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  • Ask MetaFilter Roundup

    What's a good webcam setup for my technophobic relative?How can I change white web pages to a darker color?What's a good call forwarding service?Any great ideas for reducing my computer clutter?What's the best way to stream HD media from a PC?

    2:00 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008, 961 views

  • Ask MetaFilter Roundup

    How do I transition out of a heavily academic/theoretical mode, and into a creative one? What small (snack-sized), quiet (non-crunchy), neat (non-crumb making) and relatively healthy foods can I keep at my desk?How do I learn Latin online?How do I...

    8:21 AM on Wed Nov 26 2008, 1,239 views

  • Ask MetaFilter Roundup

    How can I get a voicemail from my cell to my PC?How does having kids affect the salary gap between men and women?Where can I find good and free stock sounds online?What's causing my laptop's battery to act up?Anyone have tips for getting college...

    2:00 PM on Mon Nov 24 2008, 1,375 views

  • The Pentagon Bans USB Flash Drives: Will There Be a Floppy Disk Comeback?

    AP reports that the Department of Defense has, at least for the time being, banned USB flash drives and is collecting all Pentagon-owned drives from the entire department. The Pentagon hasn't issued an official statement, but a spokesman did say...

    2:30 PM on Sat Nov 22 2008, by Dan Nosowitz, 14,332 views, Comment

  • Seriously, Why Even Bothering Profiling Julia Allison?

    It's funny and meta to watch Julia Allison get profiled. Since she's already done all the work for us in real time—chronicling her thoughts and moods and outfits on her blog—a profile seems beside the point and out of date by the time...

    2:24 PM on Fri Nov 21 2008, by Sheila, 6,843 views, Comment

  • Ask MetaFilter Roundup

    Of the things you spent money on for your wedding, what was most worth it? What was least worth it? Best ideas, recommendations, and recipes I can use to make up homemade holiday baskets as gifts?How does one "put aside" X months of expenses for...

    3:29 PM on Thu Nov 20 2008, 1,064 views

  • iSerenity Ambient Sounds Offer Soothing Background Noise

    Whether you work quietly alone at home or in an office where the hum of fluorescent lights is the dominant soundtrack of your day, tune into one of the 31 ambient loops offered on the iSerenity web site. Listen to the clack of typewriters and...

    2:30 PM on Thu Nov 20 2008, by Jackson West, 9,447 views, Comment

  • Harsh Reality Behind the Gizmodo/Reader Symbiosis Revealed by Dilbert

    It's not often that a simple three-pane comic strip says something meaningful and true about your life, but I think it's safe to say that today's Dilbert strip essentially sums up what this here website and its readers are all about. We post about...

    8:00 AM on Thu Nov 20 2008, by Adam Frucci, 8,353 views, Comment

  • Merge MP3 Combines Audio Files in Drag-and-Drop Interface

    Windows only: If you are looking for ways to merge a bunch of MP3 files into one larger file, and don't like the command line solution I wrote about earlier this week, try Merge MP3. The application is tiny, the interface familiar, and it will...

    4:30 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008, by Jackson West, 4,824 views, Comment

  • The Next New Thing: The Next New Thing

    New York magazine is looking for things—things that are New. For the "All New" issue! Because now that Obama has been elected, everything is New. They're looking for anything New, from architecture to food to music—"the idea," they...

    11:34 AM on Wed Nov 19 2008, by Hamilton Nolan, 2,561 views, Comment