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Text copying on Kindle files

If I put a kindle file on screen (in 'kindle' program) the copy/paste functions don't work, and I can't open the files in anything else. Is there any way round this? I want to copy and paste a...
15:38 Wed 09th Nov 20112 answers, last by allen 17:02 Wed 09th Nov 2011
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Anatole France animal quote

Anatole France wrote: "Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened". Any ideas where? The usual Googling only chucks back the quote, but I'd like to know the...
13:33 Sat 29th Oct 20112 answers, last by allen 15:43 Sat 29th Oct 2011
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amye86

reductil

a few years ago i was put on reductil to loose weight, i lost 6 stone with it but is not longer allowed to be prescribed. i know u can but it from soem countries outside the eu. i was wondering if...
13:39 Thu 27th Oct 20116 answers, last by ojread2 11:11 Mon 31st Oct 2011
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allen

Guillaume et Kitty?

Guillaume and his cat Kitty, which many of you will have seen on photos and possibly videos, showing their journey on foot through South America - I've been trying to locate a blog from him, and...
15:28 Fri 28th Oct 20112 answers, last by allen 21:00 Fri 28th Oct 2011
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allen

Landlines/mobiles?

Apparently ASDA aren't flogging landline phone any more as they think they're on the way out. We've got landline (being old) and a mobile each (for emergencies - I said we were old). What are the...
11:49 Sun 16th Oct 201113 answers, last by joggerjayne 09:43 Fri 28th Oct 2011
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Wireless and wired router on same set-up

Hello. I've got a wired router (Belkin) running my iMac/cable modem set up, no problems. I want to add a wireLESS router (also probably a Belkin as I like them) to the system, so that we can use a 2nd...
16:47 Tue 04th Oct 20119 answers, last by allen 09:45 Wed 05th Oct 2011
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BNC to Phono. How?

Daft question time.... If I have a camera with a BNC bayonet connection, and a DVD with a pair of phono sockets, how do I connect them together? Can I get a long lead (I mean long, about 50m) with a...
14:26 Wed 17th Aug 201110 answers, last by romko 17:42 Fri 02nd Sep 2011
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allen

Newspapers. Newsagents' cut?

Anyone here know the way newsagents make their living? For instance, if my paper costs me £1 a day, how much does the newsagent get out of that pound (excluding deliveries). I had thought papers...
13:44 Sat 23rd Jul 201126 answers, last by spudqueen 19:32 Sat 30th Jul 2011
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allen

Basic CCTV security camera(s), monitor

Hello. What I want is this: a small TV monitor (I'd rather have a very crisp black and white image than a not-so-good colour one), with a couple of wireless cameras operating from 25 yards-ish. Most...
20:37 Mon 25th Jul 20119 answers, last by Alex0777 16:06 Sat 14th Sep 2013
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allen

Macs, Mail, Virgin, problems.

I use iMac, and Mac OSX's "Mail" email program. Only get problems when I go through to ISP, which is Virgin, and try to 'manage' how my various email addresses work. Is there some sort of...
21:11 Wed 06th Jul 20117 answers, last by allen 20:37 Thu 07th Jul 2011
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Polarised sticky tape

I'm looking for some sort of polarised adhesive tape (a bit like those lens-repair tapes you can get in red, amber, etc). The closest I've come is for tinting car windows, but it comes in huge rolls,...
13:08 Fri 24th Jun 20112 answers, last by allen 13:38 Fri 24th Jun 2011
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Breadmakers, size of loaves

Hello. My old Prima ABM6 is starting to clap out, so I'm looking for a replacement. Panasonics seem good, but it's difficult to find out their maximum loaf size - even the Panasonic site only talks...
14:01 Sun 12th Jun 20113 answers, last by allen 13:12 Tue 14th Jun 2011
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Contacts vs. varifocals

My optician has given me contacts, which are fine as distance-vision aids, but of course I have all the usual problems with everything else I do, viz. reading, using a computer, cooking (cutting up...
13:33 Wed 08th Jun 20119 answers, last by allen 09:28 Fri 10th Jun 2011
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Cigar lighter adaptors - always loose?

I know it's not really technology, but it's not 'Motoring' either... Is there an easy way of making a cigar lighter adaptor fit properly? I've bought a couple of different makes to use my mobile phone...
17:11 Fri 27th May 20116 answers, last by allen 08:25 Mon 30th May 2011
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Battery charger for big Homebase torch

I've got one of those enormous Homebase torches, about n-million candlepower or something, but I've gone and lost the battery charger. Google as I might, I just can't find any source to buy a new one....
15:36 Thu 26th May 20113 answers, last by allen 14:10 Fri 27th May 2011
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USB Powered hubs -not powerful enough

I've got a Belkin 7-way hub, which is okay for small devices, but only goes up to 500m/A, so doesn't work with (for example) a Samsung external DVD drive, or an Elgato Video Capture device. Most...
10:07 Wed 18th May 201116 answers, last by AlBags 21:57 Thu 19th May 2011
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allen

Virgin ISP's email system

I've got several email addresses, all through my Virgin account. Most of the time I just rely on the mail turning up on my computer, on my iMac 'Mail' program, but sometimes I go and check at Virgin....
21:46 Sun 06th Feb 201110 answers, last by rojash 05:59 Mon 07th Feb 2011
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FairyHanny

Which browser ?

Stumbled across this site whilst googling. What is the preferred browser coice, firefox or ie8. all a bit confusing. tks....
17:16 Sat 05th Feb 201122 answers, last by ZebUK 14:09 Wed 09th Feb 2011
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Clamps for a workmate. Any use?

I was looking at these, from Amazon, which seem to be designed for use on workmate-type benches. I like the idea of them, but are they any use? http://www.amazon.co....qid=1296247572&sr=1-3 Thanks....
21:48 Fri 28th Jan 20119 answers, last by AlBags 13:33 Sun 30th Jan 2011
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Webcam / Skype etc

The last time I looked into Skype, it seemed very complicated. I want a webcam/internet system where I call someone up on my computer, and we can see/talk to each other. Do such systems exist, or...
15:09 Thu 27th Jan 20118 answers, last by Mosaic 21:42 Thu 27th Jan 2011

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