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Google Reader redirect issue – security concern?
Around 2pm today, I found that attempting to display Google Reader caused a redirect to a Google Docs login page – more specifically, a signin page for Google employees (Well, I assume so – it was insisting on an email ending with google.com!). Looking on Twitter I found only a couple of other people reporting…
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Samsung memory card – failed after 4 months!
Last Christmas I bought my eldest daughter a Samsung Tocco Lite mobile phone. I bought it from Phones4U, as they were also providing a free Samsung 8GB Micro SD card. 4 months of use later and the card has failed. And I don’t mean the data has gone – it appears the controller has stopped…
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T-Mobile & Poor Reception
Since getting my HTC Hero (sorry, T-Mobile G2 Touch), I’ve been plagued with poor reception problems at home. T-Mobiles map shows a very good signal strength for my area, but I’m often without ANY reception when indoors (and it’s a 70’s build semi, not a Victorian terrace with thick walls). It was never bad enough…
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Creating a random number in Excel
To create a whole random number in Excel, place the following into the equation line : =INT((RAND()*max)+min) Where min and max are the minimum and maximum values. For example… =INT((RAND()*10)+1) This will generate a number between (and including) 1 and 10. This will be recalculated every time the spreadsheet is opened. Alternatively, press F9 to…
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Changing the location of Firefox bookmarks
If you wish Firefox to look elsewhere for the bookmark file Type about:config in the URL bar Right click within the window and add a new string entry The entry name should be browser.bookmarks.file Set its value to the new location (eg F:bookmarks.html)