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Why is a tiered income tax rate "fair"

This is something that has always bemused me - the principal that it is fair for higher wage earners to pay higher rates of tax? I'm happy with the idea that higher earners PAY more tax, but the idea...
16:14 Tue 23rd Feb 201022 answers, last by New Judge 18:45 Thu 04th Mar 2010
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Regular executions of things under Windows?

I know this sounds like a DOS question (showing my age there) but is there any way to get a .bat file executed at a certain time of day according to a schedule Sort of "run this every Monday at...
13:06 Tue 23rd Feb 20109 answers, last by bibblebub 22:07 Tue 23rd Feb 2010
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Access to Access!

Hi there I've recently had to upgrade from Office 2003 to Office 2007, but the package I have been moved to does NOT have MS Access I've got some Access databases I'd like to "access", but...
22:31 Thu 18th Feb 20103 answers, last by philg 12:36 Fri 19th Feb 2010
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Launching different web browsers from Excel?

I am in the process of moving my "web browsing experience" to Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer Unfortunately there are a couple of sites I visit regularly that ONLY support...
12:29 Thu 18th Feb 20102 answers, last by philg 12:47 Fri 19th Feb 2010
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London Underground Maps - Definitive list?

I've always been fascinated by the London Underground map (don't ask me why) and I was wondering if there was a definitive list of those produced? I know in the early (and VERY early) days there...
14:36 Wed 17th Feb 20105 answers, last by jno 22:07 Wed 17th Feb 2010
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Copying contents of folder structure to a SINGLE folder

Hi folks I have a tree of folders, each folder containing a set of 36 scanned film images I'd like to copy the contents of ALL these folders to a SINGLE folder - is this possible, and how would I do...
19:58 Fri 12th Feb 20105 answers, last by Vagrant 16:22 Sat 13th Feb 2010
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Windows struggles with BIGGGG files

Hopefully there is a solution to this, but any advice would be appreciated I use a program called XNVIEW, which can create executable slideshows of set of images (you select the ones you want in a...
17:27 Wed 10th Feb 20102 answers, last by Vagrant 18:57 Wed 10th Feb 2010
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Explorer 8 prompting for download save instead of starting application

I have an irritating problem that I am sure I have fixed way back in the past, but I have forgotten how I browse to an website in Explorer 8 and click on a link that points to a file that is of a type...
17:42 Mon 08th Feb 20102 answers, last by philg 09:52 Tue 09th Feb 2010
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Upgrade of "Virgin" Netgear DG834G

Hi all, As a backup, I just bought a second-hand DG834G on eBay. Snag is, it's a Virgin badged unit and will not let me upgrade it to the latest Netgear firmware level Does anyone have a trick to help...
17:26 Thu 04th Feb 20104 answers, last by ABerrant 15:50 Fri 05th Feb 2010
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iBlik internet radio - multiple alarms quandary

Hi all Last summer I bought an iBlik internet radio One of the neat features is that it has 4 seperate alarms which can be set to wake at different times on different days to different stations Snag...
16:42 Wed 20th Jan 2010
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Windows XP - file/folder access problem....

Hi there I have just moved to a new laptop, and when attaching one of my external USB drives I am having access problems trying to delete one folder Windows says "Cannot delete ..... Access...
12:48 Sun 20th Dec 20095 answers, last by philg 20:26 Sun 20th Dec 2009
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Publishing from Microsoft Publisher

Hi folks I'm using Microsoft Publisher to build a small website, but one thing is REALLY bugging me Although I set a page name using Web Page Options, when I do a "publish to the web" it...
21:57 Tue 15th Dec 200912 answers, last by rojash 11:53 Wed 16th Dec 2009
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Grid Switches - Polished Brass??

Hi all Some time ago I replaced some switches in the house with MEM/DELTA branded grid switches. They have a simple polished brass finish. None of the usual fancy decoration, just polished brass Of...
21:45 Wed 02nd Dec 2009
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Sky news NOT from a Sky satellite.....

Hi there As well as my Sky box, I have a secondary FTA receiver pointing at (I think) 19 degrees and Hotbird Sky News was available on one of these, but the settings I currently have for it show...
21:22 Fri 27th Nov 20097 answers, last by philg 12:13 Sat 28th Nov 2009
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Sky News NOT from the Sky satellite?

Hi there As well as my Sky box, I have a secondary FTA receiver pointing at (I think) 19 degrees and Hotbird Sky News was available on one of these, but the settings I currently have for it show...
11:14 Thu 26th Nov 20091 answer, last by Everhelpful 19:49 Fri 27th Nov 2009
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SETUP utility for Dell P1500

I just bought a "preloved" Dell P1500 printer for my dad (he needed a cheap laser printer and this looked ideal). I have the drivers OK (thanks to the Dell website) but it seems there should...
19:58 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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Problem with Office 2003 SP3?

Good old Windows update is insisting that I install SP3 for my Office 2003 Snag is, every time I do so, Excel stops working. After the service pack, when I start Excel, the WIndows installer starts...
21:17 Thu 19th Nov 20092 answers, last by philg 22:02 Fri 20th Nov 2009
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Glamorous/sexy nightdresses with covered shoulders....

OK, here's what might sound like an odd request My wife is looking for a sexy/glamorous nightdress (short or long) but with covered shoulders or cap sleeves Ideally, made from silk or something...
17:57 Sun 08th Nov 2009
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Problems with comics.com??

Suddenly I am no longer receiving my daily cartoons from comics.com.... I have tried subscribing from a hotmail eMail address and THAT doesn't get any daily cartoons either! I have dropped them a...
17:45 Tue 03rd Nov 20092 answers, last by philg 11:45 Thu 05th Nov 2009
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Electronics hobbyist wanted - Chance to earn pocket money!

Apologies for this, but I have tried the DIY route and my electronics knowledge is just not up to scratch I have a transformer and a relay I need a simple circuit to fit between the two to turn the...
22:42 Sun 02nd Aug 20092 answers, last by philg 14:24 Mon 03rd Aug 2009

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