I work as a fund raiser and need a better system of organization for following up on calls to and from alumni. We are using Banner, which is very clunky and heretofor I am unable to leave the system. I feel very reliant on the computer but as my portfolio grows smaller I want to find a more desk-oriented system that will allow me to peruse my portfolio and follow up on things faster. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Jul 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Resources for learning about soccer (football) tactics and strategy? [more inside]
posted by idb on Mar 27, 2009 - 17 answers

I would like to discourage an acquaintance from engaging in an annoying conversational habit. [more inside]
posted by cranberrymonger on Feb 7, 2009 - 45 answers

Serving an ace aside, what are the advantages of serving in tennis? Why is it so hard to break a serve? [more inside]
posted by jontyjago on Jul 7, 2008 - 11 answers

I absolutely suck at all squad-based tactical games (Jagged Alliance, Silent Storm, Fallout Tactics, SWAT). For those of you that are actually good at these types of games, what makes you successful? [more inside]
posted by Ziggy Zaga on Jun 7, 2008 - 10 answers

Lately I have been playing many strategy board games and not winning that much. I feel I need to become a more adept strategic / tactical thinker. What books, mental exercises or other things could help me? [more inside]
posted by DetonatedManiac on Mar 18, 2008 - 17 answers

Is there an RTS game out there for me? [more inside]
posted by kbanas on Jan 17, 2008 - 23 answers

How do I become better at real-time strategy games? [more inside]
posted by aeighty on May 22, 2007 - 12 answers

Send me to war college. [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Feb 12, 2007 - 17 answers

Do you have any favorite oblique strategy style things that are specific for the art you use them for? Like one sentence techniques that go around creative blocks and allow you to do great things? [more inside]
posted by Brainy on Oct 11, 2006 - 17 answers

Strategic thinking vs. Tactical thinking. Help me understand the difference and improve my abilities [more inside]
posted by junkbox on Jul 26, 2006 - 18 answers

Searching for a link...Scare Tactics played a prank on a guy who worked for Peta. They told him they were trying to combine rat and human DNA (or something along those lines) Can you please help me find the link to this video footage?
posted by AlliKat75 on Nov 2, 2005 - 4 answers

What are some good debating tactics to use when appearing on an AM radio show?
posted by inksyndicate on Jun 14, 2004 - 18 answers

Military question -- On a website I was reading recently, I came across this tidbit: "The military continues to experiment with command and control structures designed to delegate and drive decision making to the front lines." Can anyone tell me more about this? I'm interested in how the U.S. military (or any other) has overcome the problem of decision-makers being too far from the action. [more inside]
posted by oissubke on Mar 24, 2004 - 7 answers