21st June 2011
Bridge is a game for 4 players. It is played using a standard pack of playing cards.
The players play as two pairs or partners - generally referred to as North & South and East & West. Partners sit opposite each other.
At the start of a game all the...
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24th May 2011
Choosing which card to play when you are making the opening lead is one of the fundamental skills that all bridge players need to learn.
In this article we are going to look at which card to lead if the bidding has ended in a No Trumps contract.
The...
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04th May 2011
Everyone dreams of that "holy grail" - a website that makes money on autopilot. Many people, mistakenly, believe that all you need to do is put up a website, add a "buy now" button and magically you will get rich. It doesn't work like that.
Firstly, yo...
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21st March 2011
It happens to us all. You miss a call, or you receive a strange or unwanted call or text and you want to know who the caller or texter is. Like most of us you probably have a contacts list on your phone which identifies people you know. You can look at yo...
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09th March 2011
Bridge is a very popular game. If you are a bridge player you are guaranteed a full and active social life.
I remember when I moved into my second flat. One of my neighbours stopped me in the hall way and asked if I played bridge. Back then I didn't, b...
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09th March 2011
You can't have too many backups. I'm writing a series of articles on backups, all using my own experiences as examples. I spend a lot of time sorting out other people's computer systems and even as I'm writing these articles I'm getting new stories to add...
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07th March 2011
"Have you backed up your files?" This is a question I often ask my clients.
I am a computer troubleshooter and people phone me when they have a problem with their computer. Sometimes they can't turn their computer on at all. Sometimes they can turn the...
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07th March 2011
Most people are aware of the need to backup their computer data. Some actually do make backups. Many, though, never quite "get round to it".
I'm an IT teacher, web designer and computer troubleshooter and I'm best described as paranoid about backups. A...
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15th February 2011
Is it difficult to do a reverse cellular phone lookup? The answer is no - it's easy, once you know what to do and where to find the right information.
Why would you want to reverse a cell phone number? Most of us have our regular contacts programmed in...
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15th February 2011
If you like remote countryside, hills, fields and friendly local people then Kington is the perfect base for a holiday.
It is located in North West Herefordshire, right next to the border between England and Wales. The main street is lined with traditi...
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15th February 2011
Everyone who is overweight wants to start their diet by losing weight quickly. Of course, the secret to permanent weight loss is to find a healthy diet and lifestyle that you can stick to, not a complicated fad diet that will lose you weight only for you ...
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15th February 2011
If you've ever used the Atahualpa theme for WordPress you will know just how versatile it can be. Of course, you will also know that, initially, looking at all the options available for you to change can be a bit daunting. Don't be put off. You don't need...
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15th February 2011
Each game of Acol bridge starts with bidding. During the bidding, the partner's send each other coded messages about their hand in the form of 'bids'.
Each time someone makes a bid they are telling their partner something about their hand. The informat...
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15th February 2011
If you've never played bridge before, starting can be a daunting prospect. You probably know lots of people who've been playing for years. Possibly some of them have tried to tell you how easy it is to learn, and maybe even tried to show you how to play. ...
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16th November 2010
Be honest - there are times when we all wish we could find out who a phone number belongs to. Of course, if it's a friend that's ringing you will recognise the number - if your friend is programmed into your phone his or her name will come right up.
So...
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