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That's an open question! I met with a fancy client company this week, and the meeting involved use of an LG Cinebeam projector. It amazed me—I didn't realize the technology had come this far—and I'm curious if there's something more affordable that comes close on some of this model's features. [more inside]
posted by late afternoon dreaming hotel at 2:11 AM - 6 answers

Can I export a video file to a new editor that separates the text, audio, and video, picture files like when I am making my project originally? [more inside]
posted by skepticallypleased at 9:41 AM - 1 answers

At the beginning of April, Google killed its Podcast app and moved us all over to YouTube Music. I hate it. Please recommend alternatives. [more inside]
posted by grandiloquiet at 4:34 PM - 15 answers

Device on rear window. Device on hood. Grocery list on side Imgur link
posted by falsedmitri at 6:09 PM - 9 answers

What does “implantation work” mean in the tech world, maybe business or finance? I googled the term but got dental / medical definitions.
posted by mmiddle at 4:35 AM - 8 answers

I am not a techy person. Puzzling through buttons and menus does not come naturally to me. I don’t hunger for new devices and when forced to use new devices I often get anxious and irritated. But if something is genuinely useful and labor saving and not too hard to learn, I will get the hang of it and then wonder how I ever lived without it. [more inside]
posted by Jenny'sCricket at 7:09 AM - 50 answers

My sister’s organization has a domain name that was registered by a now vanished member. The registrar is properly suspicious of this claim and I am gathering information before we go to the next step. [more inside]
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 7:41 AM - 5 answers

I had access to Adobe Pro which ended when my contract ended with the owner of the account. Now I can't get a PDF to open at all. [more inside]
posted by tafetta, darling! at 1:55 PM - 13 answers

I admin a private Telegram group where the same questions get asked over and over. A perfect solution would be an AI Help chat bot that uses trusted posts as info sources to answer these repetitive questions. Does this exist? [more inside]
posted by queue_strategy at 8:42 AM - 2 answers

Yet another "please help me find an email client for a senior" question! [more inside]
posted by pdb at 2:04 PM - 9 answers

I'm planning a remodel and I'd like to scan a few rooms in my home using an app on my phone. [more inside]
posted by cleverevans at 9:36 AM - 4 answers

I take pictures on my phone. My wife takes pictures on her phone. I'm looking for a way to merge these pictures automatically into one shared photo album that I can back up, share, and otherwise tinker with. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by soonertbone at 12:15 PM - 6 answers

The house we're renting in Spain has a satellite dish. We've been enjoying UK channels like BBC and ITV, but service was interrupted last week. We asked the friendly local satellite guy, and he said that Intelsat 907 has been decommissioned… [more inside]
posted by Silky Slim at 7:28 AM - 3 answers

I am hosting a 2-day meeting of 20 people at a hotel. We'll meet around a large table in one of the hotel conference rooms. What would I need to set up a simple sound system that would allow us to speak into a microphone and have the sound come through speakers enabling everyone to hear? [more inside]
posted by SallyHitMeOntheHead at 4:22 PM - 4 answers

I need to e-mail a PDF to someone and I need to know if/when they've opened it. Is there a way to do this OTHER than an e-mail read receipt? For what it's worth, the file doesn't even have to be a PDF if there's a workaround using some other platform...I'm using Outlook, Office 365, and an old version of Acrobat XI Pro (on a work computer without admin rights, so I can't install anything else).
posted by richmondparker at 6:32 AM - 8 answers

I cannot take one more song by Cigarettes After Sex or Kurt Vile. Please explain how to make it stop. [more inside]
posted by the webmistress at 12:01 PM - 3 answers

I'm a web/app developer moving freelance (though keeping door open to permanent positions as well) just under 3 years after a career change. I have pretty strong fundamentals in JS (React, Vue), PHP (Laravel) and SQL (Postgres), but I feel in the current market some more specific / specialised tool / platform skills would help me stand out and put myself forward for more diverse / interesting / better paid opportunities. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by protorp at 4:25 AM - 4 answers

Looking for confirmation that I can connect three pieces of electronic equipment to pipe 1. audio from my computer to a soundbar, and 2. video from my computer to a projector! [more inside]
posted by knownassociate at 11:25 AM - 3 answers

In my part of the world, the things that look like this and this and carry power, telephone, and data cables in non-transmission-line settings are almost universally (colloquially) called telephone poles. Why? [more inside]
posted by range at 10:34 AM - 11 answers

I've been thinking about getting a new scanner to up my scanning game, but I'm not sure about what exists out there. Are there any (that aren't ridiculously expensive) that might suit my needs? [more inside]
posted by VirginiaPlain at 6:19 PM - 12 answers