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4getmenot

Air Conditioning

Had a man come in today to check out what plants would help atmosphere now we have air conditioning and he said about all the pros and cons of having air conditioning and said it makes you fat, anyone...

mrbumblebee

Telephone number

Have had this happen a few times. When my phone rings my caller display is displaying my own number. i did not answer this incase its a dodgy scam. Has anyone got any ideas what it could be. Thanks.

Kiera

Microsoft excel

Does anyone know how microsoft excel works? My son plays youth football and I would like to keep a record of the league table he is in and updating the table. Is the above the correct program to use...

kaplumbaga

Earth- sun size

What would happen if the Sun were smaller than the Earth?

cpheonix

Oven door question

When you finish using in any type of oven, I've heard that its best to leave the door open until it cools. Is this true and if so, why?

conniethebad

can i record from my sky+ box to the dvd durner on my PC

skeggs101

How to create a site

i want to start up my own site but i am unsure off a good place to but it from any suggestions?? also once you have got your site how do you make it so people can become members? such as ebay

sallyharry

nintendo ds lite

Can anyone help me is it possible to link my nintendo to my tv to get a bigger picture whilst i play the ganes?

winny

Remote control

Ok how is it that it doesnt seem to matter where I put the darn thing down...........it always ends up in the same place. On the arm of my hubbys chair.(even if he hasnt been in!!!) a bit like a...

marlyse

leaking washing machine

My top loader washing machine keeps on filling until it overfills. I reset the water level button but that doesn't work. I Water comes out of the bottom. If I manually turn it to spin, it works but...

bewildered@@

Connecting a Freeview TV to a DVD Recorder

How do I connect a DVD recorder to a Freeview TV so that I can tune the DVD to the TV and record freeview programmes

tamiya

tumble dryer

the heat in our ( wifes) tumble dryer goes hot and cold every now and then , i just put it on low heat and it stays cold , can anyone help .thanks lee

Rharris9585

Capital Cities

When and why was London designated as the capital of England? And likewise, back in the day, how did they go about doing this in other countries around the world, i.e. why Madrid in Spain, etc?

theren_911

faulty Oven thermostat?

Hi AB! My oven seems to be cream crackered! I think i may have knocked the thermometer bit while i was cleaning it. Im assuming the thermometer is the long metal bit with a wire one it. That seems to...

lilacben

Old Uniross battery carger

I have an old Uniross battery charger CX2000. Thing is I have never had an instructions with it and really do not know how to use it. There is a dial on the top - a long red line then a short green...

CJBUBBER

Argos

Went into my local Argos store today, there were two people taking orders but there were four people processing the orders. Why then were the queues getting longer?

maviscoull

any transco engineers out there ?

we had a prepayment meter fitted 14 yrs ago. they removed the original meter which was in a box out the front of house and fitted a prepayment meter inside my back. last week i got the prepayment...

chazza

Lottery numbers

Is there a website that gives statistics on how often each of the 50 lottery numbers has been picked? Its for a discussion we are having on probability!

dipee65

Philips VR500/07 VCR

I've just bought a Philips VR500 video recorder from Tesco. Can anyone tell me how to use the One Touch Recording facilty the machine is alleged to have? The manual is abysmal, and doesn't even...

anotheoldgit

Metcafe information

Someone recently asked how cams work in a car engine, and Toureman gave a web site that shows a car engine working and went on to say this could be downloaded to use as a screen saver. This I did but...