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Every time I open a saved document or create a new one in Word, there’s a grid sitting behind my texxt making it really hard to read – is there any way I can remove this?

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I’m looking for a gift for my 15 year old brother. He’s well into his science and astronomy and loves taking things apart. I bought him a telescope last year, but I’m at a bit of a loss this year. Any ideas?

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I moved to Spain recently and am really enjoying the hot weather. But I’ve noticed that my laptop keeps overheating and and shutting itself down. It starts up fine when it cools down, but I think it’s having a real problem with the weather. Anything I can do besides buying a new laptop?

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I got my hands on some old computers and now have a collection of hard disks. Is there an easy way I can connect them to my computer without having to mess around with screws and caddies?

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I read somewhere that I should always discharge my battery before charging it up again. This seems like a bit of a drag, is it really the case?

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A friend of mine showed me how to listen to free music on Internet Radio using his iPhone and my WiFi connection. I can’t afford an iPhone, is there any other way I can get a music player that downloads music drom the Internet?

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I cannot open any attachments in emails, whether they are Word documents or PDFs. Even attachments that used to open won’t and I don’t know what’s caused the change.

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On several websites, I am asked for a verification code when I’m filling in a form. Sometimes they’re really hard to read and I’m always afraid of getting them wrong. How can I make sure I always get them right?

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