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I have an old computer I’ve been using for a number of years now. Recently, when I switch it on, the date seems to be return to December 2003 and I have to keep changing it to today’s date and time. It goes back to this date next time I turn it on again. How can I make it remember the date?

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A few years ago I had a computer running Windows 98 and I remember using my CD drive as a floppy disk, adding and removing files as I wanted. I now have Windows XP and I don’t seem to be able to do this. I’ve used a number of programs but they only let me write files to the CD, not remove or edit them. Any ideas?

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I love browsing through books, but I know I can always buy them cheaper online. The problem there is that you can really browse as well as in a bookshop. Is there any way I can check prices online while in the store?

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I’d like to give my website that little extra oomph to make it stand out from other websites. I’ve been playing with video recently and was wondering if I can use this to help enhance my website?

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My website has a favicon that shows up in my browser, but when I look at my feed it doesn’t seem to get picked up. How do I reuse it?

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I’d like my blog readers to by notified by email whenever there’s a new post on my blog. Is there an easy way to do this?

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I’d like to sell things on eBay, but I don’t have a PayPal account, is it possible?

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Hello everyone! I thought I’d take a few minutes to explain what this blog is all about, what I have in mind for it’s future and how everyone can contribute.

So, let’s start at the beginning. How was this website conceived? Well, people ask me questions all the time, and one thing I noticed is that the same questions keep popping up over and over. So I thought I’d use this blog to post definite answers to questions people pose. The main aim is to answer a question once, and also keep adding more and more information to the previous questions as I discover more things. It should be fun!

So, how can you help? Well, in a number of ways. First of all, feel free to comment on any of the posts here. I’ll be researching each answer, but I’m sure there’s things out there that people know that can help make an answer more complete. Feel free to post it in. Next, I have a page for questions. If there’s anything that bugs you, just post the question up. I can answer most technical geeky questions, but if you post about other categories, I have friends who can help, each experts in their own subject-matter. Together we should be able to field most questions. Finally, tell all your friends about us. If you find interesting information, feel free to share it out, but we always appreciate if you can send traffic our way, it helps make the website better for everyone.