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Error 0x80070052 The directory or file cannot be created - can't delete files...
Can't delete folders or files? I kept getting error code 0x80070052 in Windows when trying to delete files, and they just wouldn't delete. Bit of a problem. However I found that I could permanently...
View ArticleHelp make 080 calls free from mobile phones!
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom intends to make calls to 080 and 116 numbers free from all telephones, fixed and mobile, with03 to be the only non-geographic number range linked to the price of a call to a...
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Stop Word from reducing all windows!
Too many times, when I want to close the current window in Word, I accidentally hit Alt-F5 (instead of Alt-F4) which means it then 'restores', ie reduces the size of all my open Word documents. Every...
View ArticleStop spam event invites displaying in Google Calendar
Have you had events appear in your Google Calendar from people that you don't know? Anything from fraudulent requests for money to other stuff like pron. They appear without your accepting the invite,...
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Powerpoint 2010 too slow to update slides? Fix
Here's how to fix very slow display of text and pics on Powerpoint 2010 / 2007 slides on the screen, whenever you change or even edit slides? A big annoyance - it affects productivity, as sometimes...
View ArticlePDF - highlight text with keyboard
This post shows how to highlight selected text in Adobe Acrobat using just the keyboard, after you select text with the keyboard. In Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional and other versions of Acrobat, you can...
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Windows 7 "audio service is not running" - solved
If you get no sound, and there's a white cross on red background against the speaker icon in your Windows 7 system tray (bottom right hand side), with the message "The Audio Service is not running"...
View ArticleHard drive brands - most / least reliable?
Which hard drive to buy? A helpful report by cloud backup provider Backblaze, which uses consumer hard drives, summarised its experiences with over 27,000 drives: of the following 3 brands, Hitachi did...
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Open Word or Excel document read-only - add context menu item
If you'd like to right-click on a Word or Excel document in Windows Explorer to open it as read-only, supposedly you should be able to hold down the Shift key, rightclick on the filename, and there...
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Chrome - secure your microphone from spying sites!
If you visit certain sites using Google's Chrome browser, and give the site permission to use your computer's microphone (to use speech recognition navigation etc), a researcher has discovered that the...
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Funny TV programme info warning
Not content to over-block or over-filter perfectly innocuous websites, it seems that the UK nanny state's ineffective over-cautiousness is spreading… to TV programmes. Note the warning in the programme...
View ArticleFirefox 29 for security - but fix 29's terrible interface
Update your Firefox to version 29 to address a lot of security issues. It also seems to be faster and using less memory, at least on my Windows 7 computer. But, but - v29 has a horrible 'new look'...
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Fix Internet Explorer security, even for XP - & a trap to watch out for
You should have heard there's a security hole in Internet Explorer versions 6 to 11 (ie most modern versions), a fatal flaw which could let attackers plant malware on your PC. This zero day...
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Duck What?! Go
Spot the unfortunate typographical error or perhaps spellchecking mishap in Netimperative's report on Apple's deal to let Safari users set privacy-preserving search engine Duck Duck Go as their...
View ArticleProblems with Firefox 29 (& 30)? - possible fixes
Fed up with Firefox 29 or 30? You're not the only one. Here are some solutions, fixes or workaround to try - I hope they help some other people. 1. Get the old user interface back You can install the...
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Pale Moon browser review - best Firefox alternative
This post contains a review and tips on using the free, open source Pale Moon browser - the best Firefox alternative that I've found, because it's based on Firefox, so your fave Firefox add-ons /...
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Fix Pale Moon migration tool problem
There's a migration tool to move all your Firefox settings, bookmarks, add-ons etc to the Pale Moon browser (see Pale Moon review and tips). This post is on how to sort out one problem you may get with...
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Zotero & Pale Moon - solve Word communication error
If you get "Word could not communicate with Zotero. Please ensure Firefox or Zotero Standalone is running and try again", when trying to use the Pale Moon browser (see Pale Moon review) with Zotero and...
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Shampoo on Amazon - for millionaires only!
I always knew personal care products were pricey, but this shampoo sold via Amazon takes the biscuit! Or rather the soapsuds?Some pricing algorithm….
View ArticleNominative determinism 13
Here's another example of nominative determinism - people whose jobs suit their names. In a study of long-tailed tits' co-operative breeding, entitled "Ecological and demographic correlates of helping...
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Kitchen timer / stopwatch review - numeric buttons!
A timer with numeric buttons! I love this Maplin timer (only £4.49) because I haven't the patience to press and hold one button for ages waiting for the setting to count up to the number of minutes or...
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Zotero & Pale Moon - "An error has occurred…"
This post is on how to solve the problem when you get this message in Zotero using Pale Moon: "An error has occurred. Please restart Pale Moon.You can report this error by selecting "ReportErrors..."...
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New window has both Pale Moon button and menu - solution
On opening a new window in Pale Moon, you may find a "double layer" taking up extra screen space unnecessarily, with the blue Pale Moon button top left (with text not icon) - even if you've chosen to...
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Use Open Live Writer with Blogger / Blogspot.com: tip
If you used desktop blogging client software on your computer, like Windows Live Writer, to blog on Google's Blogger or Blogspot.com, you'll know that since April/May 2015, it stopped working. This is...
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Open Live Writer - change blog posts folder's default location
This post shows how to change the default location for where Open Live Writer saves your blog posts and drafts, if you don't like its default location. This means that, for example, you can point Open...
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