This is something that has always bemused me - the principal that it is fair for higher wage earners to pay higher rates of tax? I'm happy with the idea that higher earners PAY more tax, but the idea...
I know this sounds like a DOS question (showing my age there) but is there any way to get a .bat file executed at a certain time of day according to a schedule Sort of "run this every Monday at...
Hi there I've recently had to upgrade from Office 2003 to Office 2007, but the package I have been moved to does NOT have MS Access I've got some Access databases I'd like to "access", but...
I am in the process of moving my "web browsing experience" to Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer Unfortunately there are a couple of sites I visit regularly that ONLY support...
I've always been fascinated by the London Underground map (don't ask me why) and I was wondering if there was a definitive list of those produced? I know in the early (and VERY early) days there...
Hi folks I have a tree of folders, each folder containing a set of 36 scanned film images I'd like to copy the contents of ALL these folders to a SINGLE folder - is this possible, and how would I do...
Hopefully there is a solution to this, but any advice would be appreciated I use a program called XNVIEW, which can create executable slideshows of set of images (you select the ones you want in a...
I have an irritating problem that I am sure I have fixed way back in the past, but I have forgotten how I browse to an website in Explorer 8 and click on a link that points to a file that is of a type...
Hi all, As a backup, I just bought a second-hand DG834G on eBay. Snag is, it's a Virgin badged unit and will not let me upgrade it to the latest Netgear firmware level Does anyone have a trick to help...
Hi all Last summer I bought an iBlik internet radio One of the neat features is that it has 4 seperate alarms which can be set to wake at different times on different days to different stations Snag...
Hi there I have just moved to a new laptop, and when attaching one of my external USB drives I am having access problems trying to delete one folder Windows says "Cannot delete ..... Access...
Hi folks I'm using Microsoft Publisher to build a small website, but one thing is REALLY bugging me Although I set a page name using Web Page Options, when I do a "publish to the web" it...
Hi all Some time ago I replaced some switches in the house with MEM/DELTA branded grid switches. They have a simple polished brass finish. None of the usual fancy decoration, just polished brass Of...
Hi there As well as my Sky box, I have a secondary FTA receiver pointing at (I think) 19 degrees and Hotbird Sky News was available on one of these, but the settings I currently have for it show...
Hi there As well as my Sky box, I have a secondary FTA receiver pointing at (I think) 19 degrees and Hotbird Sky News was available on one of these, but the settings I currently have for it show...
I just bought a "preloved" Dell P1500 printer for my dad (he needed a cheap laser printer and this looked ideal). I have the drivers OK (thanks to the Dell website) but it seems there should...
Good old Windows update is insisting that I install SP3 for my Office 2003 Snag is, every time I do so, Excel stops working. After the service pack, when I start Excel, the WIndows installer starts...
OK, here's what might sound like an odd request My wife is looking for a sexy/glamorous nightdress (short or long) but with covered shoulders or cap sleeves Ideally, made from silk or something...
Suddenly I am no longer receiving my daily cartoons from comics.com.... I have tried subscribing from a hotmail eMail address and THAT doesn't get any daily cartoons either! I have dropped them a...
Apologies for this, but I have tried the DIY route and my electronics knowledge is just not up to scratch I have a transformer and a relay I need a simple circuit to fit between the two to turn the...