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Future Meetings This brought us on to the wider
issue of general computer problem
Below is a list of dates the for avoidance and Alan Danbury had
2016. some very useful advice for mem-
bers to follow. Alan pointed out
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16 November 2016 that every computer will slow
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14 December 2016 down in time. That Ferrari you
bought a couple of years ago now
runs like a three legged donkey.
Does this sound familiar?
Last Month….

We initially started with our regu-
lar problem solving evening. As You probably will not get back to
usual members are asked to share those halcyon days when the com-
any computer related problems to puter booted up almost before you
see whether other members can finished typing in your password,
share some light on the issue. but you can make it a whole lot
Some of the problems, such as better without too much effort or
cleaning the heads of an Epson anxiety. But first what is happen-
printer, are relatively straight for- ing under your Ferrari’s bonnet.
ward when you know where to
look in the printer properties. Over time, you will be adding or
Sometimes, you may have to re- deleting programs and cause disc
load the original or updated printer fragmentation due to the nature of
software if it is still not apparent. the operating systems storage
Other issues can be a bit more dif- methods. Fragmentation occurs
ficult to solve such as specific when the file system cannot or
email addresses not receiving data. will not allocate enough contigu-
That caused some discussion and I ous space to store a complete file
am not sure we got a satisfactory as a unit, but instead puts parts of
answer.
it in gaps between existing files
(usually those gaps exist because