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Banks and Building Societies

We are hearing a lot of disturbing news about Banks, but rarely any mention of Building Societies. Are Building Societies less risky places to put one's savings and does the same guaranteed sum apply...
23:27 Tue 20th Jan 20099 answers, last by EverClean 13:07 Thu 22nd Jan 2009
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PC scams and viruses

Hello Ed, I'm wondering if it might be practicable to have a section, perhaps under Technology > internet, where ABers could post their own personal experiences of scam emails and PC viruses. I...
14:37 Thu 08th Jan 20092 answers, last by Coldicote 16:58 Fri 09th Jan 2009
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Personal documents and records

My new year resolution was to sort out and get rid of unnecessary documents. I have several files of bank statements, telephone and electricity accounts, insurances, receipts for household repairs,...
10:37 Wed 07th Jan 200912 answers, last by keyplus90 17:03 Thu 08th Jan 2009
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Background sound with emails

I have Windows XP and Outlook Express. In OE there is provision for adding background sound to an email: Create mail > Format > Background > Sound. A box opens inviting the name of the sound...
23:55 Sun 28th Dec 20085 answers, last by Coldicote 15:48 Mon 29th Dec 2008
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Spammers are a curse

What do other Abers think about spammers? I am grateful that my ISP bins most spam emails, around 400 - 500 most days, and I also have MailWasher that does a good job. In many instances spammers have...
13:56 Sun 21st Dec 20084 answers, last by fo3nix 10:20 Mon 22nd Dec 2008
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Flashplayer

Does anyone share my irritation at those constantly moving or scrolling features - usually adverts? (You may be seeing one or two on this page.) Occasionally it's possible to block or stop one...
12:26 Sun 14th Dec 20082 answers, last by Coldicote 15:17 Sun 14th Dec 2008
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Magnetic north

I've always understood that the earth rotates on its own axis and that the point of the axis is the north pole. What I don't understand is why magnetic north should be any different. Where and what is...
10:24 Fri 12th Dec 200814 answers, last by nix-j-c 12:02 Sun 14th Dec 2008
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MS Publisher colour schemes

I use MS Publisher in many ways, including making websites, but have never understood the use of its so called colour schemes - look under Format. It's easy enough to choose your own background and...
00:43 Fri 12th Dec 20088 answers, last by Coldicote 16:43 Fri 12th Dec 2008
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Calendars

Perhaps I'm fussy, but does anyone else dislike the awkward design of 2009 calendars in the shops now? Most of them are far too big and packaged in such a way that they unfold and take up twice as...
17:32 Wed 03rd Dec 20082 answers, last by Coldicote 16:55 Tue 09th Dec 2008
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Charity appeals

Perhaps I sound like an old 'meany', but I'm frustrated by the number of charity appeals coming through my letterbox at this time of year - seven very recently plus two clothing collection bags. Where...
11:14 Sat 29th Nov 200824 answers, last by DBurger 20:34 Tue 09th Dec 2008
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Repossessed houses

We are hearing a lot in the news about houses being repossessed by mortgage lenders because people cannot keep up their mortgage payments. Are the occupants actually being turned out and made...
23:01 Sat 22nd Nov 20085 answers, last by sandmaster 14:37 Fri 28th Nov 2008
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Commemorative coins

Couldn't decide the best place to put a question about old coins, but they do seem mainly historical. I would be glad of ideas how to use or dispose of them please. I have a 1951 George VI Festival of...
14:55 Tue 18th Nov 20086 answers, last by Coldicote 01:50 Wed 19th Nov 2008
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System Restore

System Restore hasn't worked for ages. I turned it off several weeks ago, which deleted all previous restore points and turned it on again and made a fresh start but the problem is still there. I have...
16:01 Fri 07th Nov 20081 answer, last by fender62 16:10 Fri 07th Nov 2008
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billions and trillions

Will someone please settle an argument. On the basis that a million is written in numerals as 1,000,000, how should one write in numerals a billion and a trillion? Thanks.
09:49 Sat 01st Nov 20085 answers, last by GlenB 22:58 Fri 14th Nov 2008
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Neighbourhood Panels

Our local police are talking about setting up Neighbourhood Panels of volunteers to help tackle disorder. There are many references to Panels on the internet and it appears that some have funding...
23:44 Thu 16th Oct 20082 answers, last by Coldicote 12:34 Fri 17th Oct 2008
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Are juicers worth having?

I recently bought a juicer for fruit and veg. thinking fresh juices would make nice drinks. Despite putting lots of fruit in very little juice came out. The fleshy fibre that one would normally eat...
13:50 Sun 12th Oct 20082 answers, last by Coldicote 10:05 Wed 29th Oct 2008
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Deciding where to put money

If someone splits up their bank savings (and perhaps has already done so) to put part into another bank or building society, how can they know which are in the same financial 'group' and should be...
21:21 Sat 04th Oct 20085 answers, last by Coldicote 17:23 Sun 05th Oct 2008
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Bank deposits

I see news reports refer to bank deposits and that to protect savers it is proposed to increase the guaranteed sum of ?35,000 up to ?50,000. What is meant by a bank deposit in that context? Does it...
22:16 Tue 30th Sep 20085 answers, last by joggerjayne 22:45 Wed 01st Oct 2008
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Do you tip business and trades people?

When I employ business or tradespeople, such as painters, plumbers,electricians, builders, etc. to do necessary work at home I feel uncomfortable if I don't gve them a tip. Even though I normally have...
15:26 Thu 11th Sep 200814 answers, last by Hermia 12:44 Fri 12th Sep 2008
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System Restore

I have Windows XP and plenty of disc space, but System Restore hasn't worked for ages. I've tried many restore points but the job never completes properly. There are many references on the internet to...
19:40 Tue 09th Sep 20084 answers, last by Coldicote 10:26 Wed 10th Sep 2008

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