My daughter has just finished university and is now emailing job applications etc. She has emailed her cv to various places and was amazed to find that one company not only had the cv she had sent but had managed to read the saved(unedited/corrected) version(s)of it.

We run windows xp pro and microsoft word.

I have two questions.

1 Is this possible and how? An explanation suitable for a computer illiterate would be appreciated.

2 I told her to copy the text in reasonable "chunks" and paste it into a new document which would not need editing. Will this stop the situation arising again? Read more

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Have seen a tempting remap from Revo for £500 to take me to 215BHP from 150 - seems a little far fetched but the guy told me my car has the same basic engine used in the TT 225BHP so lots of potential. I have read posts on this site about chipping but was hoping for some further opinions or thoughts - VW will do it officially for £611 to take me to 180BHP but that seems like poor value for money. Revo is attractive as it is undetectable (I still have VW warrenty). Read more

Any ideas? The car was in for a service and a few bits last week and had the rear diff pinion seal replaced as it had failed and sprayed oil everywhere. On replacement, there is now a whine from somewhere, increasing with speed. It's not roadnoise or gear box - any ideas, and will it be (very) expensive? It wasn't doing it before it went into the garage, but unfortunately, they're 150 miles away, otherwise I'd be back there...

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in response to a number of recent questions, I translated/summarised this from a French website. Merci!

Notes
1. the data appears to be from 2002
2. Search on cérine (ctrl+Alt+E for the accent)tells you
it is CEO2- oxide of Cerium and gives more info - not usually in English.( if someone pays me , I can follow up!)

"In the presence of oxygen, the filter regenerates itself by burning off deposits when the exhaust gas temperature exceeds 550C. This is a long way from the classic HDI motor, where the temperature in town rarely exceeds 150-200C
The filter regeneration is controlled by the engine control software. A sensor checks the deposits on the filter and starts the regeneration where necessary.
This takes place by means of post-combustion which raises the exhaust gas temperature to 450°-500° C at the input to the filter.
A complete regeneration takes 2 to 3 minutes. It takes place every 400-500km.
The common rail system allows the exhaust gas temperature to be increased by more than 300C. A post-injection of fuel allows an increase of 200-250C; matched by a second injection from the catalyst which treats these unburnt hydrocarbons and raises the temperature by 100C.

To reach the combustion threshold, the fuel is additived with Eolys®, a compound based on cerine developed by Rhodia, which lowers the combustion of the particles by around 100°C to 450°C.
The cerine is held in organic solution in an additional reservoir near the petrol tank.
It consists of :
? A detector in the additive reservoir with low fluid warning
? An injection system to load the main fuel tank
? A dedicated calculator to manage the additive process
? A fuel cap with microswitch,. When the cap is removed, the system detects the additive level before and after filling, and dispenses the proportional amount of Eolys additive into the fuel tank.
For a fill-up of 60 litres the system injects 37.7ml of solution containing 1.9g of serum.
The additive reservoir has a capacity of 5 litres, which is good for 80000km (50000 miles).
The tank is refilled by dealers at the same time as the filter is cleaned.
The filter is effective for the whole life of the vehicle. A pressure wash using water is carried out every 50000 miles by dealers to remove the serum deposits.
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In response to the much discussed 159mph police driver, I would like to ask the question are cars just too fast these days? I remember that in days gone by, a ?supercar? was one that would reach 100mph (these days it?s a pretty poor family hack that isn?t capable of this magic disqualification speed). Then it was 120. Then 140. Now? I?ve stopped bothering!

When you consider that the maximum speed Joe public can travel on the British public highway is 70 mph, then isn?t it more than excessive to be able to buy cars capable of 200+? And if you look at 2 wheels, then for the price of a 2-year-old mondeo then you could pick up a street legal machine with a performance that wouldn?t look out of place next to a F1 car of not too long ago.

A case can be made for raising the motorway speed limits on the grounds that cars are much safer at speed than cars of the period when 70mph limits were set. But human reactions have not changed over the years. Not so attitudes! Today?s road users are a lot less considerate than the users of 30 years ago. With today?s roads becoming ever more crowded, opportunities to safely use the true potential of cars today are few and far between anyway..

So why do we have these machines capable of breaking top speed limits in such a spectacular manner? The only reason I can put forward can be summed up in one word: ego. Yes, it?s an ego trip to have a piece of powerful machinery respond so willingly to your right foot. Speed is a dangerously seductive ego trip that all to often ends in tragedy.

I would propose no power cap on cars. Want to drive a 400bhp gas-guzzler? Go ahead. You will pay for the privilege in fuel taxation. Instead, ECU?s should start being fitted by manufacturers that limit a cars absolute top speed to 110 mph. that would allow cars to comfortably cruise at 80mph, not restrict acceleration or other performances. No doubt there would soon be a plethora of aftermarket chips to get round this. Simple solution: if found to have been tampered with, then automatic instant confiscation of vehicle. Modifications to be confirmed, then destruction of said vehicle. No appeal. No resale of vehicle at auction. It?s gone.

As an added tweak, I would also propose that ecu?s be capable of being remotely shut down by police cars. This would put paid to a lot of chases. Not all, but a goodly number.

Next, I would make these ecu?s tamper proof and inspection be part of the MOT. I would insist that this sophisticated piece of electronics not be capable of being by-passed by some smart lad with a paperclip shorting out 2 contacts on a plug somewhere.

By now, someone reading this will start screaming about their right to drive the vehicle of their choice. About police powers, freedom to chose how they drive etc etc etc. to this I say cobblers. I have a right to safe roads. I have the right to know that I will not meet someone doing 150+ (whether they are in uniform or not) when I am out with my wife and kids. You want to mention how you can drive over 100mph in germany? Well go to germany and drive it. No one will stand in your way. I?m talking about obeying the law of THIS land, not how they do things somewhere else.

Short of removing the human element entirely from control of a vehicle, you will never get rid of stupidity behind the wheel. But you can make things safer. People will always object to new things introduced for safety reasons. Like seatbelts. Like compulsory driving tests. Like driving sober. Like not using a mobile while driving.
But sooner or later they get the idea that they do not have a blanket right to do as they please and hang the consequences. Well the same should be true of out and out speed.

The proposals I?ve outlined will make no difference to most people. Even those who have high performance motors, but say they always drive safely will not notice any difference. I?ve even allowed enough leeway to get an instant ban! Stand by for the moans/whinges/complaints.

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