Google Docs question:

I'm setting up a form that feeds its answers into a spreadsheet (so that I can gather lab results from all my students and then share class data with those students). It's a pretty long form, so I've broken it into several pages. Is there any functionality to add a "save" button for the person filling out the form so that a partially filled form may be (a) saved at intervals (like every page) in case of computer crash, and/or (b) saved at intervals so that it can be returned to / completed in multiple stages/sessions? I haven't been able to find anything.

Una,

no, I don't think so. I think you can do a work around.

1) have different spreadsheets that have different parts of the form

2) create a final spreadsheet that combines the data from the other spreadsheets into one form.

what you would need to do if you do the above is make sure everyone has a unique id so that you can match the responses across each spreadsheet.

is the above clear.

Passing this on from a friend - is there a legal way to burn iTunes video (purchased) to a playable DVD?

I've purchased quite a few reconditioned Apple products over the years and have had great luck. Quite a few MacBook Pros and a few iMacs. Apple also replaced my iPhone 3G when my original one died and their replacements are reconditioned, it worked fine the whole time I used it.

My refurbished iPod has been a dream--it's lasted the longest of all three of my iPods. I've rarely had to reboot it!

Well then, I volunteer to be your librarian consultant.

You are a saint. I will insent you later today.

thanks, le nubian! I'll try that.

I did some testing, and, yep, Comcast is also delaying any e-mail with a livejournal.com URL in it by five minutes. Not forty-five, unfortunately, so I can't explain the extra forty minutes that started happening a couple weeks ago. When this started happening a year ago, they claimed not to be filtering anything from the lj-notify@livejournal.com address, so I'm not sure.

A company that sells conversion kits so you can use your old typewriter as a computer keyboard: [link]

Last week I stumbled upon the USB Typewriter etsy shop and my jaw dropped! Jack Zylkin has invented a Typewriter Convertor process that turns any manual typewriter into a keyboard for your computer! He sells ready to purchase typewriters or you can buy a kit and do it yourself! I think these would be awesome for hotel/B&B lobby computers or electronic guestbooks at a shop... something memorable to catch your eye! Or if you're a modern Angela Landsbury, use it for writing a book the semi-old school way!

eta: They also sell completed typewriters. This one is pretty:

Typewriter Computer Keyboard -- Royal Junior -- Works with iPad

Seriously, Mr Jobs? Are you giving them computers too?