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I'm trying to zoom in with my webcam (aka change my field of view) so that my whole room is not visible in conferences on Zoom / Teams / Google Meet. Is there no easy way to do this? [more inside]
posted by musofire at 4:35 PM - 8 answers

Like a big dumbass. I have never had a virus or malware in my 40 years of computing I feel like a total idiot and my brain has instantly shut down. What's the best course of action re removing, I am changing my mail password from another computer as we speak, but I do also have 2-factor on it. Help fast please!
posted by Iteki at 11:36 AM - 6 answers

I am new to Scrivener, and am trying to compose in it as I normally do in any Word or Office Libre document. That is, I cut a phrase/sentence and expect to paste it into another place by right-clicking. This isn't happening. The cut phrase seems to be entirely lost. What am I doing wrong, and how do I make it right?
posted by uans at 11:05 AM - 4 answers

What can my company see me do on Zoom? [more inside]
posted by nouvelle-personne at 10:18 AM - 8 answers

My work is moving from google workspace for mail and calendar to microsoft outlook. I've not previously used outlook. What can I do to make the transition more smooth and to avoid common pitfalls? [more inside]
posted by medusa at 8:20 AM - 5 answers

Is there a way to get a transcript out of a recorded Zoom meeting? [more inside]
posted by cotton dress sock at 7:34 AM - 5 answers

I am looking for a new dot matrix printer that will work with my Apple computer. [more inside]
posted by Well I never at 9:42 AM - 5 answers

I'm in the market for a new-to-me laptop. Budget $400. Must be Linux compatible. Used is fine. What do you recommend? [more inside]
posted by mr_bovis at 8:44 AM - 18 answers

I’m searching for a personal website I once visited but can’t seem to find again. Here are some key features I remember: Branching (AI-generated?) Narratives, with a unique timeline interface for moving through them at the bottom of the page; a dark, minimalist theme, with lots of gray; blog posts about AI and potentially literature. [more inside]
posted by matkline at 4:02 AM - 0 answers

Is there a way I can stain parts of an image in Photoshop? [more inside]
posted by pxe2000 at 6:06 PM - 3 answers

I have a folder with a list of .txt files in it - file list example (imgur). I would like to create a folder for each file name and to name that folder after the filename. [more inside]
posted by unearthed at 3:18 PM - 7 answers

I am working to make my business more marketable, so I've found someone who was recommended to me that does brand development and marketing. [more inside]
posted by CollectiveMind at 12:22 PM - 7 answers

I'm in a largeish US-wide Facebook group for mail-based buying, selling and trading of used gear for a mildly niche interest. I would like to also casually sell a few items, but as a newbie I feel clueless about the nuances of security, risk management and etiquette for this type of thing. Any tips, or a good online primer for how to sell one-offs and not get scammed? [more inside]
posted by Bardolph at 5:39 AM - 6 answers

I want a free space online to post stuff I would ordinarily send to my husband via email or dm, and I don't want to fiddle with it at all (just sign up, boom, go) or get updates, ads, promos, etc., etc. from the site. (like maybe the site itself has some ads, which is okay, but I don't want to get ads, mail or notices from them.) [more inside]
posted by taz at 4:34 AM - 14 answers

I have a website that requires a lot of product photography in a lightbox, around 200-300 pics per week, usually done all in one day. When it was just me, I used my iphone with Lightroom and that worked fine. Now I have employees and need a dedicated camera for product photography without spending a fortune. [more inside]
posted by dripdripdrop at 1:00 PM - 6 answers

I’m trying to edit a photo in Photoshop 2023 so it looks like a Polaroid. I’m having some trouble with the frame part. [more inside]
posted by pxe2000 at 11:07 AM - 1 answers

I have to replace my mother's decade+ old PC with new hardware, preserving all her files and apps and everything as faithfully as possible. The last time I did this myself, it was difficult and extremely time-consuming. This time around, I want to find someone who (1) can be trusted to (2) do it properly with (3) minimal supervision on my part. Who am I looking for? [more inside]
posted by StrawberryPie at 10:17 AM - 6 answers

Myself and others who I’d consider very senior have been wholesaled laid off. These aren’t lower level developers, though that’s happening, these are people who fundamentally or at least were part of teams that created the modern software SLDC. The question isn’t whether software engineering is going away but is it moving to lower cost of living areas because for most software the “hard” problems have been solved? Similar to textile manufacturing? [more inside]
posted by geoff. at 2:13 PM - 33 answers

Having discovered via this earlier question that the Camera app supplied with this Android phone saves photo location information somewhere outside the actual photo files, I now need a way to fix up existing photos so that they can be copied off the phone with their geotags included. [more inside]
posted by flabdablet at 2:15 AM - 2 answers

I'm organizing an online silent auction as part of a fundraiser. Please recommend an auction site you've been happy with. [more inside]
posted by Well I never at 1:24 PM - 1 answers