I have been sorting out some old files on my PC and have saved a few important ones on a ‘memory stick’ and, for safety’s sake, also on a CD. Those on the CD all have a thick black...
I also have to keep signing in to use AnswerBank. (i use IE8 with Windows XP) After entering my email address and password it then gives me the option of 'Sign In' or 'Facebook'. I don't recall...
I have to read my electricity meter periodically and send readings to my power supplier. It means getting down on my knees with a torch, pen and paper and looking in the back of the airing cupboard....
‘Low salt’, ’low fat’, ‘low sugar’, seems to be a way of life these days and often referred to by advertisers. Do you take a lot of notice? It has been going on for...
I use Outlook Express (with Windows XP) but I am aware that some contacts use Outlook. Is one better than the other and if so what is the difference? Thanks.
Anyone got any seriously effective ways of getting rid of stains on a carpet? I've tried the usual shop products like Vanish, but they won't do the job. The stains I'm dealing with at present I...
My mother is nearly 88 and I am 63 and caring for her. Mum has physical problems but there are no signs of dementia or any need to go into a nursing home at present as long as I care for her. Owing to...
Our creamy coloured kitchen sink collects stains that bleach and other cleaners will not remove. Being part of a fitted kitchen it would be a major job to replace it. Does anyone know of a kind of...
We all know that in Japan they have got oxygen bars but would it be possible to have a whole room filled with pure oxygen? That would save the need to bottle it all up and lots of people could fill...
What did you think of the so-called musical closing ceremony? Modern music seems to me little more than rhythmic shouting and it leaves me cold. Maybe I'm 'old fashioned' but without melody is it...
So we now have women boxers having a go at each other! To me boxing is nothing more than ugly brutal macho behaviour, not worthy of being considered a sport, even less one for women. What's your view?...
I need some advice about these tablets. My 19 year old grandson is staying with me at the moment and is taking TRIMETHOPRIM 200mg twice a day for a kidney/urinary infection. He has developed a really...
I guess many of us have had them and dialled 1471 to try and find out who called. “You were called at (..time..) today. We do not have the caller’s number to return the call.”...
http://www.dailymail....lympic-velodrome.html This is not the first cycle fatality and it certainly won't be the last, but should the authorties now take this opportunity to tighten up on cyclists?...
Who or what is mailer-daemon, apart from being a confounded nuisance? I am receiving emails from mailer-daemon ... (at) ... cyno.ch and various other source addresses nearly every day. Usually they...
One thing still puzzles me about the TV parade of competitors following their respective National flags. Many flag bearers had someone to their right carrying a fairly large goldy copper coloured...