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Article Making email in Microsoft Outlook appear important Hits 85 | Last Modified 2011-11-11
There are a number of fields you can add to an email message to make it look important, flagged, for follow up, and other things. It can be incredibly annoying when all the email you get is flagged as priority, but here's how to do it anyway...
Article Where is Windows Update located in XP? Hits 177 | Last Modified 2011-10-18
If you don't want to visit the Microsoft Windows update website (www.update.microsoft.com) then how do you start Windows Update if it isn't under Start/All Programs?
Article TinyMCE popup permission denied window Hits 310 | Last Modified 2011-09-02
In Tiny MCE certain pages were throwing errors when I clicked on the hyperlink option. The pop up window would either work, or just appear blank.
Misc Google Gmail and Luxembourg? Hits 751 | Last Modified 2011-08-25
Getting this message? Warning: We believe your account was recently accessed from: Luxembourg (skype.net:78.141.177.33).
Article Growing Anadenanthera Colubrina Hits 337 | Last Modified 2011-07-29
I've been trying to grow this plant for years now, and this is the best I've done so far!
Article Perfect Fairy Cakes Hits 477 | Last Modified 2011-06-15
These fairy or butterfly cakes are ideal for parties. If you make them with real whipped cream and tangy fruit centers then they're an adult treat too, rather than the slightly-too-sweet and sickly ones from your youth...
Article Paneer Tikka Masala BBQ Skewers Hits 703 | Last Modified 2011-06-10
This is a great vegetarian BBQ option if you're bored of the usual skewers. Plan to make it a few hours in advance. Remember to make or buy your paneer, and check the notes on chaat masala).
Article Resize an iframe dynamically Hits 612 | Last Modified 2011-06-10
I found it tricky to make an iframe change size (its height) as it loaded new content. This solution works on FF and IE.
Article Use CSS to position an element relative to centre of window Hits 999 | Last Modified 2011-05-09
How do I position a div relative to the center of the screen, that resizes with the browser window? Useful if you have a centred layout and want something to be positioned outside the edge, e.g. a faded shadow to the right of your main content section.
Article Google Search Results in Firefox being redirected Hits 4577 | Last Modified 2010-09-21
I had a curious problem recently, where occasionally I'd find myself staring at Monster.com, or some other random website, when I'd actually searched for and clicked on something else entirely.

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Misc Output html with Javascript in VBScript/ASP Hits 3039 | Last Modified 2007-07-05
If you want to output a large amount of HTML, say the body of a news story, but don't want it to be read by spiders and bots for some reason, you could use this trick to render it, client-side only, in Javascript:
Article Digg Hits 1580 | Last Modified 2007-05-18
How to put a digg this button on your story with a count, the easy way? I recently saw a few websites that had a 'digg this' button on their sites next to stories, and the button had the current number of diggs with it. Clever, I thought, how do they do that?
Misc Normal and Wronguns? Hits 2127 | Last Modified 2007-12-05
A friend just sent me an Excel spreadsheet called LVR.xls, and invited me to tell him what the contents of it meant? Little quiz... What is this all about? Answers on a postcard please.
Blog Sawdust Hits 996 | Last Modified 2007-05-16
There’s sawdust everywhere. It’s in my hair, under my nails, in the fabric of my clothes, in my nose, my ears, between my toes, and generally settled in my lungs. Not the nice kind of sawdust that you plunge your hand into to grab a prize at a lucky-dip, oh no, the finer kind, the dust and airborne kind. Yes, another day with unlikely sanding machines.
Misc Floater video clip Hits 839 | Last Modified 2007-06-11
Video Clip: This is what I was trying to gather energy to do, that fateful New year's Eve. *sigh*
Article Seaweed Soup Hits 1487 | Last Modified 2009-09-18
This is a quick, basic, tasty and easy soup that I often make on a lunchtime. You can have it as it is, or with noodles to make it more substantial.
Article About Ralpharama Hits 1206 | Last Modified 2007-05-14
What on earth are you doing here anyway?
Misc Smoking Quiz Hits 1992 | Last Modified 2007-07-01
This was created for a smoke-a-thon to celebrate the last day of smoking in England on the last day of June, 2007.
Article 2003 Hits 1737 | Last Modified 2007-05-31
All about 2003
Blog Ambassade Review Hits 966 | Last Modified 2007-05-16
I don't normally date reviews as I like them to be, ahem, timeless, but in this case, I think it is important, as this bar has just opened. Otherwise, if you read this in six months time you might wonder what on earth I'm talking about. It is August 2004.
Comment Apple Wine Recipe comment by Judy Hits | Last Modified 2012-01-22
Thank you1!! At last a result air locks are working, I added more yeast, so hopefully wine will be ok. Thank you for your advise. Judy...
Comment Facebook blank profile page, cookies problems etc comment by deafsteve Hits | Last Modified 2012-01-21
Have blank facebook pages, i have a fix. where it says http://www.facebook.com/bla bla put an 's' in after the 'p' so you get https://www etc. no idea why it works and i have to do it on subsiquent pages, but it does for me....
Comment Apple Wine Recipe comment by Judy Hits | Last Modified 2012-01-21
Hi Thank you I will try adding the yeast, can't understand, as the yeast is new. How much would you suggest I add? I hope it's not too late, I do hope its not ruined. ...
Comment Apple Wine Recipe comment by Ralph Hits | Last Modified 2012-01-20
Hi Judy, could be old or badly stored yeast, air could be escaping from somewhere else so not going through the airlock, the wine could be too cold... If it's warm and your airlock is sealed properly, then you could try adding some new, fresh yeast?...
Comment Apple Wine Recipe comment by Judy Hits | Last Modified 2012-01-20
Hi
This is my 3rd time for making the apple wine, first 2 times there hasn't been any problems with the fermenting, the air lock has been working fine, and now for some reason nothing is happening, and it has been a couple of days since the wine was ...
Comment Comet, the Sale of Goods Act, a Cooker, some frustration comment by Ralpharama Hits | Last Modified 2012-01-09
Good luck Ann! ...
Comment Apple Wine Recipe comment by Ralpharama Hits | Last Modified 2012-01-09
Hi Dan, not sure of FG to be honest, though that figure sounds about right to me. Sorry for delay in answer....
Comment Comet, the Sale of Goods Act, a Cooker, some frustration comment by Ann Hits | Last Modified 2012-01-08
am having some problems with New World cooker bought from Currys, so thanks for some extra advice....
Comment Apple Wine Recipe comment by Danny Llama Hits | Last Modified 2011-12-17
Hi Ralph - what do you think the FG should be for this ? Mine has sat in the DJ and has now cleared. The hydrometer is reading around 990, although that was measured in the DJ. Cheers, Dan...
Comment Apple Crumble Recipe comment by gisele Hits | Last Modified 2011-11-29
this is a great recipe !!
you ccan try this one:
http://www.recette-recipe.com/les_nouvelles_recettes/a-recette/i-108-Buche-de-Noel-toute-simple...
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