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Viewing digital TV

I've just bought a new 'integrated' TV in readiness for the big change over to digital and there are new things to learn. I shall miss Teletext which is soon coming to an end and am sorry to see that...
19:26 Mon 07th Dec 2009
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changing ceiling spot lamps

I have spot lamps fitted into my kitchen and bathroom ceilings but have difficulty reaching them safely if one needs to be replaced. I'm wary of being precariously perched on a step ladder and have...
22:06 Mon 23rd Nov 20093 answers, last by Coldicote 01:04 Wed 25th Nov 2009
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NoteWorthy Composer

Does anyone out there use NoteWorthy Composer? It's a program where you can create music scores on the PC screen, entering note by note, and then save the end product as a MIDI file. I used it a few...
16:36 Sat 14th Nov 20091 answer, last by Coldicote 22:57 Sun 15th Nov 2009
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Colour printing

I've just tried TWO new new printer ink cartridges, hp 23 tri-colour, the kind I have use for years without any problem. For some reason the colours are wrong - just when I am trying to print personal...
19:00 Wed 04th Nov 20092 answers, last by Coldicote 18:52 Thu 05th Nov 2009
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Camping gas heaters

I'm aware that the question of emergency heating during a power failure has been raised before and apologise for returning to it, but this particular point was not mentioned. There are several small,...
00:35 Thu 08th Oct 20094 answers, last by steveryan 13:12 Sat 05th Nov 2011
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Shingles

Many years ago, twenty in fact, I had a bad attack of shingles on one side of my face - chin, temple, ear and jawline. The discomfort has never quite gone but I've been able to get on with life and...
08:46 Sat 26th Sep 20094 answers, last by coriander2 15:08 Sun 27th Sep 2009
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Which vacuum cleaner?

I've just dumped a bagless upright vacuum cleaner because it was so messy to empty and clean, especially with that crinkled type of filter - the advertisements don't tell you that!! Now have a...
16:25 Thu 17th Sep 200912 answers, last by carlton23 22:58 Sat 19th Sep 2009
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What's happened to Orange email?

I've been using Orange ISP for a long time, with broadband, but in the last few days something has gone wrong with the email system. I use Outlook Express and can send emails in the usual way but...
13:50 Sat 12th Sep 20095 answers, last by webdude 07:33 Mon 14th Sep 2009
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0845 phone numbers

I understand the 0845 telephone prefix (and several others) are fixed rate numbers used by businesses and providers of services. I recently had a call from an 0845 number to do with security that I...
13:05 Tue 25th Aug 200910 answers, last by jessjess 09:39 Tue 13th Sep 2011
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Application Error

I am frequently getting a notice on my screen saying: ccSvcHst.exe - Application Error The instruction at "Ox78144580" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "read". Click on OK to...
15:12 Sat 22nd Aug 20091 answer, last by ACtheTROLL 18:54 Sat 22nd Aug 2009
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Controlled explosions

It is not unusual to read on the news that a bomb, grenade, mine etc from World War 2 has been found. Today's news carries information about a large WW2 bomb being found in Yorkshire and that it has...
19:18 Tue 18th Aug 20096 answers, last by anotheoldgit 11:23 Wed 19th Aug 2009
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Vehicles parking on road

I live in a cul-de-sac where most vehicles are garaged or on driveways. People who do not live in this road have the **** cheek to use it as a permanent car park, which can make it awkward for...
12:54 Fri 14th Aug 20095 answers, last by Coldicote 00:21 Tue 18th Aug 2009
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Do percentages make sense?

From time to time I read news items such as: Falls in property prices slowed to 6.2% - 6.2% of what? Use of sunbeds raises the cancer risk by 75% - 75% of what? To me 75% means 'something' divided by...
11:10 Thu 30th Jul 200911 answers, last by TCL-MUMPING 13:00 Fri 31st Jul 2009
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Time please

I was sad to learn that Teletext is coming to an end (does anyone know why?) and just hope BBC Ceefax is not going the same way. If it does I shall seriously consider living without television. So...
08:48 Thu 23rd Jul 200912 answers, last by Booldawg 13:17 Thu 23rd Jul 2009
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Swine flue

There's much publicity about the spread of swine flu but I feel more advice is needed about how to cope with it, especially for people living on their own. How long, on average, does an attack last?...
21:15 Wed 24th Jun 20095 answers, last by Coldicote 11:12 Fri 26th Jun 2009
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MEPs - simple figures please

I guess I'm not alone in struggling to come to grips with the complex proportional representation system but think I've now got the hang of it. Even so, I've yet to find a simple answer to a simple...
13:21 Mon 08th Jun 20097 answers, last by Ankou 14:47 Mon 08th Jun 2009
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BT Calling Plans

I live in a ordinary domestic situation and it's nearly time for my next BT phone bill. I'm under the impression that I must have a calling plan of some sort, and so opted for the 'Unlimited Week-end...
00:44 Sat 30th May 20093 answers, last by Coldicote 10:59 Sat 30th May 2009
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Why rainbow indigo?

It is often said there are seven colours of the rainbow but to my way of thinking there are six. Red, yellow and blue are the primary colours; and orange, green and purple the secondary colours where...
11:06 Thu 21st May 200912 answers, last by beso 04:52 Sun 24th May 2009
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Google Chrome

Google keeps telling me to update to Google Chrome. Does anyone have this update and what do you think of it please? Don't know what I did (if anything), but suddenly my opening screen completely...
10:33 Sun 17th May 20092 answers, last by Coldicote 00:49 Fri 05th Jun 2009
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Freedom of the City

Can someone explain please what it means in practice to be honoured with the freedom of a city or town? Thank you.
14:37 Sat 09th May 20091 answer, last by naomi24 19:04 Sat 09th May 2009

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