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Is the �50k guarantee still relevant

Much has been said about not having more than ?50,000 in any one bank or financial institution, this being the sum that is guaranteed should an institution collapse. When a Bank is to a large extent...
22:01 Mon 27th Apr 20094 answers, last by R1Geezer 18:37 Fri 01st May 2009
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Browser and website problem

I have a website created with MS Publisher and use its integral facility to 'Publish to the Web'. The website works well with Internet Explorer browser, but I decided to download Firefox, in addition,...
17:26 Fri 24th Apr 200915 answers, last by PrettyAna80 14:00 Fri 15th May 2009
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Third World

For decades there have been references to the 'third world' and 'developing countries' but how are those terms defined? At what stage does a country become 'developed' ? They probably have very...
10:33 Sat 18th Apr 200910 answers, last by shanilisa 10:45 Thu 30th Apr 2009
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Bump feed madness

I bought a new bump feed strimmer and spent Easter trying to sort out my garden. I'm so mad with the strimmer I intend to take it back to the shop where I bought it and dump it there in disgust. Yes I...
14:39 Mon 13th Apr 20099 answers, last by Coldicote 13:14 Mon 20th Apr 2009
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Rats in compost bin

My garden hedge has a ditch the other side and I've had rats dealt with by the pest control man, but they've now come back again and burrowed into my compost bin. Can anyone please suggest a suitable...
13:45 Sun 12th Apr 20097 answers, last by Coldicote 20:27 Mon 20th Apr 2009
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Deleting browsing history

Is Google playing April Fool? Until now I have been able to delete browsing history by clicking Tools> Internet Options> Delete> Delete history. From today I have only to enter one or two...
14:38 Wed 01st Apr 20096 answers, last by Coldicote 11:56 Thu 02nd Apr 2009
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Secure payment padlock symbol

I shop on line and secure encrypted payment used to be symbolised by a gold padlock in the sym tray bottom right. Since my computer went in for a service (a fresh start from a formatted hard drive)...
01:22 Tue 24th Mar 20092 answers, last by Coldicote 17:46 Tue 24th Mar 2009
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Are crisps with the price?

Much as I love a packet of crisps now and again they're very expensive for what they are. I'm no mathematician, but it seems to me that a 25g bag of crisps at say 20.5p means potato at well over ?4.00...
15:39 Fri 13th Mar 20092 answers, last by Coldicote 11:36 Mon 16th Mar 2009
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Cordless phone battery

I have a BT Quartet 1100 cordless phone that needs a new Ni-Cd battery. Many sites on the Internet provide for this model but specifications are not quite the same as the original battery. There are...
17:52 Sat 07th Mar 20096 answers, last by Coldicote 10:59 Mon 16th Mar 2009
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Ugly old storage heater

I have an old creamy/beige Economy 7 storage heater in my sitting room, approx 80cm wide x 70cms high, and would like to freshen it up and give it a new lease of life. Does anyone know of a suitable...
20:08 Wed 04th Mar 20094 answers, last by Coldicote 23:39 Thu 05th Mar 2009
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Home security

Burglary can be anyone's misfortune and callers pretending to be officials are not unusual. People on their own are often advised to use a door chain, but imagine cowering behind a chained slightly...
23:17 Tue 03rd Mar 20095 answers, last by princeaakash 13:44 Mon 26th Oct 2009
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Telephone calling plans

I've just spent ages looking at BT's website and apparently have what is called an 'unlimited week-end plan' at ?10.27 per month, which presumably I'm paying for whether I use it or not. I make very...
20:15 Thu 26th Feb 20092 answers, last by Coldicote 18:51 Sat 28th Feb 2009
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Toxic Debt

I read on the news that the Royal Bank of Scotland proposes to sell off part of its business, including much of its toxic debt. Will someone please explain toxic debt - how is it different from any...
12:00 Sun 22nd Feb 20099 answers, last by Coldicote 19:40 Mon 23rd Feb 2009
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How do you use Facebook?

Interesting to see in AB Editor's blog that Ed is thinking about giving us a kind of 'Facebook application which will allow us to see messages and .... do all sorts of things'. I haven't a clue how to...
21:03 Tue 17th Feb 20092 answers, last by Coldicote 09:33 Wed 18th Feb 2009
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Saving with Building Societies

Bank problems make me wonder why we don't hear more about building societies. Are they a safe and reliable means of saving? Would it be a good or bad thing to withdraw money from a bank and put it in...
12:46 Mon 16th Feb 20098 answers, last by Coldicote 19:25 Mon 23rd Feb 2009
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Domestic paraffin heater

My home is 'all electric' and if there was a prolonged power failure I would freeze, except for a camping stove to boil a kettle and fill a hot water bottle. I'm not keen on portable gas heaters and...
19:23 Sat 14th Feb 20095 answers, last by ojread2 13:28 Wed 23rd Jan 2013
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Are ISAs worth while?

I used to have a pep with HBOS which was converted to a shares ISA. Decided to sell up but lost about 80% of what I had originally saved. Never again! What experience do others have and are any ISAs...
13:27 Thu 12th Feb 200915 answers, last by J'Adore 21:29 Sun 15th Feb 2009
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Definitions

Dear Ed, The Financial world is so complicated I resent spending time seaching for the meaning of various terminology, for example:- 'Preference' and 'ordinary' shares, hedge funds, primary and other...
12:20 Tue 03rd Feb 20093 answers, last by Coldicote 18:05 Tue 03rd Feb 2009
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Centre of excellence

I see on the news that Maidstone Prison is to become a centre of excellence for the treatment of sex offenders. Does anyone know what this means in practice? It sounds to me like changing leopards'...
14:03 Sat 31st Jan 20093 answers, last by kinell 10:58 Tue 03rd Feb 2009
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The PC Brigade

I'm sick of hearing about the PC Brigade. Presumably they have names. Does anyone know who they are, or do we have to go on being ruled by invisible people? It's time they stood up to be identified.
19:15 Thu 22nd Jan 20098 answers, last by Coldicote 11:23 Fri 23rd Jan 2009

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