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Metal handrails

My house is up two flights of outside steps with metal handrails. The rails have had several coats of paint applied by previous owners but are now patchy and rusty. Can anyone advise me of the easiest...
21:11 Thu 22nd Mar 20126 answers, last by flitty 21:12 Fri 23rd Mar 2012
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gness

Getting Rid Of Frustration.

After a busy and frustrating day I have relieved the tension by shredding all photographs of nasty ex daughter-in-law over a glass of wine. I feel so good!
20:47 Thu 22nd Mar 201230 answers, last by tiggerblue10 22:48 Thu 22nd Mar 2012
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Scotsman Factfinder Crossword

Stuck on the last two and totally bamboozled! 9a. Of plants and flowers, run to seed (6) B?R??? . 7d. Formed and separated by the activity of living matter (8) ???R?T?D The 5th letter of 9a. is the...
18:57 Sat 17th Mar 20122 answers, last by Tinkerpuss 20:34 Sat 17th Mar 2012
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Quizzes and Puzzles Round Up March 2012

Dear All, Here is the March edition of the Quizzes and Puzzles round up. Is it me or is this year going really quickly!
10:57 Thu 01st Mar 201222 answers, last by jasmine2 15:43 Tue 03rd Apr 2012
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Tinkerpuss

How stupid am I?

My curiosity got the better of me today and I installed the Windows 8 Consumer preview evaluation copy. I assumed it was just a trial I could have a look at, then simply uninstall it and go back to my...
00:26 Fri 09th Mar 20126 answers, last by Tinkerpuss 21:08 Fri 09th Mar 2012
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MUC file

My dad has backed up a music database on his PC running Win7 Home Premium. He is elderly and getting forgetful and has somehow lost the database. He is trying to open the backup file but he is getting...
17:57 Thu 08th Mar 20122 answers, last by Tinkerpuss 18:19 Thu 08th Mar 2012
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Song

I will start again. Can anyone name the song depicted by the picture in this link? https://fbcdn-sphotos...99104_112323383_n.jpg...
10:06 Tue 21st Feb 20129 answers, last by Canary42 17:46 Tue 21st Feb 2012
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Name this song!

I am trying to name a song from a cartoon type drawing of a person with a black head, body and legs. It has 5 arms on each side, the top 4 holding red and yellow semaphore type flags with a 9th flag...
09:29 Tue 21st Feb 20127 answers, last by factor30 10:12 Tue 21st Feb 2012
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Incredible issue !

When did 'incredible' become the popular intensifier that it now is ? It seems that everyone (apart from me!) now uses it, whether they are academics in TV documentaries, politicians or footballers,...
12:28 Sun 12th Feb 201234 answers, last by gaysy1st 22:46 Mon 09th Apr 2012
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Scotsman Factfinder Crossword

Stuck on one clue - 14a. Assumption of divine powers (10) A?T?T?E?S? Any help greatly appreciated!...
13:44 Sat 11th Feb 20124 answers, last by Tinkerpuss 13:59 Sat 11th Feb 2012
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Slow notebook

I bought an Acer Aspire One 722 notebook while on holiday in the US over Christmas. When I returned, I switched to a fibre-optic service and am getting a pretty constant 30Mbps wirelessly on my main...
17:29 Sun 05th Feb 20123 answers, last by daffy654 17:36 Sun 05th Feb 2012
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Catalyst Manager

I recently bought an Acer One Notebook with Win& 64 bit. In my programmes there is an ATI Catalyst Install Manager but it does not appear to have been activated yet. I have Googled this but I am...
20:02 Fri 27th Jan 20122 answers, last by Tinkerpuss 20:28 Fri 27th Jan 2012
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Leather smell

I have been given a leather reclining chair by a friend who has bought a new suite. The chair is in good condition but has a smell of old BO about it and a dark greasy stain where a head has been...
17:06 Wed 18th Jan 20122 answers, last by Tinkerpuss 23:21 Wed 18th Jan 2012
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New Del laptop

I've managed to connect it to the wireless hub, BT infinity. Can anyone recommend a free, reliable anti-virus, firehall etc. please. Thanks...
17:11 Wed 18th Jan 201210 answers, last by sibton 18:41 Wed 18th Jan 2012
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Volume problem

I recently bought an Acer Aspire One Notebook which is an ideal little gadget to use when not on my main PC. My only gripe is that the volume is very low, even through headphones. Does anyone know how...
20:25 Mon 16th Jan 20123 answers, last by Tinkerpuss 17:14 Wed 18th Jan 2012
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Updating The Way Searching The AnswerBank Works

This evening The AnswerBank will change how the site's search bar will work. Or more appropriately, who can use it. Last weekend we experienced especially high traffic from anonymous visitors using...
17:20 Wed 11th Jan 201237 answers, last by Pudcat 17:38 Sat 14th Jan 2012
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Media player problem

I am using Windows 7 Home Premium with Windows Media Player 12 as my default music player. When playing music, the music jumps, sounding similar to an LP which has been damaged. It is very annoying...
12:48 Tue 29th Nov 20113 answers, last by AlBags 22:57 Tue 29th Nov 2011
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HP Deskjet 840C printer

I have had this printer for some time without any trouble I have a Dell computer I realised that black ink was needed so I input a new cartridge Now I am unable to print and the printer doesn't go...
13:42 Mon 28th Nov 20112 answers, last by Wak 13:10 Tue 29th Nov 2011
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Motor Neurone Disease

My brother's wife has been diagnosed with MND, which turns out to be hereditary. Her mum died of it and we have since discovered at least another 2 close relatives of her mum who also had it. Her mum...
10:15 Sun 28th Aug 20114 answers, last by momac 13:14 Sun 28th Aug 2011
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Chrome options

I have had a problem with my computer which is now sorted and I am using Google Chrome as my default browser. When I click on 'tools',' options' I am only getting the basic page. My personal stuff and...
21:06 Sat 28th May 20111 answer, last by Tinkerpuss 21:48 Sat 28th May 2011

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