BillyNoMates-48114 Member Profile in The AnswerBank

Neighbors unwanted bedroom noise!

I hope this is not in breach of any rules but I have some very active neighbors who get quite vocal a certain times (you know what I mean!) All I would like is a little advice on how I can shut them...

LoungeLizard

Domestic 240V Wall Sockets in GB

Is there a regulation saying that the ring main 2.5mm2 cable should be covered by a metal or plastic strip? I've heard that this is not a requirement if the cable is buried in plaster (or under...

lovejoy0120

Unreliable commercial aircraft

Following the recent emergency landing of the DC-9 at Chicago Airport I would like to say that DC aircraft are unreliable once and for all.I've said it before in "Whats the most unreliable commercial...

amazingtoxic

Broken Bike

I decided I was going to be really good and cycle to the gym, do a workout and then cycle home. I got half way there and when I was going up this super big hill and it made this clicking noise, now...

ThomasT

Mozilla Firefox???

Ive just moved from Wanadoo to Telewest and now have to use BluYonder for the tinternet and can no longer use Firefox as my browser, is it not compatible with Blue Yonder?!?! Cheers all!!!

nigelf1234

USB TV Freecom

I've just got a Freecom DVB-T USB stick. I can find most digital channels but not the normal BBC1, BBC2, ITV1 etc. Do I need the actual frequencies of these to tune in manually or has anyone any idea...

Grandis

Reply - BillyNoMates

Hi Billy Thanks for your eeply - my connection cuts off as I press 'SEND' for the email to go. My ISP is Tiscali and when I went to Tools - Internet Options - Connections the part with the dot says...

lea-lea

DDR1,2&3 Memory Types

Is a PC 3200 (400MHZ) DDR1 Motherboard Compatible With A DDR2 or (G)DDR3 Graphics card? Most 256Mb Graphics cards, Radeon X800 for example, uses DDR2 or (G)DDR3 so i was just wondering... With an...

taff1949

google earth

could somebody tell me why whenever im looking at g.e after about 5 mins everything just freezes and i have to reboot,thanks ps also is it possible to upgrade the graphic card on a laptop you have...

saxo_boi

drilling in footwell

Does anybody know where the safest place to drill in the footwell is on an 02 plate vauxhall astra? i want to drill through so i can have a hole for the bottom of the car to the inside, and it needs...

aceduce0

Rubbish emails.

How do we stop rubbish emails on our comp. Just come back from holiday and my husband had to scrub 7 pages of rubbish. What can we do?

darren79

birds and chimney's

how do i stop birds from coming down my chimney

Forrey

International Driving Permit

Hi, does anyone know where I can obtain an interntaional driving permit. I have a full Australian drivers licence but have been told that it's highly recommended to take an International Driving...

camioneur

Network printer sharing

After some really good advice on this subject I have run into another problem. All in one printer/fax connected to a pc. I am told that I need a print server to netork this printer to the other 2 in...

devilfish

Computr

How do computrs work?

lovejoy0120

Jet engine shapes

Why are engines on some commercial aircraft shaped a bit like a half-barrel and others aren't ? Thanks

pugwashjw

internet/isp

What is my problem. I am using the new program Incredimail with all the 'bells and whistles'. It is not on auto startup, but when I open the program, it should connect to the internet through ADSL. It...

shervie5

Digital Radio

With tele being phased out from analogue to digital, does anyone know if the same thing is happening with radio pls? And if so, will all my radios be useless? thanks for your help.

lizhoare

Parasol

I have a large green parasol and it was put away last year with the bottom pole connected to the top. They are held together with a brass connecter which is about 6 inches long. We cant dismantle them...