Remembered song lyric: "No deposit, no return." What song? [more inside]
posted by ikkyu2 on Apr 1, 2008 - 16 answers

Is it possible to trim Vista Breadcrumb sections so that the breadcrumb bar doesn't clip off most of the path in long titles? I.e. anything over say, 10 characters gets cropped, so that long paths can be shown? Also, is there a way to fix the glitchy second row of tabs in firefox? I want the second row of tabs to have the same height as the first, so that graphics don't go all screwy.
posted by lrodman on Mar 13, 2008 - 0 answers

Is it possible to disable the Windows XP slideshow folder view, or at least set it to not be default? I want to do this without disabling custom folder views; I know I can set all folders to display a certain way (I like tiles), but I'd like to be able to give some folders their own custom view settings (i.e. I like showing my mp3 folder as detail view with custom columns)
posted by lrodman on Jan 28, 2008 - 4 answers

What type of stories win the Toronto Star's short story contest? I mean, beyond what's in the Star's rules and guidelines -- does history show a bias towards a certain subject matter or style, etc.? The judges are from the Humber College creative writing program -- does that mean there are any types of writing that are especially in/out of favour?
posted by winston on Nov 27, 2007 - 0 answers

Suggestion for Code Coverage reporting with .NET 1.1, now that NCover has become commercial, and closed source?
posted by blue_beetle on Nov 5, 2007 - 0 answers

Is it possible to export an .ics file from iCal containing just today's events from specific calendars? [more inside]
posted by jack_mo on Nov 4, 2007 - 2 answers

After hearing this story on NPR this morning about the Harmony Database of al Qaeda correspondence, I began wondering what other public databases like this exist out there that are ripe for analysis and picking apart. I'm looking specifically for things like this related to the "War on Terrorism" and the Iraq War, but older stuff would be good too.
posted by proj on Oct 23, 2007 - 2 answers

What is a good "art cheer" for a K-6 art teacher's classroom? [more inside]
posted by sciurus on Aug 26, 2007 - 5 answers

Do you know any of these songs? Do these lyrics sound familiar? [more inside]
posted by salvia on Jun 28, 2007 - 3 answers

How can I make boiled peanuts using my rice cooker? And other unusual things not indicated in the operators' manual? [more inside]
posted by DenOfSizer on Jun 17, 2007 - 14 answers

How can I print a USPS media rate shipping label? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Jun 12, 2007 - 13 answers

For a friend: How do I get the option to edit the mp3 tag in Windows Explorer with right clicking and going to Properties? [more inside]
posted by danb on May 27, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me remember the name and author of this short story. The pathetic male main character is abused and humiliated by an abusive female character (his wife, I think). The culmination involves some sort of grotesque and humiliating performance by the main character at a party, arranged by the wife. [more inside]
posted by bubukaba on Apr 9, 2007 - 12 answers

I am looking for a quotation similar to "Ron Paul, who believes the solution is for us all to become Peruvians..." [more inside]
posted by grouse on Mar 13, 2007 - 3 answers

I need help with a Mach Speed Trio MP4 1GB media player. Shortly after purchasing it has begun rebooting continuously. [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Nov 27, 2006 - 1 answer

How to help myself remember the words and tune of a song I sang as a child? [more inside]
posted by winston on Sep 1, 2006 - 7 answers

Help me find two super-rare 1980's recordings from Dallas/Ft. Worth-area bands: My Three Sons and The White Shapes. [more inside]
posted by mds35 on Dec 23, 2005 - 15 answers

I'm looking for schools that offer courses in Automotive Repair in the New York City area (or even better, Brooklyn), does anyone know of a comprehensive list?
posted by milovoo on Jan 2, 2005 - 0 answers

ElectronicsFilter : I've got a knackered power supply in my hands. I need to replace it, but I'm having a hell of a time. Any help would be appriciated. [MI] [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Oct 13, 2004 - 0 answers

Quote help. I'm looking for a quote where a guy talks about being on top of a hill of sorts, watching the swirling mass of humanity below. He says it in kind of a boastful way, how he almost observes with amusement.

My Google-fu isn't working. I've tried dozens of combos of keywords with no luck. (Trouble is, I don't know if I've remembered the keywords properly.)
posted by uncanny hengeman on Sep 1, 2004 - 15 answers

I want to locate someone: but I only have flimsy search material.

The last address I have for him is from around 1970 in Naples,Italy. I know his full name & d.o.b. I know a few other random details about him (one of his sister's names, his fathers business, his job in 1970 etc.) He has a fairly unusual surname, but common first and middle names.

I've found an online Italian phone directory (pronto.it), he's not listed. He may be dead, he may have emigrated or he may just not be listed.

The geneaology websites appear to be (a scam and/or) dealing with details that are much older than I'm looking for. I've searched on familysearch.org for free but no luck there either.

Can any Italian speaking mefi users tell me if there are any newspapers with birth, death & marriage announcements for Napoli? I've tried using babelfish + "google translate" to read the paper's web sites that I can find, but I can't seem to see anything like that in them.
posted by selton on Jun 29, 2004 - 1 answer

Single-celled organisms are beautiful when viewed really close. Does anyone know an online gallery of large, high resolution images of protozoa? [c'mon in] [more inside]
posted by Termite on May 25, 2004 - 1 answer

I'm looking for a single article that gives an overview of the situation in Falllujah from an American point of view. [More inside] [more inside]
posted by mikeyb on May 12, 2004 - 0 answers

Does anyone happen to know when was the last referendum held in France (a national referendum, not a local one)? I've tried Google, but I probably didn't use the right keywords.

Thanks.
posted by Masi on May 5, 2004 - 1 answer