I keep seeing a mouse in my kitchen - about once every week or so I spot one. I think they are in the cellar of my flat and I am on the ground floor - they come up from the back of the washing machine...
My sister-in-law is coming over from Oz next week,-she'll be in London for 3 days. One of those is taken up with the Chelse Flower Show but I am worrying about the other two. She's been once before,...
after endless niggling probs with java, activeX and flashplayer, a friend has suggested I reinstall Windows. I have never done this before and wonder how difficult it is. I understand backing up my...
When someone sends me a link in an e-mail I now get an error message when I click on it, saying I should contact my service administrator. What have I done this time???
I know this is a sensitive subject! - I was on a bus last week in east London and two women got on - they were fully covered up in black, including long black gloves. This is a common sight round here...
A lot of my shortcuts have stopped working and my computer seems to freeze a lot. I have done the obvious things and I bought Registry Mechanic which freezes when it gets to shortcuts which is very...
I am sick to death of my Norton anti-virus programme as it slows everything down so much. What is your favourite programme for a home computer? And is there a good programme for detecting and...
I have just got Vista with its Office trial, and everyone I send a file to by e-mail says they cannot open it, nor if I send a file through Works Word processor. Being a bit dim, I tried sending...
My great great grandfather (maybe another great!) was born in Shankill Armagh in 1817 and joined up with the British Army before he came over to England. How can I find out where and when he joined...
I'm a composer (classical) and want to buy a gismo that I can record my own music with at concerts and rehearsals (ie not bootleg). Something small enough to put in my handbag!!!! No external mike.I...
I am self-employed and have run out of money. I am owed several thousand but it will not arrive for a couple of weeks. My phone has been cut off and I owe rent. I don't have credit cards any more -...
I have just bought a laptop for the first time, having had a PC for years. I don't understand the wireless thing. I know that I have to buy an indoor router, but is it then free? Or do I have to...
My brother is seriously ill and I have to travel to Perth next week (from London). My sis-in-law says that you can get cheaper last minute flights on compassionate grounds - I have never heard of this...