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Amazon Alexa

You'd think that those guys in Amazon would try to make sure that Alexa's sold in the UK would reply in a way relevant to the UK. This morning I said "Alexa, good morning" and was promptly informed...
13:23 Sun 03rd Nov 201925 answers, last by 4candles 23:49 Mon 04th Nov 2019
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Double Pole/single Pole 13A Sockets

I have been asked to find out if some 13a twin gang sockets I have are single pole or double pole before they are fitted by my electrician. At the moment, they are in an unmarked box and the sockets...
12:27 Sat 11th Aug 201815 answers, last by gumboot 15:38 Sat 11th Aug 2018
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Staples For Rexel 2001 Carpet Stapler

I've had the above stapler in my toolbox for quite a few years and I'm now finding I need replacement staples for it. The designation of the staples are Rexel 2001/6 and Rexel 2001/8 which means that...
20:05 Sat 11th Mar 20172 answers, last by BoarGules 14:36 Mon 23rd Nov 2020
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Diuretics And Tinnitus

I last posted on AB in December when I asked a question about my heart failure. Unfortunately, the situation is now getting worse. I'm currently taking 5mg Metolozone, 5mg Bumetanide and 100mg...
20:19 Sun 22nd Jan 20176 answers, last by gumboot 22:52 Mon 23rd Jan 2017
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Diuretics And Weiight Gain

I'm currently taking 5mg Metolozone, 5mg Bumetaide and 100mg Spironolactone daily for congestive heart failure as well as a load of other medication. I weigh myself daily but I try not to take the...
13:39 Tue 06th Dec 201618 answers, last by gumboot 20:29 Wed 07th Dec 2016
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Tv Magic Show Act

Many years ago (Sixties or Seventies), I saw a TV magic show featuring Tommy Cooper or David Nixon (I think), that had a guest illusionist featured. The illusionist's act consisted of him controlling...
17:00 Sun 28th Aug 20166 answers, last by mrchirpy 09:01 Mon 29th Aug 2016
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Future Change In Magnetic Polarity Of Earth

I’ve recently read this statement: //The Earth’s North/South poles flip polarity on a semi-frequent basis, having done so more than 20 times during the past 5 million years. This means that with...
15:44 Mon 11th Jul 20165 answers, last by gumboot 13:35 Tue 12th Jul 2016
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Executor Duties

My father-in-law recently died and was a widower. He has three children, two daughters and a son. As the son lives a considerable distance from my father-in-law's home, my wife and her sister were...
14:24 Wed 07th Oct 201511 answers, last by Davemano 11:52 Fri 09th Oct 2015
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Gout And Diuretics

I've had heart failure, hypertension, cardiomyopathy and AF for the last five years or so. Fluid build-up has led to me being prescribed diuretics for most of that time. At the moment, I'm on 5mg...
09:28 Fri 28th Aug 20154 answers, last by gumboot 12:19 Fri 28th Aug 2015
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Connecting Smart Tv, Internet And Sky Box

Hi all At the moment, the ethernet cable at home from my router is plugged into my Sky box situated under my smart TV. I can only access the apps, youtube etc on my smart tv by unplugging the cable...
12:42 Wed 27th May 201552 answers, last by gumboot 16:17 Sun 31st May 2015
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Almond Milk

Almond milk seems to be advertised on TV a great deal lately. Is it any good? I appreciate it tastes of almonds, but is it an unpleasant taste or something that you can acquire a taste for? Can it be...
23:33 Thu 28th Feb 20138 answers, last by atalanta 16:29 Fri 01st Mar 2013
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Daily Telegraph Saturday

Can anyone tell me how I can obtain the "Weekend" section of last Saturday's Telegraph - the section with the GK crossword? I can't find any trace of the old Reader Relations Dept on the DT...
14:19 Sun 05th Sep 20103 answers, last by gumboot 17:06 Sun 05th Sep 2010
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Poor greenhouse crops this year

Has anyone noticed that greenhouse crops seem to be very slow developing this year? I've got an unheated greenhouse and all my greenhouse plants were started off indoors in hearted propagators. My...
23:59 Sat 15th May 20104 answers, last by rowanwitch 12:18 Tue 18th May 2010
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Vista PC failing to boot

Hi All. I'm hoping someone can give me some advice about my problem with my Vista Home Premium PC. When I plug my PC into the mains, the amber LCD monitor light comes on. I then press the power button...
14:50 Sat 02nd Jan 20103 answers, last by aymantn 21:28 Mon 21st May 2012
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Importing Firefox favourites into IE8

I use Firefox as my default web browser. Sometimes I need to use IE8 to open a webpage and I've noticed that when IE8 opens, the favourites list is empty but it fills with my Firefox favourites within...
21:37 Mon 28th Dec 20091 answer, last by gumboot 21:38 Mon 28th Dec 2009
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Hair dye on laminate flooring

Does anyone have a good suggestion about how to remove a red coloured hair dye stain off a light (beech) coloured laminate flooring panel? I don't know where to start with this one! Thank you....
12:53 Sun 22nd Nov 20098 answers, last by Kjohn 17:50 Sun 22nd Nov 2009
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Sky TV, Broadband and Phone Package

I'm considering changing from from my current ISP and phone provider (Tiscali) to Sky. If I take up this offer it will cost around £64 per month including line rental instead of the eighty odd...
13:41 Fri 20th Nov 20093 answers, last by tammo5151 23:55 Fri 20th Nov 2009
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Email address

I'd like to change my email addresss to something classy for business purposes. I'm thinking along the lines of something like [email protected] or [email protected] I've had many...
21:38 Mon 16th Nov 20094 answers, last by ChuckFickens 08:46 Tue 17th Nov 2009
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vista to windows 7 upgrade

I'm a bit confused about upgrading from my genuine vista home premium installation to windows 7. On this website: http://www.computerac...pgrade-vista-windows7 it says that the PC must have vista SP1...
00:17 Mon 16th Nov 20093 answers, last by rojash 02:47 Mon 16th Nov 2009
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Firefox Find Function

I use quite a lot of the "find" function in Firefox 3.5.2 for researching technical publications on the internet. I don't like the fact that each time I search for a word using the "find" function...
02:37 Sat 22nd Aug 2009

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