Just installed latest Java RE 6 update 5 and IE7 crashes on opening. Have restored system and cancelled Java updates (for now) but....anyone else had this problem? Did you find a fix? I'm running Vista Ultimate on a Dell Inspiron 530 about 9 months old. Grateful for any thoughts....
posted on Jul 18, 2008 - 3 answers

[TravelFilter] What would be an easy and cheap way to get a map update of my brother whereabouts for his year-long asian trip? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm currently out of work and looking for a new job. I share a cell plan with my family, but thanks to the combination of my having little money coming in and my sister & her boyfriend deciding that text messages are super fun, my phone's been cut off. So now I have dozens of resumes floating around with a bad phone number! How do I let prospective employers know my new number? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2008 - 5 answers

I tried updating my computer's BIOS the other night. The update didn't work, and now neither does my computer. [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 6 answers

What's a family of four to do in Charlotte, NC? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 9 answers

Why can't I run a Windows Update anymore? It used to work; it no longer does. I've tried everything I can think of and I don't know how to get it to work again. [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2007 - 11 answers

How do I update rows in a table in a SQL*Server 2005 database with data from another row in the same table? [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2007 - 5 answers

After an automatic update, Thunderbird won't recognize newly created folders. Why, oh, why? [more inside]
posted on Dec 28, 2006 - 3 answers

I recently had a terrific first interview for a position at a very nice four-star hotel. I'm scheduled for a follow-up phone interview in a few days during which I will be asked a few "general business questions about my background". What sort of questions should I expect? [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2006 - 10 answers

This is a question about digital photography, magazine publishing, and confusing requests. [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2006 - 19 answers

Windows update problems... I get to windowsupdate >> http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us >> and then my browser hangs. CPU usage hits 100% and prety much stays there. SVChost.exe / or at least one instance of it / takes up most of that ; about 98%. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 10 answers

I sent a letter domestically in the mail (USPS) one cent short on postage. Will it get there?
posted on Aug 31, 2006 - 18 answers

MysqlFilter: I need someone with mighty mysql-Fu to help me out here. I have a list of items stored in my database (60 or so per user), they get sent to the flash application that I have, then once the user is done with everything, they press "save" (20 to 60 times a day), and it saves the list of items back to the database. I was doing an insert on duplicate update, but this doesnt get rid of the items that may have been deleted. [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2006 - 10 answers

I've been having shutdown problems in XP for a while, which I think I've narrowed down to windowsupdate, anyone help me troubleshoot? (Info inside) [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2006 - 3 answers

All of my MP3s contain only Artist/Song info in their ID tags. Is there a program (Windows) that can search by Artist/Song and add Album/Year/etc info to my MP3 tags? [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2006 - 5 answers

After installing the most recent security update for OS X, my PowerBook G4 no longer boots. I've gone through the generic troubleshooting steps on Apple's site, and even paid for the phone support, but couldn't get any better answer than "Archive and Install," which I can't do due to lack of free space. Please help me fix this hopefully simple problem. [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2006 - 10 answers

Help me find a cool, customizable WordPress theme. [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2006 - 20 answers

I've just copied all my data from an iBook G4 to a Macbook. For some reason, the delete and return keys don't work in Safari and Mail.app on the Macbook. I think I've solved this before but I can't remember how and can't find the answer. [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2006 - 4 answers

I was prompted to download the "Windows Genuine Advantage Validation tool". Any reason why I shouldn't do this?
posted on May 7, 2006 - 15 answers

Can I set it up so that my flash drive automatically backs itself up onto my home computer when I plug it in? [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2006 - 10 answers

I have a large cyst on one of my ovaries but I have to wait until the beginning of the week to find out if I have to have surgery and the waiting is killing me! I am wondering if some of you could throw some educated guesses my way on what I may be in for? [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2006 - 37 answers

Recent problems with my iBook make me wonder if I am looking at major problems. Last week, software update failed to install the security upgrade & the recent iTunes update. Now, instead of the Mac log in screen, I get a Darwin/BSD full screen console log in screen. I am running OSX 10.4.5 on a G3 750Mhz w/640Mb RAM. I know how to troubleshoot PCs, but Macs ae like women to me--beautiful but inscrutible. Any help? (for the Mac problem only please).
posted on Mar 8, 2006 - 12 answers

In light of the recent release of google pack, is there current windows software that periodically updates my entire software collection? [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2006 - 11 answers

UltraCompactDigicamFilter: What's the best ultra compact 5 megapixel (or more) digital camera that I can get? [more inside]
posted on Jan 6, 2006 - 24 answers

How do I get the Firefox Update function to actually work? [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2005 - 4 answers

BackUpFilter: I'm looking for a quick way to back-up important files from two different locations, via a remote server. Could I be any more vague? [more inside]
posted on Sep 23, 2005 - 5 answers

blogFilter: So a professor wants to use a blog type setup for a class. I've been charged with trying to find a way to show updates across blogs in this class. [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2005 - 5 answers

Half way through a form, a user decides that they'd like to add a category to a selection list. How can I facilitate this without also losing everything they've typed into the form so far? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2005 - 17 answers

I have a Frontpage Template and a Photoshop PSD file that is the graphic for the template. I need to update the PSD file - which I can do in Imageready, but I have problems updating the original HTML. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Or export and make a brand new HTML file with rollovers?
posted on Jul 16, 2005 - 5 answers

I found a strange metal token mixed in with my quarters and I'm wondering what it might be. [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2005 - 10 answers

Making an "updatable" CD-Rom (lots of linked, searchable pdfs/ docs) that needs to check the web for updated documents and download them to user's hard-drive, subsequently seamlessly showing data from HD/ CD as necessary. Any resources on coding said beast? Google-fu fails me.
posted on Dec 14, 2004 - 8 answers

My partner has been offered a new position and we've decided to move to Florida. I'm looking for tips, tricks, and warnings from those who have uprooted and moved the whole family. What did you do to survive the move and thrive in your new community?
posted on Nov 15, 2004 - 12 answers

CDRom encyclopaedia that updates itself from web. What do you call it's updating process?
posted on Sep 17, 2004 - 4 answers

MeFi Font Patrol: I have taken on the task of updating this website, and I need the name of the font that was used in these menu images. (More inside.)
posted on Aug 7, 2004 - 15 answers

AO-Hell. This person whose computer I'm fixing has a problem with AOL 9. Basically, every time he quits it, an 'updating AOL' dialog appears, the progress bar makes it about 2/3 of the way to the end and then the whole computer locks up. [details inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2004 - 10 answers

Updating Windows98 SE to Windows XP. (mi)
posted on May 28, 2004 - 11 answers

Excel query. I have two Excel spreadsheets that I want to have automativally update each other. But, the format that they are in is generally incompatible. These are used as scheduling documents for the place where I work.

One spreadsheet is very wide. It lists each individual person at the top and their personal schedule below it. It lists breaks using "ONE" as the first half of a 30 minute block, "TWO" as the second half of a 30 minute block, and "LONG" as the entire 30 minute block.

The other spreadsheet is much less wide. It has 7 days listed and three columns. One is for "LONG" one is for "ONE" and the third is for "TWO." In each column, each person's name is entered in the appropriate block as defined in the first spreadsheet.

Can I get those two to talk to each other? Can I tell the first spreadsheet that if the word "TWO" is in a certain field to put the name of that person in another field on another spreadsheet?
posted on May 11, 2004 - 1 answers

I just got another Windoze update. After ignoring them for all these years, I got "Blasted" in August, so have started downloading and accepting them all ever since. This one, from Tech Bulletin MS04-003 says the vulnerability is a "Buffer Overrun in MDAC Function Could Allow Code Execution (832483)." I want to know, before I install this one, is it necessary? Is it always/ever safe to trust Microsoft?
posted on Jan 13, 2004 - 12 answers