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Thunderbird forward

April 2, 2010
Thunderbird forward

Q: As the Windows 7 operating system does not come with an email client, I have installed Thunderbird. The problem I have with this program is that you cannot edit a message when you are forwarding it to get rid of all the junk which [...]

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Skype quality

March 29, 2010
Skype quality

Q: My problem is, when using my webcam (Logitech Communicate STX) and having connection with a another party, my sound on both sides is cutting in and out. I am currently using Skype, in the past I used Windows Live Messenger and the problem existed [...]

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Virus warning

March 19, 2010
Virus warning

Q: Perhaps you have the answer to a very nagging problem which I have researched on the Internet but not found a solution to? The following problems first occured after two viruses/malware were found. The first was “WindowsDefender”, the second TR/Cryptxxx. Both have been repeatedly [...]

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A distant echo

February 12, 2010
A distant echo

Q: Thank you for a great publication. I have, however, been frustrated by a particular problem recently with a program got from one of the cover discs, Readon TV, and wondered if you could help. I also downloaded the VLC plug-in to enable recording. The recordings [...]

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IE Title Bar

January 7, 2010
IE Title Bar

Q: I have a small problem in that I can’t seem to solve in Internet Explorer. It evolves from my original ISP Supanet. I’ve changed to BT but every time IE loads, the description on the top bar says Supanet Internet Explorer. A small problem I [...]

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Password storage

December 21, 2009
Password storage

Q: Some time ago I was introduced to Spartan Multi Clipboard from M8 Software of Liverpool and in particular the portable version which sits in a USB memory stick. I keep all of my regularly used addresses with their passwords on it and it takes [...]

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Sound of silence

December 7, 2009
Sound of silence

Q: My problem is that I can play my music in my media player but when I go to web pages like YouTube or Cnet or any web pages that have videos I have no sound, I checked the device manager an the sound devices [...]

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Invisible mail

November 30, 2009
Invisible mail

Q: After having my grandson stay with us for a couple of days, which he spent a lot of on my computer, I find I cannot use my Outlook email program. I can enter the address and the subject but when I try and type the [...]

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Do I need an I-Plate?

November 25, 2009
Do I need an I-Plate?

Q: Living quite a long way from the exchange I’ve always suffered from relatively poor broadband speed. A friend recently told me about the BT I-Plate, having had a look at it on the BT and other websites I have to say I’m intrigued. For [...]

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Dial-up problems

November 23, 2009
Dial-up problems

Q: I’ve just had to re-install Windows XP SP3 and redo all my settings and preferences. I ran the New Connection Wizard to enter my dial-up Internet connection details. I entered my user name, password, and password verification without any problems. When I attempted to [...]

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