational Filter: Looking for core Systems/Philosophies and "build-around" tools to radically self-organize my Personal Life & Creative Projects.
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posted by DetonatedManiac
on Jun 14, 2010 -
9 answers
mac filter: Several oldish ibooks at work (2002-03 vintage, running 10.3.9, it appears) that haven't been used for a while but have various files on them. Not sure what's what and need to go through everything. First step: transfer all the files to a more stable machine, but how to copy those files when the newish flash drives I have laying around don't show up as readable through the usb ports?
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posted by 5Q7
on Jun 14, 2010 -
11 answers
Anyone know of a website or place where I can find out the going rate for a used Mitel SX-200 pbx phone system?
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posted by Fizz
on Jun 6, 2010 -
4 answers
What is the best provider for telephone service for a small office? We are looking for a VOIP solution that allows forwarding of 800 numbers, allows everyone to have their own VM box, and call holding, forwarding, everyone to have their own extensions, etc.?
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posted by banished
on May 26, 2010 -
7 answers
I have a laptop that Microsoft should have never approved for vista it wheezes and struggles under vista and is close to useless. I was wanted to install some open operating system and use it basically as a netbook. What options do I have and how do I go about it?
posted by ExitPursuedByBear
on May 23, 2010 -
16 answers
The "System" process on my work PC is intermittently causing the CPU utilization to spike to 50-100%, freezing the computer for a few seconds each time. Why, and is it fixable?
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posted by gemmy
on May 3, 2010 -
7 answers
How did David Allen give his blessing to the entire ecosystem of GTD blogs and software?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 26, 2010 -
1 answer
Business document generation: How can I create a document / template system such that I can keep only the "body" of a document in a client's folder on my computer, and use a command or software package that merges that into my latest template design when I want to send it to them as a PDF?
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posted by circular
on Apr 10, 2010 -
3 answers
Types of Games: I have come across
various attempts to catalogue the possible varieties of stories that exist. The basic assumption being that all plots (narratives?) can be be boiled down to one among only a few types e.g. Hero leaves the kingdom; Hero steals fire, etc. I am looking for a similar classification system for GAMES, that is: how many fundamental types/kinds of game are there?
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posted by 0bvious
on Mar 10, 2010 -
6 answers
Help my non-designer friend make good-looking subway maps! What program/webapp can mimic the
DC Metro system map style but with a very small learning curve?
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posted by cowbellemoo
on Jan 28, 2010 -
8 answers
On my Windows machine I used rules in Outlook to do various things such as shutdown my system remotely via email.
I have switched to Linux (Mint 8) and would like to be able to do this with my new OS. Unfortunately I have not been able to find an email client that would enable me to execute an application/script/command based on a rule/filter. Thunderbird has filters, but only for sorting emails, not running commands.
Any ideas?
posted by Unhyper
on Jan 11, 2010 -
7 answers
Help me devise a peer judging system for a contest that will contain approximately 135 members, give or take a few.
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posted by Modus Pwnens
on Dec 17, 2009 -
5 answers
Does this Dewey decimal-like numbering system seen in requirements documents, site maps and any numbered system where you don't have to rewrite the numbers every time an update is made
and looks like 1.2.1.1 have a name?
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posted by joelf
on Oct 27, 2009 -
11 answers
I want advice on setting up a basic, password protected, document management system to host pdf documents and pdf forms. I am inundated with terms like Joomla, Drupal, Alfresco each one with its pros and cons [similar questions on askmefi havent helped much]
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posted by london302
on Sep 26, 2009 -
3 answers
I am looking for a (preferably Opensource / free) Learning Management System that will link up with LDAP / Windows Active Directory
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posted by mrw
on Jul 14, 2009 -
7 answers
Recommendations for an online Document Management System? Looking to host ~10 years of mixed files online (minutes, proposals, etc.), and have it be easily accessible and searched.
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posted by kensch
on Jul 11, 2009 -
3 answers
How do I set up this filtration system? It's an Aqua expert 600 filtration system for a 2.5 gallon mini-bow aquarium.
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posted by HeyAllie
on Jun 19, 2009 -
2 answers
Do any of the major virus-scan software sites permit sending in a questionable programs for possible addition to the ongoing alerts?
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posted by Quarter Pincher
on Jun 16, 2009 -
3 answers
Is there a system/business/company out there that has the following phone system setup:
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 2, 2009 -
4 answers
I recently lost a raid array on a ubuntu 8.04 server forcing me to rebuild it from scratch and/or restore data from backup. (I have copies of /var, /etc, and /home) The problem is I can't seem to rebuild the server so that it works exactly the way it did before, this is killing me!! (fyi... I inherited this system). My specific problem seems to be with Samba. I'm looking for help in two different ways... help 1) either figure out how to restore this system with what I've got backed up. Or fix samba so it works. See details below:
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posted by purenitrous
on Feb 17, 2009 -
9 answers
My apartment has a ceiling sprinkler system and one of the heads that has descended slightly from the ceiling. Should i worry that the sprinkler head will go off?
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posted by slhpatterson
on Jan 29, 2009 -
9 answers
Would a video/graphics card allow me to be able to edit my avchd (.mts) files from my new Canon HF100 camcorder?
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posted by Eiwalker
on Jan 26, 2009 -
3 answers
If someone wanted to build a website that allowed online booking for multiple hotels, what inexpensive off-the-shelf software/CMS could be incorporated?
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posted by davebush
on Jan 23, 2009 -
8 answers
I would like to set up a system where my turntable and my iMac all flow out of a nice set of speakers. I have no idea where to start.
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posted by Foam Pants
on Dec 14, 2008 -
9 answers
I want to design a human system (like a small business) and then bootstrap/instantiate it. At the moment, I'm not focusing on psychology but more on franchise-esque/"operations manual" type considerations.
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posted by zeek321
on Dec 2, 2008 -
6 answers
A couple of weeks ago I had to do a System Restore on my PC, after which I had to reinstall Microsoft Office (2007). Ever since, every time I I open an office program like word or Excel, the program has to go through a long configuration process.
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posted by Sara Anne
on Nov 14, 2008 -
4 answers
What are innovative ideas for healthcare to save money, increase efficiency and improve outcomes?
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posted by mintchip
on Oct 18, 2008 -
14 answers
Ipod speaker filter: 4th grade teacher has ipod to play tunes in her classroom, but needs speakers. What do you suggest for (1) less than $75, (2) with remote, (3) loud enough to fill a classroom with 30 students, and (4) works with a 5th gen 80gb ipod?
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posted by unclezeb
on Oct 2, 2008 -
13 answers
I'm looking for a cheap (about $200) and compact stereo system for my apartment. Mainly it'd be for playing CD's and streaming audio via my Airport Express. I'm interested in the Onkyo
CS-315S,
CS-325 and
CS-415 units, but I can't for the life of my figure out what the hell the difference is. Does anyone know about these systems, or have any other recommendations?
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posted by DLWM
on Aug 6, 2008 -
6 answers
What were your greatest victories and punishing woes as a unix/linux system administrator?
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posted by Myles
on Jul 21, 2008 -
11 answers
