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Up the Wall!

I have one of those modern integrated TVs. Red button is all very well, but it nearly drives me up the wall trying to read text on one half of the screen with all manner of program activities on the...
18:21 Mon 11th Jul 20112 answers, last by Maidup 22:13 Mon 11th Jul 2011
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Desktop display

This morning I did a system restore which worked up to a point, but I now find that all the icons on my desktop have shrunk to about a third of their normal size. Even the tool bars and task bar have...
08:58 Mon 11th Jul 20112 answers, last by Coldicote 13:49 Mon 11th Jul 2011
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ABS?

A catalogue came through my door and I was intrigued by an advert about a treadmill for my abs. As usual I looked for a definition and came up with Anti-lock Braking System. Can't be!! Any more bright...
10:42 Sun 10th Jul 20117 answers, last by Coldicote 13:13 Sun 10th Jul 2011
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A question of grammar

When is it correct to say "I were....." and "I was.....". Most of us have probably said "If I were you....." but I wouldn't expect to say "I were going for a walk...
10:27 Sun 10th Jul 201110 answers, last by Coldicote 12:43 Sun 10th Jul 2011
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How is it unlawful?

In the midst of all this 'hoo haa' about NoW, I certainly don't defend hacking but haven't seen any explanation of what law is actually being broken. Does anyone know?
10:19 Sun 10th Jul 201111 answers, last by Coldicote 18:02 Sun 10th Jul 2011
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Power of Attorney

I know this topic has been on AB before but would like to put a specific question. In arranging Power of Attorney one must have a Certificate Provider (to certify that one understands) and nominate a...
19:13 Sat 09th Jul 20119 answers, last by Coldicote 16:57 Sun 10th Jul 2011
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What is GMail?

I browse with Internet Explorer and my opening page is normally Google. At the top of the Google page there are various tabs including an invitation to 'Sign in' for GMail. I see one has to have a...
14:37 Thu 07th Jul 201121 answers, last by whiskeryron 09:56 Mon 11th Jul 2011
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Thunder and Lightning safety

Is it wise or necessary to disconnect TVs and computers during a thunder and lightning storm? Sometimes, just to be on the safe side, I unplug my PC from the power socket and its phone connection, and...
13:30 Tue 28th Jun 201120 answers, last by beso 05:36 Wed 29th Jun 2011
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Auto-completion

I search with Google and used to disable lists of possible search words that appeared, but cannot now find how to do so. For instance if I put A into the search box and list of possible searches...
11:26 Sun 26th Jun 20113 answers, last by AlBags 14:09 Sun 26th Jun 2011
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Laptop compatibility

My principal computer (desktop) uses Windows XP and Outlook Express. Recently I treated myself to a laptop which is set up with Windows 7 and Windows Live Mail - I also now have a router. For some...
08:40 Thu 23rd Jun 20115 answers, last by Coldicote 07:44 Fri 24th Jun 2011
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More thoughts about about charities.

Apologies for returning to a previous subject. According to the Charities Commission website, there are 161,835 registered charities in England and Wales. I'm not anti-charity but where would this...
13:51 Wed 22nd Jun 20115 answers, last by Coldicote 14:06 Tue 28th Jun 2011
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Bank account scam emails

Scam emails have featured on AB before, but they are particularly bad again just now. I've had about a dozen in the past week telling me for some obscure reason my bank account has been suspended, and...
20:21 Mon 20th Jun 201116 answers, last by classylady60 19:53 Sun 26th Jun 2011
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CPU usage

I was doing quite a lot printing (about 20 x A4 pages) and a notice came up on my screen that my CPU usage was high with MS Publisher. I have discovered that CPU means Central Processing Unit but how...
18:59 Sat 11th Jun 20117 answers, last by Coldicote 18:42 Sun 12th Jun 2011
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Problem teeth

I've had troublesome teeth ever since childhood and, now getting on in years, have to admit not having many original ones left! Not long ago a lower canine tooth that had been heavily filled broke...
10:07 Wed 08th Jun 20115 answers, last by Coldicote 08:59 Thu 09th Jun 2011
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Safe Mode

Following on a recent question about Function Keys, I see that F8 is 'commonly used to access Windows Safe Mode'. I've never used Safe Mode, because I don't know what to expect or what I could...
19:03 Tue 07th Jun 20115 answers, last by Coldicote 08:45 Wed 08th Jun 2011
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Keys F1-2-3-4 etc

I was interested to see Chuck's answer to another question when he said Press F11. This leads me to ask what all the other keys on that bank are for, from F1 up to F12. Is there a reference somewhere...
14:52 Tue 07th Jun 20118 answers, last by Coldicote 17:00 Wed 08th Jun 2011
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Oledata.mso

I often see references to Oledata.mso files but have not yet succeeded in finding what the abbreviation actually stands for. Can someone enlighten me please?
11:24 Sat 04th Jun 20114 answers, last by Coldicote 23:34 Sat 04th Jun 2011
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E. Coli food scare

It is reported that fresh fruit and vegetables are infected with a new E.Coli bug and causing serious health problems, including some fatalities. Mainly affecting Germany, some cases have also now...
09:32 Fri 03rd Jun 20116 answers, last by Coldicote 09:57 Fri 03rd Jun 2011
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Scottish Independence

I read on the news (26.05.11) that Scotland is to have a referendum on independence. An economic adviser to Alex Salmond has warned that Scotland would 'gain little' and, although 'economically...
12:30 Sun 29th May 201127 answers, last by Coldicote 09:33 Mon 30th May 2011
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System Restore

Until now I have occasionally used System Restore without problems, but for some reason it has stopped working. I have Windows XP and Norton 360 Internet Security (NIS). By going to Norton >...
19:03 Wed 25th May 20118 answers, last by Coldicote 20:15 Mon 30th May 2011

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