Bakemon, Not one of those tekkies either, but suggest you post for help on the computer help forum. W've used forum several times in the last couple of months to solve a computer problem and they've never failed to get the problem resolved. Fran

Question 1; how did the plant grow in this potted lasagna compost system. Why wouldn't it? I wouldn't think it ideal, but overly rich and the leaves indicate some sort of burning. My guess (just a guess) is drying out. Hostas are pretty tough plants though and will grow in a wide range of soils/conditions so I don't really understand your question 'how did the plant grow in this?' Question 2; will the coffee grounds suppress weed growth in the pot. No. There is nothing about coffee grounds that acts as a weed growth inhibitor, weed killer or germination inhibitor. Or do you mean will using coffee grounds as a mulch keeps weeds away? Again, no. Weeds will grow in pretty much anything which is one reason they are called weeds. ;-)

over a year ago I spent a lot of time on this forum gathering information for appliances for my kitchen reno. We moved in just over a year ago and I finally just posted my kitchen reveal on the kitchen forum. all the details regarding my appliances are in the post! my posting

There are lots of things that can slow your computer down. If I'm not mistaken, the "hourglass looking thing" is the icon your computer displays when it is loading a page. The hourglass represents the idea that the process you are initiating will take some time on the computer. The hourglass is an automatic icon that shows up on everyone's computer when it is taking time to "think" so to speak. Now, the real question is why is it taking so much time. There are lots of things that can "gunk" up your computer memory so that it takes a lot of time to execute functions. Pop up ads and spyware are some of the things. Running a lot of programs at the same time is another. An anti-virus program can also slow you down (aske me how I know, lol!). Defragging and eliminating programs you don't use are good ways to free up memory so that it can be devoted to loading and displaying Web pages. Also, if your computer has a small memory, you might want to consider a memory upgrade. Also, some Web pages have a lot of features on them that use up memory--like videos, photos, and other animated features. The problems that you are having with your clock and calendar might indicate a problem with the battery. The battery went completely out on a laptop I had once. This should not affect page loading speed when the computer is plugged in, at least I don't think so. It is possible to have more than one thing wrong with your computer at once though!!