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Clearing Cookies

I'm having a general clear-up of my desktop, trying to solve the problem I posted yesterday in Computers. Have defragged, allowed Windows to fiddle around with the disk at start-up, cleared browsing...
17:48 Thu 25th Jun 20153 answers, last by tearinghair 18:40 Thu 25th Jun 2015
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Frequent Reboot Needed

Having trouble with the desktop. After a while the internet starts running very slowly, and the only solution seems to be to reboot. This also takes an age, and it's quicker to switch off completely...
08:05 Wed 24th Jun 20156 answers, last by Arksided 14:39 Tue 30th Jun 2015
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Favourite Cooking Task

I'm not a keen cook - the part on Escape to the Country where someone says that the kitchen is the 'heart of the home' is so not me - but have just been getting lunch ready and realised that I really...
11:03 Sun 07th Jun 201522 answers, last by Maydup 20:24 Mon 08th Jun 2015
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New Product From Malwarebytes?

I ran a malwarebytes scan yesterday and noticed an advert for 'anti-exploit' (free). Is this any use for an ordinary desktop (not business), and would you recommend it? My computer is running very...
07:56 Sat 06th Jun 201516 answers, last by galeck1947 02:56 Mon 08th Jun 2015
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Esta

Have just received a communication saying that my ESTA is out of date. I checked, and it is, by several months. Filled in all the details and submitted it, was asked for payment. This was then...
16:16 Wed 27th May 201524 answers, last by tearinghair 18:03 Tue 09th Jun 2015
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Telephone Numbers

Are 0300 numbers free? I've tried three times to contact HMRC, and given up after 20, 10 and 12 minutes respectively, but I do need to speak to someone if possible. The 'please hold' music is dreadful...
18:40 Tue 12th May 20153 answers, last by tearinghair 21:33 Tue 12th May 2015
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Intestacy

If a will is ruled invalid through a technicality, how is the estate divided?
06:16 Tue 28th Apr 20159 answers, last by tearinghair 17:34 Tue 28th Apr 2015
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Emails On Phone

I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII mini. Every few days some of the emails I've read and deleted from a while back reappear on the phone as unread. I've just had to remove another 30, some dating back three...
12:11 Thu 02nd Apr 20157 answers, last by tearinghair 20:36 Fri 03rd Apr 2015
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Rough Paved Area

I have a small sloped area at the top of the garden where nothing grows (in the shade of a very tall fir tree). I've tried grass seed, but no success there either. I'd like to pave it, but I don't...
11:24 Wed 11th Mar 20158 answers, last by tearinghair 19:11 Wed 11th Mar 2015
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Check Engine Message

Have just started my Fiat Panda Eleganza, and there's a message showing "Check engine". It's making an odd noise and juddering a bit. OH has been fiddling with it today while I was away (says he...
18:25 Fri 06th Mar 201511 answers, last by Hymie 08:27 Sun 08th Mar 2015
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Would This Be Bigamy?

A hypothetical question, arising from a book I've just read: If a person is officially declared dead and the widow/widower subsequently re-marries, is that marriage legal if the 'dead' person later...
07:25 Sat 28th Feb 20153 answers, last by Peter Pedant 10:30 Sat 28th Feb 2015
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Amazon Kindle Store

Have just bought a book via the usual one-click system. For some reason it hasn't arrived, and is showing as 'pending'. Why would this be?
19:57 Tue 20th Jan 20156 answers, last by maybellsilvia 16:32 Fri 23rd Jan 2015
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Getting Rid Of Spam Emails

In the last couple of weeks, spam emails have been appearing in my ordinary inbox, 20 or 30 at a time. I know that I shouldn't open them from the spam box, but it doesn't seem to work from the inbox;...
18:28 Thu 15th Jan 20153 answers, last by methyl 21:44 Thu 15th Jan 2015
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Thanks

To all in the Technology sections, a very happy Christmas, with thanks for your patience in answering my queries. There will be more in 2015.....
14:51 Wed 24th Dec 2014
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Greetings

A happy Christmas to all in Q & P, with much quizzing and crosswording in 2015....
14:49 Wed 24th Dec 20141 answer, last by dannyk13 14:50 Wed 24th Dec 2014
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App For Tv Remote

I noticed that there's an app available on my phone (Samsung galaxy SIII mini)for a TV remote control. Is this a good thing, and could it affect the efficiency of our current remotes? I ask because OH...
18:17 Fri 12th Dec 20142 answers, last by tearinghair 07:41 Sat 13th Dec 2014
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Can't Print Document

I've saved a document as a pdf file in my Documents folder (Windows 7) but it won't print; every time I get to that point the computer crashes. There's no problem with other documents. I've opened it...
19:17 Mon 01st Dec 201416 answers, last by Old_Geezer 16:06 Tue 02nd Dec 2014
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Malware Scan

Have just completed a scan using the free version of Malwarebytes. I was out when it finished, so there was a gap of an hour before I saw the results. As on the last occasion, it told me that there's...
09:30 Fri 17th Oct 201432 answers, last by SlackAlice 15:39 Fri 17th Oct 2014
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Bt Connection

Is there a problem with BT this morning? I can't connect to BT mail - just getting the messages 'system busy, please wait', then 'selected account is unknown'.
06:09 Thu 02nd Oct 20146 answers, last by corylus 11:29 Thu 02nd Oct 2014
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Apple Id Check

I've had an email purporting to come from Apple ([email protected]) asking me to confirm the details of my account, because they are not satisfied with something or other. Is this genuine? It...
09:29 Wed 27th Aug 20146 answers, last by tearinghair 21:27 Wed 27th Aug 2014

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