Stan - you might need this link

I'll have you know we are highly insulated here, so unless the bleeding insulation caches fire from spontaneous combustion or the electrics flame up we shall be fine.. but thanks for the heads up Skinny -):

Sorry to trouble you folks again but i would like just one more bit of help reqarding a FireFox problem.

Have finally got my new computer up and running exactly as i like it,running Win7 and FireFox,what the problem is that on my old puter when i opened a website it would appear down on the bottom bar and of course if i had multiple windows of say 6 then i would have the 6 icons showing on the bottom bar and this is how i have always liked it..

The problem that i am having and not sure how to get around it is that i can still open say 6 websites but these all show in just the single FireFox icon on the bottom bar,it can be done and i assume it just needs say ticking a box in setup but i cannot work this one out.Anyone help me on this one please.

Many thanks

The idea, MB, is that you merely 'hover your mouse pointer' over said Firefox icon and look at the 'thumbnails' of the web sites which then appear.

If you have, say Stockwatch on one web page and the Investors page on another and a Chart on another, etc, etc, you will then be able to see from the thumbnails which is which. Then move your mouse pointer up to the pertinent thumbnail to select it and the full screen of that thumbnail will spring open.

And here's a little trick for you: Press the 'Windows' key on your keyboard whilst at the same time pressing the Left or Right key. The pertinent 'open' browser window will then 'halve' and move to the left or the right of the monitor screen as the case may be.

You can make Firefox look like the old way by this add-on

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox

Has anyone any experience of Apple TV or Google Chromecast?

Ever seen the 'little dinosaur'? You see it when you are using Chrome and your connection drops.

Well.....

1. Open a New Tab in the browser.
2. Click on the dinosaur which appears above the 'Unable to connect to the internet' message.

As soon as you do, the creature will start running across a desert landscape filled with cacti. You can jump these by pressing the Spacebar.

The further you run the dinosaur, the faster it gets and the more points you score.

NB. If the dinosaur catches on a cactus then it's 'Game Over!'

Woah! Chances are, you are now back online! :-)

I have Apple TV skinny; very Apple orientated obviously but you can use it for YouTube, Netflix etc. You can view stuff from your computer via AirPlay. I like it!

Thanks Kim - it's for my daughter - she was going to buy Apple TV and I suggested the Chromecast at £30 as a cheaper alternative.

Her main use is to view (I)phone media on her TV.

Being a woman - she went out and bought the Apple TV box yesterday afternoon - why ask me then!!!

Lol! A second opinion is always good, absorb it then ignore it! :o) She has made a wise choice though!

Hey Skinners,

I've got a Chromecast. It's brilliant for streaming anything that's pre-recorded (eg. Netflix), but falls down a little bit with live events (eg. BT/Sky Sports). I guess it depends upon the bandwidth of your internet connection - mine isn't good and I regularly also go through a VPN.

Overall, though - fantastic! You just get whatever you want up on your tablet or phone, and away you go.

Hilary - thanks.

I would have gone for the Chromecast as they are fully Skyed up and are only really interested in the phone/laptop media aspect.

BTW - In true Apple fashion, you have to buy the HDMI cable as its not included in the box!

At another £30 or so for teh Chromecast, what's wrong with going for both?

Can anyone suggest a free but very easy to use spreadsheet please for Win7,the MS spreadsheet that i had been using has stopped when i came to install it on my new puter.Something about a software key not sure what that is all about :o)

Kingsoft Office. But be warned it comes from the Far East!

klal,thanks,just found one in Google Docs

Google Docs are brilliant - simple and easy to use. I use them constantly for my business.

SC,must admit i am well pleased about finding Google Docs,the spreadsheet is as good if not better than the MS one and the bit i like the most its 'free' one thing i hate doing is spending money :o)

You tight wad -)

skinny,yep i am a tight wad