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Finding earlier postings

Topics on AB very quickly become crowded out by newer postings and often cannot be found without searching back through many prevous pages - showing twenty at a time. On this page I see "1 to 20 of...
09:19 Fri 10th Aug 20078 answers, last by Coldicote 16:41 Sat 11th Aug 2007
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Death Penalty

Nowadays one often hears people clamouring for restoration of the death penalty - hang 'em - for murder and other serious offences. Personally I could not carry out an execution and would not expect...
13:17 Wed 08th Aug 200713 answers, last by Coldicote 14:22 Thu 09th Aug 2007
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Compensation Culture

Is the so-called 'compensation culture' getting out of control? It seems to me that many people make claims for compensation, just for the sake of getting money out of someone who has upset them and...
17:01 Sat 04th Aug 20074 answers, last by JRB 03:41 Sun 05th Aug 2007
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Flash Player

Does anyone know how to temporarily disable Flash Player, like the advert you might be seeing at the top of this page? Not too bad like this one when you can scroll out of view, but they're all over...
08:19 Thu 02nd Aug 20079 answers, last by Coldicote 19:06 Fri 03rd Aug 2007
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Recycling plastic

Does anyone know if there really is a way of recycling plastic food trays, wrappers, packaging etc. other than putting it in the bin to go to landfill? Some previous questions and answers refer to...
21:08 Mon 23rd Jul 20074 answers, last by Matheous 22:43 Wed 25th Jul 2007
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Need new mobile

My previous mobile a Nokia has packed up and won't work any more and I need a new one. It never was very satisfactory as the service provider o2 didn't support the particular model, I couldn't access...
22:08 Mon 02nd Jul 20072 answers, last by Neilzulu1 07:46 Tue 03rd Jul 2007
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Dermatitis and Eczema

Please does anyone have experience of an eczema / dermatitis cream remedy named Freederm HC? There are many references to it on the Internet - it sounds like a 'wonder cure'. I'm a little suspicious...
14:46 Sun 01st Jul 200710 answers, last by findwhatuneed 20:38 Sun 15th Oct 2017
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Starting a forum

Firstly, can someone please tell me is a forum and a blog the same thing? I'd like to include something of the sort on an existing website, where readers can make comments, ask questions etc., but...
20:27 Wed 20th Jun 20074 answers, last by Coldicote 22:20 Sun 24th Jun 2007
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Copying text from emails

I find that if I highlight text from an email and then try to copy and paste it into a Word document, it appears all stretched out with a lot of unwanted lines (like text box lines). It's difficult to...
22:56 Fri 08th Jun 20072 answers, last by Coldicote 20:24 Sat 09th Jun 2007
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Vacuum cleaner HEPA filters

I treated myself to a new bagless vacuum cleaner (a well known make) with a so-called HEPA filter - one of those cylider shaped parts that fit inside with concertina-type folds all round it. The...
18:46 Mon 28th May 20075 answers, last by Coldicote 13:12 Tue 29th May 2007
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Scan and repair

There are programs inviting you to download them to check pretty well everything on your PC and then repair any problems; for example RegistrySmart, RegistryEasy, Error Doctor. They run a scan and...
21:20 Sun 13th May 200712 answers, last by wr_michelle002 05:42 Fri 06th Aug 2010
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Links won't work on internet

I've been creating websites for years using MS Publisher and uploading with Terrapin FTP. Now, for some reason, when I upload only the opening (home) pages appear on the internet and any links to...
19:50 Wed 09th May 200712 answers, last by Coldicote 18:01 Wed 23rd May 2007
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Internet searches

Using the search bar (not the address bar) on Google for instance, when I put my pointer to the search bar a list appears of previous searches made, a kind of quick launch facility. While this can be...
12:29 Sat 28th Apr 20072 answers, last by Coldicote 23:33 Sat 28th Apr 2007
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Microsoft Clip Art

For years I've had no problem downloading Microsoft Clip Art, but a hitch seems to have arisen and it won't complete the operation. I have Windows XP and go through the usual process of selecting...
00:47 Wed 18th Apr 20071 answer, last by Buenchico 00:54 Wed 18th Apr 2007
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Curtain pole fittings

I'm looking for fittings to hold a curtain pole firmly to the wall. The one I have is the usual sort with a fitting each end and one in the middle, each held by a single screw. The problerm is that...
09:14 Sat 14th Apr 20073 answers, last by mrpeter 19:48 Sun 15th Apr 2007
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PC Brigade

We hear a lot about the 'politically correct' so-called PC Brigade these days. Who are they and what is their legal basis?
17:53 Sun 01st Apr 20073 answers, last by suzyangel 13:14 Tue 03rd Apr 2007
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Biological laundry products

Recently I read a comment on AB from someone who had found that a non-biological laundry washing powder gave excellent results. Coincidence perhaps but I agree, having been advised by a doctor to...
09:37 Wed 28th Mar 20076 answers, last by Essentially 20:11 Sun 01st Apr 2007
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Official documents

I've moved home three times and have accumulated a mass of documents to do with things like Council Tax, rates, income tax, telephone, electricity etc. Please does anyone know of guidance as to how...
08:11 Fri 23rd Mar 20072 answers, last by Coldicote 09:46 Fri 23rd Mar 2007
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domestic water filters

I used a soil testing kit in the garden to check for acidity. It had dip tabs and a colour chart for reading results. It could also be used for testing water, so I experimented. Ordinary tap water...
11:42 Sun 18th Mar 20072 answers, last by Coldicote 10:01 Mon 19th Mar 2007
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Oxford English Dictionary

I read on TV text pages that a think-tank has called for the Oxford English Dictionary to be scrapped and replaced by a website of publicly suggested words. How on earth can people learn to read and...
13:15 Thu 15th Mar 20071 answer, last by dannydingbat 22:41 Thu 15th Mar 2007

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