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Article Cherry and almond sponge cake Hits 14 | Last Modified 2012-01-31
This is a little quick and tasty cake using glacé cherries, almonds and vanilla. It only needs one egg.
Article Making email in Microsoft Outlook appear important Hits 97 | 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 192 | 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 331 | 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 815 | 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 358 | 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 493 | 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 716 | 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 630 | 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 1031 | 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.

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News Ralpharama Update (15th May 2007) Hits 1441 | Last Modified 2007-05-15
The basic site is back up and running.
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Article Travel checklist Hits 803 | Last Modified 2007-05-23
Going on a trip and don't know what to take with you?... These are the things I always travel with:
Article How to make an RSS feed with PHP Hits 2023 | Last Modified 2007-06-13
A quick and dirty file that produces a RSS feed made up of recently modified files (txt, html, whatever).
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An article about sleep that I wrote, re-found recently on my hard-drive.
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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