Monthly Archives: June 2007

Advance Warning…

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Val

I regularly take part in a number of online consumer surveys (the pay isn’t much – generally 50p or £1 a time, but every little helps). Usually, they want to know how I feel about the various brands of tomato … Continue reading →

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Midsummer…..

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Val

….and the wet weather seems to be easing off. It certainly spoiled any plans for observing the Solstice – we’ve had cloudy skies since forever, and last night was the first time I’d seen the moon in about three weeks. … Continue reading →

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Things….

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Val

Finally got this machine sorted. I kept reinstalling and getting reinfected – kept removing the trojans responsible with various tools, but failed – took a look at the instructions for completely removing trojans and decided instead to download an up … Continue reading →

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omigod!!!!!111!!

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Val

Panic now!!: The Terrible Truth About Wi-Fi Meanwhile, Julia Stephenson has replied to Ben Goldacre’s criticism of her laughably unscientific (“Any imbalance in our electromagnetic field creates a disturbance in cell structure and function, which can lead to illness in … Continue reading →

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Grrrr…..

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Val

……damm spyware…. Spent all day yesterday trying to clear spyware and trojans from my machine. Had just about decided to give up and and reformat, when I remembered XP’s System Restore. So I gave it a try, restoring back to … Continue reading →

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Problems….

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Val

…still having some problems with the new install. Searching for a way to make my copy of XP at least semi-legal, I went to a couple of less-than-safe sites and ending up getting blasted with trojans both times. Clearing them … Continue reading →

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Back online…..

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Val

….Long story short: whilst visiting a dodgy website on Tuesday, picked up a shedload of viruses and Trojans, which proceeded to royally mess up my settings – my internet connection went down, everything slowed to a crawl, my AV program … Continue reading →

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Well….

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Val

….had my eyes thoroughly checked today at the opticians. The bad news is that this dry eye condition isn’t going away, so I’ll be putting in eyedrops three times a day for the rest of my life; the good news … Continue reading →

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Scam, scam, scam, scam…

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Val

….scam, scam, scam, scam…. (sung to the tune of the Spam Song) This dropped into my inbox today: Subject: Donation assistant vacancy in the USA This message is of most importance to all North American and European Union residents This … Continue reading →

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