Foxit is my default PDF viewer and I regularly receive emails with attached PDFs which I can save and open with Foxit without any problem. No problem so far, Foxit is good, but it doesn't let me cut...
Just seen Spinal Tap on Glastonbury TV coverage. I know they are actors, but they appear to be playing their instruments very well. Are they? Or do they have backing tapes and/ or musicians behind the...
I left the microwave on grill function for about 15 mins. The metal plate got stuck against the door and a hole was burned in the inside protective coating. I suppose this means that now 'waves' are...
Just had an eye test and I need glasses for reading. Prescription says add + 2.25 in left column. I will probably get a cheap pair made from Specsavers, but how would these compare with those in the...
Got them on my roof making right noise from 5 am. Can't get up there to fix any of those spike deterrents. Any ideas? I know they are pests so don't be on their side, please!!
I bought a ?30 camera - 3 pix, some time ago. It's OK for my needs but it just eats batteries alive, especially when the flash is turned on. It's a joke - I get about 6 snaps and then the thing packs...
I was watching MOTD last night and I was astonished by the number of players still wearing thermal tops under their short sleeved shirts. Maybe wear it for the warm up but the match?! - we are in...
I am trying to number up a document with lots of lists, 1.0,1.01, 1.02, 1.03 etc then 2.0, 2.01, 2.02 etc etc. There is a blank line between every row. Using windows XP. Thanks for any help.
I have received by email some architects drawings scanned to pdf. I view them with the Adobe reader 9 and have tried to use the measuring tool by ticking on the toolbar option. It seems this is...
I got a call today from someone at Orange broadband. I am paying ?17.99/month for 2mb which I am happy with. He said they were offering free upgrade to 8mb plus some extra box & phone plug in. As I...
I am trying to send some photos by email. There are about 12 in a folder - total 9mb,all saved as JPEG images by Windows. Let's compress them, I have the inbuilt XP zip utility! Right click/ send...
Due to the monstrous bills I received last winter I am trying to save energy (money!). Shame my landlord won't insulate the place! My current plan is: central heating off except in emergencies, use...
Received a spreadsheet which is a bit uneasy on the eye, in that there is no break between rows. To insert a blank row between each line of text, I can click each individually and then 'insert row'...
I use excel a lot and edit previous sheets for new jobs. Just done two today - simple, couple of multiplication formulas, about twenty lines of text, one page, no links, no embedded items, should be...
I'm pricing up the relocation possibility. Anybody here commute? Is it a soul destroying experience? Would check prices on gner site but link is down!! Please let me know your experiences.
My current website host is closing his business and I have 4 weeks notice to transfer my business site somewhere else. Any recommendations of companies who will also do any technical stuff required?...
Is it possible to check your own credit rating? I got turned down for an application recently. I moved address a few months ago and they told me Experian says i'm not on the electoral roll, but I did...
I am getting regular visits from slugs, probably coming up from behind the kitchen sink unit. Going into the kitchen last thing at night or first thing in the morning I can usually find two or three...
