Has the AP been the same individual since the inception of the Suggestion Book program? Or have there been a series of APs who have somehow maintained a seamless continuity of wit and erudition through the years? Perhaps the AP is like the Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride — an role to be [...]

Is there a way to take separate pdf files and combine them into one multipage pdf file. It would eliminate my collating needs for my final paper. I don’t have expensive software. Just a mac with Preview, Adobe Reader 7.0, and adobe photoshop CS. I know you can do some stuff on adobe’s web site, [...]

AP, I hit a curb this weekend and broke two of my tires. In the process of repairing the damage, I had many questions but little time to ask. I am sorry to throw so many questions out at once.

1. Can two tires that are not the same (ie. made by different companies) be [...]

How do web sites make a page without the suffix .html at the end?

For instance, http://www.lib.duke.edu/suggest/

the suggest page is obviously html, yet it has no .html at the end. How do you do that? Is it something to do with dreamweaver software?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: If the URL ends in the directory name, [...]

AP, you kindly helped me last time my bagels were coming out lumpy, and your suggestion to add oil to the water has had somewhat successful results. They are still not even nearly as smooth as Brugger’s, however. How do they do it? How can I bake my own beautiful, lump-free bagels?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: [...]

What is lint? Also, why does it sometimes collect in massive amounts and sometimes very small ones, even if the same clothes are being washed?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Have you really tried a controlled experiment on this? Same dryer? Same settings? Exactly the same washload? Same setting on the washing machine (maybe vigorous agitation will [...]

AP, I need you help seeing into the future. When will Duke offer a VPN client for the new Mac OS, 10.4?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: OIT says they’re waiting on Cisco, who makes the VPN client, to come out with a version compatible with 10.4 (the current VPN client is compatible with 10.2). There is [...]

In an interview with Charlie Rose, Thomas Friedman said that UPS delivers Papa John’s pizza. Is this true?

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: No, UPS didn’t buy a fleet of ’85 Dodge Omnis, paint them brown, and stick Papa John’s signs on their roofs.

Friedman actually said “You see the Papa John’s Pizza truck go by, Charlie? [...]

AP, how do I cite you in a research paper? I asked you a question earlier and the answer proved very useful, I appreciate all your help!

ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: I guess you could consider it to be like an electronic bulletin board:

http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/online_post.htm

or an email message:

http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/cite/email.htm

Anyway, poke around at the library’s [...]