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Message from Windows

Just got back to my computer to find a message saying something along the lines of 'Windows has detected that another computer has the same IP address as this computer'. Is this possible? Or is it one...
18:20 Mon 12th Sep 20115 answers, last by tearinghair 07:23 Tue 13th Sep 2011
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large type

I think I've presed an odd combination of keys by mistake and now have AB in a large type. It's very nice and clear to red, but inconvenient as I can't get much of the page on the screen. What do i...
21:56 Tue 23rd Aug 20116 answers, last by didoatwork 22:05 Tue 23rd Aug 2011
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Recording quality

I made the mistake (it seemed logical at the time) of posting this first in the technology section. Not a sausage in reply. Should probably have come here first, so I'll try again. Now that it's...
19:00 Tue 23rd Aug 20112 answers, last by tearinghair 07:09 Thu 25th Aug 2011
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Quality of recordings

Now that it's possible to re-jig old classic recordings using new technology, how does their quality compare with a brand new recording of the same work?
07:29 Mon 22nd Aug 2011
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copying link

I'm being very stupid - but then, you all knew that anyway in this section. I've been sent a link in an email on which I need to click (it's quite safe). But I can't do it - it isn't highlighted. The...
19:34 Sat 20th Aug 20118 answers, last by tearinghair 19:55 Sat 20th Aug 2011
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Rockery plants

We've just cut down a tree, which has had the effect of extending the rockery area. There are still a few trees which keep the sunlight out for much of the day. What would be good plants to put in...
11:07 Sat 20th Aug 20115 answers, last by tearinghair 21:15 Sun 21st Aug 2011
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whatever happened to 'mit'?

We have transmit, permit, admit, commit and goodness knows how many more, but what happened to the simple 'mit'? I know they all come from Latin mittere, to send, + various prepositions, but it seems...
15:46 Sat 06th Aug 20117 answers, last by plautus 04:06 Sun 07th Aug 2011
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email warning notice

I've just received an email entitled ESTA system expiration warning. Haven't opened it as I don't know what it means; could someone help please? I'd have thought 'expiry' was better English than...
08:56 Fri 05th Aug 201114 answers, last by tearinghair 15:29 Wed 10th Aug 2011
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Olympus camera

I'm thinking of upgrading my Olympus compact digital camera to a lighter model. Have looked online and found the SZ-10 listed (I want to stick to Olympus). But my local shop says their order hasn't...
14:20 Wed 27th Jul 20115 answers, last by tearinghair 15:07 Wed 27th Jul 2011
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Any George Irving fans out there?

He's making a rare appearance on TV in next Sunday's The Royal.
22:20 Tue 19th Jul 20115 answers, last by tearinghair 12:42 Fri 22nd Jul 2011
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Explanation please

Please could someone settle an argument for me? I've been having problems with an internet connection that keeps dropping (BT Broadband, via a home hub, new last December). I googled the BT FAQs and...
09:23 Tue 19th Jul 201116 answers, last by tearinghair 14:50 Tue 19th Jul 2011
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removing paint from carpet

For the first time in goodness knows how many years I've been doing some decorating. The painting itself has gone well, but in spite of putting down loads of newspaper I've managed to get some paint...
11:16 Sun 03rd Jul 20113 answers, last by tearinghair 15:40 Sun 03rd Jul 2011
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desktop icon for IE

I'm currently unable to activate the shortcut icon for IE8 on my desktop; the minimised windows show on the taskbar when I click on them, but won't maximise, and I have to open IE via 'All programs'....
12:37 Thu 30th Jun 20114 answers, last by tearinghair 17:36 Thu 30th Jun 2011
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replacement internal door

I need to find an internal door to replace a bedroom door. The original (and all the others on the landing) are plain (house built in 1958). Homebase seem only to have panelled doors - 4, 6 and even 8...
19:08 Mon 27th Jun 20113 answers, last by tearinghair 20:28 Mon 27th Jun 2011
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using flash drive

Me again - think I should change my username to 'cantcopewithbasics' - though 'tearinghair' certainly still applies. Believe it or not, I've never used a flash drive. Now I need to transfer some pics...
11:28 Sat 11th Jun 20116 answers, last by tearinghair 19:13 Mon 13th Jun 2011
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Transferring photo

What is the best way of inserting a photo into a posting on AB, please? It's on my computer in Picasa.
15:30 Mon 06th Jun 20117 answers, last by tearinghair 21:49 Mon 06th Jun 2011
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white rose

Could someone help me to identify a rose, please? I bought it a few years ago, probably between 2002 - 2006. It's a pure white HT, lightly perfumed. It was a Rose of the year, but not, I think, the...
19:44 Tue 31st May 20116 answers, last by rowanwitch 20:01 Tue 31st May 2011
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DT Quick

23a Keep -e-a-n: first thought immediately 'retain', but it could equally well be 'detain'? The first letter doesn't overlap, so it makes no difference, but it does bug me; in a prize competition...
10:27 Tue 24th May 20114 answers, last by tearinghair 13:44 Wed 25th May 2011
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BT home hub

There's no on/off switch on my BT home hub. If I unplug it is it likely to cause problems when I reconnect? I'm assuming that it should be off in the event of lightning storms.
21:42 Tue 10th May 20116 answers, last by tearinghair 21:56 Tue 10th May 2011
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unrecognised email

Just checking my Spam folder in BT Yahoo; I found an email listed from a name (individual, foreign) that I didn't recognise. Remembering advice given in the past, I deleted it without opening it so I...
22:40 Thu 05th May 20112 answers, last by tearinghair 08:28 Fri 06th May 2011

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