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Is there an organization or community that focuses on building binaries for open source software? [more inside]
posted by kristi at 7:04 PM - 10 answers

What are the best avenues for keeping up with the best legislators for someone who has no social media accounts? Also: who are your favorite legislators to follow? [more inside]
posted by kristi at 3:08 PM - 7 answers

I'm working on a film studies project and need to grab timestamps from a DVD, either marked onscreen or named with the exact timestamp of the screenshot. I am not looking for an output of all frames, or even frames at regular intervals, but rather frames I've selected manually based on what's happening onscreen. What software (for Windows 11) can I use to accomplish this? [more inside]
posted by johnofjack at 11:26 AM - 6 answers

I have to use Facebook messenger for work. How do I join Facebook and keep my privacy?
posted by Mr. Yuck at 7:52 AM - 12 answers

I need to film myself playing my electric guitar with a backing track for an online class I am taking. I can manage it but I think there must be an easier way. [more inside]
posted by synecdoche at 4:46 AM - 3 answers

Is there one SaaS solution that will fit my small organization's needs-- easy templated/threaded emailing, flexible membership database, maybe even a Discord integration? [more inside]
posted by supercres at 11:33 AM - 2 answers

An obviously scammy email from one "chotukeshri892k@gmail.com" just invaded my inbox, claiming they were charging me $298.45 to renew my order from "Geek Tech". Utter bollocks. However, they included a customer service number: 804 404 9987, to call if "I did not recognize this transaction". [more inside]
posted by Jody Tresidder at 8:30 AM - 15 answers

I am looking for a way to make some custom maps for a publication. The publication will be about a bicycle trip that I took, and I want to create a map for each day's journey. Often the routes including trails as well as roads, so it would be nice if I could import a GPS file and have it generate a map, then be able to further customize it with points of interest and the like. The maps should be colorful and ready for publication. Does such a thing exist? Hoping to avoid ArcGIS for something more simple. Thanks!
posted by LarryC at 9:58 AM - 7 answers

My beloved Pomodoro app is gone and I need to find a similar one! [more inside]
posted by silverstatue at 1:13 PM - 10 answers

In the past few months, reactions to my posts have dropped off steeply and friends say they don't see my posts often. I want to fix that. [more inside]
posted by mermaidcafe at 4:21 AM - 14 answers

I'm determined to make sending and receiving emails a less overwhelming part of my job. What techniques do you use to improve how you handle incoming messages, both technologically (through settings and sorting features in an email app) and also behaviorially (in how frequently you check and deal with messages and how you prevent things from building up)? [more inside]
posted by umbú at 3:47 PM - 12 answers

Just started a new systems analyst's job and I've inherited the the old manager's iMac collection (2005). I'd like to e-waste them but the good IT policy person inside me says I should do a multiple HDD wipe pass just to make sure any personal data is gone. The problem is they're OLD and my modern iMac knowledge is failing me. [more inside]
posted by Snuffman at 3:00 PM - 7 answers

I am in the USA, with fiber internet through Century Link. (It's pretty stable.) For reasons, I checked my external IP on my laptop. I clicked on the first site that came up and it gave me an IP from another country. [more inside]
posted by NailsTheCat at 8:05 AM - 8 answers

I live and work in a tiny house with a laptop + portable monitor. Employer just replaced my 15" pc with a 13", which is great for travel but less great for daily use. Need more screen. What do you know about the portable screen extenders out there? [more inside]
posted by AnOrigamiLife at 5:23 PM - 11 answers

I am trying to separate data from a Jotform web form outputting to an excel sheet from a sign up list into a cleaner output. [more inside]
posted by roaring beast at 7:37 PM - 10 answers

Hi there! I used to love making worksheets on Canva for the youth I coach and mentor. However, the Canva glow-up is a nightmare. Any luck on how i can remove it? If i cancel and create a new account will i still have to accept the glow up? thank you
posted by Boyd at 2:32 PM - 3 answers

I want Tab Stash for my inbox. Does it exist? Tab Stash is a Firefox addon that lets me "save and organize batches of tabs as bookmarks". My browser only ever has a handful of tabs open for the first time in many years. Instead of searching through a backlog of tabs in a chronological order, I can visit my home page and see a well-organized spread of information.
posted by Mirth at 3:48 PM - 2 answers

I often see people refer to the dozens or hundreds of messages in their email inboxex, but I never have more than 20 or so. People with overstuffed inboxes, what's in them? [more inside]
posted by Well I never at 1:46 PM - 40 answers

Back in the previous century, and likely into the first decade of this one, text files would 'automatically' back-up to a sort of limbo (purgatory) on your hard drive. And if you screwed up and accidentally erased a file, you could go digging around in the unchartered waters of your HardDrive and likely find the copy from just before you stupidly deleted the file. [more inside]
posted by From Bklyn at 5:48 AM - 18 answers

Is there service like google alerts that provides curated daily news and updates on specific areas of concern or interest? [more inside]
posted by specialk420 at 12:20 PM - 2 answers