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July 3, 2008

How do I increase my Karma in Plurk?

I’ve started playing with Plurk today and think I like it a bit better than Twitter. I don’t get the whole Karma thing though. What’s that all about?

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July 1, 2008

How can I access my work PC from home?

Hi there. I travel around a lot, and it would be really useful if I could access my work PC while I’m on the use. A friend told me that I could do this over the Internet, but I’m not quite sure where to start. How do I do this?

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June 28, 2008

Do I lose quality when I move a media file from one place to another?

Does moving video and picture files back and forth from one external hard drive to another deplete the image quality?

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June 27, 2008

Can I make money from hosting?

I’ve noticed that my hosting provider also offers “reseller accounts”. Can I use this to make some money from hosting other people?

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June 18, 2008

WordPress has stopped emailing comments to me. What’s going on?

I’m not getting my comments emailed to me any more. I use Wordpress 2.5.1 I still get emails that I have comments pending. I’m not sure when this stopped. What should I check?

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June 18, 2008

Do I have to pay import duty or VAT when I ship a computer to the UK?

A relative of mine wants to send a laptop (Asus Eee PC 2G Surf - Intel Mobile CPU, 802.11b/g Wireless, 512MB DDR2, 2GB SSD, 7? WVGA, Linux) to a friend in the UK (I believe the town is East Bolden). I have been trying to help my relative by researching VAT, duty, etc, and am hopelessly confused. How do I find out what all the fees will be? Come to think of it, is it wiser for my relative to buy the computer in the US, and send it out, or should she send the money to the friend and let them buy it locally?

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June 18, 2008

How can I send a large file across the Internet?

I have a 50Mb ZIP file full of photos I’d like to send to my cousin, but my email client keeps complaining that the file is too large. Is there another way I can send this file?

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June 13, 2008

How can I access my new website before changing my nameservers?

I’m currently moving my website to a new hosting provider and I’d like to work on my new website without having to switch off my old website. Is there any way I can do this?

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June 11, 2008

Where do I get a LinkedIn badge from?

You know those LinkedIn badges you see on people’s blogs that link to their profile on LinkedIn? Where can I get one of those from?

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June 11, 2008

Where can I get timesheet software for my company?

We have a number of consultants who travel all around the world and are looking for a package that can help them record their hours and facilitate our billing processes. Do you know any anything we can use?

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