Hello
I am in need of a credit card that allows me to set a hard limit on authorized users. In addition I need for the card to allow a different limit for the primary and secondary card.
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posted by flummox
on Mar 21, 2013 -
14 answers
As part of the backlog items for a website, our team has been asked produce a web movie with an outside agency. The user story behind it it is huge - how can we split it?
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posted by lord_yo
on Mar 18, 2013 -
8 answers
MacbookProFilter: I migrated my old user onto my new macbook, and carried with it a bunch of problems (slow startup, rapid battery life loss, etc.). Is there a clever, systematic way to migrate chunks of my user account to a new user?
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posted by sdis
on Jan 2, 2013 -
3 answers
I'm currently working on an app that does search in a limited domain (travel). The current interface is via a dialog textbox, where the user enters sentences or phrases as queries. While natural language offers lots of flexibility I'm realizing this kind of interface is inherently problematic. First, parsing the natural language can be tricky as there are many possibilities. Second, and probably more important, it's a blind interface. We have various types of data and functionality on how to search and present it. It becomes a kind of guessing game whether the user can form a search query that will hit our data and search capabilities. Unless they happen to hit pay dirt it becomes frustrating for the user. At the same time it feels like the user isn't seeing the best of what we can do for them.
I'm sure I'm not the first to run into this. Do you have experience/ideas/research on how to improve/replace such an interface?
Thanks
posted by blueyellow
on Nov 17, 2012 -
10 answers
I have a really good idea for an online...website thing. Involving user submission. I don't know anything about programming or what-all. Help me figure out what tools I need to create this!
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posted by threeants
on Sep 3, 2012 -
15 answers
Please help me build a solid foundation in understanding User Experience. I am in technology and this skill will super help me.
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posted by gadget_gal
on Mar 15, 2012 -
11 answers
Help me find the name of that brief interactive “game” where the narrator (speaking aloud, British I think) describes the actions of the player, marching us toward our inevitable demise… until we decide to disobey his narrative.
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posted by scamper
on Feb 11, 2012 -
5 answers
What is the best method to force my remote users to backup their data. They all use MacBook Airs currently, and I'm looking for a good solution. I need something that they dont have to think about and they will be protected.
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posted by Slackjaw37
on Nov 22, 2011 -
10 answers
I'm looking for user interface (UI) and user experience articles, tutorials, and resources specifically targetted at tablet applications.
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posted by asymptotic
on Apr 18, 2011 -
8 answers
Social media tracking: my organization's Twitter and Facebook pages are nearing milestone numbers of followers, and to help push us over the hump I'd like to do a giveaway to the round number follower. How can I track who is the X-th person to follow us on Twitter and the Y-th person to "Like" us on Facebook?
posted by moviehawk
on Mar 1, 2011 -
6 answers
My friend has a small taxi business that uses Quickbooks. He has a primary computer that he and his dispatchers use when he is not there. He's having problems with his dispatchers downloading spyware/viruses, etc. I help him out with IT needs and suggested having a restricted account for his dispatchers. The problem is that QBs requires admin access to run. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get around this? The computer is running WindowsXP Pro.
posted by paulyballs
on Mar 3, 2010 -
14 answers
Can I make an AppleScript that will display a dialog box, wait for user input, and take an action if the user does not respond to that dialog box after a predetermined period of time?
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posted by joshrholloway
on Feb 5, 2010 -
6 answers
I'm using Windows 7 RC. I usually move the entire 'My Documents' to another partition so that I can easily reinstall Windows. How do I do this in Windows 7?
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posted by edbyford
on Oct 13, 2009 -
8 answers
How to make Active Directory and SQL server synchronize User accounts/passwords.
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posted by bleucube
on Jul 16, 2009 -
6 answers
[WinXP] How can I create a separate user account that is completely separate from the main admin account? I.e. doesnt share the same programs, settings, etc
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posted by Jimmeh
on Mar 17, 2009 -
4 answers
Performing community work for a elderly care facility. They are interested in hosting a "facebook" for their 100+ residents. Plenty of computers around. Need help choosing an open source package.
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posted by bleucube
on Feb 7, 2009 -
4 answers
Help me making an inflammatory, filter-friendly but ultimately cute/funny Xbox Live gamertag.
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posted by Franklin76
on Feb 2, 2009 -
27 answers
What application/platform should I use to create a YouTube type portal (focusing on user-generated content) that allows site users to search for content (videos as well as other file types) and upload their own content?
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posted by jurczyk
on Oct 24, 2008 -
6 answers
My company recently switched from a standard POP mail server to having GMail as our MX server and hosting all our business accounts. Overall the benefits are quite positive, but I'm having some usage issues that bug me. Can you help me use gmail better? Specific questions inside.
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posted by arniec
on Aug 28, 2008 -
16 answers
I am trying to educate and convince my company of the value of incorporating Human Factors Engineering (aka Human Systems Integration or User Experience) and User Centered Design into their software engineering processes and the software lifecycle.
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posted by Vegheadb4
on Jul 7, 2008 -
6 answers
What are the challenges that independent filmmakers + people working in the industry (actors, crew, etc) face today? What tools do you use currently for the different stages of your production? What do you like about them, what do you wish for?
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posted by seeminglee
on Jul 4, 2008 -
3 answers
There is someone with or using my name at one of the Yahoo services to access Asian porn sites.
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posted by mrleec
on May 15, 2008 -
24 answers
Are there resources available that provide information about the intuitiveness of various user interface elements to various demographics?
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posted by OrlandoFurioso
on Apr 15, 2008 -
6 answers
Apple Cinema Display cords vs. Office Chair I: Chair won in TKO. Help me win the rematch!
The end user ran over the DC plug of her Cinema Display monitor. How can I fix this?
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posted by joemax
on Mar 13, 2008 -
5 answers
How do I make my limited user account and administrator account look identical, ie have the same tray and desktop icons, identical start menus, program settings, My Documents folder, etc. The only difference I want is for the limited user account to have limited privileges. Running XP SP1 home. Thanks.
posted by bbranden1
on Feb 22, 2008 -
11 answers
Very average PC user here. The MS Excel document I use everyday has become huge over time. One sheet with 6 columns going down more than 4000 lines. It weighs 7,6 Mbyte. Too much?
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posted by amusem
on Dec 11, 2007 -
10 answers
"Drive by downloads": Looking for a program or technique to prevent them, other than creating a limited user account in Windows XP.
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posted by bbranden1
on Aug 8, 2007 -
7 answers
I want to have a visual map of how people navigate the web around a particular topic. I am willing to pay for this. For example, around the term "mortgages" I'd like to know all the ways people search and / or navigate to mortgage sites: e.g., some come from search sites, some referred from finance sites, some navigate directly to Citibank, etc. Any advice?
posted by mtstover
on Jul 2, 2007 -
4 answers
Really simple windows 2000 server question: How do I add a network user to the local admin group?
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posted by fvox13
on Jun 21, 2007 -
6 answers
Attention, Wordpress folks: I am looking for suggestions on how to let specific users write new posts only in specific categories.
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posted by danwalker
on Jun 19, 2007 -
2 answers
Good, free solutions for implementing super-easy userland image- and mp3-upload capability into a Wordpress-based blog project?
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posted by cortex
on Jun 2, 2007 -
1 answer
I bought a used macbook (osx 10.4.8). The previous owner is still set as the admin. I cannot add another account without their password. Putting in the install disks also requires a password. How can I delete the previous user and create a new account for myself?
posted by LavishingUndertone
on May 4, 2007 -
16 answers
How can I find which computer in the domain a user is logged on to?
posted by kc0dxh
on Apr 13, 2007 -
8 answers
Can I get an RSS feed of the User Friendly comic that includes only cartoons, and has them inline in the feed?
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posted by bkudria
on Apr 8, 2007 -
2 answers
How do I remove an inappropriate user review from Alexa.com? For instance, this page:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=&url=theonion.com
Reviews appear to be stored at Amazon.com, but I can find no way to formally request a review be removed (even if it is blatantly obscene).
posted by phonepimpster
on Mar 21, 2007 -
1 answer
