Hi all I had to contact talktalk, my isp, last week to tell them that their modem/router was not receiving any power from the supplied adaptor. After batting off stupid questions such as "how many...
My Samsung S8 android phone usually connects to my D-link router wirelessly with no problem at all. I also have my Samsung laser printer listed in the available devices section of my wireless...
I haven't tasted red wine for years but I thought I would give it a try again this year. I'm looking for something that's tasty but not a wine that some would call "full bodied", if that's the term to...
I like canal holidays and I've just returned from a fortnight doing the famous Four Counties route. There are two well known so-called "honesty boxes" on route in which a farmer or canal side...
I was recently summoned to my surgery to discuss with a GP my appointment with a hospital consultant a month ago. The GP I saw was not my own doctor. The GP decided to review my medication and has...
My wife has recently had an unusual abdominal swelling. It was in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen and to all intents and purposes resembled a hernia of some sort. What made us think otherwise...
I need to buy a sliding mitre saw for some projects at home including cutting skirting board for the bedrooms. I can't make my mind up about whether I should buy a single or dual bevel saw. The...
I've bought a Triton Capella thermostatic mixer shower that I intend to fit shortly. I don't want to T piece the pipes off the combi boiler to supply the shower; instead, I'd like to extend the 15mm...
I've been bought one of those wireless charging pads to use with my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. It's a generic pad and not a Samsung made device. My mobile phone is enclosed in a thin plastic fold-over...
I've recently been given what I would call a quarter bottle of gin. On checking the label, I note that it contains 20cl (200ml). This started my befuddled brain thinking. If the bottle is intended to...
I'm having to take Oramorph 10mg/5ml at a dose of 5ml twice a day for facial pain. Narcotics have always caused problems for me in that they always result in constipation. When I picked up the...
I've just downloaded the photo editor paint.net and its arrived as a zip file. My installed version of winzip was an evaluation version that has expired and it pops up to say I need to buy Winzip to...
Can someone help me clarify where the late Marilyn (Mandy) Rice-Davies was born please. The majority of national newspaper obituaries name her birthplace as Pontyates (aka Pontiets) near Llanelli,...
I'm desperate to find a 3g capable handset for an elderly relative. I only need something that he can make phone calls with - even texts are not really required. I need a phone that would work on the...
I've just watched an M&S advert which sings the virtues of their roast potato seasoning. I've not got an M&S near me so do supermarkets such as Morrisons or Asda do something similar? Thanks...
I've jut removed a 330ml bottle of carbonated Indian tonic water out of the fridge to make a G&T. When I removed the bottle, it felt very cold and had ice crystals on the outside. Nevertheless,...
A friend of mine flew out to Rhodes last week from the UK on holiday. The flight number was THOM followed by four digits I think. I assume this means that it was a Thompson holidays flight? The reason...
Is there anyway of getting MS Publisher 2010 to change the start day of the week from a Monday to a Sunday when designing calendars? It may suit some people, but I really need a calender to start on a...
I can't seem to find the Sunday Times Where Was I? competition on the ST website any longer. I know the paper has gone over to a subscription service and I keep getting a popup inviting me to...
Did you know that they are bringing out a new version of the OXO cube in England. It's white in colour with a red cross through it. It's called the laughing Stock.