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Laptop fan too loud
Yesterday, I left my laptop
running while on charge while I
went for dinner. When I came back
around 90 minutes later its fan
was running extremely fast and
loud, while the bottom of the
laptop was very hot. I shut down
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Is it due to overcharging?
Fros VonexThe fan will run hard and the
laptop feel hot whenever it’s
running under load – in other
words, some intensive process in
running in the background.
Should the problem reappear,
open Task Manager and use the
Processes tab to review the CPU
and Memory scores – if either is
over 50% then click the column
header to see which app or process
is responsible for the problem.
Closing this should reduce the
load on your CPU, reducing its
temperature and allowing the
fans to slow down. If the problem
is more persistent, check the
vents for dust and other
obstructions to ensure the fan is
running freely. Also consider
investing in a laptop cooler liketh
provides supplementary cooling,
plus lifts the laptop up to improve
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Nick OdantzisOUTLOOK
Corrupted database
I suspect my Outlook database has
been corrupted. Emails addressed
to one person appear – in the Sent
folder – to have been sent to
someone else. I’ve checked, and
they’re going to the correct
people. Any pointers?
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addresses – when you type
[PZ[WPɪ^ YLXP^ TY_Z_SP?ZʭPWOZQ
an email, they’re recorded in a
separate autocomplete list that is
designed to help speed up the
entry of email addresses going
forward. In the past, this
TYQZ]XL_TZY bL^^_Z]POTYLʭWP
with a .n2k extension, which had
to be deleted manually, but is now
split across this and another
STOOPY ^d^_PX ʭWP?SLYVQ`WWdTY
Outlook 2010 or later, you can
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by navigating to ‘File > Options >
Mail’ and click the ‘Empty
Auto-Complete List’ button to
purge the list and correct the
problem. Should you ever wish to
simply view or edit this list, use
N2KEdit (www.nirsoft.net/utils/
outlook_nk2_edit.html)- despite the name, it’s able to
work with the auto-complete list
from later Outlook versions too.
Ian Sleightholm
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Password-free login
We keep iMacs in a secure area
which we want to give free access
to without using a password. How
can we do this in Mojave?
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