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Computers & Child Safety
My daughter has her own laptop which she has in her bedroom. For safety I use CyberPatrol to restrict her usage of it. However, she’s come across a problem with it, that I believe also affects most other software of this type. It has time management facilities, where I can stop her from using the…
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Football
I’m not a football fan, I’ll admit. But then I’m not a huge sports fan generally (watching or taking part, the latter of which should be obvious). However, I don’t get those that are. “Oh yes, I’m a fan of Manchester United because I was born there” Yes, and you now live in Nottingham, have…
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How to fix IE from seeing your Windows PC as a Mac
When Microsoft Update thinks I’m using a Mac. Yes, last night I went to get some updates from Microsoft Update and I got the message… Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site. This website is designed to work with Microsoft Windows operating systems only.To find updates for Microsoft products that are…
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We'll Meat Again
My good friend Ruth was a young 30 last week and we all went out on Saturday night to – and you can tell she must be a good friend – a vegetarian restaurant. Now, I’m not averse to vegetables. I just like them to accompany a good piece of meat (or fish). So, with…
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Danger! Geek at home
Well, some time ago I showed some photo of my geek-palace at work. Kind of geeky. Anyway, it’s now time for home. There’s not a huge amount of kit on show – most of it is either bundled away in the loft or on shelves somewhere. Never-the-less. So here’s my gallery (cue music)… First off,…