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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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Coldicote

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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Coldicote

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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Coldicote

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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classylady60

Orange Home Broadband

Asking on behalf of someone else. She has been having intermittent problems with her Orange broadband cutting out et al, then Friday evening I think it was, Orange had problems, think they were off...
20:04 Sun 05th Jun 201118 answers, last by deggers316 16:03 Tue 07th Jun 2011
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abstibus

Word origin - French

Does anyone know the origin of the word 'gendarme'? I thought it might be 'gent d'arme' - am I off-key here?...
08:48 Tue 07th Jun 20118 answers, last by Quizmonster 21:07 Tue 07th Jun 2011
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hc4361

Baby's fingerprints

I have googled this with no joy. When are fingerprints properly and identifiably formed?...
21:24 Mon 06th Jun 201117 answers, last by sherrardk 22:34 Mon 06th Jun 2011
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Coldicote

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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Coldicote

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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Coldicote

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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Coldicote

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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RATTER15

FireFox, hints and tips, anything exciting?

I have just switched from internet explorer to Firefox. I'm not great at reading pages of instructions and crap etc, so i'm hoping that you guys will just make a few interesting points that would be...
09:35 Fri 27th May 201113 answers, last by dotty. 20:32 Sat 28th May 2011
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Coldicote

What are 'Fricles'?

Yes, a silly question and maybe good for a laugh, but I've been browsing the TV finance and share dealing pages. Several columns of figures/values had beside them the abbreviation 'Fricles'. Does AB...
21:39 Mon 23rd May 201112 answers, last by Coldicote 09:14 Wed 25th May 2011
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Coldicote

MAILER-DAEMON

I receive masses of mail apparently from 'MAILER-DAEMON', 'Postmaster' and 'Mail Delivery' supposefly about mail that has not or cannot be delivered. Fortunately filtering systems get rid of most of...
11:42 Sun 22nd May 20114 answers, last by Coldicote 19:10 Sun 22nd May 2011
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Coldicote

Financial aid to other countries

Frequently in the news and on these pages there are references to money being sent overseas as aid to other countries. Today's news refers to 'the UK's promise' to spend 0.7% of its gross national...
15:30 Tue 17th May 201126 answers, last by rov1100 19:59 Wed 18th May 2011
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Coldicote

Freeola email addresses

I have used Freeola's free email domains which work fine - when they work! Unfortunately their service network frequently has problems as can be seen here:- http://freeola.com/support/ I'm reluctant...
09:41 Mon 16th May 20112 answers, last by Buenchico 20:51 Mon 16th May 2011
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Coldicote

On line shopping

I do quite a lot of shopping on line, but get fed up with the everlasting advertising emails that come from sources I bought something from. 'Mailwasher' helps to get rid of many of them, but it's...
11:18 Fri 06th May 20113 answers, last by Coldicote 11:28 Fri 06th May 2011
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Bobbisox

Remember when....

The National Anthem was played at the end of a film and everyone stood up and sang it? When PC was a Constable...only When you got an early and late postal delivery, now it's just late... When you had...
11:25 Wed 27th Apr 20111291 answers, last by Bobbisox 16:52 Thu 19th May 2011
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Cowtipper

Atheists don't exist?

I haven't found a single scientific proof to prove that atheists exist. I've seen plenty of anecdotal evidence but no solid proof. So all you argumentative no-God-loving types should stand up and show...
02:54 Wed 04th May 2011111 answers, last by Cowtipper 14:43 Mon 09th May 2011
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anotheoldgit

Are they worth our money?

http://tinyurl.com/6xudgst Is Pakistan still worth the £650m we hand out to them?...
08:38 Wed 04th May 201111 answers, last by rov1100 09:34 Thu 05th May 2011

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