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Shingles

A painful and depressing illness. Is there a skin cream that will help relieve it?
20:51 Sat 03rd Aug 20134 answers, last by Coldicote 21:12 Sat 03rd Aug 2013
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Floppy Disks

I have about 20 old 2½ inch floppy disks that I don’t expect to use again - I prefer USB memory sticks My relatively recent computer will not operate the floppies, but I would like to check what is...
11:19 Tue 23rd Jul 20136 answers, last by Coldicote 15:03 Tue 23rd Jul 2013
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Amazon Sign Out

Does any reader here shop on-line with Amazon? It seems Amazon doesn't want any customer to 'sign out'. I've spent ages trying to do so but cannot find a place to click like most website have. Anyone...
13:01 Sat 13th Jul 20134 answers, last by Coldicote 13:32 Sat 13th Jul 2013
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Microsoft Office Outlook

I recently had some work done on my computer. I normally use Outlook Express 6 but now find that I also have available Microsoft Office Outlook which I haven't used. What is the difference between the...
12:59 Thu 04th Jul 20132 answers, last by Coldicote 16:30 Thu 04th Jul 2013
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Electric Kettle

I'm looking for a cordless electric kettle. Most of those I see advertised refer to 'boil dry protection' that automatically switches off when the kettle is empty. What I'm looking for is the kind...
21:51 Tue 02nd Jul 201312 answers, last by EcclesCake 13:04 Wed 03rd Jul 2013
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Hats At Royal Ascot

I wonder if anyone has ever thought of giving a prize for the most ridiculous hat. What do you think of them?
08:34 Sun 23rd Jun 20134 answers, last by gness 10:25 Sun 23rd Jun 2013
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Mobility Aid.

A battery aided mobility scooter (buggy) requires checking the pressure of its tyres as part of its regular maintenance. Does anyone know of an electrically operated machine for that purpose, that one...
11:17 Tue 18th Jun 20134 answers, last by Coldicote 19:29 Wed 19th Jun 2013
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Mobility

Does a person need to have a confirmed mobility problem to use a battery powered scooter on a road or pavement?
10:43 Fri 17th May 201311 answers, last by RATTER15 08:19 Sat 31st Aug 2013
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Too Many Updates

After an hour messing about with my laptop (Windows 7) I prepared to switch off but was told ‘please don’t power off - installing one of ten updates’. Why ten? This is a frequent sort of...
11:36 Thu 14th Feb 20139 answers, last by Old_Geezer 13:41 Thu 14th Feb 2013
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Download Allowance

I started using a computer about 11-12 years ago with a free CD introducing me to Freeserve, which subsequently became Wanadoo, Orange, and now EE. BT are now trying to interest me in ‘Better...
14:05 Sun 10th Feb 20131 answer, last by daffy654 14:07 Sun 10th Feb 2013
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Post Office Savings

I have a savings account with the Post Office and was concerned to read this morning that Ireland’s IBRC (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) is to cease to exist. I understand the Post Office...
15:01 Thu 07th Feb 20139 answers, last by factor30 15:40 Sun 10th Feb 2013
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Task Bar

At the right hand end of my task bar there is a dimmed out reference to Norton 360 (which has just been installed). At the left end there are just 3 quick launch icons, with dimmed pointers to click...
21:48 Wed 23rd Jan 20132 answers, last by Coldicote 11:16 Thu 24th Jan 2013
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Unfamiliar Computer Programs

Since having my computer repaired (something happened to the motherboard) I see that I have two unfamiliar programs. One is ‘LogMeIn’ and the other ‘VIA HD Audio Deck’. I have only my desktop...
11:59 Wed 23rd Jan 20135 answers, last by Coldicote 21:50 Wed 23rd Jan 2013
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External Hard Drive

Someone has suggested to me that I should have an external hard drive. There are plenty advertised but what actually is the point of them and how are they any different from USB sticks for saving...
14:37 Tue 22nd Jan 201310 answers, last by Coldicote 10:06 Wed 23rd Jan 2013
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'my Recent Documents'

My computer recently had to go away for repair. Now when I go to Start I see a heading ‘My Recent Documents’ which I hadn’t noticed before and it opens to show a long list of recent docs and...
17:17 Sun 20th Jan 20134 answers, last by chrissa1 19:22 Sun 20th Jan 2013
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The Pleb Fuss

Until ‘pleb’ hit the headlines recently I’d never heard the word. As far as I know it’s just a slang word (like many others) for silly, that one might use in a moment of annoyance. Why all the...
12:36 Fri 11th Jan 201316 answers, last by Coldicote 16:33 Fri 11th Jan 2013
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End User Licence Agreement

I'm struggling to get used to a laptop. Every time I open MS Word or MS Publisher I am expected to read and accept the MS End-User Licence Agreement before going any further. Why isn't once enough and...
19:42 Tue 08th Jan 20134 answers, last by Coldicote 14:35 Wed 09th Jan 2013
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Uploading To Web

I have a desktop PC and a laptop, both for personal interest and a modest website. Occasionally I would like to upload amendments to my website from the laptop but Terrapin FTP, that I have used for...
21:52 Wed 02nd Jan 20133 answers, last by Coldicote 23:06 Wed 02nd Jan 2013
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What Is Christmas?

Whatever one’s religious belief, most will know the symbolism of Christmas -the birth of Jesus Christ. It seems to me a travesty having religion mixed up with Santa Claus, reindeer and all the rest...
11:08 Tue 18th Dec 201249 answers, last by naomi24 08:26 Sun 23rd Dec 2012
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Abbreviations

We seem to live in a age of abbreviations. There are thousands of them, including such as RCD (which can mean Rabbit Calcivirus Disease), PDO, TSB, and so on. Some I recognise, but those I don't I...
10:22 Fri 07th Dec 201215 answers, last by Coldicote 17:12 Fri 07th Dec 2012

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