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Wanted: reliable personal CD player for use while walking - CDplayers | Ask MetaFilter
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (106+ words) Genuine Sony CD Walkmans are either impossible to find these days or priced at $100+. I've tried several cheaper alternatives from other manufacturers, but they all repeatedly skip or intermittently drop out the sound as soon as I start walking around....
Covering your camera on a Macbook Pro
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (88+ words) Is there a device or accessory that is good for covering your camera on a Macbook Pro? At the moment I am sticking blue-tack over it, but there has to be a better option. This is for situations like video…...
Replacing UPS battery. Do I care who makes it?
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (117+ words) A loud tone came out of my APC BE600M1 UPS. I shut it down, restarted, and the tone came back. The manual says this is because the battery needs to be replaced, I bought it in 2017, the manual says the battery…...
mobile phone travel: eSIM questions from ignorance
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (422+ words) I'm in the USA, using Ting mobile for my phone, a pixel 9 phone currently having a physical SIM with a US phone number. Please educate me about eSIMs for using the phone during a month in Britain (flying Sept 2).I'm…...
through a scanner - won't | Ask MetaFilter
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (206+ words) As I posted several weeks ago, my PC was starting to have strange problems. So, I got a new one. And all of those problems are gone. But I have a new, more minor one.The Espson Workforce 3720 printer I…...
Need to digitize a 1940s trascription disc
1+ week, 1+ day ago (68+ words) I've inherited a radio transcription disc (12" shellac - acetate-like quality, it appears) that I'd like to have digitized - I have no experience doing this at the consumer level and am looking for company recommendations.I know how to get this done…...
Apple-store replacement of Iphone SE3 battery, or other shop?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (326+ words) How "important" is it to get a battery replaced at Apple compared to other repair shops?My iPhone SE3 (2022) is struggling. I noticed particularly in the last two weeks, because some days 70% battery reduces to 20% in about 1-2 hours of quite light…...
Create family tree starting with 13 siblings
1+ week, 5+ day ago (119+ words) Assist me please to create a family tree that begins with 13 siblings born around the turn of the 20th century, connecting their many descendants to the present. Family wants a chart for visualization as well as a directory that can be…...
Question about cell phone data transfer.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (444+ words) I've been using my son's partner's cell phone for six years because she uses her work phone for everything. Caller ID shows up as her. My son and his partner are ending their relationship, so I need to acquire my…...
Looking for a good all around inkjet printer and scanner
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (235+ words) Does my unicorn inkjet AIO printer exist? I want to print double-sided documents and quality glossy photos. I want a good scanner with both flatbed and automatic document feed options. Wireless of course. Apple household. This used to be normal…...