I have spreadsheet A which needs to be converted into CSV file B

I want to convert A to B with the least amount of stress and preferably no copy-pasting. Does Excel do this kind of field-mapping, and if so, how? Is this what a pivot table is for?

Nevermind, misunderstanding between ops and developers.

I don't understand the question - do you want to convert your Excel file to a CSV? if so, just do a "save as" and specify CSV (and make sure it's named what you want).

On what do I blame my perpetual MacBook battery issues. This is my third laptop, and third one where the battery went entirely tits up with very little fanfare.

It's probably been a week or two since I operated it not plugged into the mains, and apparently the battery holds zero charge now.

I'm still under warranty, but that's more annoying because it means this battery didn't last a year (I will quite probably extend said warranty).

Seriously--dumping water one laptop back was the smallest issue I have had with them.

I love everything about this stupid piece of shit that I don't hate.

eta: It's really helpful that OS X tells me to replace the battery. But it doesn't tell me where I can *see*, since the charge percent is a misleading hundred. Only when I click on it does it tell me the bad news.

What's the least amount of money you can get away with spending on a camera that's to record seated interviews. Reading the reviews on a couple that I found are making me slack-jawed with abject horror: [link] [link] but I have no perspective. Should I tell my sister to plonk the dosh for this: [link] ?

So my sister is graduating college and going to dental school, and she's dropped not-so-subtle hints that she wants an iPad. Or a tablet of some kind. She says she likes the Surface, but she's never really used it; she thinks the interface is cool. I don't know anything about tablets, but I want to get her something for taking notes in class and playing games (NOT in class...maybe) and whatnot. I figure the iPad (iPad 2? Isn't that the latest one?) is the best-in-class, right? She has an iPod Touch already, so she knows how iStuff works.

I have an ipad and I love mine. They are on Ipad 4 now (but they aren't calling it that). Ipad 3 is what I bought almost a year ago, so you might be able to get a good price on one refurb.

If you get one, make sure you get at least 32 GB and I would recommend getting one with data because that has the GPS functions even if you don't use the monthly data plan. The ipad 3 is significantly thinner than the Ipad 2 (which is MUCH thinner than the ipad 1).

I was wondering what size hard drive was good and whether the data plan was worth it. Upgrading to 32 GB and data is $200 more, though.

I am having very frequent problems with Google Calendar lately, usually, "I'm afraid I can't do that right now, flea," kind of problems. Having a reliably functioning web calendar is very important to me right now. Is this happening to anyone else? Is anyone happy with a free Google Cal alternative? I do not need to sync to anything, but I do need my calendar to be visible to my (lazy) husband.

P-C,

if this is her first, go wifi only. My first was wifi only and I liked it. It is expensive, so I get that data might be lower on the priority list.

I do think 32GB if you can swing it, is important. It is very easy to run out of space.

flea,

I have not had problems. can you describe what is going on? do you think it is on google's side?