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The Kindle - what's that about?

Have we become so addicted to technology that we have to buy an extremely expensive gadget into which we input texts so we can read them? Why not take a trip to WHSmiths and buy the equivalent?...

pusskin

a spider that rolls into a ball?

Any idea what spider rolls into a ball when approached to get him off a step? were positive it was a spider, as it had 6 legs? He was about to be picked up to chuck him out of the shed, and he just...

BigRooster

single glazed windows

Hi everyone I rent a house and been here for 5yrs but my only problem with place is it's single glazed windows. Winter is a long way off but what can I do to stop the draft and heat loss through these...

gina32

what washing powder....

do you use, and do you ever change it or always stick to the same make?

pusskin

cast iron bath

our bath is years old and must be made good or buy a new one! would you have your re-enamelled? cheaper to buy a new one? many thanks for any of your opinions...

nvprasanthmax

how can i get software job?

i worried about my career? i need to learn soft ware course please tel me best answer......

dave50

Make some soup if you want to loose weight

Buy a 1kg bag of frozen cassarole veg from supermarket, simmer it with a couple of veg stock pots until soft then run half of it through a blender. Put it all back in one pan. You now have some...

willowman

exploit script injection

Tried to go to a seemingly innocent website today and AVG popped up a warning about "exploit script injection (type1702)". I went no further and googled this warning; sadly the answers were...

EcclesCake

Copying PDF Files

Can I cut and paste into word from a PDF file? I've just had a go and what was pasted was gibberish. TIA...

Tizzi24

Broadband/Phone

I am thinking of changing my provider, I am at present with Virgin, but someone has recommended Talk Talk, as they are much cheaper. Can anyone advise if they get good service from TT, or recommend...

sag

noisy computer hard drive

My computer has just started to make an awful noise, which is not solved by banging it!! It sounds like the hard drive, but I'm no computer expert!. Does anybody have any ideas as to how I might cure...

conehead

Computer hard drive.

I know the a computer's HD contains everything that has being looked at on that comp, am I right? What I need to know is if I buy a secondhand comp, how do I know if the HD is full or almost full. Is...

gumboil

Sim Card

This may be a stupid question, but is it possible to read the data on a mobile phone SIM card via a card reader? I've got the model shown in the link below:...

Mick-Talbot

I have a cucumber in the fridge

What should i do with it?

cosmicangel

Relationship over but am I really to blame?

Hi everyone I just found this website and read some posts and everyone seems nice and gives straight talking answers so I thought I'd ask for some advice. Sorry it's going to be a long one. My partner...

rov1100

Cost of colour cartridges

Why does my colour cartridge get used up even though I always use the black one?

sasabrooks11

sound and light

what happens when you swing a stick a stick, pipe or any object with a hole at the ends. You can use a vaccuum pipe with the hole. Please help me thank you