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Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Amazing desserts: 12 of 147
Chocolate Pear Sauce - One day when we had the family and the in-laws round for lunch, we realised after the main course that we hadn't prepared a desert. At least, my wife had make crepes but we hadn't really anything to put on them. I went into the kitchen and concocted what follows. It worked perfectly the first time. The... More..
Computers & Technology > Networking & IT Management Tips on maintaining PC health: Home networks: 3 of 10
A home network can be wired and/or wireless. If your network includes wireless (WiFi) then the most important thing you can do to avoid problems is to secure it. This means turning "encryption" on. When you do this, all data sent on the network is scrambled so any eavesdropper cannot, for example, see your logon ID and passw... More..
Computers & Technology > Hardware (Other) How to renew your computer casing: 1 of 1
Renewing your computer case (the box which contains most of the components)can be done by following these steps: 1) Decide what type of new case you want and buy it 2) Note all the connections in the existing case 3) Remove all the components from the existing case 4) Assemble all the components in the new case 5) Connect al... More..
Computers & Technology > Software & Web Development LINUX - The stable open source: 1 of 1
Linux is an operating system for PC's - an alternative to Microsoft Windows. Purists will tell you that it should be called GNU/Linux but I'll carry on using plain Linux here - Google will tell you more. First of all, what is Open Source? There are some "official" definitions of this but I'll describe what it actually means ... More..
Relationships & Family > Male / Female Communication Styles Helping your partner with health issues: 19 of 34
About ten years ago my wife slipped and fell heavily on her right knee. It seemed to recover OK, so she did nothing about it. A few years later she did it again. From then on it always hurt. At first just a little but over the next few years it got worse and then she had to use a stick. Finally it got so bad that walking - a... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Is it better for schools to be rigorous or nurturing?: 29 of 48
Although I have put this on the rigorous side, that's only because there is a "both" category. As with so many things in life, I believe that this is not a "black or white" issue. It is good for young children entering the school system to be in a nurturing environment. They learn the social and behavioural skills that will ... More..
Computers & Technology > Hardware (Other) The basics of hard disks: 3 of 4
Part 1 - The Physical disc drive It is intended that this article will be followed by Part 2 - The Disc to Computer Interface and Part 3 - Filing Systems and Files. Hard discs are the main form of permanent data storage used in computers and, increasingly these days, portable music players, video recorders and even car music... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism God believes in you. Why do you not believe in Him?: 42 of 46
I have some difficulty believing that rational beings can actually write some of the claptrap in this series of articles. I guess I'd better'd start in the same way as most people writing articles in this series & declare my interest: I'm an agnostic. This means that I don't know if there is a god or not - or indeed any type... More..
Arts & Humanities > Photography Low light photography tips & techniques: 7 of 7
By "Low Light Photography", I mean taking photographs when most cameras would indicate you should use flash or a tripod. That doesn't mean you can't use either - or both! This is not necessarily the same as "Available Light" photography where you only use what light is available and do not add to it - e.g., no flash). There ... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Maintenance What is a fatal exception and how to fix it?: 4 of 4
A fatal exception occurs when a PC's processor tries to execute an instruction which fails for one of a number of specific reasons (this applies to all personal computers, regardless of chip or operating system). The instructions executed by a personal computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) are very simple. The machine's p... More..