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Plain Text versus Rich Text HTML

What are the advantages or disadvantages of Plain Text versus Rich Text (HTML)? I frequently include a picture in the body of an email, but it seems the addressees don't always see them.
12:18 Mon 26th Dec 20117 answers, last by Coldicote 23:11 Mon 26th Dec 2011
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What is Christmas in fact?

I have no difficulty in accepting that Christ lived and was the sort of person history tells us about, but why do we celebrate Christmas? No-one knows what a new born baby will grow up to be. I see...
12:07 Mon 26th Dec 201123 answers, last by Fubnor 14:27 Thu 29th Dec 2011
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PowerPoint slides

A bit late to share for Christmas perhaps, but I have received as an attachment to an email a seasonal presentation of 18 slides created with PowerPoint. I'd like to share it with others but can't...
20:40 Fri 23rd Dec 20117 answers, last by Coldicote 00:57 Sat 24th Dec 2011
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Cold sores

This subject has been raised before, but I don't know whether this particular point has been made. I went through a bad patch with cold sores after having shingles on my face. I read somewhere that a...
12:26 Tue 13th Dec 20111 answer, last by Palemoon 22:54 Sun 08th Jul 2012
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Undelivered emails

I endeavour to run a local Neighbourhood Watch scheme that involves sending out 54 emails usually two or three times a month. I've been doing this for several years, but on the last two occasions 4...
19:19 Thu 08th Dec 201117 answers, last by AlBags 21:44 Mon 12th Dec 2011
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Electric cooker problem

I have a built-in Stoves Newhome cooker (oven and hob). The timer/clock doesn't work, except for making intermittent, loud, piercing 'beeps', so I've given up using the oven and try to make do with...
13:02 Sat 03rd Dec 20118 answers, last by Coldicote 18:59 Sat 03rd Dec 2011
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Post Office savings

I am considering opening a Post Office savings account but note the P.O. booklet shows several accounts are provided by the Bank of Ireland. It wasn't so long ago we were hearing about Ireland being...
12:19 Fri 02nd Dec 20115 answers, last by Coldicote 09:55 Sat 03rd Dec 2011
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Odd phone calls

I've had peculiar phones calls recently. This morning a gent with a 'difficult to understand accent' spoke of interference and spying whilst browsing web pages. I said I had a good security system to...
10:37 Fri 25th Nov 201118 answers, last by askyourgran 21:20 Fri 25th Nov 2011
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Orange ISP

Orange ISP has just 're-organised' its website. I've spent ages trying to access my familiar web-mail page, but cannot find it. Are others having this problem? Perhaps there is a way, but at the...
14:23 Wed 23rd Nov 20119 answers, last by AlBags 18:59 Sat 26th Nov 2011
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Phone hacking law

Hacking has become a wearisome subject, but it's in the news nearly every day and doesn't look like going away. One thing I've yet to read is what law is being broken - presumably there is a statutory...
18:08 Mon 21st Nov 201110 answers, last by Old_Geezer 08:59 Wed 23rd Nov 2011
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Internet Explorer updates

I'm running Internet Explorer 7 and know I could update to versions 8 or 9, but have read that some people found a few problems with them. What is your experience of 8 and 9 please and if I did update...
20:51 Sun 20th Nov 201114 answers, last by venator 19:06 Mon 21st Nov 2011
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Web cam advice please

I'm interested in having a web cam but don't know the first thing about them. Presumably they are portable and battery operated. What would I need to be able to load a moving pic onto my PC or a web...
19:33 Wed 16th Nov 201110 answers, last by janej35 12:48 Sat 30th Jun 2012
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USB data storage

I am looking for some USB data sticks/pens but am not sure which to buy - I use Windows XP and need 2GB or more storage. There are many adverts for USB drives, USB flash drives, USB data storage pens,...
23:38 Sat 12th Nov 20113 answers, last by halansky 02:31 Sat 10th Dec 2011
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Black arrows

Several times in the past I have saved 'My Documents' File on a CD. Now I find it stops and asks if I want to continue saving to CD. It shows icons that I haven't seen before with a heavy black...
17:09 Tue 08th Nov 20112 answers, last by Coldicote 20:56 Wed 09th Nov 2011
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Norton Internet Security

I have recently bought on line, downloaded and installed Norton 360 Premier Edition Internet Security on my main desktop PC. It is supposed to provide cover for three computers but I cannot find how...
23:55 Mon 07th Nov 20117 answers, last by vascop 07:10 Tue 08th Nov 2011
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Corporate greed

'Corporate greed' is a fashionable expression in the news these days, but there's lack of actual examples to illustrate what people mean by it. What does it mean to you?
13:42 Thu 03rd Nov 201110 answers, last by Ankou 08:15 Fri 04th Nov 2011
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Change my AB name

I've used the name Coldicote on AB for about 5 years and wish I had chosen something different from the outset - rather than the name of my grandparents' home!! Am I allowed to change it and amend my...
09:07 Sat 29th Oct 201114 answers, last by B00 18:57 Sat 29th Oct 2011
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JAVA updates

I frequently see notifications telling me that Java updates are available but I'm never sure whether to accept them and what use they would be if I did. Often I just delete them. Am I missing anything...
13:39 Fri 28th Oct 20116 answers, last by Coldicote 15:59 Fri 28th Oct 2011
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Wind power turbines

A big new turbine has just appeared on the Sussex Downs to serve Glyndebourne Opera House. This makes me curious about small turbines for private gardens or roof tops. There are references on the...
06:48 Mon 17th Oct 20115 answers, last by Coldicote 09:17 Tue 18th Oct 2011
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Single chair-bed

I'm searching but so far have not found what I'm looking for: A comfortable chair that unfolds as a single guest-bed, but raised on supports - not flat on the floor which could be difficult to get up...
19:48 Thu 13th Oct 20118 answers, last by Coldicote 08:36 Fri 14th Oct 2011

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