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Access to Access!

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...

philg

London Underground Maps - Definitive list?

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...

philg

Explorer 8 prompting for download save instead of starting application

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...

curtis21

ipod touch

I have just purchased an ipod touch music player. I have a wi-fi system but I can't use any application that's on line (eg; mail or safari). It says "select a wi-fi network. I then get...

philg

Windows XP - file/folder access problem....

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...

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Publishing from Microsoft Publisher

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...

philg

Sky news NOT from a Sky satellite.....

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...

philg

Problem with Office 2003 SP3?

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...

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Internet radio app for iPod Touch/iPhone?

Hi all Which is the "best" INternet Radio app for the iPhone and iPod Touch? I'd like one that knows I am in the UK and will stream the BBC stations properly (one I tried assumed I was in the US and...

philg

Problems with comics.com??

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...

philg

Electronics hobbyist wanted - Chance to earn pocket money!

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...

philg

Simple "oscillator" circuit wanted

I'm trying to do a (perhaps Heath Robinson) repair on some Christmas lights I have a 6-10v DC (ish) supply at one end and a relay at the other end switching two reindeer alternately on and off Or...

philg

DVD burning - "Power Calibration is Full"

Hi there I am trying to burn some data DVDs DVD -Rs are just fine DVD +Rs though are failing with "Power Calibration is Full" I have used two different burning programs and more than one disk - always...

philg

The Dane-Elec So Smart media player

Hi all Has anyone got one of these Dane-Elec So Smart media players? (see http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.p hp?cPath=777_5&products_id=104395) I'm thinking of getting one for my wifes...

philg

Deduplicating Outlook mail items....

Due to a misunderstanding on my part when moving MS Outlook mail from one laptop to another, I have ended up with LOTS of duplicate mails in my Outlook folders Does anyone know of a quick trick to...

philg

Fujifilm S9500 and Compact Flash compatibility

Hi all, I have tried the Fuji website, but it is not clear Is there a limit to the size of Compact Flash card I cann use with a Fuji S9500 Finepix digital camera?? I would buy a few 16Gb cards - but...

philg

Dell Latitude Touchpad configuration

Hi all I've just inherited a Dell Latitude (D610 and I can't find the Touchpad configuration It's not in the obvious places (Control Panel.Mouse) Neither is there an icon in the taskbar..... Where...

philg

Music/Playlist alarm clock for iPod touch?

I'm sure I must be missing somehting somewhere, but.... I'd hoped that my new iPod touch would have an alarm clock function that would wake me to a choice of music from itself (such as an "alarm...

philg

Copying iTunes album art

I keep all my digital music on an external drive ready to sync to my iPods I'm just upgrading to a bigger drive and I am copying all my mp3s from the old drive to the new one Snag is, the downloaded...

philg

iPod touch at altitude.....??

Just looking at the tech specs for the iPod touch at ipod.com, and it says "maximum operating altitude 10,000 feet" - does that mean it doesn't work in a plane? Seems an odd thing to state if it isn't...

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Access to Access!

London Underground Maps - Definitive list?

Explorer 8 prompting for download save instead of starting application

ipod touch

Windows XP - file/folder access problem....

Publishing from Microsoft Publisher

Sky news NOT from a Sky satellite.....

Problem with Office 2003 SP3?

Internet radio app for iPod Touch/iPhone?

Problems with comics.com??

Electronics hobbyist wanted - Chance to earn pocket money!

Simple "oscillator" circuit wanted

DVD burning - "Power Calibration is Full"

The Dane-Elec So Smart media player

Deduplicating Outlook mail items....

Fujifilm S9500 and Compact Flash compatibility

Dell Latitude Touchpad configuration

Music/Playlist alarm clock for iPod touch?

Copying iTunes album art

iPod touch at altitude.....??

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