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Spreeny

IP address

I've received a malicious email which of course isn't signed, I've got their email address but is there any way I can find out who or where it's from please?...

flobadob

Which way do you see the girl spinning?

This is an illusion were there is a girl spinning around on one foot, but the amazing thing is that it can look that she is spinning both clockwise and anti-clockwise depending on what way your brain...

squidgelet10

Kenwood GE5020 Stereo Graphic Equaliser.

Greetings each! Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a user/instruction manual for one of these, please? Does anybody happen to have one they could copy and send to me, please? I have just...

piggynose

help with facebook

just joined fb, after being told how fantastic it is. well so far its been useless. every time i do a search i get about 6 faces to choose from. so i then give a city they´re from, still no...

Greedyfly

Crafty Question: Fabric Gifts

I would like to make some craft gifts and have a few designs etc in mind and the basic knowledge of how to put them together. I would like to put names on the gifts but do not have a sewing machine...

nextqueen

cleaning a ring

my platinum wedding ring is really scratched. if i have it cleaned, presumably shined, will it remove the scratches and make it look like new again?

chrissa1

Connecting A Signal Booster

I've borrowed/purloined a Signal Booster from my daughter. It has an input socket and an output socket. I want to boost the signal on my Freeview box. I have an aerial socket on the wall which goes...

galasalmon

sUNDAY Mail Mag

Help please 12d Rank and file ( 5, 5, ) ? R ? S ? / R ? O ? S Thanks . It takes me ages to get rid of that blue line across ask your question which has appeared since system was changed ....

zimmer

How to uninstall AVG 9

Whenever I try to uninstall it always fails with an error message saying a file could not be read.

nextqueen

blocking on facebook

if you block someone on facebook do they know about it?

need-help

Grade9 studies..?

im going to grade9 after vacations and i was just wondering if i can get any help from a site where i can study somethings related to IGCSE's grade9....any help plz?? thanks :D

smurfchops

Skype

Further to my previous question about a web cam, how does Skype work if I dont have a web cam ? I have been told the person calling me will contact me thru my laptop, how does this work ? Sorry I'm...

erinbyrne

video keeps showing 'no signal'

TV is tuned to analogue and now says pal1 no signal. What have I done wrong?. Obviously pressed some button or other. Thanks...

margk2004

That's Life Summer Special 2

Hi - I'm stuck on Puzzles 5 (Fit to Win) and 6 (Patchword) - does anyone have the answers please? Margaret

jd_here

Computer start up

My computer has started to take up to 25 minutes before it stops 'churning' on booting up. Any ideas please on a) why, and b) how to speed it up again?

galasalmon

crossbar crossword

Help please , computer is playing up I have written this someplace already and it seems to shoot off to another topic 1/ Winner of one of the gold medal winners in Barcelona ( 5, 6, ) ? A ? ? ? / ? ?...

stanbesida

Wiring a shower

The sleeving on the live feed from the shower unit burnt out on the pull switch and it burnt the switch so I got a replacement switch. The switch which I have removed had 2 earth connectors but the...

tamborine

boiler terminal

"is too close to adjacent wall and has no guard" can anyone explain what this means ? The flue is on outside wall of kitchen but within an open brick porch. It's faced with a metal plate...