HMV boss 'confident' chain will survive as private equity eyes rescue
The boss of sticken music retailer HMV, which collapsed into administration on Monday, said he was sure the "well-loved brand" would avoid total closure.

HMV boss 'confident' chain will survive as private...

If you followed my other thread, you will know that I had a disastrous extrepience with a laptop running the Windows 8 (Hate) operating system. If you haven't come across this latest obscenity from Microbug, then it is absolutely vital that you learn one thing – if Windows Hate is mentioned, run like...

I have a warning here, based on bitter personal experience, for anyone thinking of buying a new desktop or laptop computer. Do NOT buy anything which has Windows Hate installed as the operating system, unless you are able and prepared to scrap it completely and install Linux Mint.

I like...

A thread for us gardener's or growers, novices or pro's. Join in sharing pictures, tips and tricks, store bargains and offers, mistakes and disasters and generally having a chat about our woes (and joys) of growing all things beautiful or yummy!

I tried to think of an all encompassing title for this so that it might help someone avoid the pain I've just gone through!

Here's the thing, I use my 'pooter a lot, it's a few years old but I look after it. It's running Windows 7 (64 bit) - I have anti virus, firewall and anti malware...

Hey guys, got a problem with my printer, since installing updated drivers and software is printing really slow, i mean really slow, like 1 page every 5 to 10 minutes.

Test page is also printing at the same speed.

The printer is HP Photosmart C4585.

I am using...

Glad to see you back on the site. Hope you have a great birthday.

Yesterday as I was sprinting for the train my 7" samsung tablet fell out of my pocket and the glass broke. So I need to get another one. Originally I bought it as a toy and to use as an kindle with extras . I find it much easier to use than my samsung galaxy phone for email etc.

So...

My laptop (my Dad's actually) won't charge.

When I plug the charger into the laptop it very briefly lights up blue and then turns red.

So that I'm not spending money unnecessarily, what's likely to be the cause?

Hi All

So over the last couple of years my mailbox has been bombarded with emails from payday loan companies for new business.

Now apparently the payday loan industry has cleaned up its act, and doesn't encourage people to borrow more than they can afford etc.

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now i have the time i decided that i wanted to work out how many texts i and the missus use on our respective contracts.

So i went online to save pdf.s of all bills

So shock horror that in 1 month to 1 number there was 1664 messages from her to another bloke.

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So new phone yesterday, well newish. Anyway using it since last night some texts i'm receiving i'm getting the same message over and over, ie 'morning' i've had 7 times, they have sent another text since which i haven't received.

I'm thinking this is an issue...

A well written article by Geraint Howells on the Consumer Credit Act

Well worth a read

http://agc-wopac.agc.gov.my/e-docs/J...0000018267.pdf

My brother is a recovering alcoholic (4 years without drinking i think?) but pretty much replaced drink with food. He is currently receiving therapy for this, which is a step forward for him. However, I spoke to him earlier and he confessed he has been gambling over the last 3 months.

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I dug out a copy of some software I used in my business and have started to use it again for my UE journey. It is called PaperPort and it really is excellent.

Yes it is expensive but as we all know there are ways to get copies of this software - not that I am advocating that. I...