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Sat Nav in Dartford Tunnel

I tried out my new satnav today, and went through the Dartford Tunnel. I assumed that once in the tunnel it would show me as not moving, as it couldn't see the satellites. However it showed me as...

joggerjayne

how?

my friend's daughter has a lava lamp. How does it work? No naughty answers, please.

bubbles4920

cheap telephone calls

Anyone know a cheap dialling number to phone australia from the usa and vice versa and also from the states to the uk?

nolaces

help - power overload on plug..??

hi, please can you help me here. i have a 4 plug extension lead (5amp fuse in it) plugged into another 4 plug extension lead and use them for my portable tv, bed side lamp, fan, dvd, laptop and...

Golf38

Water Meters

Are they worth it. I currently pay an extortionate ?43 a month - on average the house runs two showers a day and a bath a day, as well as a couple of washes a day and dishwasher run everu other day....

royzart

scanning/rescaling

i need to send an A4 image to a friend they want to print at 16 x 14 their end how do i calculate the image proportions

~max~

Volume on hi-fi!

Hello all! this is probably a silly question, but it's bugging me a bit! I have a Panasonic Hi-fi, and when I change the volume, it comes up the opposite way on the display... As in, if I turn it up,...

telboy1938

Electricity / Gas Usage calculating

Having moved home some 6 months ago and use the same supplier for Electric and Gas...I am unable to ascertain an amount for Direct Debit payment. N Power don't calculate until a full year has passed....

sprayer

Desktop shortcut

I use e-bay very often but am fed up with having to go to favorites etc. so how can I get a desktop shortcut, I have tried going to the home page and saving as desktop but it wont let me do it ....

taliesin238

Turning files into PDF format!

Is there any way of changing a word document into PDF format?

JoCan2008

Mobile phone memory card

My phone memory card no longer appears when in the gallery when I want to save photos, has anyone experienced this and any suggestions on how to fix it? I have taken it out and blown on it!

kia cat

vista upgrade

we have vista "home basic" is it worth getting the upgrade package? Would like a decent version of Excel & Powerpoint - for kids homework - and also to load up photoshop

Rosie55

Shrieking Microwave!

My son's Sharpe ( R-341 ) microwave emitted a shriek this evening while it was in operation! Does anyone know what could have caused this?

skyep

How do I de - static a chiffon dress?

asvin

Gas Hob

I have a Baumatic Gas hob. In order ignite the flame I have to press the control knob and turn the gas on so that an electrical spark will ignite the gas. For the last weeks electrical sparks ( on all...

bubbles4920

ipod problem

got a problem with my older version apple ipod. was carrying upstairs with some other things and when i looked at the screen it said it doing a scan. now it says Read Verify Scan ie title battery...