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j2buttonsw

Terrestrial Digital TV Channels.

I recently bought a terrestrial digital TV box but cannot receive any ITV channels. In fact I can't get Channel 4 and 5 either. According to Freeview.co.uk, my postcode is in the catchment area and I...
19:01 Sun 18th May 20035 answers, last by tomr 23:41 Mon 19th May 2003
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Think Deep

Webcams

I'm trying to get my webcam on my website. I'd like to picture to refresh every 30 seconds or so. I've tried a couple of free ad-supported programs, but neither are perfect. Can anyone recommend a...
14:06 Sun 18th May 20034 answers, last by tomr 23:35 Mon 19th May 2003
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Squirrel

Induced current

If an iron ball was to pass through a tight coil of wire to produce an electric current, would this cause the ball to slow down at all? What I mean is, if a toaster or something was wired up to the...
22:03 Sat 17th May 20037 answers, last by Squirrel 22:37 Tue 20th May 2003
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whackdaddy

Matrix Ringtone

In the flim, 'The Matrix'. Neo - the main character - receives a phone in a fed-ex package when he's in his office. I'd like to ascertain which ringtone this is and where to download it from.
12:30 Sat 17th May 20035 answers, last by nigidivitch 11:34 Tue 17th Jun 2003
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pjn1970

35mm slide film

ive recently made the mistake of using a slide film instead of a normal print film,does this mean i wont be able to get photos from this film?
22:56 Sat 17th May 20033 answers, last by Nelli 17:49 Mon 19th May 2003
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Cetti

Quizmonster - something for you!

This is my first attempt to write something with a few of the twiddly bits added. I've tried my best not to over do it as you said, but I tend to get a bit carried away! SOooo - What do you think?...
21:30 Mon 14th Apr 20038 answers, last by Quizmonster 11:52 Tue 22nd Apr 2003
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maverick

miles per gallon

how would i work out how many miles my car does to the gallon
21:10 Sun 13th Apr 20032 answers, last by gazzawazza 00:45 Mon 14th Apr 2003
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maverick

miles per gallon

can anyone tell me how to work out how many miles my car does to the gallon please? thanks
20:57 Wed 09th Apr 20039 answers, last by Gef 22:37 Fri 11th Apr 2003
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Nicksy

who had a day off?

who had a day off 1996 and said 'life goes by so fast that if you don't stop and look around'
13:55 Wed 02nd Apr 20033 answers, last by gerry 09:15 Sun 06th Apr 2003
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SKORPIO

Connect a laptop to TV via SCART

Does anyone know how to connect a laptop to a TV with a SCART connection? Can you buy a lead which will do this?
12:16 Sat 05th Apr 20033 answers, last by Metaphysical 23:23 Sat 05th Apr 2003
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beenee

Accents

Where in Britain do people speak in a 'brummie' accent? I keep getting mixed up. Is it the same as liverpudlian? So where is Cilla Black from then - where people appear not to be able to pronounce...
15:58 Sat 05th Apr 200310 answers, last by beenee 16:57 Tue 08th Apr 2003
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darth vader

how many beans make 5?

I added it to the search engine in AB and it didn't know. I asked Jeeves and he shrugged his shoulders. I emailed all my mates and they could not reply. I searched Altavista, Google, Yellow Pages, the...
16:10 Wed 02nd Apr 200317 answers, last by Sh4kyD4ve 11:05 Sun 08th May 2016
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kahunabean

multimeter - what can they do ?

Can a multimeter (which the trainspotter in me has always wanted to own) measure the mAH of a battery ? I have a batch of rechargeables - some are past it, others are fine. I realise (now !) that...
18:07 Thu 03rd Apr 20033 answers, last by vaa 12:16 Fri 26th Nov 2004
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arsenal

Broadband

Are downloads(VIDEO, AUDIO) from sites such as 'KAZAA' faster using Broadband then Dial-up connections? Thanx
18:07 Fri 28th Mar 20037 answers, last by Irin1984 19:03 Fri 21st Sep 2007
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ukkid76

One to ponder over

If I had a piece of steel and drilled say a 5mm hole would a 5mm rod fit in the hole or not? Without going in to too much detail about you can never guarantee that a drill or a piece of rod will ever...
23:07 Thu 27th Mar 200313 answers, last by gilf 13:46 Thu 03rd Apr 2003
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Hippy

Arghhhh! That pop!

Does anyone have the recipie for a discombobulator to vapourise that annoying pop-up window with which Answerbank have just infested their site?Maybe someone can recommend a good Window Cleaner to the...
19:41 Fri 24th Jan 20037 answers, last by sddsddean 22:11 Mon 27th Jan 2003
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edhesketh

LED power consumption

Does a simple LED light use up more power when it is flashing or when it is on continuously?
00:18 Tue 21st Jan 20034 answers, last by ledlights24 16:27 Sun 15th Sep 2019
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j2buttonsw

Spell checker

Can't AB get a simple spell checker for illiterate idiots like me?
04:47 Wed 15th Jan 20037 answers, last by gmc2002 12:28 Mon 27th Jan 2003
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bluedolphin

electric zap getting out of the car?

How can I avoid getting a mini (though very annoying) electric shock everytime I go to close the car door after driving ?
07:57 Sat 11th Jan 20039 answers, last by Francis Asis 21:05 Tue 07th Sep 2004
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tomr

All the vowels in the correct order

I seem to recall that there are three words in the English language containing all of the vowels in their correct order. Abstemious and facecious are two, does anyone know the third? This isn't a...
00:30 Mon 23rd Dec 20025 answers, last by seano 16:37 Tue 24th Dec 2002

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